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GROUP LEAD


Lead
​Prof Sarah Coupland
Professor and Honorary Consultant in Pathology

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LABORATORY TEAM

Senior Research Fellows

Dr Helen Kalirai
Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Dr Karen Aughton
Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow


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Dr Sam Barlow
Senior Molecular Analyst




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Dr Yamini Krishna
​Consultant Ophthalmic Histopathologist and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer





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Associate Members
Prof Judy Coulson
Professor, Cellular and Molecular Physiology
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Dr Joseph Sacco
Consultant in Medical Oncology at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
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Dr Carlos De Figuereido
Postdoctoral Research Associate


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Dr Andrew Fielding
North West Cancer Research Lecturer at Lancaster University

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CLINICAL TEAM


Ocular Oncologists
​Prof Heinrich Heimann
Consultant Ophthalmologist 
Lead of the Liverpool Ocular Oncology Centre

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Dr Rumana Hussain
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Consultant Ophthalmologist

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Prof Bertil Damato
Honorary Consultant Ophthalmologist

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Medical Oncologists
Dr Joseph Sacco
Consultant in Medical Oncology at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
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Mr Stephen Fenwick
Consultant Hepatobiliary Surgeon, LUHFT


Statistician

Prof Azzam Taktak​
Consultant Clinical Scientist, Mathematical and Statistical Modelling

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Dr Antonio Eleuteri
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Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Royal Liverpool University Hospital

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STUDENTS


Postgraduate Students


Mr. Thiazzi Anakrazia 
​PhD Student


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Mr James Draper
PhD Student

Project
"Revisiting our Understanding of Choroidal Embryology and Biology"


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Mr Josh Hattersley
PhD Student

Project
"Understanding the role of the extracellular matrix in uveal melanoma progression and metastasis - developing 3D in-vitro models to further biological insight and enable drug discovery."



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Mr. Max Jackson
PhD Student

Project
​"Enhancing eye cancer diagnostics and early detection via the application of artificial intelligence to clinical images of primary and metastatic uveal melanoma."





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Natalie Woods
PhD student.

Project
'Understanding how uveal melanoma cells render themselves invisible to- and manipulate the immune system to survive within the eye and liver.'


SUPPORT STAFF


Research Support

Post docs
We are always happy to hear from postdoctoral researchers who would like to begin, or continue, their research career in ocular oncology, please send your CV and a brief description of your area of interest to [email protected]
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