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Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Molecular characterisation of childhood craniopharyngioma and identification and testing of novel drug targets , University College London
Master of Science, University College London
Master of Arts, University of Cambridge
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Oxford
External positions
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Accurate Paediatric Brain Tumour Classification Through Improved Quantitative Analysis of 1H MR Imaging and Spectroscopy
Zhao, T., L. Rose, H., Grist, J., MacPherson, L., Li, H., Arvanitis, T., Apps, J. & Peet, A., Sept 2025, In: NMR in biomedicine. 38, 9, 15 p., e70103.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Navitoclax acts synergistically with irradiation to induce apoptosis in preclinical models of H3K27M-altered diffuse midline glioma
Vardon, A., Haston, S., Hamdi, H., Cooksley, G., Guiho, R., Carvalho, D., Carter, R., Boult, J. K. R., Gharai, D., Cloete, I., Grey, J., Apps, J., Zhou, D., Zheng, G., Martínez-Máñez, R., Lythgoe, M. F., Donovan, L. K., Carcaboso, A. M., Williams, O. & Hong, Y. & 7 others, , 29 Dec 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 15 p., 45094.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optic Nerve Sheath Meningiomas in Children: Diagnostic Challenges Based on a Case Series
Ratnasingham, D., Lawson, G., Hyare, H., Gurney, S., Apps, J., Reekie, I., Vaidya, S., Soto, C., Srivatsa, K., Peregud-Pogorzelski, J., Brodkiewicz, A., Jeelani, O., Jorgensen, M., Depani, S., Hargrave, D. & Szychot, E., Jul 2025, In: Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 72, 7, 5 p., e31739.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A multi-layer binary model with adaptive metabolite selection for multi-type brain tumour classification
Zhao, T., Avula, S., Bailey, S., Burling, S., Jaspan, T., MacPherson, L., Mitra, D., Morgan, P. S., Pizer, B. L., Shen, R., Wilson, M., Worthington, L., Arvanitis, T., Peet, A. & Apps, J., 31 Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) Proc Intl Magn Reson Med. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 6117Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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A review calling for research directed at early detection of childhood cancers: The clinical, scientific, and economic arguments for population screening and surveillance
Apps, J., Ritzmann, T. A., Liu, J. F., Shanmugavadivel, D., Halsey, C., Pritchard Jones, K., Atun, R., Oliver, K., Vedhara, K., Ball-Gamble, A., Ranasinghe, N., Polanco, A., Adamski, J., Green, A. L. & Walker, D. A., Dec 2024, In: EJC Paediatric Oncology. 4, 8 p., 100191.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Advancing Non-Invasive Brain Tumour Diagnosis through AI driven Clinical Decision Support
Apps, J. (Principal Investigator) & Arvanitis, T. (Co-Investigator)
Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust
1/06/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Investigating the potential of interfering with glutamine addiction to better treat MYC-driven medulloblastoma
Apps, J. (Researcher) & Tennant, D. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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MonoGerm: A phase II trial of carboplatin or vinblastine monotherapy induction prior to radiotherapy for intracranial germinoma
Billingham, L. (Principal Investigator), Lawson, A. (Co-Investigator), Kirton, L. (Co-Investigator), Apps, J. (Co-Investigator) & Arvanitis, T. (Co-Investigator)
1/08/23 → 31/07/33
Project: Research
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Understanding the developmental origins of a childhood brain cancer
Badenhorst, P. (Co-Investigator), Apps, J. (Co-Investigator) & Halsall, J. (Principal Investigator)
1/06/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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LOGGIC: Phase III, randomised, international multicentre trial for children and adolescents with low-grade glioma
Kearns, P. (Principal Investigator), Apps, J. (Co-Investigator), Lawson, A. (Co-Investigator) & Burke, A. (Researcher)
Cancer Research UK, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ)
1/03/22 → 29/02/32
Project: Research