Prof Anna PHILPOTT

Head of the School of Biological Sciences, University of Cambridge

Professor Anna Philpott joined the CARES Governing Board from 2020-2024 as the Head of the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Cambridge. She stepped down to pursue a new role as the University of Cambridge’s new Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Resources and Operations.

Professor Anna Philpott graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA degree in Natural Sciences in 1988 and a PhD in Molecular Cell Biology in 1991. She held post-doctoral fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Centre in 1992, moving to the Department of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School in 1993.

She returned to the University of Cambridge in 1998 to a Lectureship in the Department of Oncology, where she is currently Professor of Cancer and Developmental Biology.

Past Members

Past Members