Dr Kate Birnie
BSc, MSc, PhD(Bristol)
Current positions
Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
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Research interests
I am a medical statistician with interests in lifecourse epidemiology, women's reproductive health and renal research. I have a extensive experience in analysing observational datasets including routine electronic health record data.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
IEU: Understanding the link between kidney health and pregnancy outcomes
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/06/2024 to 31/08/2030
HOPE Project Evaluation
Principal Investigator
Role
Collaborator
Description
To help resolve high suicide rates in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, the charity Second Step was commissioned to roll-out the Hope service offering psychosocial intervention for men, supporting…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/05/2019 to 31/12/2020
Erythropoietin therapy for treating anaemia among haemodialysis patients: associations with survival and comparison of treatment strategies
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/06/2014 to 31/01/2020
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
01/04/2025Cardiometabolic protein expression levels and pathways associated with kidney function decline in older European adults with advanced kidney disease
Clinical Kidney Journal
Defining normal serum creatinine in pregnancy—results from the AKID UK prospective cohort study
Clinical Kidney Journal
Life course trajectories of maternal cardiovascular disease risk factors by obstetric history
BMC Medicine
Predictors of Persisting Symptoms after Concussion in Children Following a Traumatic Brain Injury
BMJ Paediatrics Open
The effects of daylight saving time clock changes on accelerometer-measured sleep duration in the UK Biobank
Related people
Professor Yoav Ben-Shlomo
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Richard Martin
Associate Pro Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) & Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Kate Tilling
Professor of Medical Statistics and MRC Investigator
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Fergus Caskey
Professor of Renal Medicine
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Jonathan Sterne
Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)