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Patients, Clinicians and Researchers Come Together for Vasculitis and Kidney Disease Education Event

Back Row, Left to Right: Lyndon Costa (Research Fellow), Dr Amrita Dhutia (Clinical Research Fellow), Dr Michael Appiah (Post-Doc), Dr Maria Prednecki (Principal Investigator, Consultant Nephrologist), Dr Yasmin Kassir (Clinical Research Fellow), Siane Simione (Vasculitis Specialist Clinical Nurse), Fardusa Hassan (Clinical Research Nurse), Front Row, Left to Right: Prof Stephen McAdoo (Co-Lead of the Vasculitis Centre, Consultant Nephrologist), Dr Kavita Gulati (Minton Clinical Research Fellow), Dorota Banach (Senior Divisional Research Nurse).
Back Row, Left to Right: Lyndon Costa (Research Fellow), Dr Amrita Dhutia (Clinical Research Fellow), Dr Michael Appiah (Post-Doc), Dr Maria Prednecki (Principal Investigator, Consultant Nephrologist), Dr Yasmin Kassir (Clinical Research Fellow), Siane Simione (Vasculitis Specialist Clinical Nurse), Fardusa Hassan (Clinical Research Nurse), Front Row, Left to Right: Prof Stephen McAdoo (Co-Lead of the Vasculitis Centre, Consultant Nephrologist), Dr Kavita Gulati (Minton Clinical Research Fellow), Dorota Banach (Senior Divisional Research Nurse). Not pictured: Dr Taryn Youngstein (Consultant Rheumatology, Co-Lead of the Vasculitis Centre), Stella Wu (Dietitian), Sheila Goddard and Michelle Delon (Counselling Team), Leo Tsiotos (Public Involvement and Project Officer).

The Imperial College London Vasculitis Centre, Imperial College NHS Trust Renal and Rheumatology Teams, and the Prendecki-McAdoo Lab were delighted to host a collaborative patient education event on Sunday 26 July 2026 at Chiswick Town Hall, bringing together patients, healthcare professionals and researchers for an afternoon of learning, discussion and shared experiences.

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Meet Dora Vrkic, Section Manager for the Centre for Inflammatory Disease

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In this blog post, Dora Vrkic shares her journey from academic research to building a career in research operations at Imperial. She discusses the importance of supporting researchers behind the scenes, settling into the department, and the hobbies that keep her busy outside of work.

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The Great Exhibition Road Fesitval: An Exciting Educational Experience

In this blog, MRes Experimental Biomolecular Sciences student Laura Lysaght shares her experience of the Great Exhibition Road Festival, including its fascinating history and her time volunteering on the ‘What’s in your blood?’ stand, developed by members of the Centre for Haematology in the Department of Immunology and Inflammation.

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Meet Dr Calum Gabbutt, Assistant Professor in Data Science in Haematology

In this Q&A, Dr Calum Gabbutt discusses his journey from physics to cancer research, and how mathematical modelling and machine learning can be combined to better understand cancer evolution. He shares insights into his research as well as his ambitions to improve early prediction of treatment outcomes in blood cancers.

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