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Multidisciplinary and collaborative approaches have been central to the continued success of medical research in St Andrews. Internationally recognised research programmes in various aspects of molecular medicine, psychology and community health sciences are currently being promoted and extended. Our research themes include: Medical Photonics; Molecular Biology, encompassing Infection, Genomics, and Cell Signalling; and People and Populations, encompassing Health Psychology, Violence Reduction, and Child and Adolescent Health.
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Investigating the impact of the management of subclinical hypothyroidism on long-term clinical outcomes
(2025-07-04) - ThesisAbstract redacted -
Predicting recruitment to randomised controlled trials in general practice with machine learning through an Early Lung Cancer Detection Study
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The NFE2L1 transcription factor is a key modulator of the stress response in podocytes
(2022-06-17) - ThesisBackground: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem, particularly in the elderly. Injury to any part of the nephron cause kidney failure. However, glomerular damage, caused by primary glomerular ... -
Investigating resistance mechanisms to CB-839 in renal cell carcinoma using a whole-genome CRISPR/Cas9 approach
(2021-11-30) - ThesisRenal cell carcinoma (RCC) represents around 3% of all malignancies worldwide, with its most common type, clear cell RCC (ccRCC), making up around 70-80% of all RCC. RCC is characterised by significant tumour heterogeneity ... -
Developing a novel molecular bacterial load assay to improve clinical management of Mycobacterium abscessus infections
(2022-06-17) - ThesisMycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus) is one of the most common rapid growing non- tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) causing pulmonary disease (PD). Treatment involves long and toxic multi-drug regimens with uncertain benefit. ...