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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Optimising eel conservation efforts

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Reactivation of herpesviruses in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis

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Air pollution, brain health and wellbeing in India

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Change Makers - Brunel Youth Action Group

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Recovering sense of smell and taste

genetic research

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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Explaining the causes of atheism and non-belief

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Common genetic variants that increase the risk of cancer

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Modelling infant leukaemia using gene editing technology

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The maintenance of genome integrity

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Side effects of gene therapy vectors

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Social, ecological, political, and cultural implications of extinction

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

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Promoting inflammation resolution in sickle cell disease

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Investigating thrombo-inflammation associated with cardiovascular diseases

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Using creative engagement to support healthcare workers

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Genetic and cytogenetic family trio study

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Radiation exposure and heritable genetic effects

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Understanding and manipulating our immune system to protect against ageing

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Investigating cerebral microvasculature dysfunction in stroke

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Improving health in older adults by reducing sitting time

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Detecting change in medical data to identify bias

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Low-cost portable molecular diagnostic platform

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

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Culture, sport and wellbeing evidence review

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Use of liquid biopsies as cancer biomarkers

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The mechanisms underlying adverse effects of pharmaceuticals

chemical pollution

Predicting chemical bioaccumulation in wildlife using machine learning

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Cell signalling aimed at regulating cell proliferation

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Modelling internal bone marrow dose from Radium-223

Biosciences

Modelling adenoid cystic carcinoma in a mouse

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Metabolic reprogramming for improved BCG vaccine efficacy

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Innovative techniques for precise, atraumatic placement of cochlear implant

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Innate immunity in bovine tuberculosis

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Evaluation of oligonucleotides for therapy of Friedreich ataxia

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Elucidation of the metabolic signature of Friedreich's ataxia

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Aberrant genome organisation in female cancers

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Identifying the most potent and effective treatment of Friedreich ataxia

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Diabetes UK: Understanding physical activity

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Big Tissue and Society

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Reducing the risk of human infection to Schistosomiasis

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The role of CDCA2 molecule in neuroblastoma

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How do cells divide?

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Human endogenous factors in the control of mycobacterial infection

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Host-pathogen interactions in tuberculosis

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Understanding the effects of cyclo-oxygenase inhibition in the zebrafish

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Novel approaches for testing metabolism disrupting chemicals

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Understanding the effects of inflammation on brain and behaviour

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Oncoprotein MYB in the head and neck cancer adenoid cystic carcinoma

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Early growth protein molecules and preventing autoimmune disease and cancer

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Sustainable and healthy school food environments in Brazil

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Vagina-on-a-Chip

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Organ-on-a-chip models for ovarian cancer

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Multifactorial impacts on early breast carcinogenesis

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

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Pharmacological strategies for resolution of inflammation

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Physical activity in the workplace

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Cancer and physical activity

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Endocrine disruptors linked to developmental neurotoxicity

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