Ep 150: Gerry Thomas - Chair, Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London

Published: April 17, 2019, 10 a.m.

In this episode we discuss...

  • Gerry’s research and involvement in tissue banking and molecular pathology during the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster
  • The studies and effects of thyroid cancer based on age, environment, and adequate research & evidence
  • Being a pro-nuclear scientist in the scientific community
  • The common misconceptions about nuclear energy and it's risk factors
  • Gerry’s involvement in the Chernobyl Tissue Bank and how that research paved the way for the work of the Imperial Tissue Bank today
  • How the Imperial Tissue Bank’s epidemiology studies can be used to effectively change policy on nuclear energy