Dr Cassandra Coburn

Dr Cassandra Coburn received her PhD in Genetics from University College London in 2012. She has worked as a freelance science journalist, held the position of Deputy Editor of The Lancet Oncology and is currently Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Healthy Longevity. She continues to publish academically and speaks at conferences worldwide, as well as chairing multiple bodies of scientific work and being active in numerous initiatives, for example in 2017 she launched an initiative on revolutionising cancer care with former US vice president Joe Biden at the UN headquarters.