Profiles

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Jenny

Jenny is a senior researcher on a chronic kidney disease cohort study. She describes cohort studies as a type of medical research which follows people for a long-time. Jenny says that they are important as they answer health questions that other studies may not be able to answer.

  • Background

    Jenny is a senior researcher on a chronic kidney disease cohort study.

  • Sex/Gender Female

    • Ian

    Ian was diagnosed with motor neurone disease just over two years ago, in 2008. He has taken part in several research studies, including a biobank study which aims to improve the diagnosis and understanding of MND.

  • Background

    Ian is an insurance consultant. He is married with two children aged 21 and 17. Ethnic background: White English

  • Age at interview 54
  • Sex/Gender Male

    • Roland

    Roland has a rare form of motor neurone disease (MND) called progressive muscular atrophy. He is part of a study using blood samples, scans and other tests to improve the diagnosis and understanding of MND. He has also agreed to donate his brain to a brain bank.

  • Background

    Roland is a retired computer consultant. He is married with two grown-up children. Ethnic background: White British

  • Age at interview 61
  • Sex/Gender Male

    • Gareth

    Gareth has taken part as a healthy volunteer in two studies run by a diabetes research group, including a recent one which involved giving him adrenaline and taking fat biopsies. He declined to take part in one which involved being injected with insulin.

  • Background

    Gareth is an engineering manager. He is married with two teenage children. Ethnic background: White British

  • Age at interview 49
  • Sex/Gender Male

    • Elaine

    Elaine has taken part as a healthy volunteer in several diabetes and metabolism research studies, where she has given blood and tissue samples. Healthy volunteers help researchers understand how influences such as diet and weight interact with our genes.

  • Background

    Elaine works as a healthcare assistant. She is married with two sons aged 17 and 22. Ethnic background: White British

  • Age at interview 49
  • Sex/Gender Female

    • Richard

    Richard was asked to take part in a biobanking study and decided not to. He has taken part in other medical research in the past.

  • Background

    Richard is an NHS manager. He is married with two children aged 14 and 12. Ethnic background: White British

  • Age at interview 43
  • Sex/Gender Male