Clark Russell

Biography

Background

I am a NES/CSO Postdoctoral Clinical Lecturer and speciality registrar in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. I study macrophage antibacterial defence with a focus on Staphylococcus aureus.

Qualifications

BMedSci (Hons) 1st Class in Infectious Diseases, University of Edinburgh 2010

MBChB with Honours, University of Edinburgh 2013

MRCP(UK), Royal College of Physicians 2016

PhD, University of Edinburgh 2023 ("Approaches for identifying macrophage microbicidal mechanisms")

FRCPath (Medical Microbiology), Royal College of Pathologists 2024

Research summary

  • Macrophage antibacterial responses against gram-positive bacteria (staphylococci, enterococci, streptococci).
  • Host-directed therapies for bacterial infections.
  • Impact of ageing on host defence.
  • Patient stratification in S. aureus bacteraemia.

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