Dr. Alistair Easton

Associate Professor

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Biography

Alistair studied Medicine at the University of Glasgow and completed an intercalated BSc in Immunology during his undergraduate studies. He trained as a clinical pathologist at the West Scotland Training School, based at the Western Infirmary and Royal Infirmary Queen Elizabeth University Hospitals Glasgow. His training included the prestigious Pathological Society Centenary Clinical Fellowship, after which he completed a PhD focusing on autoimmunity and pathogen ganglioside mimicry in Guillain Barre Syndrome, supervised by Professor Hugh Willison and Doctors Carl Goodyear and Allan Mowat at the University of Glasgow. After completing his specialist training in 2014, he was appointed Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant at the University of Southampton, where his research interests encompassed tumour immunology and the glycosylation processes in neuroblastoma. In 2019, he took up his current role as Senior Clinical Researcher in the Department of Oncology, where he continues to investigate the effects of conventional chemo-radiotherapy on immune infiltrate and its implications on neuroblastoma biology and the role of cancer-associated gangliosides in tumorigenesis, aiming to target immunotherapy effectively.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Clinical Researcher

2019-01-01 — Present

Department of Oncology • University of Oxford

Leading research on the effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on immune response in cancer.

Associate Professor Honorary Consultant

2014-01-01 — 2018-12-31

University of Southampton •

Conducted research on tumour immunology and glycosylation in neuroblastoma.

Requirements for University of Oxford

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:24
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Politics, International Relations, Economics, History, Law, Philosophy or Sociology
Application Checklist
  • Three academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Statement of Purpose (1,000 words)
  • Two academic essays (2,000 words each)
Specialization Notes

Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.