Recently awarded Clinical Research Training Fellowships - Barts Charity

Recently awarded Healthcare Professional Clinical Research Training Fellowships

This page lists healthcare professionals who were recently awarded a Clinical Research Training Fellowship to undertake PhD training in health-related research.

Healthcare Professional Clinical Research Training Fellowships

We support healthcare professionals to undertake PhD training in health-related research that could improve the lives of people in East London.  We offer funding for a Fellow’s salary, PhD fees and research costs for up to three years full-time, plus flexible and part-time opportunities.

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Fellowships awarded 2023/24:

Dorina-Gabriela Condurache, Cardiologist

Cardiovascular health of haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London

Catherine Hilton, Physiotherapist

What are the components of a successful rehabilitation intervention for adults following lower limb complex fracture? A mixed-methods approach

Bone and Joint Health, Queen Mary University of London

Eileen Kelly, Speech and Language Therapist

Targeting oral and suprahyoid muscle wasting for the prevention and treatment of dysphagia in critically ill patients

Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, Barts Health NHS Trust

Uttara Kurup, Neonatologist and Paediatrician

Characterisation of novel HMGA2 gene variants to understand its role in childhood growth and enhance patient care

William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London

James Perera, Rheumatologist

Empowering a new taxonomy of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis through in-depth histological and molecular characterization of synovial tissue

William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London

Ross Thomson, Cardiologist

Deep phenotyping of the right ventricle in cardiogenic shock using advanced imaging and invasive haemodynamics

William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London

Elen Williams, General Practitioner

Treating chronic pain in people with severe mental illness living in Tower Hamlets

Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London

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Clinical Research Training Fellowships for 2023/24

Fellowships awarded 2022/23:

Sara Banks, Clinical Psychologist

How are binge eating disorder and food addiction experienced, identified and managed in older adults in primary care in East London

Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London

Ellen Camboe, Old Age Psychiatrist

Parkinson’s disease psychosis in a diverse population

Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London

Daire Hanna, Medical Oncologist

Epigenetic targeting in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma to overcome resistance to immune checkpoint blockade

Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London

Richard Fitzgerald, Special Care Dentist

Developing a medical-dental learning health system to prevent infective endocarditis and improve oral health for patients with learning disability

Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London

Vijay Shyam-Sundar, Cardiologist

Towards automating cardiac magnetic resonance analysis and interpretation and reducing need for contrast administration in inflammatory cardiomyopathies

William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London

Ricarda Tillmann, Physiotherapist

I DANCE: Intervention development and feasibility of group dance for physical activity in children and young people with cerebral palsy

Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London