Brain Tumour Research team

Meet the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence’s researchers and collaborators

Professor C. Oliver Hanemann

Research Lead
Director of the Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence
oliver.hanemann@plymouth.ac.uk
Professor C. Oliver Hanemann profile picture

Dr Claudia Barros


Associate Professor in Neuroscience
Principal Investigator
claudia.barros@plymouth.ac.uk
Dr Claudia Barros, Lecturer in Neuroscience

Dr Juri Na

Senior Research Fellow
juri.na@plymouth.ac.uk
Dr Juri Na - profile BTR Page

Dr Jon Gil-Ranedo

Research Fellow in Cancer Stem Cell Neurobiology
jon.gil-ranedo@plymouth.ac.uk
Dr Jon Gil-Ranedo

Dr Emanuela Ercolano


Research Assistant/ Senior Technician
emanuela.ercolano@plymouth.ac.uk
Dr Emanuela Ercolano

Dr Claire Adams


Laboratory Manager and Postdoctoral Researcher
claire.adams@plymouth.ac.uk
Dr Claire Adams

Research students

Kevin Herrera Keane

Kevin Herrera Keane - profile for BTR page

Nsikan Nsek

Nsikan Nsek - profile BTR page

Yeasmin Akther

Yeasmin Akther - profile BTR page

Maryam Shah

Maryam Shah - profile BTR page

Shahana Shaji

Shahana Shaji - profile BTR page

Elliot Kearney

Elliot Kearney - profile BTR page

Libby Hasell-Williams

Libby Hasell-Williams - profile BTR page

Ting Zhang

Ting Zhang - profile BTR page

Sarah Robbins

Sarah Robbins - profile BTR pages

Academic Clinical Fellowships & Lectureships

Dr Holly Roy

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Neurosurgery
holly.roy@plymouth.ac.uk
Holly Roy - profile BTR page

Dr Sarah Kingdon

NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Clinical Oncology
sarah.kingdon@plymouth.ac.uk
Sarah Kingdon - BTR profile page

Dr Damjan Veljanoski 

NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow
Damjan Veljanoski - profile BTR page

Neuropathologists

Consultant Neuropathologist at University Hospitals °µÍø½âÃÜ NHS Trust
davidhilton@nhs.net
David Hilton - profile BTR page

Consultant Neuropathologist at University Hospitals °µÍø½âÃÜ NHS Trust
aditya.shivane@plymouth.ac.uk 
Aditya Shivane - BTR profile page