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12 March 2019
Tom Wride – research and racquets
A 5am training session, a day in the office auditing clinical trials at UHB and then an evening session in the gym is the sort of regime and discipline that has taken Tom Wride to…
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12 March 2019
NIHR SRMRC Holds Research Showcase alongside UoB’s Launch of New Centre for Trauma Sciences Research
The launch of the University of Birmingham’s (UoB) new Centre for Trauma Sciences (CTSR) took place on 26th March and was combined with the exciting Show and Tell event for the NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology…
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05 March 2019
Healthcare Science Day – 6th March 2019
On 6th March 2019, healthcare scientists at UHB will demonstrate the huge range of roles and careers available in the NHS to local schools, patients and the public. The annual Healthcare Science event will be…
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27 February 2019
Could MDTEC help you?
The Medical Devices Testing and Evaluation Centre (MD-TEC) met with local MedTech Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) companies at a recent event to showcase the facilities, expertise and assistance that the Centre provides. MD-TEC Connect…
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12 February 2019
Endocrine nurse specialist collects research awards
A senior clinical nurse specialist in the endocrine team at QEHB has collected two distinctive awards at the most recent annual British Endocrine Society conference, where she also presented her work. Chona Feliciano was the only nurse…
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11 February 2019
World-leading trial for rare disease patient
A patient at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of just four people in the UK taking part in a worldwide clinical trial for Pompe disease, a rare, genetically inherited condition affecting…
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11 February 2019
World first for gene therapy trial patient
A patient at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) was the first person in the world to take part in a pioneering gene therapy trial for his rare disease. Simon Smith, 45, was diagnosed with…
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11 February 2019
QEHB celebrates Rare Disease Day
Rare Disease Day will be celebrated in the atrium of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) on Thursday 28 February 2019. The annual event aims to raise awareness of the work being done to diagnose,…
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07 February 2019
UHB Ophthalmologist announced as participant in prestigious programme
A Consultant Ophthalmologist at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has been announced as one of the first participants in The Academy of Medical Sciences’ novel Future Leaders in Innovation, Enterprise and Research (FLIER) Programme.…
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06 February 2019
Stroke research brings academic and clinical colleagues together
University of Birmingham PhD student and University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) honorary research fellow, Rosanna Laverick, is currently working closely with UHB’s stroke research nurses Michelle Bates and Katherine Ahlquist. Rosanna gained her Masters degree in…