Elizabeth Ruth Plummer MBE FMedSci is a Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine at Newcastle University and an oncologist specialising in treating patients with melanoma.
[7] She led early clinical trials testing a combination of rucaparib (AG014699) and temozolomide in patients with advanced solid tumours, discovering that it well tolerated.
[15] ATR, which stands for Ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related, regulates how cells respond to stress and can help promote DNA repair.
"[3][2] The Academy cited that she “has a world-leading reputation in the design and delivery of early phase clinical trials.
[1] Plummer was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to medicine.