Hiba Wanis is a Research Assistant within the Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Services Research Group. She joined in March 2020 and is currently working on the development of analyses concerning the epidemiology and patterns of care for brain tumours in England.

In addition, Hiba is pursuing her part-time PhD under the supervision of Dr Elizabeth Davies, Professor Henrik Møller, and clinical collaborator Professor Ashkan Keyoumars. Her research, which is in collaboration with Public Health England and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, explores the national trends in incidence, treatment and survival of primary brain tumours, as well as patterns of molecular biomarkers and their prognosis.

Hiba is a Youngsters Committee Member of the European Association of Neuro-oncology (EANO), a platform for networking, interaction and collaboration between young scientists and researchers. Her role involves organising and delivering interactive workshops, webinars and conferences for those with a special interest in Neuro-oncology. She is also a member of the Society of Neuro-oncology (SNO) and the British Neuro-oncology Society (BNOS).