Jess Morgan
Senior Research Fellow

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Biography

Jess Morgan is a part-time senior research fellow in paediatric oncology at CRD and Deputy Directory of the Candlelighters Supportive Care Research Centre. She is also a part-time consultant in paediatric oncology at Leeds Children’s Hospital.

Jess completed her PhD in 2017, funded by Candlelighters Children’s Cancer Charity, entitled "Safely Shortening the Duration of Hospitalisation in Children and Young People with Febrile Neutropenia". Her main research interests are in the supportive care of children and young people with cancer, using systematic reviews, qualitative research and clinical trials. Within this, her particular interests are in febrile neutropenia, care closer to home, and acute off-treatment follow-up after treatment for childhood cancer. She is committed to the engagement of patients and families throughout the research process. 

Jess also leads the REFoRMS project, a living systematic review of early phase studies for children and young people with relapsed and refractory rhabdomyosarcoma. More about REFoRMS can be found here

Jess lectures on child health to undergraduates and teaches research methods to postgraduate paediatric trainees in Yorkshire. She is also involved in a twinning project between the Leeds paediatric oncology team and a health board in Cameroon, supported by World Child Cancer.