Area of work
Academic Research
I am a Specialised Foundation Doctor on the research pathway in Leeds, part of the NIHR Clinical Academic Training Pathway. My published research covers cancer, Alzheimer’s and rare genetic conditions.
Current roles
- Specialised Foundation Doctor (Research) NHS
- Visiting Researcher University of Leeds
Former roles
- Executive Director and Head of Policy Polygeia (Global Health Think Tank)
Peer-reviewed publications
Full list on ResearchGate.
- Distinct, common and synergistic effects of insulin and IGF-1 receptors on healthy murine ageing Heliyon · 2024
- Cohort study investigating evolution and factors associated with dyspnoea after anatomic lung resection J Thoracic Disease · 2024
- Enzyme replacement therapy for late-onset Pompe disease First author Cochrane Database · 2023
- Patient-reported physical function is associated with survival after lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2022
- Factors influencing patient satisfaction after treatments for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer J Cancer Res Clin Oncol · 2021
- Shared decision-making in early stage non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review First author Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2021
- Meta-analysis of the effect of sarcopenia in predicting postoperative mortality in emergency and elective abdominal surgery The Surgeon · 2018
Awards
A fully funded scholarship, awarded after a competitive application process, developing skills in healthcare management and policy.
Scholarship 2022 Leeds Medico-Legal Society Ethics PrizeFirst prize for an essay on the ethics of human challenge trials in the response to emerging pandemics.
Leeds School of Medicine 2021 Lister Institute Summer Studentship, The Babraham InstituteVisiting summer student in the Wolf Reik Lab, which specialises in ageing, reprogramming, early embryonic development and epigenetics. Investigated enhancer priming in the human epiblast, excising specific enhancers from human DNA using CRISPR Cas-9.
Studentship 2022 Intercalated Degree Fellowship, Wolfson Foundation and Royal College of PhysiciansFunded an MRes in Medicine at the University of Leeds, awarded with Distinction, focused on biological ageing.
FellowshipMethods
- Cochrane systematic review methods
- Meta-analysis
- Narrative synthesis
- Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool
- Survival analysis
- Patient-reported outcome measures
- Preregistration and preprints
- Bioinformatics
- RNA-seq
- RNA isolation
- RNA guide design for CRISPR-Cas9