Rebecca Clare Fitzgerald was born on September 1968 and is a British medical researcher whose work focuses on the early detection and treatment of oesophageal cancers.
13 Facts About Rebecca Fitzgerald
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Rebecca Fitzgerald is a tenured Professor of Cancer Prevention and Program Leader at the Medical Research Council Cancer Unit of the University of Cambridge.
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Rebecca Fitzgerald is an Honorary Consultant in Gastroenterology and General Medicine at Cambridge's Addenbrooke's Hospital.
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Rebecca Fitzgerald is the co-leader of the CRUK Cambridge Institute Early Detection Programme.
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Rebecca Fitzgerald received a MA Cantab and a MB BChir in Medicine from Girton College, Cambridge in 1992.
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Rebecca Fitzgerald has contributed to the public dialogue regarding cancer research, having appeared on broadcasts for BBC Radio 4 and ABC Radio Australia.
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Rebecca Fitzgerald is leading a new trial in collaboration with Owlstone Medical that will be testing the company's Breath Biopsy technology for detecting cancer.
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In recognition of her work on Cytosponge and the early treatment of Barrett's oesophagus, Rebecca Fitzgerald was awarded the Westminster Medal in 2004.
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In 2013, Rebecca Fitzgerald won a Research Professorship at the National Institute for Health Research for her work.
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Rebecca Fitzgerald was awarded the British Society of Gastroenterology's Sir Francis Avery Jones Award.
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In 2013, Rebecca Fitzgerald was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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In 2018, Rebecca Fitzgerald was awarded the Jane Wardle Prevention and Early Diagnosis prize, which recognises individuals who have produced world-leading research in the field of prevention and early detection of cancer.
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Rebecca Fitzgerald was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to cancer research.