Biomedical Research Centre news

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Mentoring young people at the start of their careers in science and medicine

11 Feb 2023, 8 a.m.

In August 2022, the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) opened its laboratory doors for three days to invite members of the GOSH Young Persons’ Advisory Group for research (YPAG) to shadow researcher Merry Wilkinson.

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How the GOSH Young Persons’ Advisory Group for research is helping to inspire the next generation of women in science

11 Feb 2023, 8 a.m.

Our GOSH Young Persons’ Advisory Group (YPAG) for research is a group of young people aged between 10 and 21 who work closely with researchers and clinicians across GOSH and the UCL GOS ICH to advise them on many aspects of their research.

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Dr Polly Livermore is GOSH’s first nurse to receive post-doctoral fellowship

6 Feb 2023, 4:08 p.m.

Children's nurse and Clinical Matron Dr Polly Livermore awarded GOSH's first NIHR Advanced Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowship scheme (ACAF).

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Research uncovers potential for new treatments for childhood autoimmune condition

23 Jan 2023, 10:21 a.m.

Research teams at GOSH and UCL GOS ICH have uncovered key inflammation pathways involved in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM).

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Combining expertise for more efficient clinical trials of the future

22 Jan 2023, 8 a.m.

A group of researchers and clinical scientists have combined their expertise to develop a new way to monitor the progression of movement disorders and increase the efficiency of clinical trials.

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