Birmingham adult centre

Gary Middleton, Chair of Medical Oncology at Birmingham since 2013, is Clinical Director for the Cancer Research UK Birmingham Centre and leads their Clinical Academic Training Programme. He specialises in lung and colorectal cancer. His focus is on stratified patient treatment and novel trial design, serving as Chief Investigator for the National Lung Matrix Trial.

Fayeon Fyfield-Calder oversees the operational delivery of the Birmingham ECMC. She manages the centre’s day-to-day operations, supports ECMC-funded staff, facilitates access to cutting-edge research studies and advances key experimental cancer initiatives.

Karen Turner is a Cancer Research UK Senior Research Nurse based at the University of Birmingham. With over 34 years of cancer nursing experience, 27 years of which have been in early phase cancer clinical research nursing. Karen is passionate about incorporating the lived experience of patients and their families within the research process.