Personal Statement
Judy graduated from the University of Salford in 1990 with a first class degree in Biological and Biochemical Sciences. She gained a PhD in Biochemistry at the University of London in 1994, and then held post-doctoral research positions at Aston University and the University of Nottingham. Judy joined the University of Liverpool in 2001 as a Lecturer on a research and teaching path, gaining a PG certificate (distinction) in learning and teaching in Higher Education in 2004. Judy is a Professor in the Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, and established the Liverpool Egg Facility together with the Facility Manager Dr Sarah Barnett. She is a member of the Mesothelioma UK Research and Audit Scientific Committee and has served on advisory boards including the Mesothelioma Research Network Steering Group. Judy is the Deputy Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Technology, Infrastructure and Environment in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Liverpool, and the Faculty Lead for Equality Diversity and Inclusion.

Research Overview
Judy's research interests are in deciphering the interplay between signalling, transcriptional regulation, and the modification of proteins by reversible ubiquitylation, with the aim of translating discoveries as potential therapeutic approaches or biomarkers, in mesothelioma, uveal melanoma, breast or lung cancer. Her lab has been working on the discovery of BAP1-dependent therapeutic sensitivities in mesothelioma and recently developed novel chick CAM xenografts of mesothelioma cell lines and patient-derived tissues (PDX) for preclinical testing.