Training and education

Queens’ College, Cambridge, Medical Sciences Tripos (MA)
Royal Free Hospital, University of London (MB BS)
PhD in cancer immunotherapy (University of Southampton)

Experience

Professor Gray was appointed as a consultant in Paediatric Oncology at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in 2010. She is also a Professor at the University of Southampton in the Centre for Cancer Immunology. She completed her clinical paediatric oncology training at Great Ormond Street Hospital, the Royal Marsden Hospital and Southampton University NHS Foundation Trust. During her training, she also undertook a Cancer Research UK Clinical Research Fellowship and NIHR Clinical Lectureship at the University of Southampton.

Professor Gray looks after children with all types of malignancy but has a specific clinical and research interest in neuroblastoma and cancer immunotherapy. She leads a number of national and international neuroblastoma clinical trials and also oversees a laboratory research group focused on novel immunotherapies for children’s cancers.

Trust roles:

Clinical lead Southampton paediatric oncology and haematology service
Clinical lead Wessex Children’s Cancer Network
Clinical lead Thames Valley-Wessex Operational Delivery Network
Sub-speciality (Paediatric Oncology) lead Wessex Clinical Research Network
Centre lead Paediatric Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)

National and international roles:

NCRI Children’s Group Neuroblastoma subgroup – chair
NCRI Children’s Group – member
NCRI Children’s Group Novel Agents subgroup – member
UK National Neuroblastoma Advisory Panel – member
Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) – member of Paediatric Strategy Group and co-lead for Immunotherapy theme
European Neuroblastoma Research Network (SIOPEN) – chair of Clinical Trials Committee, co-chair Immunotherapy Committee, member of Finance Steering Committee, member of Translational Steering Committee
Cancer Research UK, member of Protocol Safety Review Board
Member of scientific advisory boards for a number of charities (Solving Kids Cancer, Neuroblastoma Australia, Friends of Rosie)
Member of scientific advisory board for Precision Oncology Ireland
University of Nottingham - external examiner MSc Cancer Immunotherapy and Biotechnology

Research

Professor Gray’s main research focus is in developing new immunotherapies for paediatric cancers such as neuroblastoma. She leads a translational research group focused on novel antibody immunotherapies for neuroblastoma, including preclinical evaluation of novel combinational therapies as well as early phase clinical trials.

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Contact

Secretary: Lorraine Davidson lorraine.davidson@uhs.nhs.uk call 023 8120 4101

Email: jcgray@soton.ac.uk