Who we are

Our cancer inequalities research experts

TRANSFORM brings together expertise in research and clinical practice, so we can address the key gaps in knowledge that are essential to tackling cancer inequalities in Yorkshire.

This project brings together researchers from TRANSFORM and the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, the Academy of Primary Care and the Cancer Research Group.

TRANSFORM Leadership Team

Professor Una Macleod, Dean of Hull York Medical School

Professor Una Macleod

Una is Dean of Hull York Medical School and Professor of Primary Care Medicine. Una is a national leader in the area of cancer and early diagnosis research, and a practising GP in Hull.

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Professor Mike Lind

Mike is a Foundation Professor of Oncolgogy at Hull York Medical School and a Consultant Medical Oncologist for Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

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Professor Miriam Johnson

Miriam is Professor of Palliative Medicine at Hull York Medical School and an Honorary Consultant Palliative Physician to the York Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust.

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Professor Fliss Murtagh

Fliss is a Professor in Palliative Care at Hull York Medical School and an Honorary Consultant Palliative Physician to the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

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Professor Liz Mitchell

Dr Liz Mitchell

Liz is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Care. Liz's expertise is in the use of routine health data for decision making and quality improvement, and in the early diagnosis of cancer in primary care.

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TRANSFORM researchers

TRANSFORM researchers
Name	Role	Key areas of research
Alex Bullock	Clinical Research Fellow (Nutrition)	Identification of malnutrition, cachexia and sarcopenia in older cancer patients.
Dr Hong Chen	Research Fellow (Quantitative Research)	Urgent and emergency cancer care: health service research drawing on Systems Thinking theory and method.
Dr Cindy Forbes	Career Development Research Fellow	The role of physical activity and sedentary behaviour on quality of life among cancer survivors, and the utility of technology in assisting lifestyle behaviour change to influence quality of life and other health outcomes.
Sarah Greenley	Research Fellow (Information Specialist)	Information retrieval for systematic reviews, computer interpretable guidelines, clinical decision support systems.
Dr Gordon McKenzie	Clinical Research Fellow (Geriatric Oncology)	Developing and validating a cross-platform, patient-centered digital CGA for clinical decision making and optimisation of older head and neck cancer patients.
Dr Flavia Swan	Research Fellow (Rehabilitation)	Palliative care research interest: non-pharmacological interventions for the management of chronic breathlessness.

Administrative support

Peter Wells, TRANSFORM Administrator - peter.wells@hyms.ac.uk