Jessica Walsh

Jessica Walsh

Pre-clinical and Translational Imaging Scientist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Translational Research Manager at UCL

  • Education

    • University of Cambridge

      2016 - 2020
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Clinical Neuroscience

      PhD student in the Stroke Research group, supervised by Prof Hugh Markus. PhD project was titled: 'Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability and Inflammation in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease'.

    • University of Bristol

      2012 - 2016
      Integrated Master's degree (MSc) Neuroscience 1st Class Honours

      4-year undergraduate integrated masters degree with a year in industry at GSK.

  • Experience

    • GSK

      Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
      Pre-clinical and Translational Imaging Scientist

      Working in the Pre-Clinical and Translational Imaging department as an industrial placement student using MRI, CT and optical imaging modalities to further drug discovery. Working on early R&D in vivo drug-discovery studies. Key responsibilities included directing projects, planning and coordinating of work involving large teams of staff and presenting both within the department and globally within GSK.

    • University of Cambridge

      Oct 2016 - Jul 2020
      Researcher PhD Candidate

      Involved in all aspects of the clinical research study, including study set-up, recruitment, scanning, administering cognitive tests, analysis and interpretation.

    • University of Oxford

      Jul 2020 - Mar 2024

      Increasing the real-world impact of research and innovation at the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging and Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, through the translation of research and technology from academia and out into the wider-world. This role spans across supporting translational clinical research, clinical trials, technology transfer/innovation and policy engagement. Leading on a project to develop a platform of brain image analysis software as a medical device for clinical care. Show less

      • Research Translation and Impact Officer

        Feb 2022 - Mar 2024
      • Clinical Neuroimaging Research Facilitator

        Jul 2020 - Feb 2022
    • UCL

      Mar 2024 - now
      Senior Translational Research Manager

      Working in UCL's Translational Research Office to support UCL's translational pipeline of research into therapeutic, device and diagnostic innovations for healthcare. This role involves translational strategy development, supporting funding opportunities and project management.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Home Office Personal Licence (Modules 1-4)

      University of Cambridge
      Apr 2014
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Jessica Walsh
      OPEN Leaders award - Nov 2022 Oxford Policy Engagement Network Leaders award
    • Awarded to Jessica Walsh
      Best Oral Presentation at the NIHR Stroke Research Workshop NIHR Sep 2018 Best talk at the NIHR Stroke Research Workshop 2018
    • Awarded to Jessica Walsh
      Best Oral Presentation at BHF Cambridge CRE Annual Symposium Cambridge BHF Centre of Research Excellence Apr 2018 Prize for the best talk at the British Heart Foundation Cambridge CRE Annual Symposium.
    • Awarded to Jessica Walsh
      BHF CRE Studentship Cambridge BHF Centre of Research Excellence Oct 2016 Cambridge British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence studentship award for fees and maintenance of PhD
    • Awarded to Jessica Walsh
      Joint Physiology and Pharmacology Pfizer Prize University of Bristol Jul 2014 Award to the 2nd year Neuroscience Honours student with the highest aggregate marks across all units.