Research Projects
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses a continued threat to public health and well-being, especially in people who have a compromised immune system....
Supervisor: Dr Gabriela Khoury
The spleen is an important organ of the immune system and it is often removed for the treatment of different medical conditions, to perform surgery...
Supervisor: Dr Gabriela Khoury
Impact of pregnancy on long-term outcomes in women with multiple sclerosis – assessment of mechanism
Data suggests that pregnancy in women with multiple sclerosis (MS) may exert long-term health benefits. Comparisons of women with and without...
Supervisor: Professor Vilija Jokubaitis
The primary means of protective immunity coming from vaccines is the formation of long-lived, antibody-producing plasma cells. However, not all...
Supervisor: Dr Marcus Robinson
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Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an organ-specific autoimmune disease that leads to the destruction of pancreatic islet...
Supervisor: Professor Sam El-Osta
Type 2 immune bias is associated with the final stages of lung development and we have recently shown that eosinophils play a key role in this...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Margaret Hibbs
**New Projects On Offer for 2025**
Vascular complications remain the major cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetes with increasing evidence...
Supervisor: Professor Sam El-Osta
The development of diabetic complications including vascular and renal disease is enhanced in diabetic patients. However, the underlying mechanism as...
Supervisor: Dr Jay C. Jha
While traditionally thought to primarily support neuronal function, there is increasing evidence to suggest astrocytes play an important role in...
Supervisor: Dr Bianca Jupp
Long COVID has emerged as a global health issue with long-term social and economic impacts. It is estimated that 5-10% of people infected with SARS-...
Supervisor: Dr Paul Gill
Abusive head trauma (AHT) is a devastating condition that causes profound disability in millions of children worldwide. Significant knowledge gaps...
Supervisor: Professor Richelle Mychasiuk
Refractory status epilepticus (RSE), is a rare neurological emergency, characterised by continuing or recurrent seizures despite initial...
Supervisor: Dr Neha Kaul
Impulsivity describes a tendency to rash, risky and poorly thought through decisions or actions and is associated with a number of neuropsychiatric...
Supervisor: Dr Bianca Jupp
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex and costly worldwide phenomenon that can lead to many negative health outcomes including disrupted...
Supervisor: Professor Richelle Mychasiuk
Chronic pain initially presents itself acutely without indication that it will persist; making it difficult to catch before it develops and equally...
Supervisor: Professor Richelle Mychasiuk
Background:
Heart failure is the commonest cardiovascular cause for hospital admission in people aged >65years. It has become increasingly...
Supervisor: Assoc Professor Bing Wang
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and woman, and non-small cell lung cancer accounts for 80% of lung cancer cases. Across...
Supervisor: A/Prof Vivek Naranbhai
Functional neurological disorders often occur following traumatic events, including major accidents. severe emotional upset, or psychological stress...
Supervisor: Dr Lana Higson
Treatments that create or enhance anti-cancer immune responses have revolutionised the way that many cancers are treated and improved clinical...
Supervisor: Dr Miles Andrews
Work towards a PhD/MSc degrees, that will develop a computational analysis pipeline to localise the epileptogenic-zone (EZ) in the brain (patients...
Supervisor: Dr Steve Mehrkanoon