University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
After graduating with a BSc in Genetics from the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Ruman Rahman completed a PhD in Molecular Biology at the Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh under the supervision of Sir Ian Wilmut in 2007. He joined the Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre, University of Nottingham, as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in 2007.
After receiving the Nottingham Advanced Research Fellowship for the Faculty of Medicine in 2011, Dr. Rahman was appointed Assistant Professor in October 2013 and awarded the British Neuro-Oncology Society Young Investigator of the Year in 2014. He is currently an Associate Professor of Molecular Neuro-Oncology at the University of Nottingham’s new flagship Biodiscovery Institute.
He currently leads research programmes in neurosurgically-applied drug delivery, brain tumour heterogeneity and brain tumour metabolism, with a grant portfolio of £5.2M to date, including Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Brain Tumour Charity and the Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group. Key international collaborations include Johns Hopkins University, Mayo Clinic and University of Louvain.
His affiliation to professional bodies includes membership on the Grant Evaluation Committee for the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) and Society for Neuro-Oncology Conference Scientific Review Committee, and he is an editorial board member for Scientific Reports. He is the current Chair for the ‘Children with Cancer UK’ funded Children's Brain Tumour Drug Delivery Consortium which spans leading institutions across Europe and North America (including the National Cancer Institute), and co-Chair of the British Neuro-Oncology Society Research Sub-Committee.