Douglas Winton
Stem Cell Biology of the Intestine
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research InstituteLi Ka Shing Centre
Robinson Way
Cambridge
CB2 0RE
Research Goals
Increasingly the biology of stem cells is becoming relevant to cancer research with the concept that many tumours may be maintained by a minor population of 'cancer stem cells'. Yet generally within epithelial tissues the properties of stem cells have proven difficult to define. Our goal is to identify and wherever possible quantify the stem cell character of both normal tissues and cancers and to use this information to devise novel therapeutic interventions.
Qualifications and Personal History
1986 - PhD in Pathology, University of Bristol
Postdoctoral work at the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton
1989 to present - Departments of Pathology and Oncology, University of Cambridge
Joined the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute (CRI) in summer 2006.
