Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith is an Honorary Research Fellow and Clinical Research Fellow at the Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, and a Urology Registrar at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. Her research focuses on translational clinical studies in prostate cancer, particularly urinary biomarkers and active surveillance protocols. She holds an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship (2023–2026) and an Honorary Research Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2023–2024).

Education:

• MB BChir, University of Cambridge (2015)
• MA (Natural Sciences: Pharmacology), University of Cambridge (2012)
• MSc in Clinical Research, University of East Anglia (2023)
• MRCS, Royal College of Surgeons of England (2018)

Research Interests: Prostate cancer diagnosis, urinary biomarkers, active surveillance protocols, patient/public involvement in clinical research, and surgical education. She leads the PURSuiT project investigating urinary biomarkers in prostate cancer progression.

Awards:

• Andrew Ball Prize (2023)
• Best Quality Improvement Project (2024)
• British Association of Urological Surgeons Best ePoster (2025)
• Professor Sethia Prize (2025)
• The Urology Foundation Prize (2024)

Grants & Projects: NIHR-funded doctoral fellowship supporting her PhD training. Active collaboration on the PURSuiT project (2023–2026).

Labs/Teams: Involved in the Norwich Medical School’s translational cancer research group and the UEA Citizen’s Academy steering committee for public engagement.