Staff Profile
Dr Jack Goddard
Research Associate
- Email: jack.goddard@ncl.ac.uk
- Address: Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre,
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Centre for Cancer,
Translational & Clinical Research Institute,
Level 6 Herschel Building,
Brewery Lane,
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ upon Tyne,
NE1 7RU
Positions:
Research Associate - Paediatric Brain Tumour Group, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ (2023 to present)
Education:
PhD in Molecular Paediatric Oncology, Âé¶¹´«Ã½ (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 - Âé¶¹´«Ã½
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)
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ 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
I am a Research Associate working in the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ 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.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Paediatric Brain Tumour Research Page
Research focus:
Molecular pathology of medulloblastoma
Biomarker discovery
Research theme:
Precision Medicine, Genomics and Informatics
Teaching:
Biochemistry (BGM1002) - Seminar leader
Supervision:
BSc Biomedical Sciences project supervisor
MRes Cancer Studies project supervisor
PhD supervisor
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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.
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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.