Wednesday 17 September 2025
Online Seminar – showcasing research
Details
Date: Wednesday 17 September
Time: 5:30pm to 7pm
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams
To register, please email [email protected]
Join us for a special online seminar where you can learn about advanced therapies and the Trust’s programme of advanced therapies in research. We will also be showcasing innovative research from the Cancer and Surgery Clinical Group at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
This session will highlight pioneering research, studies and clinical advancements, with presentations from leading experts across the Trust. Please join us for an evening of insight, discussion, and discovery.
Agenda
Welcome and Introduction, 5:30pm to 5:35pm
Dr Kate Blake, director of research and development, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Learning about research in the Trust: A focus on Advanced therapy research at the Trust, 5:35 to 6pm
Shaun Cochrane, deputy director of research (Operations)
Cancer & Surgery research showcase, 6pm to 6:40pm:
“Bears for Both Ears: Playing Our Way to Better Hearing”
Sandra Driver, principal rehabilitationist/joint adult clinical coordinator
Shaun Cochrane, deputy director of research and development (Operations)
“The EMPIRIKAL Study: Preventing Ischaemic Reperfusion Injury in Transplanted Kidneys”
Theo Kasimatis and Fayyad Jaradat, renal transplant team
“A Novel Personalised Follow-Up Pathway for People with Head and Neck Cancer”
Laura Dean, nurse specialist in Head & Neck Cancer
Questions and Answers, 6:40pm to 7pm
Open discussion with all presenters
Last updated: September 2025