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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · 16d

We are delighted to welcome Andrew Blamire as Co-Director to the NIHR Newcastle BRC.

Professor Blamire was appointed following a competitive process and his knowledge, skills and experience will help to strengthen the BRC, our wider partnership and NIHR.
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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · 19d

Members of our Informatics and Precision Care for an Ageing Population and Skin Disease, Oral Disease and Immunogenomics Themes were part of the IBD-RESPONSE team running the Great North Run to raise vital funds for Crohn's & Colitis UK.

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NIHR PHIRST @nihr-phirst.bsky.social · 23d

Join the next PHIRST Webinar, Healthy Place Making: Improving Public Health through Planning
⏰Monday 20 October, 12-1.30PM on MS Teams.
eventbrite.co.uk/e/1664383829...
How local governments in England have been working to design and deliver healthier places

Navy blue background with a vertical red stripe and the words 'PHIRST Webinar Healthy Place Making: Improving Public Health through Planning. 20 October 2025, 12-1.30PM, Online, MS Teams'. There is an image of a communal green space with plants and benches next to a block of apartments and a shared play space next to some housing.

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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · Aug 12

Over June and July, researcher Jack Lumsdon and Claire Wilkinson from the NIHR Newcastle BRC Digital Health, Ageing Innovation, and Inclusion Research Theme engaged with people and patients at two public engagement events.

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Dr Rachael Lawson @drrachaellawson.bsky.social · Jul 24

This week we were part of the Community Open Day at @newcastleuni.bsky.social

We had a fantastic day demonstrating how we use brain tissue, discussing our work in #dementia and #Parkinson's research with the local community in the West End of #Newacastle

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EJS ACT-PD @ejs-act-pd.bsky.social · Jul 11

🧠 “The JPR registry will revolutionise how people like me find out about research.” – Phil, who has Parkinson’s & helped design JPR.
Help us connect more people to studies!

📰 Read more: tinyurl.com/JPRRegistry
🔗 Sign up: redcap.link/jpr1
📽️ Watch here: youtu.be/g900EDLZo5k

#ParkinsonsResearch

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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · Jul 11

A national research registry has been launched for people with Parkinson’s disease.

“The JPR registry will revolutionise how people like me find out about research.” – Phil, who has Parkinson’s & helped design JPR.

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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · Jul 1

BRC Theme Co-Lead Prof Quentin Anstee is appointed new Pro Vice-Chancellor of @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social.
“I look forward to working with colleagues across the university, our students & partners in the NHS & across the region to build on this legacy.”
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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · Jun 27

New paper: "From bench to bedside and beyond: new horizons for translational ageing research" by BRC Director Prof Avan Aihie Sayer highlights pioneering work in the biology of ageing, clinical trials, and life-course epidemiology.

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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · Jun 19

NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow Dr Chung Mun Alice Lin recently received a BRC Bursary to attend the European Workshop for Rheumatology Research (EWRR) in Budapest.

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NIHR HRC in Diagnostic and Technology Evaluation @nihrtechevalhrc.bsky.social · Jun 17

Lately we have been actively growing and expanding the involvement of the public in all that we do.

This includes being part of different activites held in honour of national awareness days.

Find out more: buff.ly/AJZvbqd
@nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social‬
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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · Jun 16

A study led by member of the Skin Disease, Oral Disease and Immunogenomics Theme Dr Shoba Amarnath has revealed why some patients don’t respond to immune checkpoint blockade therapy for solid cancer tumours and identifies a new combination treatment.
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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Jun 13

💪 Muscles matter! We've been raising awareness of #sarcopenia at the recent @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social Celebration of Excellence: Community event, by giving delegates the opportunity to have their grip strength measured and see how it compared to published norms.
#publicengagement #PPIE

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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · Jun 12

Members of the Dementia, Mental Health and Neurodegeneration Theme are celebrating the publication of the results from a study looking at the underlying changes in brain function associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms in Lewy body dementia.

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NIHR HRC in Diagnostic and Technology Evaluation @nihrtechevalhrc.bsky.social · May 27

We really enjoyed exhibiting at the Celebration of Research Excellence: Community event hosted by @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social
Find out more about the event and attendee's feedback in the video below ⬇️

NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · Apr 28

In March, we welcomed over 170 people from the local community, partners and collaborators, research participants and our researchers to NIHR Newcastle BRC Celebration of Research Excellence: Community Event.

Here is what they told us about their experience of the event 🎬 ⬇️
youtu.be/lzZ8Hg63yLk?...

Celebration of Research Excellence: Community Event 2025

YouTube video by NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre

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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · May 22

Two PhD students from the NIHR Newcastle BRC Skin Disease, Oral Disease, and Immunogenomics Theme have shared their experiences of engaging with patients and the public.
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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · May 15

The NIHR Newcastle Clinical Research Facility (CRF) invites the public to the Royal Victoria Infirmary for 'A Day in the Life of a Research Participant'.

Registration is essential. Email Suzanne Alderson via [email protected] to register.

🗓️ 23 May 2025, 10:30am-4:30pm

#BePartofResearch

NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · May 9

NIHR Newcastle BRC Theme Co-Lead for Neuromuscular Disease, Rare Diseases and Mitochondrial Dysfunction Professor Volker Straub will give the INSIGHTS Public Lecture: The Newcastle way: Leading advancements in neuromuscular research on 15 May, 17:30 - 18:30.

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · May 6

Opportunity for a #PDRA in exercise science, population health sciences or a related discipline to contribute to research on strength-based training interventions for people with multiple long-term conditions #MLTC
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

@nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

Research Associate in Multiple Long-term Conditions Intervention and Prevention

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@Newcastlepsrc @newcastlepsrc.bsky.social · May 6

Check out the first vlog in a series of three. Learn about Clinical Research. Click the link below

youtu.be/m_ZlKTKne4Q

@medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social @nclpharmacy.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social

PSRC Dr Chris Lovegove

YouTube video by NIHR Newcastle PSRC

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AI-MULTIPLY @ai-multiply.bsky.social · May 8

Co-l Prof Nick Reynolds @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social presented findings from @qmul.ac.uk collaborators on analysing #readmission using #burstydynamics: it's not just about events, it's about patterns too! #clinicians do this subliminally - can we define it informatically& #informpractice? #MLTC #AI

Nick Reynolds on stage presenting findings from the AI MULTIPLY project.

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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · May 2

New guidelines for monitoring patients with #IBD to prevent #BowelCancer developed by academics @ndm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk, @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social, @uclan.ac.uk and others have been published in the UK journal Gut.

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Apr 28

☕ We loved meeting the patients at Cramlington Medical Group and talking to them about #research at our #publicengagement coffee morning on 5th March, which we co-hosted with the lovely Northumbria Primary Care Research Team 🤝

@nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · Apr 28

In March, we welcomed over 170 people from the local community, partners and collaborators, research participants and our researchers to NIHR Newcastle BRC Celebration of Research Excellence: Community Event.

Here is what they told us about their experience of the event 🎬 ⬇️
youtu.be/lzZ8Hg63yLk?...

Celebration of Research Excellence: Community Event 2025

YouTube video by NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre

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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · Apr 15

Our NIHR Newcastle BRC Celebration of Research Excellence: Community Event gave local communities the chance to come along and learn more about our research, and see how we involve patients and communities at every stage.

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