Dr. Sharon O’Toole

Research Description:

Sharon O’Toole is a senior research fellow in Trinity College Dublin working in the area of gynaecological cancer. Her research interests centre around diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers and understanding the fundamental biology of the metastatic cascade and circulating tumour cells. She sits on the board of the Irish Society for Gynaecological Oncology and co-founded a public and patient involvement group (ISGOPPI) within the society. She is the translational co-chair of the gynaecological disease specific sub group in Cancer Trials Ireland. She works closely with the ovarian cancer charities in Ireland whose mission is to improve outcomes for ovarian cancer in Ireland. She sits on the board of OvaCare, an ovarian cancer support charity as the current chair. She was part of the organising committee of the first World Ovarian Cancer Day on May 8th in 2013 and this has now become an annual event. She coordinates the Irish Network for Gynaecological Oncology which comprises over 30 of Ireland’s foremost gynaecological cancer campaigners, researchers and patient advocates who take part in awareness events around gynaecological cancer.