Academic Clinical Fellows - research

Anaesthetics

Biomarkers to detect perioperative brain injury

Researching the association between neuronal injury, electroencephalography, and postoperative cognitive dysfunction

Gastroenterology

The role of immune cells in colitis

Using single-cell technologies to investigate the pathophysiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

GENERAL PRACTICE 

Understanding prognosis for patients with chronic heart failure

Information is needed to inform management decisions, advanced care planning, and public health and policy planning   

Neurology

Using theoretical neurobiology to understand neurological disease

Seeking to understand symptoms and signs of neurological disease – particularly cognitive disorders seen in neurodegenerative conditions 

Paediatrics

HIV evolution in early infancy and mother to child transmission 

Looking at how the HIV virus evolves can provide evidence of the immune system acting on the virus to drive mutations 

PSYCHIATRY

Characterising the sequelae of COVID-19

Using large-scale electronic health records data to understand the neurological and psychiatric consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infections

Nature, mental health and well-being

Seeking to understand the impact of nature on mental health and well-being

Assessing the potential of transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) to treat depression

TUS has been shown to be safe to use in human amygdalar stimulation and can induce short-term neuroplastic changes. Can it induce longer-term plasticity?

RADIOLOGY

Hyperpolarised xenon magnetic resonance imaging 

Investigating the use of a novel non-radioactive gas contrast imaging technique 

SURGERY AND TRAUMA & ORTHOPEDICS 

Clinical outcome assessment in hand surgery

Assessing the validity, responsiveness and interpretability of existing patient-reported outcome measures, and understanding the impact of hand conditions and their treatment