Brunel Health

Brunel University London has world-class expertise in working with health sector stakeholders, finding solutions to develop better health outcomes and innovations in Medical and Health Sciences, Biosciences, Life Sciences, Biomedical Technology and Digital Health.

Our expertise areas

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Biomedical Technology

Our Biomedical Engineering research is interdisciplinary, using the skills and knowledge of academics from Engineering and Life Sciences. Research and development are being conducted in different areas including diagnostics, cardiovascular mechanics, organ-on-a-chip, prosthetics and diabetes. This has led to the development of smart devices for rapid screening, monitoring, diagnosis and therapy of diseases at the point of care and/or in laboratory settings.

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Cancer and Cell Biology

Our cell and molecular biologists are striving to understand the mechanisms that keep our cells healthy, and how these can be disrupted; e.g. in cancer through the chromosomal aberrations that can arise as a consequence of exposure to radiation.

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Digital Health

We have the expertise in digital health areas such as Bioinformatics, Computational Medicine, Medical and Health Data Analytics, Modelling and Simulations, Immersive Data Visualisation, Assurance, Security, Provenance of medical Data, Multi-Sensorial Technologies for Medical Applications and Data Driven Health Service Productivity.

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Environmental Toxicology

Our research explores how harmful chemical mixtures in the environment can disrupt hormonal processes and should be considered as global health hazards. Working with regulatory bodies, we have developed a new approach to assessing the risks of these environmental pollutants.

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Genetics and Genomics

Our researchers use sophisticated laboratory techniques and "big data" analytic methods to examine genetic influences on health and disease, and assess the safety of novel gene therapies.

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Health Promotion, Policy and Economics

We have pioneered the development of methods to assess the cost-effectiveness of health interventions, and we carry out innovative research on health promotion and understanding behaviour change (e.g. in relation to smoking cessation and breastfeeding promotion programmes).

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Human Well-Being, Development and Ageing

We carry out pioneering multi-disciplinary research on factors affecting well-being and health across the lifespan, including child development, mental health and issues affecting older people. Our research examines the importance of physical activity and sports participation, religious and spiritual beliefs, cultural factors, inequality, rehabilitation and educational interventions.

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Inflammation and Immunity

To enhance human health, we are using multidisciplinary approaches to explore the inflammation and immunes processes involved in cardiovascular diseases –with a focus on identifying targets for drug development and diagnosis, leading to improved prevention and treatment.

Browse our research projects

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Xcell: Studying cells and tissue biochemistry in simulated microgravity

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HiLIGHT: Revolutionising medical imaging with advanced laser technologies

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Understanding laminopathies: Diseases of the cell nucleus

Precision laboratory work with glowing samples.

Investigating therapeutic effect of antioxidants in Friedreich’s Ataxia (FRDA)

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Cellular senescence and its impact on organismal ageing

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Investigating variations in two genes that increase the risk of bowel cancer

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How the Schistosoma mansoni parasite manipulates its hosts' genomes

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Chromosome behaviour and dynamics after exposure to simulated microgravity

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Using creative engagement to support healthcare workers

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Sustainable and healthy school food environments in Brazil

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Improving health in older adults by reducing sitting time

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How do cells divide?

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Investigating thrombo-inflammation associated with cardiovascular diseases

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Promoting inflammation resolution in sickle cell disease

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Pharmacological strategies for resolution of inflammation

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Understanding and manipulating our immune system to protect against ageing

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A new cell and gene therapy approach for Friedreich's ataxia

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Host-pathogen interactions in tuberculosis

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Human endogenous factors in the control of mycobacterial infection

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Improving the efficacy of immunotherapies for the childhood cancer neuroblastoma

Healthcare in the Metaverse

Governing immersive biomedical tech, health and human rights in the Metaverse

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Innovate photonic devices for digital histopathology

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Understanding the role of temperature on muscle function in older adults

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Post-Covid lifestyle and mental wellbeing

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Modelling internal bone marrow dose from Radium-223

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Evaluation of oligonucleotides for therapy of Friedreich ataxia

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Identifying the most potent and effective treatment of Friedreich ataxia

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Rapid evidence scoping review: Creativity and Pathways to Subjective Wellbeing

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Can SmartSocks™ help deliver care to people with dementia living in care homes?

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Individual-level stroke risk prediction after risperidone treatment in dementia

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Side effects of gene therapy vectors

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Cancer and physical activity

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The maintenance of genome integrity

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The role of CDCA2 molecule in neuroblastoma

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Genetic and cytogenetic family trio study

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Towards a therapy for Friedreich’s Ataxia

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Investigating the role of bioactive sphingolipids in Friedreich’s ataxia

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Elucidation of the metabolic signature of Friedreich's ataxia

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Metabolic reprogramming for improved BCG vaccine efficacy

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Early growth protein molecules and preventing autoimmune disease and cancer

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Engineering tissue specific scaffolds for organ-on-a-chip models

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Vagina-on-a-Chip

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Low-cost portable molecular diagnostic platform

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Innovative techniques for precise, atraumatic placement of cochlear implant

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Social, ecological, political, and cultural implications of extinction

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Modelling infant leukaemia using gene editing technology

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Air pollution, brain health and wellbeing in India

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Recovering sense of smell and taste

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Optimising eel conservation efforts

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Understanding the causes of atheism in Mauritius

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Endocrine disruptors linked to developmental neurotoxicity

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Predicting chemical bioaccumulation in wildlife using machine learning

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Reactivation of herpesviruses in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

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Detecting change in medical data to identify bias

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Common genetic variants that increase the risk of cancer

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Does CRISPR-Cas9 treatment cause DNA damage in cancer cells?

Biosciences

Modelling adenoid cystic carcinoma in a mouse

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Oncoprotein MYB in the head and neck cancer adenoid cystic carcinoma

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Radiation exposure and heritable genetic effects

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Culture, sport and wellbeing evidence review

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Cell signalling aimed at regulating cell proliferation

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Multifactorial impacts on early breast carcinogenesis

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Use of liquid biopsies as cancer biomarkers

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Organ-on-a-chip models for ovarian cancer

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Aberrant genome organisation in female cancers

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Diabetes UK: Understanding physical activity

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Physical activity in the workplace

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Change Makers - Brunel Youth Action Group

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Investigating cerebral microvasculature dysfunction in stroke

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Reducing the risk of human infection to Schistosomiasis

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Explaining the causes of atheism and non-belief

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Innate immunity in bovine tuberculosis

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Big Tissue and Society

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