Dr. Nora Pashayan

Biography

Professor Pashayan studied biology medicine at the American University of Beirut (AUB), epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, public health at the University of Cambridge, and medical education at the University of Dundee. She obtained her PhD in cancer screening from the University of Cambridge and trained as a family physician at the AUB Medical Centre, followed by training in public health medicine in East England. As an honorary consultant in public health medicine for the Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust, she joined the Department of Public Health and Primary Care in 2023, where she heads the Research Department of Applied Health Research at University College London (UCL). Professor Pashayan is active in the British Psychological Society as a Level B assessor. She has received several accolades, including the RCGP Young Investigator's Bill Styles Memorial award and the AACR Pezcoller Foundation Scholar-in-Training award, as well as the Cancer Research UK Training Fellowship and Epidemiology Public Health Clinician Scientist Fellowship. Her research focuses on risk stratification in cancer screening, particularly in understanding the natural history of cancer to inform early detection strategies and evaluating the cost-effectiveness of interventions. Current projects include collaborations with Stanford University and NIH funded initiatives to improve prostate cancer detection.

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