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Professor Ian A Cree BMSc MBChB PhD FRCPath FRCOphth - Biography

Director of NETSCC, EME

Ian Cree took up his post as Director of NETSCC, EME (Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation programme) in September 2008.

Trained as a general pathologist with a PhD in immunology, Ian's research career has been based on investigating disease mechanisms to improve diagnosis and treatment.

This has involved him designing, conducting and leading clinical trials as well as a number of large multicentre studies. Ian's current research interests are mostly cancer-related but, previous studies have included infectious disease, asthma, and ophthalmology.

For the last 20 years, Ian has been involved in developing predictive methods to allow individualised therapy of cancer. New diagnostic technologies are now set to deliver better individual outcomes and improved cost effectiveness for the NHS across a wide range of diseases. Ian is delighted to lead the EME programme team in ensuring that scientific advances get the support they need to translate into real health benefits for patients.