A trials statistician with over 30 years’ experience, her professional interests are in the design and analysis of cancer clinical trials; driven by a desire to ensure that trials are efficient and sufficiently robust to provide both the safety and efficacy results required to directly influence routine clinical practice internationally. The focus of her work involves trials aimed at optimising treatment for breast cancer. This has included work comparing different chemotherapeutic agents and refining radiotherapy schedules as well as optimising the scheduling of endocrine therapy.