Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
- Cancer epidemiology
- Haematological malignancies
- Analysis of observational/real-world data
Research Group: Epidemiology and Cancer Statistics Group
Biography
Alex is the Co-Director of the Epidemiology and Cancer Statistics Group at the University of York.
Specialising in haematological malignancies, Alex is an epidemiologist with a strong track record in cancer research. Training and working at the universities of Cambridge and Leeds before moving to York in 2004, Alex is a founding member of the Haematological Malignancy Research Network (HMRN); a unique, and very successful, population-based patient cohort that was established by researchers at the University of York and NHS clinicians to inform contemporary clinical practice and research in an area where good quality “real-world” data were lacking. In addition to her leading role in HMRN, Alex is a key member of the European Myelodysplastic Syndromes Registry (EUMDS) and the Horizon 2020-funded MDS-RIGHT; under her direction, all data collected from 17 countries are managed and analysed at the University of York.
Qualifications
BSc
MPhil
PhD
Departmental roles
- Data Governance Committee
University roles
- Research Data Management Committee
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
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Global patterns of leukemia by subtype, age, and sex in 185 countries in 2022
Daltveit, D. S., Morgan, E., Colombet, M., Steliarova-Foucher, E., Bendahhou, K., Marcos-Gragera, R., Rongshou, Z., Smith, A., Wei, H. & Soerjomataram, I., Feb 2025, In: Leukemia : official journal of the Leukemia Society of America, Leukemia Research Fund, U.K. 39, 2, p. 412–419 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping VEXAS-associated and rare UBA1 variants in the United Kingdom: Insights from patient cohorts and the general population
Martinez Rodriguez, A., Chang, L., Rowczenio, D., Smith, A., Omoyinmi, E., Poulter, J. A., McGregor, A., Francis, S., Trikha, R., Al-Hakim, A., Kong, K. L., Kent, D. G., Lachmann, H., Kulasekararaj, A. G., Cargo, C. & Savic, S., 25 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Haematology. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Somatic mutations and DNA methylation identify a subgroup of poor prognosis within lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
MDS-RIGHT consortium, 22 Jan 2025, In: HemaSphere. 9, 1, 17 p., e70073.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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NIHR: DSE - Understanding Healthcare needs after an ICU stay
Castro Avila, A. (Principal investigator), Bloor, K. E. (Co-investigator) & Smith, A. (Co-investigator)
1/11/24 → 31/01/26
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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UK Children's and Young People's Cancer Biobank'
Smith, A. (Principal investigator)
1/07/22 → 30/06/27
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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The Haematological Malignancy Research Network: a UK population-based programme of epidemiological research (2020-25)
Roman, E. (Principal investigator), Smith, A. (Co-investigator) & Howell, D. (Researcher)
1/04/20 → 30/09/25
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
Activities
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Blood Cancer Research event
Howell, D. (Presenter), Smith, A. (Presenter) & Roman, E. (Presenter)
28 Oct 2023Activity: Other › Public engagement and outreach (general)
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CBR Launch Event
Howell, D. (Speaker), Roman, E. (Speaker) & Smith, A. (Speaker)
11 Jul 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference participation
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National Cancer Research Institute. Health Data Lymphoma Study Group (External organisation)
Alex Smith (Advisor)
2023 → 2026Activity: Membership › Working group