Prof Rhian Gabe

I am a statistician with an academic background in mathematics (University of Liverpool), epidemiology (University of Cambridge) and a PhD using statistical methods to evaluate breast cancer screening using mammography (Queen Mary, University of London).

Working at the MRC Cancer Trials Office, Cambridge in 1996 sparked my interest in cancer research and clinical trials. I later worked in the MRC Clinical Trials Unit, London and York Trials Unit gaining further experience of analysing, designing and leading trials. I have worked on national and international studies of imaging for detection of prostate cancer, preventive interventions for HIV and leishmaniasis, smoking cessation in the context of TB management, treatments for testis cancer, brain tumours, pulmonary infection and venous leg ulcers.

At the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, I continue to combine my research interests in trials and cancer screening, prevention and early detection. I am the lead statistician for studies evaluating interventions for prostate cancer detection and the implementation of low dose CT screening delivered through mobile vans in the community for people at high risk of lung cancer (the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial).