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Dr

Alexandra Jamieson

(She/Her)

Research Fellow

MRC Unit for Lifelong Hlth & Ageing

  • Research Fellow
    MRC Unit for Lifelong Hlth & Ageing

BIO

Alex is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with a background in clinical cardiovascular and exercise physiology. Her PhD thesis titled 'An investigation into the mechanisms underlying exercise intolerance in long COVID: insights from clinical and remote measurements' was completed as part of the 4-Year British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cardiovascular Biomedicine programme at UCL under the supervision of Professor Alun Hughes, Dr Siana Jones and Dr Michele Orini. 

 

Research Interests: 

  • Cardiometabolic health  
  • Cardiovascular & exercise physiology 
  • Physical activity  
  • Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)
  • Wearable technology

 

Teaching summary: 

  • iBSc & MSc student supervision 
  • Clinical skills training

 

Degrees: 

  • PhD Cardiovascular Biomedicine, University College London (UCL)
  • MSc Cardiovascular Science, University College London (UCL)
  • BSc Cardiovascular Physilogy, University of Southampton 

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON APPOINTMENTS

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, London, United Kingdom
  • Research Assistant
    MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, London, United Kingdom
  • 4-Year BHF PhD Student
    MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, London, United Kingdom

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Good Clinical Practice
    University College London, London, United Kingdom2019 - present

AVAILABILITY

  • Advisory activities
  • Conference participation as a speaker or panellist
  • Supervision of research degrees
  • Outreach/community engagement
  • Mentoring

FIELDS OF RESEARCH