Dr Johnny Tam
MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow
- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences
- Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic
Contact details
- Email: jtam@ed.ac.uk
Address
- Street
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Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic
Chancellor's Building
49 Little France Crescent - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH16 4SB
Background
- MBBS, University College London (2019)
- Intercalated MA, University of Cambridge (2016) with focus in Neuroscience
- Foundation Programme, Southeast of Scotland (2021)
- Clinical Fellow in neurodegenerative disease at the National CJD Research and Surveillance Unit (2021-2022)
- Rowling and Dr Hugh S.P. Binnie PhD Scholar (Clinical Brain Sciences), University of Edinburgh (2022-)
- Honorary Clinical Fellow, ACORD Fellows Academy, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL (2022-)
- MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow (2024-)
I am a resident doctor with career ambitions in academic neurology. I am currently undertaking a Clinical Brain Sciences PhD developing and evaluating digital speech biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders such as motor neuron disease, dementia, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis. I have experience in developing and validating machine learning and artificial neural networks for clinical use, as well as full-stack software development for web-enabled clinical research platforms.
PhD Supervisors:
- Dr Suvankar Pal
- Dr Oliver Watts (SpeakUnique)
- Prof Siddharthan Chandran
Independent chair: Prof David Hunt
Research summary
My main research focus is in health data science and digital technology in neurodegenerative disorders. These conditions are progressive and incurable, and represent a massive and increasing global health burden. Our aim is to develop digital tools that would benefit both patient and clinician by facilitating scalable data collection and remote assessment of disease. We hope these tools will improve outcome measures for clinical research, and act as an adjunct to routine clinical practice. I also have clinical and research experience in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and related prion disorders.