Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI)

We are seeking to recruit interdisciplinary research staff and students of outstanding quality within our Institute. Keep up to date with PhD and job opportunities within the Institute here: birmingham.ac.uk/research/healt… #FindAPhD #postdocjobs

We're delighted to invite Dr @Ilida_Ortega to speak at our HTI seminar today at 13:00! Please join us to hear more about her research. Email hti@contacts.bham.ac.uk for the Zoom link if you are unable to attend in person.

Huge thanks to Prof Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy (@VK_group_RSOP ) for delivering an interesting HTI seminar today and to Dr Tom Robinson (@_TomERobinson ) for hosting. Thank you to all who attended!

We delighted to host Prof Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy (@VK_group_RSOP) from @UniofReading for the next HTI Seminar on Thursday, 20th March 2025 at 13:00. Join us to hear more about his research! Please contact hti@contacts.bham.ac.uk for the Zoom link to join online.

Huge thanks to Will Deacon at @axionbio1 for his talk on modelling diseases with Axion Maestro platform and for @Dr_FelixChan for hosting. Thank you to all who attended the seminar!

**CLOSES TOMORROW** PhD opportunity: In-situ monitoring for rapid AM part qualification Supervisor: @sophieccox Funding: Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only) Application deadline: 28 February 2025 Apply here: findaphd.com/phds/project/i…

🚨Join this free @ncode_network Hot Topic Workshop to discuss the potential for developing digital spoken language biomarkers for the early detection of neurodegeneration in community-based settings. Registration essential 👇

Research is increasingly showing that the health of our mouth can have a wide-ranging impact on the rest of the body. So why do we treat our mouths and bodies so separately? Today at 3.30, tune in to BBC Radio 4 to hear all about it from our very own Prof @l_chapple 🎙️

How could better oral healthcare improve our wellbeing? 🦷🪥 In case you've missed it, catch up with Prof Iain Chapple's feature in @BBCRadio4 to explore the links between the mouth and the body: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… @l_chapple @UoB_Dentistry @unibirm_CMH @NIHRresearch

**CLOSES IN ONE WEEK** PhD opportunity: In-situ monitoring for rapid AM part qualification Supervisor: @sophieccox Funding: Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only) Application deadline: 28 February 2025 Apply here: findaphd.com/phds/project/i…

Cannim, a leading 🇦🇺 medicinal cannabis company, will base its UK operations at PHTA, as part of a partnership aimed at furthering its research and improving patient outcomes - initially focusing on veterans experiencing PTSD > phta.co.uk/australias-can…

Really delighted to show our first attempts in @beggs_lab at growing Wilms Tumour organoids (left) and the kidney (right) from paediatric patients by @maxj_p, Zeynep Kaya and Kaitlin Marley. Funding from @LPTrustUK made this possible! Project here: littleprincesses.org.uk/news/innovativ…

We are recruiting patients who’ve had concussion! 🧠 ⚡️ Please help us to help patients with concussion by sharing this information video about our study. Thank you! 🙏 @unibirm_CMH @BirminghamBRC #concussion #mTBI #research #nhs vimeo.com/943699714/848a…

New network to identify opportunities for regulation to support innovation within advanced therapies launched, with Birmingham supporting on understanding how patient voice can help shape regulatory decision making. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/new-…

Huge congratulations to @drdhruvparekh on his appointment as Medical Director of Research, Development & Innovation (RDI) @uhbtrust!🎉 A fantastic leader in Critical Care & Respiratory Medicine, Dhruv will drive cutting-edge RDI, strengthening ties with @unibirmingham & beyond 👏

A new @unibirmingham trial showed promising results for treating patients with #IBD and autoimmune liver disease by utilising a common antibiotic to treat infective diarrhoea, with 80% achieving clinical remission. Full article now online: bit.ly/4aSoGn2

A new network will foster collaboration among regulators, industry, and researchers to identify effective and efficient regulatory strategies for advanced therapies in the UK, to ensure patients access transformative treatments promptly. Read more: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/new-…

📢 A new network will foster collaboration among regulators, industry & researchers to identify regulatory strategies that address the unique challenges of advanced therapies - to ensure patients have timely access to transformative treatments. birminghambrc.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-event…

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📅Friday, 14th February 13:30 - 14:30 HTI Seminar by Dr Jacob Pattem, Cardiff University Talk title: Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) – Applications in Bioscience Challenges Where: IBR Seminar Room, Medical School/IBR and Online Contact hti@contacts.bham.ac.uk for the Zoom link