Jayne Spink PhD

Jayne Spink is is a Translational Research Director at Prostate Cancer Research. Jayne has a BSc and Ph.D. in genetics and postdoctoral experience in molecular genetics and cell biology. She left the research bench to join the Department of Health, initially as a scientific secretary to the Gene Therapy Advisory Committee. As Head of Genetic Science, Safety and Regulation, she has worked on policy areas that have included gene therapy clinical research, stem cell research, genetic testing, genetics, and insurance and ethics.

Jayne is a former Associate Director of the Centre for Clinical Practice at NICE and has more than a decade of senior-level experience in the third sector. Immediately prior to joining Genetic Alliance UK, she served for 5 years as CEO of the Tuberous Sclerosis Association and served as the Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Director of Policy and Research (also for 5 years).