Raoul Coombes
Professor of Medical Oncology
Imperial College London
UK
Biography
Professor Charles Coombes, Professor of Medical Oncology, Imperial College London. He is also Hon Consultant Medical Oncologist, Imperial College Healthcare Trust. From October 2010 Professor Coombes is Director of The Imperial CRUK Cancer Centre. He is also Chair of The Imperial Cancer Research (UK) Centre Steering Committee and Theme leader for Cancer, Imperial College London He is engaged in developing novel methods for prediction of response to endocrine therapy in breast cancer and also carrying out research aimed at understanding the mechanisms of resistance to endocrine therapy and development of novel anti-cancer drugs.
Research Interest
Molecular signals controlling aberrant growth of breast cancer cells with specific focus on the oestrogen receptor and allied cell signalling pathways