We are a team of researchers from multidisciplinary backgrounds at different stages of academic careers. Our focus is on healthcare research but we collaborate with colleagues in basic science, law and the social sciences at the University and with colleagues across the world.
Our research pages features summaries of projects that students have undertaken as SSCs or independently with the group, during electives. We have affiliated group members based at other academic institutions and collaborators from Europe and Australasia. We support undergraduates, newly qualified doctors and early career researchers to get established in research and academia.
As a group, by coincidence we share a passion for cycling and / or cats (!) and amongst us we speak English, Russian, French, German, Urdu, Danish, Spanish, Bengali, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, and Yoruba! We run a monthly journal club where we chat through new papers that have been published.
Group Lead, Associate Professor in Ageing & Movement Disorders/Honorary Consultant Geriatrician: Dr Emily Henderson
Twitter: @dremhenderson
Email: Emily.Henderson@bristol.ac.uk
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology – Professor Yoav Ben-Shlomo
Email: y.ben-shlomo@bristol.ac.uk
CHIEF-PD Trial Manager: Danielle Pendry-Brazier
Twitter: @physiodani
Email: danielle.brazier@bristol.ac.uk
Senior Research Associate: Dr Mícheál Ó Breasail
Clinical Research Fellow/Specialist Registrar in Neurology: Dr Matthew Smith
Twitter: @dr_mdsmith
Email: Matthew.smith@bristol.ac.uk
Research Fellow (Qualitative Research): Dr Heather Brant
Twitter: @HeatherBrant4
Email: heather.brant@bristol.ac.uk
Clinical Research Fellow/Trust Grade Doctor in Geriatric Medicine: Dr Grace Pearson
Twitter: @GraceInvaders
Email: grace.pearson@bristol.ac.uk
Clinical Research Fellow/Medical Registrar: Dr Katie Lloyd
Twitter: @katieelloyd
Email: katie.lloyd@bristol.ac.uk
PhD Student: Anisha Cullen
Email: hk21935@bristol.ac.uk
Research Support Assistant & Trial Manager: Dr Lauren McNicholas
Twitter: @LaurenMcN1
Email: lauren.mcnicholas@bristol.ac.uk
Trial Co-ordinator & Trial Manager: Charlotte MacDonald
Email: charlotte.macdonald@bristol.ac.uk
Research Support Assistant: Kritika Jain
Email: kritika.jain.2021@bristol.ac.uk
Research Support Assistant: Safi Smith
Email: safi.smith@bristol.ac.uk
Research Support Assistant: Tom Gabriel
Email: tom.gabriel@bristol.ac.uk
Research Support Officer: Katie Naylor
Email: katie.naylor@bristol.ac.uk
Senior Research Administrator: Gezina Lambert
Email: gezina.lambert@bristol.ac.uk
Trial Administrator: Ruby Turnbull
Email: ruby.turnbull.2022@bristol.ac.uk
Trial Administrator: Seemi Davies
Email: mp22731@bristol.ac.uk
Collaborators
Consultant Neurologist: Chris Kobylecki
Associate Professor of Neurology: Jane Alty
Research Fellow: Dr Tomas Welsh
Professor of Urology: Professor Marcus Drake
Honorary Associate Professor of Urology: Professor Hashim Hashim
Professor in Clinical Epidemiology: Professor Celia L Gregson