Mariam Al-Laith

Mariam Al-Laith is an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Surgery & Cancer at Imperial College London's Faculty of Medicine, affiliated with the MSk Lab. She joined in May 2020, leading industry collaborative multicentre studies and managing international clinical trials. Her career spans academic research and clinical trial management, including a Royal Society European Research Fellowship at UCL and postdoctoral work at Cambridge.

• Education: BSc (Hon) Chemistry and PhD in Immunopharmacology (UCL)
• Key Roles: Led a phase II CTIMP trial in Rheumatology at King’s College London, managed clinical trials with a focus on patient-centric approaches

Research Interests: Specializes in cardiorespiratory medicine, haematology, and clinical sciences. Her work emphasizes patient-centric methodologies to improve outcomes for severe diseases through innovative clinical trials and collaborative research networks. She advocates aligning institutional values with patient-focused research to maximize societal impact.

Awards: Royal Society European Research Fellow

Grants/Advising: Oversees multiple industry-funded studies and collaborates internationally. No specific grants listed, but her role involves coordinating large-scale clinical research initiatives.

Labs/Teams: Active in the MSk Lab, focusing on musculoskeletal research with translational applications.