Cara Martin

Affiliation(s):
Trinity College Dublin; Coombe Women and Infants Hospital 

Department:
Histopathology

Research interests:
gynaecological cancers, cancer screening and prevention, HPV-associated cancers

ORCID Profile
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8411-8564

Biography

Dr Cara Martin, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, FRCPath, is an Associate Professor in Molecular Pathology, Tumour Biology and Cancer Screening the School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin. She is co-lead for Cancer Prevention Research Theme at the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute (TSJCI).  Cara leads the CERVIVA Research Group based in Trinity College Dublin and the Coombe Hospital.  Her research programme consists of translational health services-based research and basic research approaches in cancer screening, female gynaecological cancers, head and neck cancers and other HPV-associated cancers. She is co-founder, lead investigator of CERVIVA, The Irish Cervical Screening Research Consortium (www.cerviva.ie). Cara also leads HPV Network Ireland, a coalition of partners with representatives from leading national health and advocacy organisations including the Irish Cancer Society, the Marie Keating Foundation, the Irish Pharmacy Union, the Gay Health Network, GUIDE Clinic, 221+, CERVIVA, and Trinity St. James’s Cancer Institute
Cara serves on several committees including: National Research Ethics Committee for Medical Devices (NREC-MD), deputy chair of the Coombe Hospital Research Ethics Committee; Member of TSJCI Biobanking Network; The Scottish HPV Archive; International HPV Alliance; the EU HPV Action Network; Honorary Secretary for  Irish Society of Gynaecological Oncology ISGO committee. 

Podcasts

Clinical Podcast – HPV with Prof Cara Martin. https://www.medicalindependent.ie/podcast/clinical-podcast/hpv/e07-clinical-podcast-hpv-with-prof-cara-martin/

https://mariekeating.ie/podcast/#talkinghpv