David Crosby

David Crosby is head of prevention and early detection research at Cancer Research UK (CRUK). He also works part-time for the UK government, advising the Office for Life Sciences on the UK’s Cancer Mission. David began life as a baby, before becoming a pharmacologist. He spent time in academia, and industry, identifying and evaluating new clinical development opportunities. He moved into the public sector, joining the UK’s Medical Research Council, where he oversaw various science areas and research funding programmes (including inflammation, cardiovascular, respiratory, methodology and experimental medicine). He is now delivering a new strategy and research investments to combat cancer.