Our People

Dr Elaine Johnstone

Fellow, Ordinary Fellow

Co-Director, MSc in Experimental and Translational Therapeutics

Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science

PhD (University of Newcastle upon Tyne); MSc; PGCert LTHE; BSc 

As the Co-Director of the MSc in Experimental and Translational Therapeutics, Elaine is a translational scientist with a passion for education. She is a Departmental Lecturer based in the Nuffield Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences with a research interest in understanding patient variability using biomarkers, particularly in experimental medicine studies.

With a BSc in Medicinal Chemistry, an MSc in Molecular Pathology and Toxicology and a PhD in Cancer Pharmacology, she has an enduring interest in drug pharmacology and mechanisms applied to the concept of precision medicine. After a fellowship at the University of Bordeaux in sarcoma research, she came to Oxford to further research cancer prevention and therapeutics using clinical trials.

This overlaps with her teaching interests, both at MSc level, where she leads a module on Biomarkers and Precision Medicine, and undergraduate Human Sciences, teaching on cancer genetics and evolution. Elaine has completed the PGCert in Higher Teaching and Learning at the University of Oxford with Distinction and as part of this became a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Elaine is also an active member of the Oxford Postgraduate Teaching Network (OPTN).