# Owen Sansom

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## TL;DR

Glasgow cancer biologist who directs the CRUK Scotland Institute and is Scientific Director of the CRUK Scotland Centre, known for mouse models of colorectal and pancreatic cancer.

## Summary

Prof. Owen Sansom is Scientific Director of the CRUK Scotland Centre and Director of the Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute (formerly the Beatson Institute) in Glasgow. His laboratory uses genetically engineered mouse models to dissect Wnt/APC signalling and tumour initiation in the intestine and pancreas, informing prevention and therapy strategies. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; colorectal cancer; pancreatic cancer
- Role: Scientific Director, CRUK Scotland Centre
- Specialisms: Colorectal cancer biology; Pancreatic cancer; Wnt signalling

## Sources

- Institution profile: https://www.crukscotlandcentre.ac.uk/about-us/
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Sansom+OJ%5BAuthor%5D

## Connected records

- cancers: [Colorectal cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/colorectal/), [Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/pancreatic/)
- institutions: [Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre / CRUK Scotland Institute](https://onco.cc/institutions/beatson-glasgow/), [Cancer Research UK](https://onco.cc/institutions/cruk/)
- key papers: [Genomic analyses identify molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer](https://onco.cc/key-papers/paper-bailey-molecular-subtypes-pancreatic-nature-2016/)

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