Andy retired from Newcastle University in 2016. After qualifying in medicine, he specialised in haematology before moving to laboratory-based research in childhood leukaemia. He was the Director of the Northern Institute for Cancer Research and has served as a non-executive director for the Human Tissue Authority. He is currently on leave of absence as the chair of an NHS Research Ethics Committee.

Andy is also our Data Protection Officer and can be emailed at dpo@rarecan.com for queries related to our privacy policy.