Thomas Drake

Thomas Drake is a Surgical Trainee and Research Fellow at the Usher Institute Centre for Medical Informatics, University of Edinburgh, and an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at the School of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow. His work focuses on improving cancer surgery outcomes through data-driven approaches and preclinical research.

• Principal Research Areas
  • Early cancer detection using large datasets
  • Tumor microenvironment in liver cancer
  • Therapeutic target development via in-vivo gene editing
  • Healthcare equity and community-engaged research

Education: PhD (University of Glasgow, 2023), MBChB (University of Sheffield, 2016), BMedSci (University of Sheffield, 2013).

Scientific Awards:

• Cheine Medal, University of Edinburgh
• Best PhD prize, University of Glasgow

Responsibilities & Affiliations: Course Tutor (HealthyR program), Statistics Tutor (Edinburgh), Peer Reviewer for MRC, NIHR, and top journals, Editor for Cochrane Collaboration.