In the 2018-20 award, the BRAIN Unit received funding to develop an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system supporting clinical care and deep patient phenotyping in Multiple Sclerosis (Cardiff and Vale and Aneurin Bevan), Parkinson's Disease (Abertawe Bro-Morgannwg) and Epilepsy (Cardiff and Vale). The system is…
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New survey: involving the public in your research
BRAIN Involve would like to help researchers consider the benefits of involving the public in forming their research into neurological and neurodegenerative conditions. BRAIN Involve is a public involvement group made up of people who are, or have been, directly affected by neurological diseases such…
SEE MOREBRAIN unit student doctor awarded first place for best oral presentation second year running
Jack Fisher a Cardiff University Student Doctor currently working with BRAIN researcher Dr Malik Zaben won the award for best oral presentation at this year’s CITER Annual Scientific Meeting. The Cardiff Institute for Tissue Engineering and Repair Annual Scientific Meeting (CITER ASM) took place virtually…
SEE MOREBRAIN Unit researcher awarded prestigious fellowship in the field of traumatic brain injury
Dr Ronak Ved has been awarded a Medical Research Council (MRC) Clinical Research Training Fellowship in the field of traumatic brain injury. The prestigious scheme provides predoctoral researchers with the opportunity to foster a competitive PhD research, moving towards a career as a clinical scientist.…
SEE MORECardiff University researcher awarded the Guarantors of the Brain Fellowship
A researcher from the BRAIN Unit and Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI) at Cardiff University has been awarded the Guarantors of the Brain Fellowship. Dr. Malik Zaben works across the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences at Cardiff University. He is a…
SEE MOREWork with us: Research Assistant in Neuro-oncology
We're looking for a Research Assistant to work in an exciting collaboration between two Health and Care Research Wales funded infrastructure centres: the Wales Cancer Research Centre and the BRAIN Unit. The post is available immediately and is fixed-term for one year. The successful candidate…
SEE MOREMeet the researcher: Dr Malik Zaben
Dr Zaben is a lecturer in neurosurgery with a special interest in understanding neurogenesis and neuroplasticity after traumatic brain injury (TBI). His research explores potential therapeutic approaches targeting neuroinflammatory pathways to limit brain damage after injury, and enhance repair. This year has been another successful…
SEE MOREAre you a researcher looking to include the public in your work?
Our Public Involvement lead Dr Emma Lane, is inviting researchers to meet our public involvement group, BRAIN Involve. Are you interested in meeting members of the public? Do you want to find out about the lived experience of someone with the disease you are studying?…
SEE MOREIn the spotlight: Epilepsy research update
As people around the world mark Purple Day to raise awareness of epilepsy, we took a moment to catch up with our experts who are working to better understand the condition as well as researching new treatments. Over 600,000 people in the UK have epilepsy.…
SEE MOREStratifying deeply phenotyped Parkinson’s patients with blood-based immune signatures
Drs Cynthia Sandor, who is supported by the Ser Cymru II programme which is part-funded by Cardiff University and the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government, Kathryn Peall and Professor Caleb Webber have recently received funding from the Health and Care Research Wales…
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