Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx) Blog
Bio Sarah Price is a senior research fellow in the Cancer DISCOvery Group at University of Exeter. Her work focuses on clinical and methodological aspects of early cancer diagnosis. She was lead researcher on a Cancer Research UK project evaluating the clinical and health economic impacts of revising the National Institute for Health and Care […]
Q and A with Beccy Summers Can you tell us a bit about yourself and research and/or career to this point? I completed my undergraduate degree in Biochemisty at Swansea University and went on to complete an MSc in Molecular Neuroscience at the University of Bristol. Although I found the underlying pathophysiology of different health […]
Q and A with Sarah Bailey Can you tell us a bit about yourself and research and/or career to this point? Patients with early stages of cancer sometimes present to their GP with non-specific symptoms. Because these symptoms tend to be very common, and are much more likely to be caused by something other […]
Can you tell us a bit about yourself and research career to this point? I’m an academic GP, which means I spend part of my week working as a GP and the other part undertaking research at the University of Exeter. My career started with my medical degree which I completed in Cambridge, along […]
I’m an early career research fellow, and have held a number of both research and clinical posts since graduating in psychology. Clinically, I’ve worked in medium-secure mental health settings and most recently as a low-intensity CBT therapist/Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner in IAPT (Primary care psychological therapies service). As a researcher, I developed through my MSc in […]
Qualifying as physiotherapist nearly 20 years ago, most of my career has focused on working in the field of rehabilitation with older people – indeed that’s where my passion really lies. In 2016 I ventured into the wonderful world of “research” and wanted to take my clinical experience working with older people and apply it […]
Can you tell us a bit about yourself and research and/or career to this point? I am a Research Associate with the PenARC patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) team and the Exeter Collaboration for Academic Primary Care (APEx). I joined PenARC’s PPIE team in October 2021, becoming a member of APEx as part […]
Can you tell us a bit about yourself and research and career to this point? I studied my BSc in Medical Sciences at Exeter, which involved looking at lots of different areas of health research and biomedical science. During this degree, I completed a Professional Training Year in Prof. Alison Curnow’s lab in Penryn, looking […]
Can you tell us a bit about yourself and research career to this point? I started my academic journey in West London, where I completed a BSc in Sport Sciences at Brunel University in 2011. I then moved to the University of Exeter to study for a MSc in Sport and Exercise Medicine, which I […]
Between 2012 and 2016 I studied for a PhD in the Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Exeter. This involved lab-based research, looking at how children processed sugar after different intensities of physical activity. I was interested in the physiology, taking blood samples, and looking at metabolic and vascular function. If you’re interested […]