Currently, Dr. Hughes is a Research Fellow in the Leeds Institute of Medical Research (LIMR), St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK. Prior to this appointment, Dr Hughes held a number of successful postdoctoral research associate positions at the University of Sheffield in the departments of Oncology & Metabolism, and Infection & Immunity. Obtaining his Ph.D. in 2009 in Molecular and Genetic Medicine in the Centre for Developmental Genetics - University of Sheffield, Dr. Hughes continues to work in such research areas as tumour microenvironment, inflammation and immunotherapy, in both the primary and metastatic setting.