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I am an NHS employed clinical scientist working in both clinical magnetic resonance physics and research applications of magnetic resonance imaging. I work between Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust and Â鶹´«Ã½ on various topics related to magnetic resonance imaging.

Areas of expertise

Clinical application of Magnetic Resonance Physical principles to investigate different physiologies & pathologies

Magnetic Resonance Physics

Diffusion Weighted MRI

MRI in Neuromuscular diseases

Qualifications 

PhD NIHR BRC Clinical Doctoral Fellowship - Â鶹´«Ã½ (2018 - 2023)

NHS Scientist Training Programme (Medical Physics) (2015 - 2018): Registered Clinical Scientist - CS20510 (2018 - Present)

MSc Clinical Science - Imaging with non-Ionising Radiation (Magnetic Resonance Physics & Ultrasound Physics) - Â鶹´«Ã½ (2015 - 2018)

BSc (Hons.) Physics - Durham University (2011 - 2014)

I am an NHS employed clinical scientist working in both clinical magnetic resonance physics and research applications of magnetic resonance imaging. I work between Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust and Â鶹´«Ã½ on various topics related to magnetic resonance imaging.

Lectures

1st Year MSc Clinical Science - Medical Physics (MPY8001): Introduction to MR Safety

2nd Year MSc Clinical Science - Medical Physics (MPY8011): Advanced MR Pulse sequences

3rd Year MSc Clinical Science - Medical Physics (MPY8012): Advanced MR Safety

Other Supervision

I am the work based supervisor of NHS STP trainees for the Magnetic Resonance component of the STP.  

Co-Supervision of BSc and MSc students at Â鶹´«Ã½ Magnetic Resonance Centre.

• Articles

  • Heskamp L, Miller R, Birkbeck MG, Hall J, Schofield I, Blamire A, Whittaker R. . Clinical Neurophysiology 2022, 141, 91-100.
  • Birkbeck MG, Blamire AM, Whittaker RG, Sayer AA, Dodds RM. . Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 2021, 12(1), 17-29.
  • Heskamp L, Birkbeck MG, Whittaker RG, Schofield IS, Blamire AM. . NMR in Biomedicine 2021, 34(3), e4466.
  • Tullo E, Dodds RM, Birkbeck M, Habiballa L, Aihie Sayer A. . Age and Ageing 2021, 50(2), 362-365.
  • Birkbeck MG, Heskamp L, Schofield IS, Blamire AM, Whittaker RG. . Clinical Neurophysiology 2020, 131(6), 1399-1406.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

  • Birkbeck MG, Hillman S, Hurst C, Granic A, Aspray T, Sayer AA, Dodds RM. . In: International Sarcopenia Translational Research Conference 2021. 2021, Virtual: Hylonome Publications.