Our research
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide and increasingly caused by infection with human papilloma virus (HPV). The Head and Neck Cancer Research Group at the UCL Cancer Institute aims to increase the understanding of the pathogenesis of head and neck cancer and the translation of these findings into clinical practice. It mainly focuses on HPV-associated head and neck cancer, oral HPV screening, and the genomic and epigenomic analysis of rare head and neck cancers. The group has close links with the UCLH Clinical Trials Centre, HPV Tumour Biology group, UCL Centre for Sexual Health and HIV research, and is part of the UCL HPV Interest Group.