Christian O

Biography

After a fellowship in the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts he completed his oncology training and also undertook his PhD at University of Southampton. He has been a consultant in medical oncology since 2000. Christian leads the Experimental Cancer Centre in Southampton and the early translation of immunotherapeutic strategies into the clinic is his core academic interest. The portfolio includes single centre and multicentre studies with both immunotherapeutics developed in house as well as collaborative work with industry. He was successful in obtaining the first cancer trial grant in the UK from the Efficacy and Mechanisms Evaluation board of the National Institute for Health Research in the UK for a vaccine study in haematological malignancies.In this field he also contributes to early phase industry sponsored immunotherapy studies, utilizing a wide range of strategies including viral and cellular delivery strategies.He has served on a number of industry advisory boards and DSMBs for industry led studies and is also a member of the Clinical Development partnership between Cancer Research UK and Astra Zeneca.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical Sciences