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Staff Profile

Dr Jack Goddard

Research Associate

  • Email: jack.goddard@ncl.ac.uk
  • Address: Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre,
    缅北禁地 Centre for Cancer,
    Translational & Clinical Research Institute,
    Level 6 Herschel Building,
    Brewery Lane,
    缅北禁地 upon Tyne,
    NE1 7RU
Background

Positions:

Research Associate - Paediatric Brain Tumour Group, 缅北禁地 (2023 to present)


Education:

PhD in Molecular Paediatric Oncology, 缅北禁地 (2023)

MRes in Biomedical Science with specialisation in Molecular Genetics, University of Glasgow (2018)

BSc (Hons) in Genetics, University of Glasgow (2017)


Honours and Awards:

Faculty of Medical Sciences Doctoral Thesis Prize 2024 - 缅北禁地

Innovation & Change Award - CCLG Annual Conference 2025

Poster award for 'scientific excellence in the field of paediatric neuro-oncology' - International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO 2022)

缅北禁地 Doctoral College Enhancement Fund Award

BACR Non-Student Travel Award

BACR Student Travel Award


Memberships:

British and European Association for Cancer Research (BACR/EACR)

UK Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG)

The European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOP-Europe)

SIOPE-BTG - Embryonal Tumour and Biology & Pathology working groups


Research

I am a Research Associate working in the 缅北禁地 Paediatric Brain Tumour Group. The main focus of my research involves understanding the molecular pathology of medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumour in children, utilising multi-omic profiling approaches to develop novel and risk-adapted therapies.


缅北禁地 Paediatric Brain Tumour Research Page


Research focus:

Molecular pathology of medulloblastoma

Biomarker discovery


Research theme:

Precision Medicine, Genomics and Informatics

Teaching

Teaching:

Biochemistry (BGM1002) - Seminar leader


Supervision:

BSc Biomedical Sciences project supervisor

MRes Cancer Studies project supervisor

PhD supervisor

Publications

  • Articles

    • Apps JR, Goddard J, Sahmoud S, Green K, Hedge K, Keeling C, Cherungonath A, Srikumar B, Lumb B, Whitby J, Hayden J, Gains J, Mandeville H, Joanne L, Pizer B, Kilday JP, Clifford SC, Bailey S, Jorgensen M, Carceller F, Adamski J. . EJC Paediatric Oncology 2025, 6, 100311.
    • Keeling C, Davies S, Goddard J, Ramaswamy V, Schwalbe EC, Bailey S, Hicks D, Clifford SC. . eClinicalMedicine 2024, 69, 102469.
    • Goddard J, Castle J, Southworth E, Fletcher A, Crosier S, Martin-Guerrero I, Garcia-Ariza M, Navajas A, Masliah-Planchon J, Bourdeaut F, Dufour C, Ayrault O, Goschzik T, Pietsch T, Sill M, Pfister SM, Rutkowski S, Richardson S, Hill RM, Williamson D, Bailey S, Schwalbe EC, Clifford SC, Hicks D. . Acta Neuropathologica 2023, 145, 651–666.
    • Williamson D, Schwalbe EC, Hicks D, Aldinger KA, Lindsey JC, Crosier S, Richardson S, Goddard J, Hill RM, Castle J, Grabovska Y, Hacking J, Pizer B, Wharton SB, Jacques TS, Joshi A, Bailey S, Clifford SC. . Cell Reports 2022, 40(5), 111162.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Mateos M, Williamson D, Danilenko M, Goddard J, Crosier S, Fletcher A, Schwalbe E, Hicks D, Bailey S, Clifford S. . In: 2024 International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO). 2024, Philadelphia: Oxford University Press.
    • Keeling C, Davies S, Goddard J, Ramaswamy V, Schwalbe E, Bailey S, Hicks D, Clifford S. . In: Abstracts from the 2024 International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO). 2024, Philadelphia: Oxford University Press.
    • Goddard J, Castle J, Southworth E, Fletcher A, Crosier S, Martin-Guerrero I, Garcia-Ariza M, Navajas A, Masliah-Planchon J, Bourdeaut F, Dufour C, Goschizk T, Pietsch T, Richardson S, Hill R, Williamson D, Bailey S, Schwalbe E, Clifford S, Hicks D. . In: 20th International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO 2022). 2022, Hamburg, Germany: Oxford University Press.
    • Goddard J, Castle J, Southworth J, Crosier S, Martin-Guerrero I, Garcia-Ariza M, Navaja A, Bourdeaut F, Dufour C, Goschzik T, Pietsch T, Williamson D, Bailey S, Schwalbe E, Clifford S, Hicks D. . In: Society for Neuro-Oncology’s 6th Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Basic and Translational Research Conference. 2021, Virtual: Oxford University Press.