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COVID-19 testing lab goes online at Queen Mary

February 6, 2021 1:22 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

A new COVID-19 testing lab at Queen Mary University of London has started processing NHS Test and Trace samples from the UK population, to increase the country’s testing capacity. Scientist processing samples in the Queen Mary COVID-19 testing lab Dr Belinda Nedjai, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Epidemiology and Epigenetics at Queen Mary, who is leading the lab, said: “We’re delighted to...


Investigating mental and physical disorders associated with COVID-19 in online health forums

December 21, 2020 4:21 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Congratulations to former Barts Life Sciences CAP-AI data scientist Maryam Abdollahyan and PI Fabrizio Smeraldi, founders of SME Mebomine, https://mebomine.com/ on the pre-print of their paper: Investigating mental and physical disorders associated with COVID-19 in online health forums. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.14.20248155v1


AIMES launches OpenCARE platform with Barts Life Sciences CAP-AI team and UCL

November 22, 2020 2:52 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

AIMES, in partnership with University College London (UCL) and Barts Health NHS Trust, developed the OpenCARE platform which uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve cardiovascular care. The project is supported by SBRI Healthcare, an NHS England and NHS Improvement initiative, supported by the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs).” Cardiologists rely on images to diagnose and treat heart disease. Some of these...


Barts Cancer Institute launches SNPnexus software

September 25, 2020 11:21 am Published by Leave your thoughts

SNPnexus is an online analytical platform able to streamline complex sequencing data analysis and connect information from different sources allowing for the prioritisation of variant panels associated with disease to facilitate the promise of precision medicine. SNPnexus if freely available for academic and non-profit use only. If you are a commercial user/service provider, or if you are interested in a...


Barts Life Sciences is recruiting 3 academic chairs in computer health sciences

September 25, 2020 11:11 am Published by Leave your thoughts

As members of Barts Life Sciences (BLS) – a partnership between Queen Mary and Barts Health NHS Trust – Professors Claude Chelala (CRUK Barts Centre) and Carol Dezateux (IPHS) are – with the generous support of Barts Charity – leading a new initiative to embed computer sciences at a senior level within Queen Mary’s SMD to catalyse innovative precision medicine and population health research. We are recruiting three new professors in computer health sciences...


CAP-AI project feature – interview with Barts Healthcare Scientist Musa Abdulkareem

September 1, 2020 10:46 am Published by Leave your thoughts

  Dr Musa Abdulkareem is Principal Research Scientist on the Barts Life Sciences CAP-AI programme, where he has been working with Professor Steffen Petersen from Queen Mary University of London to use Artificial Intelligence in analysing cardiac MRI scans. In this Q&A, Dr Abdulkareem reflects on the progress of the project over the last 15 months and talks about his...


Queen Mary University of London, as part of the Barts Life Sciences partnership, receives UKRI funding for data-driven healthcare in East London

August 12, 2020 9:51 am Published by Leave your thoughts

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded funding to Queen Mary University of London, as part of the Barts Life Sciences partnership, to develop a proposal for data-driven next generation healthcare in Whitechapel. Led by Barts Life Sciences, the project will harness artificial intelligence and data technology to provide better healthcare for patients living in East London, specifically Whitechapel, where chronic health problems are significantly...


Barts Life Sciences CAP-AI diabetic foot project research information for patients

August 10, 2020 12:26 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

In this project we are interested in preventing diabetic foot disease. 1 in 10 patients with diabetes will get a foot ulcer but some of these will not-fully heal, recur, or become infected and may eventually require a lower limb amputation. We know some factors that increase risk of developing diabetic foot – such as smoking, poor blood circulation and...


Barts Life Sciences recruiting professors in computer health sciences

July 9, 2020 12:01 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Barts Life Sciences (BLS) – a partnership between Queen Mary and Barts Health NHS Trust with the generous support of Barts Charity – is leading a new initiative to embed computer sciences at a senior level within Queen Mary to catalyse innovative precision medicine and population health research. BLS is recruiting three new professors in computer health sciences who will – with the generous package of support...


Barts Life Sciences COVID-19 research

May 27, 2020 11:52 am Published by Leave your thoughts

Barts Life Sciences is leading on COVID-19 research projects working closely with teams from Barts Health and Queen Mary University of London: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/covid19-research https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2020/smd/queen-mary-and-barts-health-launch-covid-19-research-programme.html