Meet the Cancer Research Team

Stephanie Cornthwaite

Lead Cancer Research Nurse

Sheila Calvert

Senior Cancer Research Nurse

Hi, my name is Amanda and I work on bladder and upper urinary tract trials. I have worked in Research for 8 years but have many years of urology experience. I have worked in the Trust for 33 years, 30 of these as a registered nurse.

Hello my name is Sirjana, I have worked in clinical research since 2015, started working in oncology clinical research since 2021.  Prior to this I was working in cardiovascular research in NHS.

Hi, my name is Haiyan Huang. I have worked as an Oncology Research Nurse for 4 years, I am the lead nurse for all the breast cancer studies. I have been working as a registered nurse for 18 years, in Neurology and Oncology before joining the Research team.

Rashmi Madan

Cancer Research Nurse

Hi, my name is Catherine Walmsley and for the past 9 years I have worked in oncology research mainly on prostate  cancer studies.

Prior to research my background is as a urology nurse for 8 years at Royal Preston Hospital.

Deborah Weavers

Cancer Research Nurse

Hiya, my name is Jessica. I have been working in Oncology Research since October 2022 and working within the trust as a registered Nurse for over 11 years. I previously worked predominantly within respiratory medicine. I enjoy having close contact with my patients, offering support throughout treatment and then onto long term follow up.

Hi, my name is Sam. I have been working in Oncology Research for 3 years now. Over the past year I have been working as a clinical trials coordinator, I work with patients which are on Brain-Oncology clinical trials. Previous to this role I worked as clinical trials support officer in the Oncology department.

Hello, my name is Zainab. I have been working in Oncology Research for 2 years now. Over the past 6 months, I have been working as a Clinical Trials Coordinator. I work closely with Sam (who is also a CTC) on a number of trials. One of the trials that I helped to set up and is now open to recruitment is Primrose. Moment is also currently recruiting.

Hi my name is Andy. I have worked in Research since 2012, first with the clinical research network (CRN) then I joined LTH in 2015. I have been in my current role since 2018, managing the cancer research data team, organising the cancer portfolio and I am always looking at ways to improve the way we work.

Nathan Fish

Clinical Trials Support Officer

Aaisha Khan

Clinical Trials Support Officer

Yecora Lecanda-Swarbrick

Clinical Trials Administrator

Bethany Webster

Clinical Trials Support Officer

Zahir Shah

Clinical Trials Administrator

“Hi my name is Chris and I have been working in Oncology Research as a Research Administrator since April 2021, I love my role and being part of research and supporting the team on a daily basis”