Our people
Research Team
A multi-disciplinary group of pathologists, scientists, clinicians, surgeons and statisticians, working together on adult ocular tumours.
Group Lead
Prof Sarah Coupland
Professor & Honorary Consultant in Pathology · Group Lead
Laboratory Team
Dr Helen Kalirai
Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Karen Aughton
Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Sam Barlow
Senior Molecular Analyst
Clinical Team — Ocular Oncologists
Prof Heinrich Heimann
Consultant Ophthalmologist · Lead, Liverpool Ocular Oncology Centre
Dr Rumana Hussain
Consultant Ophthalmologist
Prof Bertil Damato
Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist · Co-founder
Clinical Team — Surgery & Statistics
Mr Stephen Fenwick
Consultant Hepatobiliary Surgeon, UHLG
Prof Azzam Taktak
Consultant Clinical Scientist · Mathematical & Statistical Modelling
Dr Antonio Eleuteri
Medical Physics, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Postgraduate Students
Mr James Draper
PhD Student · Choroidal embryology & biology
Mr Josh Hattersley
PhD Student · Extracellular matrix in uveal melanoma
Mr Max Jackson
PhD Student · AI application to eye cancer diagnostics
Miss Natalie Woods
PhD Student · Uveal melanoma immune evasion
Associate Members
Prof Judy Coulson
Professor in Cellular & Molecular Physiology
Dr Joseph Sacco
Consultant in Medical Oncology, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Dr Carlos R. Figueiredo
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Andrew Fielding
North West Cancer Research Lecturer, Lancaster University
Postdoctoral & collaboration enquiries
We welcome enquiries from prospective postdoctoral researchers, PhD students and collaborators who share our commitment to improving outcomes in ocular oncology.
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