Professor Naureen Starling

Ms Naureen Starling is a Consultant Medical Oncologist specialising in gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. They are also a Reader within the Division of Clinical Studies at the Institute of Cancer Research.

Ms Starling graduated from University College London with First Class Honours in Physiology (BSc) and distinctions in Clinical Pharmacology/Therapeutics and Pathology. They undertook general medical training at University College Hospital and Northwick Park/St Mark's hospitals and specialist training in Medical Oncology at The Royal Marsden. Their postgraduate degree focused on the genomics and therapeutics of oesophageal cancer.

Ms Starling's research interests are focused on earlier phase clinical trials, novel therapeutics/technologies, and the delivery of individualised medicine to patients with GI cancers. They are the principal investigator on numerous international clinical trials and a member of several multi-centre clinical trial steering and safety review committees.