DR ADRIAN MIRONAS : Health Services Researcher at Health Technology Wales After completing my BSc in Biochemistry I pursued an MPhil in Molecular Biology funded through the first KESS programme. Subsequently, I pursued a PhD in Diagnostics and Disease Management in collaboration with the NHS and industry. My project looked at novel technologies from the… Read more »
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is the less well-known branch of cardiovascular disease which relates to the narrowing or obstruction of the arteries in the legs. Previous research has shown that individuals with PAD have a three-to-six-fold increased risk of cardiovascular death compared to those who don’t have it. The main symptom of PAD is pain in the legs when… Read more »
The Student Perspective by Emma Williams, Cardiff University. I am working with a company called Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, who manufacture immuno-diagnostic products. The company currently have around 50 types of medical kit and as part of my project I am working on two of these. The medical kits that I am working on are their Rubella and anti-HIV diagnostic kits.
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