Our research groups aim to understand the fundamental biology of cancer and translate these findings into the clinic to benefit patients.

The Institute has particular strengths in genomics, computational biology, and imaging, and currently devotes significant research effort to cancers arising in the breast, pancreas, brain, and colon.

Explore our Research Groups


Raza Ali

Ali Group

Systems Cancer Pathology Lab


Shankar Balasubramanian

Balasubramanian Group

Chemical biology


Giulia Biffi

Biffi Group

Ecology of Cancer


Sarah Bohndiek

VISION Lab

Imaging oxygen and oxidative stress


James Brenton

Brenton Group

Functional genomics of ovarian cancer


Kevin Brindle

Brindle Group

Molecular imaging (MRI and MRS)


Jason Carroll

Carroll Group

Nuclear receptor transcription


Pau Creixell

Creixell Group

Cancer Signaling and Therapeutics


Maike De La Roche

de la Roche Group

Cancer immunology


Richard Gilbertson

Gilbertson Group

Cellular and molecular origins of cancer


Tim Halim

Halim Group

Cancer immunology


Greg Hannon

Hannon Group

Small RNAs and mammalian genomics


Greg Hannon

IMAXT Laboratory

Tumours in 3D


Steve Jackson

Jackson Group

Maintenance of genome stability


Florian Markowetz

Markowetz group

Computational biology


Martin Miller

Miller Group

Cancer systems biology


Masashi Narita

Narita Group

Cellular senescence and tumour suppressors


Nitzan Rosenfeld

Rosenfeld Group

Liquid biopsies and cancer diagnostics


Doug Winton

Winton Group

Stem cell biology of the intestine


Emeritus and Former Group Leaders

Emeritus and Former Group Leaders