Scholar
Andrew Beggs
Google Scholar ID: UTkpmSYAAAAJ
Professor of Surgery & Cancer Genetics
Citations & Impact
Citations
29,394
H-index
66
i10-index
204
Publications
20
Co-authors
33
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- - Published articles in Nature, Nature Biotechnology, Nature Genetics, BMJ, The Lancet, Gut, Journal of Pathology, and PLoS Genetics
- - Collaborated in writing the European consensus guidelines for the management of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- - Holds IP on long read sequencing of the Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) complex of genes and biochemical methods of sensing SNP alleles at room temperature and rapid amplification of RNA (RTF-ExPAR)
- - Scientific adviser to the DSHC on COVID-19 diagnostics and Chief Clinician of the LFD Digital Read programme during the COVID-19 pandemic
Research Experience
- - Professor at the Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham
- - Deputy Director of the Birmingham Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre
- - Theme Lead for Biomarkers and Liquid Biopsy
- - Head of Somatic Cancer in the Central and South Genomic Medicine Service Alliance
- - Consultant Colorectal & General Surgeon at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
- - Honorary consultant surgeon at Birmingham Childrens and Women's Hospitals
- - Research encompasses organoid models of cancer, cancer biology, and omics technologies in medicine
Education
- - FRCS (Gen), subspecialty training in Coloproctology, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2016
- - PhD Cancer Genetics, University of London, 2012
- - MRCS (England), Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2006
- - MBBS with distinction Medicine & Surgery, Guys, Kings & St. Thomas’ Hospitals School of Medicine, 2003
- - BSc(Hons) Radiological Sciences, Kings College London, 2000
Background
- Professor of Cancer Genetics & Surgery in the Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham. Also the Deputy Director of the Birmingham Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre and Theme Lead for Biomarkers and Liquid Biopsy. Head of Somatic Cancer in the Central and South Genomic Medicine Service Alliance. Research interests include solid tumour cancer biology and translational medicine.
Miscellany
- No personal interests provided
