Scientific Advisory Panel

We want to ensure that our supporters' money is spent wisely. In following best practice, all research funded by Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund is chosen after a rigorous grant application procedure, review by external referees, then assessment by the Scientific Advisory Panel, who are experts in the field.

Members of the Scientific Advisory Panel:

Chairman	Professor Nick Lemoine Clinical Director, Institute of Cancer and Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, Barts & The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Vice Chairman	Professor Michael Seckl Professor of Molecular Cancer Medicine, Imperial College, London
Panel Member	Dr Heike Grabsch Senior Clinical Lecturer in GI Pathology/Consultant Histopathologist, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds
Panel Member	Mr Colin Johnson Reader in Surgery, Southampton General Hospital
Panel Member	Professor Matthias Loehr Professor of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, The Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Panel Member	Dr Karin Oien Senior Lecturer in Molecular Pathology, Honorary Consultant Pathologist, Cancer Research UK Beatson Laboratories, University of Glasgow

Terms of Reference

Delegation of authority

The Panel will have full power and authority to consider and approve or reject applications for funding
Any grant approved by the Panel will be in accordance with the funding budgets approved by the Trustees

Members of the Panel

The Trustees appoint the members of the panel, including Chairman
The charity will aim to ensure that the Panel is made up of experts in different areas of pancreatic cancer research

Conflict of Interest Policy

Exclusion from grant decisions

Where any member of the panel (including Chairman) is a sole applicant or co-applicant, he or she will stand down from that grant round and be replaced by a suitable alternative (in the case of Chairman, replacement will be with the Vice Chairman; in the case of other Panel members, a replacement with similar expertise will be sought.
A Panel member must not be in the room if a grant proposal with which they are connected is discussed. They may not take part in any decisions taken in relation to such a grant proposal, and should not receive any papers relating to it. An individual will be connected with a grant proposal if the individual is:
1. a relative of one of the grant applicants
2. a business partner of one of the grant applicants
3. a member or employee of the same university or other institution as one of the grant applicants.