The Chain-Florey Fellowship and Lectureship schemes are the Imperial BRC’s flagship clinical academic training programme. The schemes aim to train excellent clinicians in cutting-edge biomedical sciences, to produce the next generation of world-class academic clinicians. They are jointly funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Imperial BRC […]

Research supported by the NIHR Imperial BRC has provided new insights into the transmission of Group B streptococcus bacteria within the hospital setting. Group B streptococcus is a very common bacteria which is thought to be present in approximately 2 in 5 people and is normally harmless. However, in newborn babies, the bacteria can cause […]

Scientists from the NIHR Imperial BRC, and from the University of Edinburgh have developed new software capable of detecting small vessel disease (SVD), a leading cause of stroke and vascular dementia. Currently, doctors diagnose SVD by looking for changes to white matter in the brain during MRI or CT scans. However, this relies on a […]

Researchers from the NIHR Imperial BRC have shown that an immune cell, normally protective against viruses and cancer, could make lupus worse, and trigger flare-ups of the condition. Lupus is an autoimmune condition which occurs when the immune system malfunctions, resulting in skin and joint problems and organ damage. It affects 1/1000 people and approximately 30,000 in the […]

The third call for NIHR Imperial BRC Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT) projects was launched in early 2018, with funding available through two opportunities: ‘Push for Impact’ and ‘Developing Capacity’. Through these schemes, the BRC aims to fund highly innovative projects which utilise the capabilities of the core ITMAT technologies of genomics, imaging, […]