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Leveraging technology to diversify clinical trial participation
Clinical trials often lack diversity with ethnic minorities being underrepresented. This imbalance can lead to treatments that are less effective for certain populations, reinforcing existing health inequalities. Caring for a population of around 2.5 million people representing 97 nations, Barts Health NHS Trust is well positioned to change this. Barts Health is already routinely capturing the diversity of research participants...
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Interested in a career in life sciences but not sure where to start? Barts Life Sciences can help.
Life sciences work doesn’t just happen in the lab. Barts Life Sciences has published a career pathways map, detailing the different ways to enter into a career in life sciences and the variety of careers available. The map can be downloaded here: Life Science Career Pathways Watch this space for details of new Barts Life Sciences’ skills and training initiatives...
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One in 17 of us will develop a rare disease. Would you want to know if you’re one of them?
Hiba Junaid, Data Scientist at Barts Life Sciences and Suthesh Sivapalaratnam, Consultant Haematologist at Barts Health, spoke at the Barts Health flagship event celebrating International Clinical Trials Day and its contribution to detecting rare diseases through the use of AI. Rare diseases affect over 3.5 million people in the UK alone, yet it can take nearly 5 years on average...
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How the NHS and academia collaborate to speed up diagnosis for blood disorders
In the UK, millions of people are affected by blood disorders. These range from common conditions like anaemia to life-threatening diseases such as leukaemia and lymphoma, with over 41,000 people diagnosed with blood cancer each year.1 Providing a fast and accurate diagnosis for these disorders is essential to ensure timely treatment and improve patient outcomes. However, the diagnosis is a...
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The UK’s clinical research landscape: Can we keep our competitive edge in the life sciences?
We are celebrating International Clinical Trials Day to highlight the groundbreaking work being done across Barts Health and Queen Mary University of London. The clinical research landscape in the UK brims with opportunity and innovation, and offers significant return on investment. We spoke with Jenny Rivers, Director of Research & Development at Barts Health NHS Trust and Academy of Medical Sciences...
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