Tracy Lightfoot
Pro-Vice Chancellor for Teaching, Learning and Students

Profile

Biography

• Trained in Pharmacology at the University of Sheffield (PhD, 1997).
• Worked in Cancer Biology and Epidemiology in the Department of Biology, University of York (1997-2002).
• Moved to University of Leeds in 2002 and then to the University of York in 2004.
• Research areas include childhood cancer epidemiology, Down syndrome and genetic determinants of haematological malignancies.

Departmental roles

• Chair of Graduate School Board
• Chair of Board of Examiners (postgraduate)
• Deputy Chair of Board of Studies
• Mitigating Circumstances Committee
• Dissertation Development Committee
• Research Committee

University roles

• Biomedical Sciences Working Group
• Taught Masters Interest Group
• Distance Learning Forum

Research

Overview

Areas of Interest:

• Cancer epidemiology, particularly haematological malignancy and childhood cancer
• Health of children with Down syndrome
• Role of genetics in the pathogenesis of haematological malignancies

Research group(s)

• Trials and Statistics old home page

Supervision

Tracy would be interested in supervising PhDs in the following areas: cancer epidemiology, in particular childhood cancer and haematological malignancies.

Publications

Full publications list

• Tracy Lightfoot's publications

Teaching

Undergraduate

• Contributor to HYMS undergraduate curriculum

Postgraduate

• International Health & Health Policy
• Masters dissertation supervision

External activities

Memberships

• Senior Visiting Scientist, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon (2012-13)

Media coverage

• "Children from less affluent backgrounds 'more likely to die' following treatment for leukaemia in the UK"