Professor Faisal Ahmed
Professor Chris Halsey
Professor Christina Halsey is a Professor of Paediatric Haemato-Oncology, Head of School of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow and an Honorary NHS Consultant Paediatric Haematologist. In addition to her clinical and Head of School role, she is leader of the Childhood Leukaemia Research Group where she investigates mechanisms of central nervous system disease in childhood ALL and ways to reduce treatment related toxicity in this condition. This work is supported by a CRUK Programme Award: "Targeting metabolic reprogramming to develop more effective and less toxic treatments for central nervous system involvement in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia”. Professor Halsey is the Chief Investigator of the UK BioCAN study (Biomarkers and discovery of new therapeutic targets for chemotherapy associated neurotoxicity). She is also a member of the International BFM (iBFM) Childhood Leukaemia Study Group and sits on the ALLTogether Scientific Advisory Committee. Professor Halsey is Chair of the Children with Cancer UK Scientific Advisory panel and Chair of the Neurotoxicity working party of the International Ponte di Legno/iBFM Toxicity Working Group who have been undertaking a deep phenotyping effort of neurotoxicity occurring on frontline paediatric ALL protocols. She is passionate about supporting early-career researchers, patient and public engagement in research and team science
Professor Lawrence Weaver
Lawrence Weaver was Samson Gemmell Professor of Child Health from 1996 to 2011. Formerly a Clinical Scientist at the Dunn Nutrition Unit in Cambridge and Consultant Paediatrician at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, he joined the University of Glasgow as Reader in Human Nutrition in 1994. His clinical and scientific interests are in gastroenterology and nutrition.