Prof Tim Eisen

I trained in medicine at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School and University of Cambridge School of Medicine, graduated in 1986 and completed 4 years of general medical training in 1990. Between 1991 and 1995 I was a clinical research fellow at the Marie Curie Research Institute where I completed a PhD on the molecular biology of melanoma. I trained as a medical oncologist at the Royal Marsden Hospital.

In March 1998 I was appointed as Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology at University College London. In February 2001 I took up a new post as Senior Lecturer in Medical Oncology at the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital. I took up my post as Professor of Medical Oncology in October 2006. The most exciting aspect of my post is to help exploit the potential of Cambridge to translate scientific discoveries into benefits for patients. I chair the Medical Advisory Committee of Macmillan and am a trustee of Kidney Cancer UK.

I treat patients with kidney and lung cancer. My research interests are:

Lung Cancer I chair the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Lung Clinical Studies Group. Our research programme aims to identify people at risk of lung cancer in order to prevent or treat very early and even pre-malignant disease. We also develop innovative treatments for advanced disease.

Kidney Cancer I have developed new treatments which block angiogenic signalling and lead to shrinkage of disease in over 75% of patients. We are now investigating these treatments in the adjuvant setting.