Understanding perinatal brain injury and improving neurological outcomes of babies and children
51³Ô¹ÏÍø has an international reputation for brain research spanning over several decades. Brain injury during early life is common and may lead to a lifelong disability, for example, cerebral palsy or epilepsy. The developing brain is extremely vulnerable to systemic illness, particularly infection and asphyxia, and is significantly influenced by a variety of socio-economic and ante-natal factors. Therefore, understanding perinatal brain injury and improving neurological outcomes of babies and children requires a multi-disciplinary and multifaceted approach.
The Neuroscience theme within the Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health seeks to bring together a group of pre-clinical and clinical researchers, alongside bioinformaticians, physicists, engineers and health policy researchers for understanding, preventing and treating brain injury.
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Key research areas
- Neonatal encephalopathy
- Magnetic resonance biomarkers
- Neurogenomics and genomic imaging
- Epigenetics and neuropathology
- Neonatal seizures and epilepsy
- Neonatal pain
- Neonatal sepsis
- Audiology and ear canal EEG
- Traumatic brain injury
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Public health and health policy
Theme lead
Professor Sudhin Thayyil
Professor of Perinatal Neuroscience
Sudhin Thayyil is a Professor of Perinatal Neuroscience and the Director of the Centre for Perinatal Neuroscience. He was initially funded by an NIHR Clinician Scientist award, and subsequently by an NIHR Advanced Fellowship. He is an honorary consultant neonatologist and lead for neonatal research at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø NHS Trust.
Theme members
Professor Praveen Anand
Sir Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
Dr Gaurav Atreja
Dr Nigel Basheer
Professor Phillip Bennett
Dr Sushil Beri
Professor Anil Anthony Bharath
Dr Kling Chong
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Dr Kling Chong
Consultant Paediatric Neuroradiologist
Dr Victoria Cornelius
Dr Aubrey Cunnington
Dr Vincenzo De Paola
Dr Paul Edison
Dr Ramyia Elangovan
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Dr Ramyia Elangovan
Neonatal Clinical Research Fellow
Dr Aldo Faisal
Dr Reema Garegrat
Dr Mazdak Ghajari
Dr Tony Goldstone
Professor Michael Gresty
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Professor Michael Gresty
Visiting Professor
Dr Nir Grossman
Dr Jethro Herberg
Dr Naila Ismayilova
Dr Wajanat Jan
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Dr Wajanat Jan
Consultant Paediatric Neuroradiologist
Dr Carolina Kachramanoglou
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Dr Carolina Kachramanoglou
Consultant Paediatric Neuroradiologist
Dr Myrsini Kaforou
Dr Ujwal Kariholu
Dr Pete Lally
Dr Evonne Low
Dr David MacIntyre
Professor Azeem Majeed
Professor Danilo Mandic
Dr Leena Mewasingh
Dr Aesha Mohammedi
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Dr Aesha Mohammedi
Consultant neonatologist
Dr Paolo Montaldo
Dr Alexi Nott
Dr Stuti Pant
Professor Mala Rao
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Professor Mala Rao
Senior Clinical Fellow in Public Health