Stories

Taking part in dementia research during a pandemic - Phil & Audrey's Story

Phil, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and Audrey, who cares for him, describe how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected them and their commitment to dementia research.

Restarting Research - The C-STICH Study

The Trial Team describes how they were able to resume recruitment for their non-COVID study during the pandemic.

Teen shares his experience of taking part in a COVID-19 vaccine trial

Robert, 19, is taking part in the COVAC1 trial in North West London.

Kelly Fricker: working as GP practice research nurse

Kelly Fricker is the lead research nurse at The Boathouse Surgery in Pangbourne, Reading.

Clinical trial helped mum give birth to ‘miracle baby’

A 30-year-old woman has spoken about how the BUMP trial helped her give birth to her daughter.

Working in COVID-19 research: Danielle Thornton

Research midwife Danielle Thornton is working on studies into how COVID-19 affects pregnancy and whether genetics can influence how people react to the virus.

Participant shares benefits of patient and public involvement

Ana Hobbs, whose daughter was born with a soft cleft palate, is a member of the Patient Consultation Group and Advisory Board for the Cleft Collective research programme.

Senior Research Nurse shares her experience of delivering priority COVID-19 research in North West London

Louise Young quickly adapted her work to deliver COVID-19 research, including the RECOVERY trial.

Engineer who helped build Eastern Hospital helps UK researchers make COVID-19 discovery

A retired electrical engineer from Norfolk has taken part in vital COVID-19 research at the hospital he helped build 40 years ago.

Giving something back - Kerry's COVID-19 research story

Kerry talks about why she decided to donate her plasma for research after recovering from COVID-19