NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre

Thanks Emma. Our course spaces are divided between researchers from East Anglia & those from outside the area. The non-East Anglia spaces tend to fill up very quickly & we are hoping a few more local researchers will sign up. Once this has happened, we will review our place numbers 👍

👉East Anglia Researchers! There is still time to book onto the FREE PPI Training Sessions!
👉 Next session is Avoiding Tokenism - Tue 19 Aug!
👉 Book via bit.ly/Trg4PPI
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Today we hosted the London International Youth Science Forum!
They met researchers from @dphpc.bsky.social &
The Early Cancer Institute, heard talks (Dr Will Watson, cardiology clinical lecturer, pictured) & had tours of the Clinical Research Facility @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk

Discovery of role of gut hormone in chronic diarrhoea could aid development of new tests and treatments - NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre High levels of a hormone found in cells in the gut could underlie many cases of chronic diarrhoea and help explain up to 40% of cases of patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea, accordin...

>A new study, led by our Cambridge BRC colleagues, has found chronic diarrhoea could be due to high gut hormone levels.
>These findings could help with developing a potential new treatment.
To learn more >>> bit.ly/3HaFew9
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social @bmj.com

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👏 Beyond proud 👏 to see how this trial, developed by Prof Fitzgerald & colleagues at the BRC, has gone from strength to strength! Screening vans will now be rolled out across England.

👉 To read the full story in the NIHR Annual Report bit.ly/3UzCE5X

@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social

Registrations for the Early Cancer Institute Annual Symposium 2025, focusing on the latest developments in early cancer research, are open!

📅 Thurs 9 October 2-6pm
📍 CRUK Cambridge Institute, CB2 0RE
Find out more and register ➡️ zurl.co/bH4wU

@cambridgebrc.bsky.social @cambridge-scm.bsky.social

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🚨LAST CHANCE to book onto the in-person 'Software as a Medical Device' workshop on 13 NOV
🚨E-mail aae35@cam.ac.uk & bg339@cam.ac.uk by 25 JULY
🚨Talks from CogniDox, eQMS & Cambridge Enterprise
🚨Free Lunch! Venue: @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @cpftresearch.bsky.social

Don't miss out on the chance to see this fantastic talk by Prof Rebecca Fitzgerald tomorrow!
➡️ Thurs 24th July ⏰ 9.30 - 10.30am
➡️ Theo Chalmers Lecture Theatre, Clinical School
➡️ All welcome!
@cuh.nhs.uk @cuhpartners.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @dphpc.bsky.social @cambridge-scm.bsky.social

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👉 ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT to book your spot on our Data Science & Population Health theme in-person 'Software as a Medical Device' workshop on 13 Nov.
👉 Book via email aae35@cam.ac.uk & copy bg339@cam.ac.uk by 25 JULY.
👉 Talks by CogniDox, eQMS & Cambridge Enterprise
👉 Free lunch!
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

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The PemOla trial is the first of its kind! It's exploring the use of precision immunotherapy in treating pancreatic cancer & piloting the @nihr.bsky.social 'Just In Time' scheme, which makes things easier for patients & their local hospitals
➡️ bit.ly/44VEcMv
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

👉Learn how NIHR research is improving the quality of life for people in the UK, and helping to forge a health care system fit for the future, in the newly published 2024/25 annual report 📋
👉Link to full report below
@cuh.nhs.uk @cuhpartners.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social

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What impact does healthy ageing have on stroke? Nicholas Evans, a Stroke Association Senior Clinical Lecturer (University of Cambridge) and Honorary Consultant in Stroke Medicine (Addenbrooke's Hospital). Dr Evans will be discussing research looking at how ageing affects outcomes after stroke and how people respond to treatment. This work combines imaging and clinical data to determine a person's biological age, and evaluates its relevance to treatment and rehabilitation after stroke. Dr Evans will discuss how a better understanding and promotion of healthy ageing may improve access and benefit from stroke treatments in the future.

In our latest YouTube series, Nick Evans, consultant Stroke Physician and Senior Clinical Lecturer, talks about how ageing affects outcomes after stroke and how people respond to treatment.
To find out more >> bit.ly/4lZbq4u
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Cambridge Professor announced as new NIHR Chair for UK Musculoskeletal Translational Research Collaboration - NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre Cambridge Professor Andrew McCaskie, has recently been announced as the new NIHR Chair of the UK Musculoskeletal Translational Research Collaboration (MSK TRC)

👏Many Congratulations👏to Professor Andrew McCaskie on his appointment as the new Chair for the UK Musculoskeletal Translational Research Collaboration.
'I am delighted to be appointed to the role'
Read more >> bit.ly/44M3ixe
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @versusarthritis.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

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Deadline for booking onto our in-person 'Software as a Medical Device' Workshop on 13 NOV as part of our Data Science & Population Health theme is fast approaching!
Email aae35@cam.ac.uk & copy in bg339@cam.ac.uk by 25 JULY!
Talks from Cognidox eQMS & Cambridge Enterprise
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

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👉 Learn how a specialist clinic @cuh.nhs.uk is providing greater awareness and tailored care for those diagnosed with CADASIL, a rare disorder which can cause strokes.
👉Greater understanding of the condition has delayed symptom onset by 5 years
👉 bit.ly/46FUVG4
@cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social

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The recent IMPORT-LOW trial has shown that targeted radiotherapy is just as effective for low-risk breast cancer as current treatment & it reduces the risk of side effects.
To learn more >> bit.ly/3IsiYyk
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @icr.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social @crukcamcentre.bsky.social @thelancet.com

👉Researchers in East Anglia! There is still time to book onto the FREE PPI Training Sessions!
👉First session starts this month - Wed 30th July!
👉Book via: bit.ly/Trg4PPI
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @scicambridge.bsky.social @mrcepid.bsky.social @royalpapworth.bsky.social @ims-mrl.bsky.social

Congratulations! 🎉 @vpd-hlri.bsky.social Today marks 3ys since the Research Institute first opened! A collaboration between @royalpapworth.bsky.social @cuh.nhs.uk @thebhf.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk & others, it seeks to 'improve cardiovascular and lung health for everyone' @charlottesummers.bsky.social

⬇️ Dont miss out on the opportunity to chat to the new CPFT R&D PPIE Team!
⬇️ Next session: Late lunchtime online drop-in: Thursday 10th July 2.00 - 2.30pm on Teams
⬇️ More info below
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @royalpapworth.bsky.social @cuhpartners.bsky.social @cpftresearch.bsky.social

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👉NIHR senior investigators cohort 19 is now open for applications! Deadline 8th Sept
👉If you want to shape the future of health & social care research, consider applying!
👉 Applications especially welcome from: nurses, midwives, AHPs
👉 Info: bit.ly/44lLD0w
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social

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Our Data Science & Population Health theme with the #OTR at @cam.ac.uk will hold an in-person 'Software as a Medical Device' workshop from 10am on 13 Nov on site (venue TBC). Including talks from #CogniDox #eQMS & #Cambridge Enterprise. To book email aae35@cam.ac.uk & bg339@cam.ca.uk by 25 July

Ageing well in the community - how can we make it happen? Our keynote speaker, Dr Louise Lafortune, is a Principal Research Associate at Cambridge Public Health and leads its Lifecourse and Ageing research. Across the world, cities and communities aim to become ‘age-friendly’. This means they are trying to become places that help older people stay well and active, and enjoy fulfilling lives. Dr Lafortune will outline how research and older adults actively help shape the places we live to foster healthy ageing.

How can we help shape the places we live to foster healthy aging?
Watch Dr Louise Lafortune, Principal Research Associate at Cambridge Public Health @cam.ac.uk talk about aging well in the community.
@cuh.nhs.uk @cph.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @dphpc.bsky.social

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Dr Simon Noah Etkind said, "By using these strategies in practice, healthcare providers can better support patients and their families in making informed decisions amidst the unpredictability of complex health trajectories".

New guidance helps clinicians talk about uncertain prognoses with older adults facing complex health needs.

Co-designed by researchers & patients, the recommendations aim to improve care of people in uncertain health circumstances.

Read more below:

www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/news/cambrid...

👇 Check out the video below to find out 'How connecting information through the NHS Federated Data Platform can accelerate better healthcare across NHS Trusts'

@cuh.nhs.uk @cuhpartners.bsky.social @nnuh.bsky.social @royalpapworth.bsky.social @eastofenglandsde.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk

🎧 Our podcast is back! Listen to 'Ask me anything about... the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare' ➡️ soundcloud.com/crukcamcentr...

Patient reps ask researchers how AI is being used in cancer research!

@cuh.nhs.uk @cambridgebrc.bsky.social @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social

Link https://bit.ly/4esBUZL for learning more about the AI tool for early mental health support for children and young people

👉 Our colleagues @cam.ac.uk are building an AI tool to help identify early signs of anxiety & depression in children/young people and need YOUR HELP!
👉 Are you a young person (16-24y) with lived experience of mental health difficulties OR a parent/guardian supporting?
👉 They want to hear from you!

Coming up on 9th July ⬇️ 'Creative arts for dementia'
Short talks explore the impact of music therapy, singing & dancing interventions for people with dementia & using creative arts to involve people with dementia in research.
Info on how to book below ⬇️
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @nihrarcs.bsky.social

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👉 Learn how an initial piece of research, started in Cambridge & supported by @nihr.bsky.social led to a targeted treatment for a rare, inherited immunodeficiency known as APDS
👉 This has now been successfully given to the first patient in UK/Europe!
👉 bit.ly/4ndXFAi
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk

Are you a #communitynurse in the UK?

Our researchers are investigating what proportion of community nurses’ work involves providing care for people in their last year of life.

Share your views with our anonymous survey by 30th June:

cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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👉Are you a healthcare professional working in the UK? We’re interested in finding out about your most recent experience of quality improvement – good, bad or mixed! Certificates of participation offered.
👉To find out more go to: thiscovery.org/project/unde...
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