NIHR Leeds BRC welcomes 10 new PhD fellows across diverse healthcare specialities

The NIHR Leeds BRC is thrilled to announce the successful appointment of 10 new PhD fellows—4 non-clinical and 6 clinical—following a highly competitive national recruitment process.

These fellowships, generously funded by the University of Leeds, span a diverse range of healthcare specialities and align with all of our research Themes. Our new fellows will begin their research in late 2024 or early 2025, supported by our robust Academic Capacity Development strategy.

We extend our best wishes to each Fellow for their upcoming PhD research and look forward to their contributions.

An image of Zoe Brown in front of a building with stone columns.

Zoe Brown

Thesis title

Microenvironmental metabolic and genomic drivers of T-cell dysfunction associated with frailty in multiple myeloma (MM)

A picture of Ned Atiyah from the shoulders up against a wooden background.

Ned Atiyah

Thesis title

Using data and computational infrastructure to understand multi-morbidity effect and social factors on haematological cancer incidence and outcomes

A picture of Nia Paddison Rees from the chest up against a dark grey background and some indoor plants.

Nia Paddison Rees

Thesis title

Studying AMR niches on individual human microbiomes using novel gut model technologies

A picture of Charlotte Campbell-Broad from the middle up against a pale background of a room with a picture on the wall behind her.

Charlotte Campbell-Broad

Thesis title

The Microbiome and the promotion of bowel cancer: The key to understanding causation and prevention of this important disease

A headshot picture of Matt Clark from the neck up against a pale background.

Matt Clark

Thesis title

Microenvironmental metabolic and genomic drivers of T-cell dysfunction associated with frailty in multiple myeloma (MM)

A picture of Lucy Thornton sat at a table with a stone wall behind them on.

Lucy Thornton

Thesis title

A precision medicine approach to optimise early detection of Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Interstitial Lung Disease (ARD-ILD) for patients and the NHS 

A picture of Sana Sharrack from the shoulders up with a hilly landscape behind them.

Sana Sharrack

Thesis title

The role of peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs) in the development of clinical arthritis in Anti-cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody (ACPA) positive at-risk individuals

A headshot photo of Anna Littlejohns against a pale background.

Anna Littlejohns

Thesis title

Development of a complex intervention for pre-operative de-labelling of penicillin allergy

A headshot picture of Maryum Farooq with some outdoor plants behind them.

Maryam Farooq

Thesis title

Cardiac MRI evaluation of mixed venous oxygen saturation: role in heart failure assessment, management, and prognostication

A headshot picture of Claire Berry with a blue background behind them.

Claire Berry

Thesis title

Optimisation of the diagnosis of recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis to influence appropriate treatment