Catherine Wilson

Dr Catherine Wilson

BSc PhD

Cathy Wilson is a Lecturer at the Department of Pharmacology. Her research explores the use of cancer genes to develop novel regenerative therapies.

Catherine Wilson

After obtaining her PhD under the supervision of Professors Julian Sampson and Jeremy Cheadle in the Department of Medical Genetics in Cardiff University, Catherine moved to the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute to work with Dr David Adams. Catherine spent four years as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Sanger Institute and then moved the Department of Biochemistry in the University of Cambridge to work with Professor Gerard Evan. In October 2019, Catherine was appointed as a University Lecturer at the Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge.

Catherine's work focuses on the highly pleiotropic cancer gene Myc. Myc is deregulated in the majority of cancers and plays a critical role in the progression and maintenance of tumours. To aid understanding of how Myc mediates tumour progression, Catherine has developed switchable genetic models to assess the molecular and pathological effects of switching oncogenes on and off. The insights from Catherine's work have been fundamental to understanding the forces controlling cell replication in a deregulated cancer setting. Recent findings have opened up the exciting prospect of developing novel regenerative therapeutic approaches in normally non-regenerative tissues such as the heart. 

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Art Exhibition: 'Feel the Rhythm'

12/04/2025 at 10.00

Visit Wolfson's latest exhibition 'Feel the Rhythm' featuring work by emerging artist Fungai Benhura, winner of the Wolfson Royal Academy Schools Graduate Prize.

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Mansion House 60th Anniversary Dinner

24/04/2025 at 18.30

In celebration of its 60th anniversary year, Wolfson College is proud to be holding a black tie dinner at London’s exclusive Mansion House, courtesy of the Lord Mayor of London, Alastair King, the son of Wolfson’s former Bursar, Jack King.

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Graduation Ceremony

03/05/2025 at 09.00

Graduation ceremonies are the culmination of students’ hard work and commitment, and a moment to celebrate the completion of their Cambridge degree.

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Standard language ideology, linguistic nationalism and marginalisation: the case of South Korea

06/05/2025 at 17.30

What are the consequences of standard language ideology and linguistic nationalism?

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Wolfson College Writing Retreat

09/05/2025 at 09.30

Join us in May for an extended writing retreat! 

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