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Axel Walther
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Bristol Cancer Centre, University Hospitals Bristol, Horfield Road, Bristol BS2 8ED
Biography
Dr Axel Walther is a medical oncologist and Director for Research in Oncology at University Hospitals Bristol. He is the co-lead for the Cancer Research Theme at the University of Bristol.
He completed his undergraduate degree at Cambridge University followed by Medical School at Oxford University. He trained at the Hammersmith, Middlesex and Royal Marsden Hospitals and obtained his PhD from University College London.
His research interests are genetic markers of cancer risk and outcome, and he has collaborated in the discovery of several low-penetrance colon cancer susceptibility loci, thought to make up part of the inherited risk of colon cancer. Dr Walther has presented these findings at global conferences, published in and reviewed articles for high-impact journals and contributed to textbooks on cancer.
Education & Experience
Education
- Title:
- MA (Hons)
- Degree:
- Medical Science Tripos
- Institution:
- University of Cambridge
- Date:
- 1991 - 1994
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Title:
- BM BCh
- Degree:
- Clinical Medicine
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Date:
- 1994 - 1997
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Title:
- PhD
- Degree:
- Cancer Genetics
- Institution:
- University College London
- Date:
- 2005 - 2009
- Country:
- United Kingdom
Experience
- Title:
- Specialist Registrar in Medical Oncology
- Organisation:
- University College and Royal Free Hospitals
- Date:
- 2003 - 2004
- Title:
- Clinical Research Fellow
- Organisation:
- Cancer Research UK
- Date:
- 2005 - 2009
- Title:
- Specialist Registrar in Medical Oncology
- Organisation:
- The Royal Marsden Hospital
- Date:
- 2009 - 2011
- Title:
- Clinical Fellow on Drug Development Unit
- Organisation:
- The Royal Marsden Hospital
- Date:
- 2011 - 2011
- Title:
- Consultant Medical Oncologist
- Organisation:
- University Hospitals Bristol
- Date:
- since 2011
Location
- Bristol Cancer Centre, University Hospitals Bristol, Horfield Road, Bristol BS2 8ED
