Adele K Fielding

Adele Kay Fielding is a British physician-scientist who is a Professor of Haematology at University College London. Fielding was President of the British Society for Haematology from 2020 until 2022.

Early life and education Fielding was a medical student at University College London. She was a trainee in haematology (the medical specialty covering blood disorders including cancer) and general medicine in London. She moved to the Medical Research Council laboratory in Cambridge for her doctoral research, and completed her doctorate in 1999.

Research and career In 1999, Fielding was appointed assistant professor at the Mayo Clinic. She is also the Clinical Director of the University of York Centre for Blood Research. She currently sees patients at the Queens Centre, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull.

Her research efforts look to improve the lives of people with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). She is part of several clinical trials into ALL, which include studying the underlying mechanisms and searching for new treatments. Fielding has developed an attenuated oncolytic measles virus that can be used as a treatment of ALL.

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