‘Hi, we’re the Paediatric Research Team @GSTTnhs & @EvelinaLondon, running research projects involving children & young people. We’re taking over this Twitter feed today. Here we are at our morning team meeting. Look out for more posts about our work throughout the day.’
From l-r: Alyssia Soroka, Larissa Barker, Katherine Kerfoot, Martin Woods, Mohammad Ahmad, Debasish Adhikary, Aurica Domocos, Holly Jephson, Marice Lazaga
‘Here’s Dr Melita Irving and team with patients Sam and Jack who are taking part in a trial for children with #Achondroplasia. This #RareDisease causes dwarfism. The trial aims to cut the number of operations patients need & make their daily lives easier.’
From l-r: Dr Melita Irving, Dr Alessandra Cocca, Sam, Jack, Kelly Millgate, Diana Osmund
‘Children’s research nurse Alyssia Soroka is talking to a patient taking part in a trial. She says: “Our role is to help #ClinicalTrials that offer new treatments to improve patient care & outcomes. We act as advocates for our patients to ensure their safety remains paramount”‘
‘Our Paediatric Allergy Research Group manages exciting projects to improve food allergy prevention, diagnostics and treatments. Here’s clinical research nurse Lydia McMunn running a test with allergy patient Rose.’
‘Research nurse Jakki Brandon is preparing our specialised equipment for our newborn MRI scanner. It allows us to perform around 500 scans each year for our ground-breaking research studies looking at very early brain development.’
Arnold Xhikola is our clinical trials coordinator. He says: “I manage a range of research studies such as The Cleft Collective study. My role spans all stages of trials & ensures that patients have the best possible experience throughout their research journey.”
