Academic Clinical Fellows - research
Projects which our ACFs have done - often in preparation for a DPhil/PhD application.
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