Personal Statement
Eithne Costello is a professor of Molecular Oncology in the Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine at the University of Liverpool. Eithne Costello gained a B.Sc. and PhD in Pharmacology, at University College Dublin. She undertook post-doctoral training at the Swiss Institute for Cancer Research (ISREC), Lausanne and subsequently at the Institute of Microbiology, University of Lausanne. She leads a Cancer Research UK-funded programme, the UK Early Detection Initiative for Pancreatic Cancer (UK-EDI), aimed at detecting pancreatic cancer in individuals newly diagnosed with diabetes. Her research is supported also by funding from Pancreatic Cancer UK, The UK’s National Institute for Health Research and the European Union. She is on the UK management committee and is a Working Group lead for the European Union TRANSPAN COST ACTION and is on the Board of Directors of Pancreatic Cancer Europe. She is a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

Research Overview
The Costello group leads a Cancer Research UK-funded programme, the UK Early Detection Initiative for Pancreatic Cancer (UK-EDI)United Kingdom Early Detection Initiative for Pancreatic Cancer, aimed at detecting pancreatic cancer in individuals newly diagnosed with diabetes. In addition, research is supported by funding from Pancreatic Cancer UK, The UK’s National Institute for Health Research and the European Union. Professor Costello is on the UK management committee and is a Working Group lead for the European Union TRANSPAN COST ACTION and is on the Board of Directors of Pancreatic Cancer Europe. She is a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.