Amanda Cross (scientist)

Amanda Jane Cross
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Cambridge
Thesis	Red meat and endogenous N-nitrosation as risk factors for colorectal cancer  (2002)

Amanda J. Cross is a British epidemiologist who is a professor at Imperial College London. She is head of the Cancer Screening and Prevention Research Group and head of the Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Early life and education

As a child, Cross wanted to become a veterinary researcher. ^[1] Cross became interested in cancer research during her undergraduate degree. ^[2] Cross completed her doctoral research at the University of Cambridge, where she investigated the links between red meat and colorectal cancer. ^[3] After earning her doctorate, Cross worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Cancer Institute. During her time in America she served as a mentor at Yale. In America, she worked on two colonoscopy screening studies, including the Polyp Prevention Trial and the CONCeRN study.^{[ citation needed ]}

Research and career

Cross joined Imperial College London in 2013. She has developed research programmes focused on gastrointestinal malignancies and etiologic studies of how lifestyle impacts cancer risk.^{[ citation needed ]} She was made Head of the Cancer Screening and Prevention Research Group (CSPRG) group in 2018. ^[4] Her research has contributed to international guidelines on colonoscopy, which to improve patient outcomes and ease the pressure on healthcare systems. ^[5]

Awards and honours

• NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence ^[6]
• Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics Fellowship Achievement Award for Outstanding Accomplishments ^[7]
• Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics Award for Outstanding Research Paper by a Fellow ^[6]
• NCI Mentor of Merit Award ^[6]
• NIH Merit Award for Leadership of an Innovative Multidisciplinary Research Program ^[6]

Selected publications

• Amanda J Cross; Rashmi Sinha (1 January 2004). "Meat-related mutagens/carcinogens in the etiology of colorectal cancer". Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. 44 (1): 44–55. doi:10.1002/EM.20030. ISSN   0893-6692. PMID   15199546. Wikidata   Q35806738.
• Rashmi Sinha; Amanda J Cross; Barry I Graubard; Michael F Leitzmann; Arthur Schatzkin (1 March 2009). "Meat intake and mortality: a prospective study of over half a million people". JAMA Internal Medicine . 169 (6): 562–571. doi:10.1001/ARCHINTERNMED.2009.6. ISSN   2168-6106. PMC   2803089 . PMID   19307518. Wikidata   Q33577215.
• Carrie R. Daniel; Amanda J. Cross; Corinna Koebnick; Rashmi Sinha (12 November 2010). "Trends in meat consumption in the USA" (PDF). Public Health Nutrition . 14 (4): 575–583. doi:10.1017/S1368980010002077. ISSN   1368-9800. PMC   3045642 . PMID   21070685. Wikidata   Q33744581.

References

1. Fund, World Cancer Research (2021-06-17). "Meet the researcher: Amanda Cross". World Cancer Research Fund. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
2. Fund, World Cancer Research (2021-06-17). "Meet the researcher: Amanda Cross". World Cancer Research Fund. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
3. "Oops, something went wrong | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
4. "Meet the team". Imperial College London. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
5. "New research sheds light on ongoing bowel cancer surveillance needs – NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre" . Retrieved 2025-12-23.
6. "Discovery". profiles.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
7. "TOWN MEETING RECOGNIZES STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS" (PDF). 2005.