Dr Ailsa Oswald (BSc [Hons], MBChB [Hons], MSc, PhD, MRCP [UK])

TRACC Clinical Lecturer

  • Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre

Contact details

Address

Street

Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre
Crewe Road South

City
Edinburgh
Post code
EH4 2XR
Street

Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Western General Hospital

City
Edinburgh
Post code
EH4 2LF

Biography

Background

I am a TRACC Clinical Lecturer (CRUK/AstraZeneca UK funded), and Honorary NHS Specialty Registrar in Medical Oncology. My PhD investigated structural variants of BRCA1/2 as a novel biomarker of homologous recombination deficiency, in a range of tumour types. 

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) - 1st class Honours in Pharmacology - University of Edinburgh (2011)

MBChB (Hons) - University of Edinburgh (2014)

MRCP UK - Royal College of Physicians (2017)

MSc Internal Medicine, with Distinction - University of Edinburgh (2018)

Medical Oncology Specialty Certificate Examination (SCE) - Royal College of Physicians (2021)

Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) - (2022)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - University of Edinburgh (2025)

Responsibilities & affiliations

Honorary Specialty Registrar in Medical Oncology (NHS Lothian)

Open to PhD supervision enquiries?

Yes

Current PhD students supervised

Rashi Krishna - PhD student (2025-current)

Research summary

  • Homologous recombination deficiency
  • DNA damage repair 
  • BRCA1/2

 

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