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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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Characterisation of prognostic and cardiovascular markers in coronavirus disease 19
(2024-12-03) - ThesisCoronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is responsible for one of the worst pandemics of our time. Clinical risk stratification plays a pivotal role in guiding patient care decisions, such as admission vs. discharge from the ... -
Whole genome sequencing service : investigating healthcare associated infections
(University of St Andrews, 2021-11-30) - ThesisAdvances in the field of whole genome sequencing (WGS) have resulted in lowered costs, increased capacity and improved reproducibility of results. WGS now has the potential to revolutionise the investigation and management ... -
Investigating the DNA methylation landscape of Staphylococcus aureus
(University of St Andrews, 2022-06-17) - ThesisStaphylococcus aureus is a leading causative agent of healthcare-associated infections. One aspect of the organism that remains unknown is the methylome, specifically that of the whole genome. In prokaryotes, methylation ... -
A comprehensive analysis of patient-reported outcome measures after surgery of the upper limb
(2024-06-14) - ThesisTable of contents: List of papers submitted under section headings. Introduction -- 1. Patient-reported outcome measures following commonly performed elective hand surgery procedures -- 2. Patient-reported outcome ... -
Statistical underpinning of mutational signature analyses of cancer sequencing data
(2024-06-11) - ThesisCancer is a disease driven and characterised by mutations in the DNA. Thanks to massively parallel sequencing technologies, it is now possible to obtain the sequence of a cancer genome. The advent of modern sequencing ...