Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The University of Manchester

Websitehttps://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk

Overview

The Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health delivers a truly translational approach to the life sciences, from pure discovery science through to clinical application and patient care.

We develop and deliver the highest quality education and training for health professionals and life scientists in partnership with the NHS and industry, contributing to the University's tradition of innovation and improvements in the health of people around the world.

The integration of discovery biology, clinical application and patient care within a single Faculty, particularly in a region with notable health inequality, provides us with a real opportunity to have a very significant and positive impact on people's lives.

Research within the Faculty

We conduct outstanding, world-leading research in the biological, medical and health sciences. We were ranked 2nd in the UK in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise for our research in the areas of the allied health professions, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy, and 5th nationally for research power in the biological sciences .

REF 2021 reflects the Faculty’s improvements in research quality and strength across all our Units of Assessment since the last assessment in 2014.

Read more about our research impact.

Research within our Schools

We have a diverse range of research activity and groups based with the Faculty's three Schools.

School of Biological Sciences:

School of Medical Sciences:

School of Health Sciences:

Institutes and networks

The Faculty leads the following institutes and networks:

We also contribute to:

Core research facilities

Find out more about our technology platforms.

Our researchers

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Leon Aarons, BSc, MSc, PhD
- Leon.Aaronsmanchester.acuk
- Pharmacy - Professor
Person: Academic
Kathryn Abel, MA MBBS FRCP FRCPsych PhD
- Division of Psychology & Mental Health (L5) - Clinical Professor of Psych Medicine
Person: Academic
Sabu Abraham, MSc, PhD
- sabu.abrahammanchester.acuk
- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences (L5) - Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine
Person: Academic
Azadeh Abravan
- Division of Cancer Sciences (L5) - Research Associate
Person: Academic
Catherine Adams, BSc, MSc, PhD, CertMRCSLT
- Division of Human Communication, Development & Hearing (L5) - Honorary Senior Lecturer
Person: Academic

<i>Hercules</i>: Deep Hierarchical Attentive Multilevel Fusion Model With Uncertainty Quantification for Medical Image Classification
Abdar, M., Fahami, M. A., Rundo, L., Radeva, P., Frangi, A. F., Acharya, U. R., Khosravi, A., Lam, H-K., Jung, A. & Nahavandi, S., Jan 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
11MO Final data from a phase II study (TACTI-002) of eftilagimod alpha (soluble LAG-3) and pembrolizumab in 2nd-line metastatic NSCLC pts resistant to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors
Majem, M., Forster, M. D., Krebs, M., Peguero, J., Clay, T., Felip, E., Iams, W., Roxburgh, P., Spéville, B., Bajaj, P., Mueller, C. & Triebel, F., 1 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 18, p. S43-S44
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
124MO A single centre experience of patients with rare cancers referred for early phase clinical trials
Angelakas, A., Cook, N., Graham, D. M., Krebs, M., Thistlethwaite, F. & Carter, L., 22 Mar 2023, In: ESMO Open. 8, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
18F-FDG-PET guided vs whole tumour radiotherapy dose escalation in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (PET-Boost): Results from a randomised clinical trial
Cooke, S. A., de Ruysscher, D., Reymen, B., Lambrecht, M., Fredberg Persson, G., Faivre-Finn, C., Dieleman, E. M. T., Lewensohn, R., van Diessen, J. N. A., Sikorska, K., Lalezari, F., Vogel, W., van Elmpt, W., Damen, E. M. F., Sonke, J. J. & Belderbos, J. S. A., 1 Apr 2023, In: Radiotherapy and Oncology. 181, 109492.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3MC syndrome: molecular findings in previously reported and milder patients expand the natural history and phenotypic spectrum
Ashton, C. J., Perveen, R., Beaman, G., Crisponi, G., González-Del Angel, A., Garza-Mayén, G., Alcántara-Ortigoza, M. A., O'Sullivan, J. & Clayton-Smith, J., 1 Jan 2023, In: Clinical dysmorphology. 32, 1, p. 7-13 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

47 Not started
104 Active
514 Finished

Air Space: Creating a Community-Integrated Network of Interdisciplinary Research on Socio-Atmospherics (AWARD)
Hicks, S., Woodward, S., Balmer, A., Ashton, J., Evans, J., Lewis, C., Topping, D. & Jankovic, V.
1/08/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
PAIR: Participatory Arts in Health and Care Research (PAIR): Building a North-West consortium for developing innovative arts approaches to Public and Person Involvement and Engagement
Clarkson, P., Hine, P., Morbey, H., Halliday, E., Wheeler, P., Majeed, S. & Kaye, S.
1/08/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
The Social Care and Welfare Needs and Service Experiences of Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer People from Ethnic Minority Communities: A Scoping Review
Jeyasingham, D., Hicks, S. & Kapadia, D.
1/04/23 → 30/09/23
Project: Research
Calcium-sensing receptor as the phosphate sensor in secondary hyperparathyroidism
Ward, D. & Ashton, N.
1/04/23 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
AMFaces: Advanced Additive Manufacturing of User-Focused Facial Prostheses with Real-Life Colour Appearance
Foster, D., Amano, K., Cartmell, S. & Yates, J.
1/04/23 → 31/03/28
Project: Research

Access to more effective therapies in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Timothy Illidge (Corresponding participant), John Radford (Participant) & Jamie Honeychurch (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Economic
Accurate in vitro prediction of in vivo genotoxicity and cancer hazard; reducing costs to industry and the use of animals in research
Richard Walmsley (Participant), Paul Cahill (Participant), Andrew Knight (Participant), Christopher Jagger (Participant), Christopher Hughes (Participant), Nicholas Billinton (Participant) & Matthew Tate (Participant)
Impact: Economic impacts, Health impacts, Technological impacts
Adjuvant therapy in melanoma adopted as standard of care
Paul Lorigan (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing
Advancing treatments for lysosomal storage disorders
Brian Bigger (Corresponding participant), Robert Wynn (Participant) & Simon Jones (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Economic
Affecting change of UK public health policy on vitamin D, sun exposure, skin cancer and vitamin D supplementation 2013-20
Ann Webb (Participant) & Lesley Rhodes (Participant)
Impact: Society and culture, Health and wellbeing, Economic, Policy

Annual Stephen Hawking MND Lecture – Planning ahead of effective person-centred care
Bee Wee (Other) & Sean Pert (Other)
21 Nov 2023
Activity: Other
Improving access to aftercare and psychological interventions following self-harm
Leah Quinlivan (Speaker)
19 Oct 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Evidence-based care for people who have self-harmed: risk prediction, psychosocial assessments, and aftercare
Leah Quinlivan (Speaker)
10 Oct 2023
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
External Examiner
Jean-Marc Schwartz (Examiner)
Oct 2023 → Sept 2027
Activity: Examination
RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2023
Claire Ford (Other)
7 Sept 2023
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc

Java code for simulation of visual field defects
Tsamis, M. (Creator), University of Manchester, 2018
Dataset
Human Embryonic Multi-tissue ChIP-seq (Manchester)
Gerrard, D. (Creator), Hanley, N. (Owner) & Jennings, R. (Data Manager), The European Genome-phenome Archive, 2019
https://ega-archive.org/datasets/EGAD00001004335
Dataset
VariantFormatter
Freeman, P. (Creator), GitHub, 2019
https://github.com/openvar/variantFormatter
Dataset
EnsemblUTA
Freeman, P. (Creator), GitHub, 2019
https://github.com/biocommons/uta/tree/master/misc/EnsemblUTA
Dataset
VariantValidator
Freeman, P. (Creator) & Forey, T. (Contributor), GitHub, 2018
https://github.com/openvar/variantValidator
Dataset

1. Poster Prize at the GAB for Krzok, Nobis-Bosch, Willmes & Abel (2014)
Bruehl, Steffie (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
1st Annual Brady Award for Resident Research, Joint Oncology Program. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Bristow, Robert (Recipient), 1996
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
1st Place poster prize
Madders, George (Recipient), 1 Jun 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
1st place Student Poster Prize
Shafiee PhD.Sc, Sahba (Recipient), 20 May 2014
Prize: Other distinction
1st Prize at ISBI 2015 Grand Challenges in Dental X-ray Image Analysis
Lindner, Claudia (Recipient) & Cootes, Timothy (Recipient), Apr 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Care home study highlights poor care for dementia residents with hearing problems
Hannah Cross
12/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
Phase I trial of divarasib show positive results for patients with Kras-mutated solid tumours
Matthew Krebs
24/08/23 → 5/09/23
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Mums on the run: Failed by the family court
Elizabeth Dalgarno
4/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Family Court experiences of women subjected to domestic abuse
Elizabeth Dalgarno
4/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Family courts have forced dozens of children into contact with fathers accused of abuse - some of whom are convicted paedophiles, study finds
Elizabeth Dalgarno
4/09/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research

: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF REPORTED OUTCOMES IN VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS
Author: Haseeb, F., 1 Aug 2022
Supervisor: Mathioudakis, A. (Supervisor) & Felton, T. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

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3D anatomical modelling of the human cardiac conduction system
Author: Atkinson, A., 3 Jan 2015
Supervisor: Dobrzynski, H. (Supervisor) & Boyett, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

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3-Dimensional SEM Studies of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum in Chicken Hearts
Author: Newman, B., 31 Dec 2016
Supervisor: Shiels, H. (Supervisor) & Codd, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

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3D-Printing for Radiotherapy Using Flexible Filament Materials
Author: Burnley, J., 1 Aug 2022
Supervisor: Budgell, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Unknown

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Absolute quantification of low abundance mitochondrial proteins in yeast and its hybrids by F(C)CS
Author: Manousaki, A., 31 Dec 2020
Supervisor: Hubbard, S. (Supervisor) & Delneri, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Phd

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