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Dr Ian Simcock
PhD, MSc, BSc
UCL, NIHR Fellowship
Study title: Development of Micro-CT for Human Fetal Post-mortem
Imaging
Peer reviewed publications
Dr Ian Simcock is the clinical-academic Radiographer at Great Ormond Street
Hospital in London, with a significant leadership and mentorship remit. He has
won multiple awards and has been awarded over £2 million as principal and
co-investigator. His primary research focuses on providing parents with
alternative non-invasive investigations following a pregnancy loss which has
led to the development of a clinical micro-CT post-mortem imaging service,
providing >1200 families with an alternative, more acceptable investigation, for
which he won several awards including the GOSH STAR Award for Research
Success of the Year 2021 and the GOSH BRC Junior Faculty Excellence in
Impact 2023. Throughout this work he works closely with multiple charities,
including The Miscarriage Association, Daddy9s with Angels, Tommy9s, Black
Baby Loss Awareness, and Sands.
Simcock IC, Arthurs OJ, Hutchinson JC, Sebire NJ, Jacques TS, Sekar T,
Shelmerdine SC; GOSH Pathology (2024) Impact of non-invasive postmortem micro-CT imaging on a fetal autopsy service: a
single centre retrospective study. Clinical Radiology, 79, 791-798,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2024.06.015
Ian sits on the UCL GOS Institute of Child Health BRC Junior Faculty to ensure
funding and training opportunities for early career researchers and assesses
grant applications to both BRC Junior Faculty and SCoR across a range of
research projects and training and provides inspirational speakers through the
Bitesize Seminar Series.
He sits on the International Advisory Panel and Editorial Board for the Journal
of Radiography, helping to direct the journals content and ensuring relevance
to the Radiography workforce and has authored over 33 journal papers on a
range of topics, including the challenges of clinical-academic careers for
radiographers.
He is the current Chair of the Society and College of Radiographers Research
group helping direct research funding and national research policy and is also
a representative on the NIHR Imaging Workforce Working Party, ensuring
imaging professionals are represented at a National level in funding strategies
and career opportunities.
Digital Profile:
ORCiD ID: 0000-0002-5619-0785
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=axPwfGUAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Simcock CM, Said B, Arthurs OJ, Simcock IC, Owens CM (2024) Tips for
success, managing the paediatric patient in radiology. Pediatric Radiology,
online ahead of print, doi: 10.1007/s00247-024-06029-w
Gerli MFM, Calà G, Beesley MA, Sina B, Tullie L, Sun KY, Panariello F,
Michielin F, Davidson JR, Russo FM, Jones BC, Lee DDH, Savvidis S,
Xenakis T, Simcock IC, Straatman-Iwanowska AA, Hirst RA, David AL,
O'Callaghan C, Olivo A, Eaton S, Loukogeorgakis SP, Cacchiarelli D,
Deprest J, Li VSW, Giobbe GG, De Coppi P (2024) Single-cell guided
prenatal derivation of primary fetal epithelial organoids from human amniotic
and
tracheal
fluids.
Nature
Medicine,
30,
875-887,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-024-02807-z
Conference presentations
Simcock I. Parametric study on central venous lines for paediatric dialysis:
towards design optimisation, European Society of Biomechanics, Edinburgh,
Scotland, June 2024.
Simcock I. Mapping the anatomical and transcriptional landscape of early
human fetal ovary development, Irish Endocrine Society Conference,
Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 2024.
Simcock I. Pump prime funding for patient engagement in research grant
development, United Kingdom Imaging and Oncology Conference,
Liverpool, UK, June 2024
Simcock I. Thoracic findings at early gestation: fetal post-mortem micro-CT,
French Society of foetal pathology, Marseille, France, November 2024.
Invited Talks
Simcock I. Benefits, pitfalls and challenges for seeking research funding,
European Congress of Radiology, Vienna Austria, March 2024.
Simcock I. Non-invasive fetal autopsy, European Reference Network for
rare
malformative
conditions,
intellectual
disabilities
and
neurodevelopmental disorders, on-line, March 2024
