Using pump-priming funds he was successful in securing a 12 months Research Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, followed by a highly competitive and prestigious Clinical Research Fellowship from the Medical Research Council. His research has been presented at national and international neurosurgery and neuro-oncology meetings and has been published in high impact factor peer reviewed journals (e.g. Cancer Research; IF 9.3). The findings of a potential non-invasive biomarker of response and outcome in brain metastasis will be tested in a planned prospective study.