PhD Student, Clinical Research Fellow
The Institute of Cancer Research, United Kingdom
Dr. Sheena Guram is a Paediatric Oncology trainee in London with research interests in sarcoma, novel agents and treatment related toxicity. She completed her medical training at St. Anne’s College, University of Oxford and Imperial College School of Medicine. During her general paediatric training, she completed a MSc in Advanced Paediatrics and Child Health from University College London.
She spent a year in Toronto as a Clinical Research Fellow in The Toronto Sarcoma Program, where she worked in Dr. Rebecca Gladdy’s lab working on clinical and translational research in rhabdomyosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma and radiation associated angiosarcoma.
Sheena is currently taking time out of clinical training to pursue a PhD at The Institute of Cancer Research, working with Prof Janet Shipley and Dr. Henry Mandeville. Her PhD will focus on how DNA damage agents can be used in combination with radiotherapy in Paediatric and Adolescent Sarcoma.
Sheena is a member of the NCRI Early Career Researcher Advisory Committee. In her free time, Dr. Guram volunteers for “Over the Wall”. This is a charity in the UK, supporting children and young people who face serious health challenges through transformational residential camps in communities across the UK.