NIHR Leeds BRC hosts joint International Clinical Trials Day 2025 event
NIHR Leeds BRC hosted a joint event to celebrate International Clinical Trials Day, highlighting the role trials play in advancing medical research and …
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NIHR Leeds BRC hosts latest key event advancing the future of infection diagnostics
The fourth instalment of the Moving Forward Infection Diagnostics event series recently took place at Nexus Leeds, drawing leading voices from across the healthcare and diagnostics sectors for a day of collaboration, insight, and innovation.
NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre supports major clinical trial offering new hope for patients with relapsed myeloma
A national clinical trial supported by the NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre has demonstrated that a novel combination of targeted therapies can extend remission and improve quality of life for patients with relapsed myeloma, a blood cancer that accounts for 1 in every 50 new cancer diagnoses in the UK.
NIHR Leeds BRC collaborates on developing data science talent through GCA research
As we mark Vasculitis Awareness Month, we are proud to share that NIHR Leeds BRC has partnered with Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) on a new data study on giant cell arthritis (GCA), as part of a programme to foster talent in upcoming data scientists.
Leeds BRC collaborates with Yale University on groundbreaking research in systemic sclerosis
Our colleague, Professor Francesco Del Gado, has had a collaborative study on systemic sclerosis with Yale University published in The Lancet Rheumatology.
Paul Emery ranked as UK’s Best Immunologist and winner of Immunology Leader Award for 2025
Our colleague Professor Paul Emery CBE has been ranked as the number 1 immunologist in the UK and 21 in the world by a leading academic platform for researchers. He was also recognised with the Immunology Leader Award for 2025.
Success for Leeds BRC researchers at national awards
Congratulations to our colleagues Professor Helena Marzo-Ortega, Dr Jane Freeston and Dr Christian Sellinger who have all been recognised by the National Axial Sponyloarthritis Society (NASS) for their outstanding contributions to improving the care of patients living with this condition.
Fourth Leeds Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) course
Join us for a two-day course on Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
Save the date: Thursday 9th & Friday 10th October
Predicting older people’s frailty helps doctors intervene earlier
GPs can more accurately identify older people’s frailty and intervene earlier as a result of NIHR-funded research.
Robot developed for internal scans and virtual biopsies
A tiny magnetic robot which can take 3D scans from deep within the body, that could revolutionising early cancer detection, has been developed with NIHR Leeds BRC supported research.