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Research Statement
My research is centred on using high quality human biosamples to identify and validate molecular targets as biomarkers for disease prediction, prognosis and response to therapy. I led the development and expansion of Northern Ireland's first cancer focused Biobank; the Northern Ireland Biobank (NIB) (www.nibiobank.org), securing funding greater than £3.5 million to ensure easier access to high quality, clinically annotated samples which are essential for translational cancer research. The NIB is now a well established regional resource for all researchers in biomedical sciences to gain quicker, regulated access to quality assured collections of tissue and blood samples linked with reliable clinical and pathological data sets.
Research Interests
A major strand of my current research, using Biobank samples, is in the area of immuno-oncology. In particular, investigating whether expression profiles of immune checkpoints and biomarkers of the tumour microenvironment can reliably predict clinical outcome in a range of cancer types. This work is supported by a Cancer Research UK Accelerator Programme grant in Molecular Digital Pathology in which I am a lead investigator. The Accelerator programme funds a collaborative network of academics from across the UK to utilise novel digital pathology approaches to analyse the immune contexture of tumours. Specifically I have been working with my colleagues in the QUB Molecular Pathology Programme to predict early development of disease and disease recurrence in Squamous Cell Carcinomas (SCCs) of the aero-digestive tract utilising an open source software image analysis tool 'QuPath' https://qupath.github.io/ . This software was developed at Queen's as part of the Accelerator programme. My current research interest builds on a previous successful MRC funded collaborative programme centered on Head and Neck cancer and now extends to other sites in the aero-digestive tract including the oesophagus and lung.
As an academic pathologist working within the CCRCB Molecular Pathology Programme I also make a significant contribution to ongoing national and international molecular pathology initiatives. I am a member of the National Cancer Research Institute's (NCRI) Head and Neck Cancer Study Group (H&N CSG) and the NCRI Cellular/Molecular Pathology initiative (CM-PATH). I have led Belfast's involvement in the Stratified Medicines Programme (2) (funded by Cancer Research UK) on behalf of Belfast's Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre and I lead the work package to deliver the Belfast Tissue Collections for the Movember funded FASTMAN study.
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Projects
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R1140CNR: Digital Innovation Hub Programme - DATA CAN
Lawler, M., Gavin, A., James, J. & Salto-Tellez, M.
02/01/2020 → …
Project: Research
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R1310CNR: The role of p63 isoforms in head and neck cancers
McCance, D., James, J. & Patel, D.
01/08/2010 → 31/07/2015
Project: Research
Research output
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Alcohol intake, tobacco smoking, and esophageal adenocarcinoma survival: a molecular pathology epidemiology cohort study
McCain, R. S., McManus, D. T., McQuaid, S., James, J. A., Salto-Tellez, M., Reid, N. B., Craig, S., Chisambo, C., Bingham, V., McCarron, E., Parkes, E., Turkington, R. C. & Coleman, H. G., 01 Jan 2020, In: Cancer Causes and Control. 31, 1, p. 1-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A robust multiplex immunofluorescence and digital pathology workflow for the characterisation of the tumour immune microenvironment
Viratham Pulsawatdi, A., Craig, S. G., Bingham, V., McCombe, K., Humphries, M. P., Senevirathne, S., Richman, S. D., Quirke, P., Campo, L., Domingo, E., Maughan, T. S., James, J. A. & Salto-Tellez, M., 16 Jul 2020, In: Molecular oncology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of molecular assays for HPV testing in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas: a population-based study in Northern Ireland
Craig, S., Anderson, L., Moran, M., Graham, L., Currie, K., Rooney, K., Robinson, M., Bingham, V., Cuschieri, K., McQuaid, S., Schache, A., Jones, T., McCance, D., Salto-Tellez, M., McDade, S. & James, J., Jan 2020, In: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention. 29, 1, p. 31-38Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Digital pathology and artificial intelligence will be key to supporting clinical and academic cellular pathology through COVID-19 and future crises: The PathLAKE consortium perspective
Browning, L., Colling, R., Rakha, E., Rajpoot, N., Rittscher, J., James, J. A., Salto-Tellez, M., Snead, D. J. & Verrill, C., 03 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Clinical Pathology. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Identifying mismatch repair deficient colon cancer near perfect concordance between immunohistochemistry and microsatellite instability testing in a large, population-based series
Loughrey, M. B., McGrath, J., Coleman, H. G., Bankhead, P., Maxwell, P., McGready, C., Bingham, V., Humphries, M. P., Craig, S. G., McQuaid, S., Salto-Tellez, M. & James, J. A., 13 Aug 2020, (Accepted) In: Histopathology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Primary Fellowship Medal, Faculty of Dental Surgery
James, Jacqueline (Recipient), 1996
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Invited speaker: BSOMP Annual Meeting, Edinburgh April 2016
Jacqueline James (Speaker)
24 Apr 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Richard Flavin
Jacqueline James (Host)
17 Nov 2015Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting of external, non-academic visitor
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First meeting of BBMRI.uk mirror committees
Jacqueline James (Member)
Nov 2015Activity: Consultancy types › Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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Richard Byers
Jacqueline James (Host)
08 Jul 2015Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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CRUK Campaign Ambassadors
Jacqueline James (Interviewee)
03 Mar 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Impact
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Successful Commercial Exploitation of Digital Pathology for Cancer Education, Biomarker Discovery and Clinical Diagnosis
Peter Hamilton (Participant), James Diamond (Participant), Yinhai Wang (Participant), Ching-Wei Wang (Participant), Paul Kelly (Participant), Jacqueline James (Participant) & Dean Fennell (Participant)
Impact: Health Impact, Quality of Life Impact