Research groups
Dr Sophie Binks
Clinical Lecturer
Honorary Neurology SpR
Brief biography
I am a clinical lecturer and honorary neurology registrar in Oxford recently awarded a DPhil in autoimmune neurology, and now establishing myself as a clinician-scientist. My DPhil supervisors and current collaborators are Prof Sarosh Irani, as well as Prof Julian Knight and Dr Kate Elliott from the Knight Group, Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford. I am a member of the scientific panel of Encephalitis International, a charity providing resources and practical support to people affected by all forms of encephalitis (web link below).
My research focuses on clinical and genetic aspects of autoimmune encephalitides (AE). I also research a form of spontaneously-occurring AE in cats, with the aim of improving outcomes in both species and fostering cross-disciplinary collaborations (web link below). Previously I was an Academic Clinical Fellow in Neurology in Oxford investigating clinical and HLA associations of LGI1- and CASPR2-antibody encephalitis, and prior to that I completed an Academic Foundation Programme in Neurology in Brighton.
Key publications
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Binks SNM. et al, (2024), Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
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Binks SNM. et al, (2021), JAMA Neurol, 78, 617 - 619
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Binks S. et al, (2018), Brain, 141, 2263 - 2271
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Binks SNM. et al, (2018), Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 89, 526 - 534
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Chan D. et al, (2017), Lancet Neurol, 16, 591 - 600
Recent publications
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Kelly MJ. et al, (2024), JAMA Neurol
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Binks SNM. et al, (2024), Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
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Flanagan EP. et al, (2023), JAMA Neurology, 80, 30 - 30
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Conference paper
Kelly M. et al, (2023), NEUROLOGY, 100
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Pakozdy A. et al, (2023), Vet J, 291