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Dr Jackie Maybin is a Reader and Honorary Consultant Gynaecologist at the University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian. Currently she is the Program Director of the Missed Vital Sign Program at Wellcome Leap, a global advanced research project agency (ARPA) for health.
Jackie’s research aims to develop better preventative and therapeutic strategies for abnormal uterine bleeding, with a particular focus on the role of hypoxia and inflammation in endometrial function at menstruation. She chairs the Scottish Government’s National Menstrual Clinical Network and was chair of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Blair Bell Research Society. She is passionate about public and patient involvement in research, equality and diversity, and training the next generation of clinical and discovery scientists.
Clinically, Jackie runs a specialist menstrual disorders service and offers medical treatments, as well as surgical interventions ranging from minimally invasive hysteroscopy and laparoscopy to open abdominal procedures.
Jackie was awarded her Medical Degree, BSc and PhD from the University of Edinburgh and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in KU Leuven, Belgium. She has been awarded two Wellcome Fellowships to fund her research (Postdoctoral & Clinical Career Development).
- Venue
- Dugald Baird Conference Room (Aberdeen Maternity Hospital) or via MS Teams
- Contact
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Please contact acwhr@abdn.ac.uk for the link to join virtually or for directions to the conference room.