Patrick Waters
BSc PhD CSci FIBMS FRCPath
Associate Professor, Co-Director Autoimmune Neurology Diagnostic Laboratory
CNS autoimmunity, Assay development, Antibody cloning
My research focuses on antibody mediated central nervous system diseases. I am interested in the discovery of new antibody targets, the optimisation of assays to detect antibodies in patients serum and CSF, and understanding the mechanism through which the antibodies cause disease.
Research groups
Recent publications
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Clinical Features Associated With Seronegative Autoimmune Encephalitis
Journal article
Di Cosmo L. et al, (2026), Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, 13
Spinal Cord Leptomeningeal Enhancement as a Marker of Extensive Spinal Cord Involvement in Children With MOGAD
Journal article
Bartiromo S. et al, (2026), Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, 13
Plasma N -Glycan Profiling Enhances Diagnostic Precision in Multiple Sclerosis, AQP4-Ab NMOSD, and MOGAD
Journal article
Kacerova T. et al, (2025), Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, 12
Screening for Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes in Adults With Seronegative Myasthenia Gravis Using Next-Generation Sequencing
Journal article
Krenn M. et al, (2025), Neurology, 105
Myasthenia gravis in 2025: five new things and four hopes for the future
Journal article
Binks SNM. et al, (2025), Journal of Neurology, 272