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.
Students have undertaken projects with the group as SSCs or independently with the group, during electives. We support undergraduates, newly qualified doctors and early career researchers to get established in research and academia.
We have affiliated group members based at other academic institutions and collaborators from across the world!
As a group, by coincidence, we share a passion for cycling and / or cats (!). Among us we speak English, Russian, French, German, Danish, Spanish, Bengali, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Thai and Dutch! We are keen musicians, playing a variety of instruments between us and regularly attending recitals. We run a monthly journal club where we discuss new papers that have been published in our respective fields.
Click on each photo to find out more about our team members.
If you are a PRIME study participant and need to contact the team, please call us on 0117 455 4083 or email prime-parkinson@bristol.ac.uk in order to ensure a prompt response.
Dr Emily Henderson
Group Lead
Associate Professor in Ageing & Movement Disorders & Honorary Consultant Geriatrician
Dr Grace Pearson
Clinical Research Fellow/Trust Grade Doctor in Geriatric Medicine
Dr Emma Tenison
Academic Clinical Lecturer & Registrar in Geriatric Medicine
Dr Matthew Smith
Clinical Research Fellow & Specialist Registrar in Neurology
Dr Rachael Harrison
Honorary Research Associate & Clinical Fellow
Dr Savannah Haworth
Clinical Research Fellow & Honorary Research Associate
Dr Lauren McNicholas
Research Support Assistant & Trial Manager
Danielle Pendry-Brazier
CHIEF-PD Trial Manager / PRIME Parkinson Physiotherapist
Collaborators
Honorary Senior Research Fellow: Mícheál Ó Breasail
Research Fellow (Qualitative Research): Dr Heather Brant
Associate Professor in Social Science: Dr Sabi Redwood
Associate Professor – Nutrition: Dr Fiona Lithander
Consultant Neurologist: Chris Kobylecki
Associate Professor of Neurology: Jane Alty
Honorary Senior Lecturer: 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