North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub for somatic cancer testing
The North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub Cancer Laboratory is located at The Royal Marsden Clinical Genomics Department. For more information please visit The Royal Marsden’s website here.
Clinical Genomics Staff and contact numbers
- For enquiries please contact the laboratory using the telephone numbers in the list of contacts below.
- For issues relating to the service on a day-to-day basis the point of contact will be Julie Howard-Reeves (Operational lead and Lead Scientist – North Thames GLH) or Dr Mikel Valganon-Petrizan (Deputy Operations Lead).
Contacts for obtaining required information or action
| Type of query | Who to contact |
| Formal and long term change to service provided | Julie Howard-Reeves (Operational Lead and Lead Scientist – North Thames GLH) or Dr Mikel Valganon-Petrizan (Deputy Operations Lead) . |
| Ad hoc change to gene reporting (Please note in all cases this must be made in the form of a written request to the clinical scientist with whom the request has been discussed. The request will be replied to with any impacts on TATs clearly identified and agreed before any changes made. Heads of service should be included in any email conversations for audit purposes.) |
Molecular diagnostics: Suzanne.MacMahon@icr.ac.uk and rmh-tr.moleculardiagnostics@nhs.net 020 8915 6521
Cytogenetics: |
| Clinical interpretation of results | Molecular diagnostics: Suzanne.MacMahon@icr.ac.uk 020 8915 6521 Jamshid.Khorashad@icr.ac.uk 202 8915 6587 Cytogenetics: Frances.Aldridge@icr.ac.uk 0208722 4232 cytogenetics@icr.ac.uk 02087224232 |
| Change in sample status from standard to urgent priority (Solid tumour testing only) |
rmh-tr.moleculardiagnostics@nhs.net 020 8915 6536 |
| General service enquiries | Team administrators: 020 8915 6565 or 020 8915 6648 |
| Name / Department | Contact details |
| Main office / General enquiries | Molecular Diagnostics 020 8915 6565 – Fax: 020 8915 6566 rmh-tr.moleculardiagnostics@nhs.net
Cytogenetics |
| Dr Michael Hubank Scientific Director |
michael.hubank@icr.ac.uk |
| Dr Mikel Valganon-Petrizan (Deputy Operations Lead) | |
| Julie Howard-Reeves Operational Lead and Lead Scientist – North Thames GLH) |
julie.howard-reeves@icr.ac.uk |
| Dr Suzanne MacMahon Senior Clinical Scientist (Solid tumours) |
suzanne.macmahon@icr.ac.uk |
| Jamshid Khorashad Senior Clinical Scientist (Haemato-oncology Molecular diagnostics) |
Jamshid.Khorashad@icr.ac.uk |
| Tracy Thornton Senior Clinical Scientist (Haemato-oncology cytogenetics) |
tracy.stubbs@icr.ac.uk |
| Ms Dee Collins & Ms Marion Sullivan Team Administrators |
dee.collins@icr.ac.uk & marion.sullivan@icr.ac.uk |
Location of the North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub Cancer laboratory
The laboratory providing the services is located at:
Clinical Genomics Department
Molecular Diagnostics and Cytogenetics
The Centre for Molecular Pathology
The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
15 Cotswold Road
Sutton
Surrey SM2 5NG