Professor Peter Brocklehurst responds to the Women’s Health Strategy
The Chair of the Birmingham Health Partners Commission which led the Healthy Mum, Healthy Baby, Healthy Future report has welcomed the first ever Women’s Health Strategy for England to tackle the g…
The BHP Starter Fellowship – Pip’s story
Pip Nicholson is a clinical lecturer in haematology at BHP founder-member the University of Birmingham, and completed his BHP Starter Fellowship between 2015 and 2016. His research is currently…
BHP launches Seed Fund to invest in innovation
Today (20 June) Birmingham Health Partners officially launches its BHP Seed Fund – a new initiative which will kick-start innovation by providing researchers with up to £100,000 initial investment….
‘Cellular brake’ offers clue to autoimmune response during immunotherapy
A ‘cellular brake’ which could prevent lung cancer patients from developing a dangerous autoimmune response during treatment has been identified by scientists.
The finding, published in Nature C…
The BHP Starter Fellowship – Shaun’s story
Shaun Thein is a Clinical Research Fellow in Respiratory Medicine at the University of Birmingham, and undertook his BHP Starter Fellowship between November 2020 and November 2021. He’s current…
Identifying DNA repair genes holds promise for improving cancer treatment
A new way in which cancer cells can repair DNA damage has been discovered by researchers at BHP founder-member the University of Birmingham.
These new findings shed new light on how cancer cells…