Clinical Professor, Cardiff University
Prof Kirov's research focuses on the role of copy number variations (CNVs) and high-throughput sequencing in neuropsychiatric disorders. In his clinical work he supervises the ECT delivery in Cardiff and provides second opinion for affective disorders.
Currently Prof Kirov focuses on analysing the CNVs in all 500,000 participants in the UK Biobank. After these are called, we will analyse their role in disease and phenotypic differences. Prof Kirov encourages applications for Fellowships for this research.
Electroconvulsive therapy does work – and it can be miraculous
Apr 22, 2017 01:52 am UTC| Health
The use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) to treat psychiatric disorders is on the rise in England, according to a new report in The Guardian. There was an 11% rise in the number of procedures performed on the NHS between...
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