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Programme Descriptions
For general queries regarding the Academic F2 Programmes,
contact:
Professor Debbie Sharp
Debbie.sharp@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: (0117) 3313809
Dr Janine Mendham (North Bristol NHS Trust)
janine.mendham@nbt.nhs.uk
Dr Robert Tulloh (United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust)
Robert.tulloh@ubht.nhs.uk
For further details of academic components, see below:
Adult Diabetes and Endocrinology
Bristol is a major centre for diabetes and endocrinology with 4
clinical and 6 basic science Professors, major laboratory bases in
Southmead and the new Dorothy Hodgkin Building at the UBHT site as
well as an expanding portfolio of clinical trials. Interests include
the predicting Type 1 diabetes (Professors Gale and Bingley), the
immunotherapy of Type 1 diabetes (Drs Dayan and Wong), the
neuroendocrinology of stress (Prof Lightman), the endocrinology of
exercise (Dr Andrews/ Prof Tavare). Successful candidates would be
invited to choose between clinical and laboratory projects over the
range of subject areas. Overall mentorship will be provided by Dr
Dayan and the AF2 will have a project supervisor depending on their
choice of subject area. Along with participation in the core research
training curriculum, the 4 months period will provide hands on
experience in laboratory work or a major clinical project, as well as
outputs including co-authorship of papers, preparation of a review or
a poster for a national meeting. In addition, trainees will have the
opprotunity to gain exposure to specialist clinical experience in
diabetes/endocrinology through exposure to a range of clinics.
Contact:
Dr Colin Dayan
colin.dayan@bristol.ac.uk
Clinical Epidemiology / Public Health
Clinical epidemiology is the discipline that determines causes of
disease in populations and combined with health services research
evaluates diagnostic, prognostic and clinical interventions. The
Department of Social Medicine is a leading centre for life course and
genetic epidemiology, health services research and public health in
the UK and was one of only three to be awarded the top 5* grade in the
2001 Research Assessment Exercise. The 4 month attachment would enable
the trainee to learn about specific epidemiological and statistical
methods through the hands-on analysis of data that has already been
collected, leading to a peer-reviewed publication. The trainee would
be supported by a senior clinical academic. There may also be
opportunities to observe or help with data collection. Current areas
of interest include insulin-like growth factors, insulin resistance
syndrome, prostate cancer, multiple sclerosis, sodium composition of
infant feeds, early life origins of chronic diseases, Mendelian
Randomisation, mental health and neurodegenerative disorders.
Contact:
Professor Yoav Ben-Shlomo
y.ben-shlomo@bristol.ac.uk
Medical Physiology
The Department has a strong national and international reputation,
and many of its research groups are currently engaged in a variety of
trans-disciplinary collaborations with clinical researchers. The
successful applicants will be offered a choice of laboratory research
projects (supervised by either Professor Paton or Dr Pickering). These
have been selected to provide experience of the use of cutting edge
bioscience to address current clinical problems (hypertension and
chronic pain). This work will be tailored to provide a motivated
candidate with a tangible foundation (training in translational basic
science combined with a likelihood of presentations to learned
societies and publications) from which to launch a career as a
clinical academic. In addition the Department will provide
opportunities for training and exposure to teaching in areas that will
be matched to the research projects (CVS, Pain) and will encourage
attendance at our research seminar programmes.
Contact:
Dr Tony Pickering
Tony.Pickering@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: (0117) 331 7579
www.bristol.ac.uk/physiology
Paediatrics – Endocrine/Renal
This post will be attached to the renal and endocrine teams based
in the purpose built Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, a tertiary
referral centre for the South West. Good links with the clinical
service will be part of the post, which will offer laboratory based
research focusing on primary cell culture in muscle and fat studying
insulin resistance and nutrition; unique podocyte cell lines examining
many renal glomerular conditions and on the Insulin Like Growth
Hormone axis in health and disease.
Contacts:
Dr Julian Hamilton Shield and Dr Moin Saleem
j.p.h.shield@bristol.ac.uk
M.Saleem@bristol.ac.uk
Paediatrics – Infectious Diseases/Microbiology
The trainee will conduct a project within an existing programme of
infectious diseases research which focuses on the diagnosis,
pathogenesis and immune responses to infections with Streptococcus
pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis. Projects will be laboratory
based but will usually involve analysis of clinical samples from
patients. Supervision will normally be jointly between paediatrics and
microbiology.
Contact:
Professor Adam Finn
Adam.Finn@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: (0117) 342 0174
Primary Health Care
Academic primary care is situated in the Department of Community
Based Medicine and as such we were part of the 5* submission in the
2001 RAE. We have a long and strong track record of supporting medical
students on SSCs and electives, and training academic GPs with
particular success in supporting academic GP registrars and training
fellows. Our current areas of interest include primary care mental
health, service delivery, diabetes, complementary and alternative
medicine, cancer and infectious diseases. We use a wide range of
research methodologies. You would have a lot of flexibility in
choosing your project and be supervised by a senior clinical academic
GP.
Contact:
Professor Debbie Sharp
Debbie.sharp@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: (0117) 3313809
www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/PrimaryHealthCare
Psychiatry
The Academic Unit of Psychiatry (www.bristol.ac.uk/psychiatry)
has two strong research groupings in epidemiology and
psychopharmacology. Psychiatric research is now benefiting from the
substantial growth in neuroscience over the past 10-15 years and this
will have increasing influence over new treatments and understanding
of mechanisms: biological, psychological and social. We have a wide
range of projects in the Unit including studies involving neuroimaging,
experimental medicine designs, randomised controlled trials and large
population based studies.
Contacts:
Professor Glyn Lewis and Dr John Potokar
glyn.lewis@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: (0117) 954 6796
john.potokar@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: (0117) 954 6666
Surgery
The academic component of this rotation will be linked to the upper
gastrointestinal team at United Bristol Healthcare Trust and the
Department of Social Medicine based at Canynge Hall. The successful
applicant will be offered a choice of health services research
projects aimed to provide experience of health outcomes research in
surgical oncology or minimal access surgery. It is expected that the
project will lead to local and national presentations and
publications.
Contact:
Professor Jane M Blazeby
j.m.blazeby@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: (0117) 928 7231
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