Lisa gained her first class honours degree in biochemistry from University College London and her PhD at the Institute of Cancer Research. Her career spans more than 17 years in science and clinical publishing, with her first appointment as Assistant Editor and soon promoted to Journal Editor of Breast Cancer Research. Lisa was the Founding Chief Editor of Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, which she launched in 2004. As Chief Editor for 14 years, she has written numerous editorials and more than 300 research highlight publications, and has forged multiple collaborations within the oncology community. She is a member of the non-profit DFMO Task Force that has initiated a maintenance phase II trial for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma. Currently, Lisa is a freelance Consultant and has worked for the charitable organisation, the Foundation for World Health, and more recently Consilium Scientific.