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The NIHR 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 Biomedical Research Centre takes new discoveries, treatments and technologies into the clinic, using unique tools, facilities and world-changing expertise.

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The NIHR 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is a longstanding partnership between the University of 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 and University Hospital 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 NHS Foundation Trust (UHSFT), funded by the?National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

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The NIHR 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 BRC aims to improve people’s health and resilience throughout life by developing better treatments and care. 

The centre comprises over 600 researchers from across the partnership. They are enhancing health and quality-of-life through five strategic research themes:  

Researchers work closely with patients and the public to ensure a person-centred, collaborative and inclusive research culture. 

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天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 has been at the forefront of nutrition and respiratory research since 2008. ?Major breakthroughs in?deliberate allergen exposure?and?lifelong prevention of fractures?have improved treatments and guidance for patients in the south and across the UK. 

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The BRC is closely tied with the NIHR 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 Clinical Research Facility (CRF), an extensive, dedicated space for early-stage clinical research in the heart of University Hospital 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载. 

Visit the NIHR 天发娱乐棋牌_天发娱乐APP-官网|下载 Biomedical Research Centre website

Research highlights

Research highlights

People, projects and publications

People

Professor Julia Sinclair MB BS DPhil FRCPsych FHEA

Professor of Addiction Psychiatry

Research interests

  • alcohol use disorders
  • health services research
  • co-morbidity
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Professor Mike Grocott BSc MSc MBBS MD FRCA FRCP FFICM GChPOM (ANZCA)

Professor of Anaesthesia & Critical Care

Research interests

  • Perioperative Care, Critical Care, Prehabilitation, Hypoxia, Integrative Physiology, Clinical Trials, Health Services Research, Health Economics.

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Miss Olatundun Gafari

Lecturer in Public Health
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Dr Rujie Sun

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Medical Robotics (Micro/Nano Robotics, Soft Robotics)
  • Flexible Electronics
  • Wearable Devices

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Samantha Meredith PhD

Research Fellow
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Dr Sofia Michopoulou PhD

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Zoe Saynor PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), FHEA, RCEP

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Physical activity and exercise in the prevention and treatment of long-term conditions
  • Clinical exercise testing and mechanism(s) of exercise limitation in long-term conditions
  • Paediatric exercise science

Accepting applications from PhD students

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