Research - Translational Medicine
Research Areas
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The core themes of research have been directed into two main areas:
- Identification of individuals predisposed to specific illnesses
- Targeting of therapy to, and identification of, patients who are most likely to respond to treatment
Being located in Scotland, attention has been directed to the key health priorities in Scotland, common clinical conditions here. In addition, specific models of disease that have been identified, which illustrate basic mechanisms and are also models for further understanding these other key disease states. The diseases that have been primarily focused on are:
- Cancer (breast, colorectal, prostate and other gastrointestinal tumours) and accounting for 26% of all deaths in Scotland.
- Cardiovascular disease (cardiac disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease), accounting for approximately 40% of all deaths in Scotland.
- Ageing (Alzheimer's disease) and Mental health.
- Inflammatory conditions (of the eye, kidney and gastrointestinal tract).
These areas have also been identified and included by the NHS Grampian Research and Development director (Professor Alison McLeod, Professor of renal medicine, University of Aberdeen) within their Research programmes, to facilitate a structured approach. In many of these areas university members of staff take the lead.