Jeremy Hughes, Chair (rotating with ICR nominee annually)
Chief Executive, Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Jonathan Kipling, Chair (rotating with Breakthrough nominee annually)
Secretary, The Institute of Cancer Research,
Professor Anthony Swerdlow (Study Leader)
Head of Epidemiology, The Institute of Cancer Research
Professor Alan Ashworth (Study Leader)
Director, Breakthrough Research Centre
Dr Michael Crumpton
Breakthrough Breast Cancer Representative
Jan Brooks
Breakthrough Breast Cancer Representative
Professor Mel Greaves
Institute of Cancer Research Representative
Professor Keith Willison
Institute of Cancer Research Representative
Professor Tim Bishop
Acting Chair, Advisory Committee
Dr Norman Freshney
Secretariat, Breakthrough Breast Cancer
Dr Julia Wilson
Secretariat, Breakthrough Breast Cancer
The Oversight Body
The Oversight Body includes senior members from Breakthrough Breast Cancer and The Institute of Cancer Research along with the principal investigators of the Breakthrough Generations Study and the Chair of the Advisory Committee.
The Oversight Body meet two or three times a year. They are responsible for:
- The overall governance of the study.
- Ensuring that the integrity of the study is maintained and that it is appropriately managed over its life.
- Approving, where appropriate, research proposals to conduct scientific analyses using the data and samples collected in the study.
