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Dr Caroline Young

  • Position: Clinical Research Training Fellow
  • Areas of expertise: colorectal cancer; histopathology; the microbiome
  • Email: C.Young@leeds.ac.uk
  • Location: Level 4 Wellcome Trust Brenner Building

Profile

I undertook an Academic Clinical Fellowship in Leeds as a histopathology registrar, before being awarded a Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellowship to investigate translational aspects of colorectal cancer microbiome research. This is being supervised by Professor Philip Quirke, Professor Eva Morris and Dr Henry Wood.

Research interests

I am interested in the pathology of colorectal cancer, specifically its association with the microbiome and the translational potential of this emerging field of research.

Qualifications

  • PGCert in Health Research
  • MA
  • BM BCh

Professional memberships

  • Royal College of Pathologists

Student education

I teach pathology to the University of Leeds medical students - this includes giving lectures, tutorials, demonstrations and being a member of one of the course management teams.

Research groups and institutes

  • Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's