Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows.
A junior researcher’s publication experience on and during the COVID-19 pandemic
The story behind my most recent manuscript on SARS-CoV-2 sample pooling strategies is a long one. What started as a small side project aimed at facilitating the COVID-19 pandemic response became a publication effort with an extraordinarily enduring submission endeavor.
Skill engram formation improves task performance through the adaptation of brain networks and energy demands
Using simultaneous PET/MR brain imaging, we present a multimodal account of the learning process that combines glucose metabolism and network connectivity into the formation of a skill engram.
Does the risk from Covid-19 change over time?
In our paper in Nature Communications, we examine the risk factors for risk of hospitalisation and death from Covid-19 from October 2020 to April 2021 in 2.3 million adults in England.
Glycaemic control is associated with COVID-19 breakthrough infections
Patients' characteristics might also influence the efficacy of vaccines against COVID-19. We show that poor glycaemic control is associated with a decreased immune response to Pfizer vaccine and also with an increased incidence of breakthrough infections in patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
