APPENDIX 1 List of Academic Departments and Interests All the academic departments of the University are keen to offer mentors who would support candidates through the two year Academic Foundation Programme. Please note the list below is not exhaustive but gives an indication of the range of opportunities available. The Nuffield Department of Medicine (NDM). The Department is structured around several substantially autonomous sub-divisions, supported by a central administrative unit (NDM Strategic). Major Divisions are Below are given details of members of the department who may be able to advise regarding projects/mentoring in the Foundation programme. The Nuffield Department of Medicine website has more detailed descriptions of the research programmes of all listed below. To access these go to . Professor Vincenzo Cerundolo, Professor of Immunology Research interest: Immunology The interaction between the innate and adaptive immune responses, and how harnessing the innate immune system can facilitate the expansion of antigen specific T and B lymphocytes. Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine Professor Richard Cornall, Professor of Immunology Research interest: Immunology Understanding how the immune system is formed and regulated and the causes of autoimmunity, particularly the systemic autoimmune diseases. Differences in inherited susceptibility to these diseases. Henry Wellcome Building for Molecular Physiology Professor Jonathan Flint, Professor of Molecular Psychiatry Research interest: Genetics and Genomics. The genetic basis of psychiatric disorders, in particular the origins of stress related conditions, such as anxiety and depression. Knowing more about the biological basis of these very common disorders could help develop better therapies, and use more efficiently those we already have.
Professor Andrew Farmery, Senior Research Fellow, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Fellow and in Phsiology, Wadham College, Oxford Research interests: studies in clinical measurement techniques in the diseased lung (clinical and laboratory), Mathematical modeling of ventilatory and blood gas inhomogeneity, Bioengineering development of optical intravascular oxygen sensors, Studies of dynamic oxygen signalling in animal models of Acute Lung Injury. Dr Duncan Young, Consultant and Senior Clinical Lecturer in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Research interests: Clinical trials - mostly academic multi-centre RCTs in critical care and associated areas. Training available for clinical trials and observational study methodology, and systematic reviews. National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit Professor Jenny Kurinczuk, Director of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) Research interests: the causes and consequences of neonatal encephalopathy, cerebral and birth defects, and the health outcomes of children born following assisted reproductive technologies. Involved in leading national studies of maternal and perinatal mortality, near miss maternal morbidity and the evaluation of paediatric surgical interventions for congenital anomalies. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ahmed Ahmed, Clinical Reader Research interests: personalization of therapy to circumvent antimitotic drug resistance in cancer. Professor Christian Becker, Associate Professor, Consultant Gynaecologist and Subspecialist in Reproductive Medicine Research interests: Endometriosis and Fibroids Tim Child, Senior Fellow in Reproductive Medicine Research interests: reproductive medicine; in-vitro maturation human oocytes. Professor Stephen Kennedy, Professor of Reproductive Medicine Research interests: Fetal and newborn growth, especially in resource-poor settings Professor Enda McVeigh, Associate Professor in Reproductive Medicine Research interests: reproductive medicine; laparoscopic surgery. Aris Papageorghiou, Senior Fellow in Fetal Medicine Research interests: ultrasound assessment of fetal growth.