Dr Hamish McAuley

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Contact Details

Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester

Scientific Background

Research Interests

As a clinician scientist my research interests lie in translating science and research into treatments and interventions that have a clinical impact. This interest crosses organically from my clinical specialty of Respiratory Medicine and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease where many patients suffer from frailty and sarcopenia as part of their pulmonary disease and where we have demonstrated that a significant impact on out patients quality of life can be achieved by targeting these systemic aspects rather than their lungs. My current projects include observational studies to better characterise and understand the biological drivers of hospital admission among COPD patients as well as interventional studies targeting muscle loss during and after hospitalisation among these patients.

Scientific Inspiration

Much of my scientific inspiration has come from seeing the successful approach taken by researchers working in asthma and COPD over the last 25 years who identified that within a single disease (e.g. Asthma), specific biological phenotypes could be identified and targeted with novel therapies (biologic agents) guided by easily measurable biomarkers (eosinophils and FeNO). The scale of transformation in care and outcomes delivered for this a large group of patients by this approach has inspired me to ask if we can replicate this model in sarcopenia across the spectrum of patients who suffer the consequence of this disease.

Research Groups

Collaboration In COPD Exacerbations (CICERO)

Maintaining the Integrity of Muscle Trial in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (MINT-COPD)

Supervision Style

In three words or phrases: Student-led, cordial, iterative

Provision of Training

I prefer to allow my students to develop the research questions for their works within the remit of the project and allow their work to be led by both their interests and results, rather than have detailed plans and road maps at the outset.

Supervision will always be collaborative and while I aim to provide as much support is requested I am always happy to allow students to progress independently provided they are on track to achieve their project requirments.

Progression Monitoring and Management

I allow my students to set their own pace of work providing guidance on milestones that they should aim to achieve to remain on track for their own and the project's objectives. I strive to be available for troubleshooting whenever needed.

Communication

I have an open door policy, prefer face-to-face discussions and work within a collaborative and friendly team who support each other in both our work and personally.

Meetings

PhD Students can expect scheduled meetings with me at least once per fortnight. These meetings will be face-to-face. I am usually contactable for an instant response 3 or 4 days per week.

Work Patterns

The timing of work in my lab is completely flexible, and (other than attending pre-arranged meetings) I expect students to manage their own time.

Notice Period for Feedback

I need at least 1 week's notice to provide feedback on written work of up to 5,000 words.

MIBTP Project Details

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BBSRC Research Themes:

Sustainable Agriculture and Food (Animal Health and Welfare, Microbial Food Safety, Plant and Crop Science)
Renewable Resources and Clean Growth (Bio-energy, Industrial Biotechnology)
Understanding the Rules of Life (Immunology, Microbiology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, Plant Science, Soil Science, Stem Cells, Structural Biology, Systems Biology)
Integrated Understanding of Health (Ageing, Diet and Health, Pharmaceuticals, Regenerative Biology)

Project Outline

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