Professor Kathreena Kurian
BSc, MBBS, MD, FRCPATH (Neuro)
Current positions
Professor of Neuropathology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
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Research interests
Professor Kathreena Kurian runs the Brain Tumour Research Centre, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol.
She is a Professor of Neuropathology and Honorary Consultant at Southmead Hospital, North Bristol Trust and runs the NIHR portfolio IVMT cohort study.
She undertook medical training in Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital Medical School, London where she also achieved a BSc in Experimental Pathology. She undertook higher pathology and neuropathology clinical (FRCPath Neuro) and research training including an MD (Medical Faculty Research Fellowship) in Edinburgh and Cambridge.
She is Chair of the British Neuropathological Society Clinical Practice Committee.
She sits on the National Cancer Research Institute, Brain Tumour Group and Tessa Jowell Cancer mission.
She is on the Board of Trustees for the Science Centre We the Curious.
Projects and supervisions
Publications
Selected publications
14/03/2014Biological Rationale for the Use of PPAR Agonists in Glioblastoma
Frontiers in Oncology
Widespread resetting of DNA methylation in glioblastoma-initiating cells suppresses malignant cellular behavior in a lineage-dependent manner
Genes & development
IDH mutation analysis in gliomas as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker
British Journal of Neurosurgery
Recent publications
06/02/2024Efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy on brain metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer and treatment-related adverse events: a systematic review
Critical Reviews in Oncology - Hematology
Liquid Biopsy for Brain Tumours: Evaluating Techniques for Isolating Circulating Tumour Cells from Glioblastomas
Frontiers in Neurology
Use of drugs for hyperlipidaemia and diabetes and risk of primary and secondary brain tumours
BMJ Open
GENOMIC LANDSCAPE AND ACTIONABLE MUTATIONS OF BRAIN METASTASES IN NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Genomic Landscape and Actionable Mutations of Brain Metastases derived from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Neuro-Oncology Advances