Professor Keith Hunter BSc, BDS, FDS RCSEd, PhD, FHEA

Professor of Head and Neck Pathology Molecular & Clinical Cancer Medicine

Research

Research Overview

My lab focuses on the tumour microenvironment in cancers of the head and neck, mainly investigating cancers of the oral cavity and oropharynx. This includes the clinical pathology and biology of Potentially Malignant Disorders of the oral cavity, with wide collaborations and links to Industry in this area. I also provide tissue-based pathology support to a wide range of PI groups.

Research Grants

A pilot study in spatial phenotyping the microenvironment of oral epithelial dysplasia

BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY (UK)

August 2023 - July 2024

Clinical and technical validation of infrared absorbance spectra to predict malignant transformation in oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs)

CANCER RESEARCH UK (UK)

October 2023 - September 2026

Clinical, morphological, immunohistochemical and molecular analysis of rhabdomyosarcomas of the head and neck region in paediatric patients

THE PATHOLOGICAL SOCIETY (UK)

January 2023 - December 2023