Name: Dr Beverley Burke
Field: Social Sciences
Specialisms:
- Molecular biology
- Microbiology
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Immunology and neurodegeneration
Research and qualifications:
- BSc in biology from the University of Manchester
- PhD in cellular and molecular medicine from St Georges Hospital, London
- Research assistant at St Georges Hospital, London
Returning to her research after a 6-year break, Beverley’s Fellowship is entitled: “Pattern-Related Visual Allodynia – an inability to visualise specific, geometric patterns of high contrast without distortion and pain”. Beverley is researching the diagnosis and treatment of Pattern-Related Visual Allodynia, a condition in which people can’t look at specific geometric patterns such as stripes without difficulty or pain.