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Research groups
Funding
- Academy of Medical Sciences Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers
- Medical Sciences Internal Fund- Oxford University
- Oxford Health Services Research Committee
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Donal Skelly
BA, BM BCh, PhD, MRCP
NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Neurology
I am an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Neurology in NDCN and a Neurology Registrar. My research focuses on how the immune system and diseased brain interact. This has relevance to how we understand neurodegenerative diseases, delirium and changes in immune responses with ageing.
I undertook a B.A. in Psychology at University College Dublin, before completing a PhD at Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience and School of Biochemistry and Immunology in Trinity College Dublin. I subsequently studied Medicine at the University of Oxford. Since then, I've been on the academic clinical training pathway, in London and Oxford.
Recent publications
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A distinctive inspiratory noise in IgLON5-antibody disease
Journal article
yapp N. et al, (2025), JAMA Neurology
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Complement-mediated enhancement of SARS-CoV-2 antibody neutralisation potency in vaccinated individuals.
Journal article
Mellors J. et al, (2025), Nat Commun, 16
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Clinical data and reporting quality in NMDAR-antibody encephalitis and pregnancy: a systematic review
Journal article
Harris SL. et al, (2025), BMJ Neurology Open, 7, e001005 - e001005
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A systematic review of clinical data and reporting quality in NMDAR-antibody encephalitis and pregnancy
Preprint
Harris SL. et al, (2024)
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SARS-CoV-2-specific immune responses and clinical outcomes after COVID-19 vaccination in patients with immune-suppressive disease.
Journal article
Barnes E. et al, (2023), Nat Med, 29, 1760 - 1774