I am a Professor of Surgery in the Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, University of Liverpool. My research interests are in pancreatic diseases and clinical trials. I am Chief Investigator of the ESPAC 5F and ESPAC 4 -ampullary clinical trials. I am Chair of CRUK Clinical Research Monitoring Panel, a member of CRUK Clinical Research Committee, a member of the NCRI pancreatic cancer clinical study group, a member of the Technology Appraisal Committee National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), a member of NHSE HPB Clinical Reference Group and a member of the NHS Innovation Advisory Group.