People have different reasons for getting involved in health research. Some people are already patients with a health problem and want to help find a solution. Some are carers of someone with a health condition and want to help find solutions to their loved ones health condition. You may have no health problems, but really want to help improve healthcare for people today and in the future.
Irene Soulsby talks about why she became involved in research and what benefits have come from this
Jadine Scragg, a PhD student from Newcastle University, talks about how important public involvement was to her research and how it made her realise how much of an impact her work has on peoples lives.
We have specific terms to describe research with the public:
Involvement – where members of the public are actively involved in projects and with research organisations
Engagement – where we share research, knowledge and information with the public
Participation – where people take part in a research study
The BioResource Centre Newcastle is one of 18 BioResource centres in the UK. Each BioResource Centre is connected to the corresponding local Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).
BioResource Centre Newcastle
The BioResource Centre Newcastle is working hard across the region to collect information from people in the North East of England. This information contributes to a national initiative designed to fight against common conditions, as well as rare diseases that are affecting people throughout England.
In Newcastle, the BioResource specialises in ageing and multiple long-term conditions and coordinates recruitment for other national BioResource programmes. They are also a Centre for the IMID (Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases) BioResource and the NAFLD (Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) BioResource.