Professor of Clinical Science, Sheffield Hallam University
Bio
Charmaine Childs is Professor of Clinical Science in the Health Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University. Charmaine leads the Applied Imaging in Health and Disease research programme. Her strategic research objective is research translation; developing and bringing new technology to the bedside/clinic to deliver tangible benefits for patients.
Charmaine has held senior research and academic positions in the United Kingdom (Medical Research Council, UK from 1991-2000), the School of Medicine University of Manchester, UK from 2000-2009 followed by work overseas at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (2009-2013). Her cross-disciplinary work with scientists, engineers, computer scientists, architects and clinicians has contributed to a rich experience with international collaborations.
With over 120 peer reviewed publications, work is available in scientific/clinical journals and book chapters. https://www.shu.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-profiles/charmaine-childs. In 2020 Charmaine was invited to the role of Editor of the European Wound Management Association (EWMA) publication: Birth-related Wounds https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12968/jowc.2020.29.Sup11a.S1 More recently, Charmaine’s work is focused on the impact of using non-invasive imaging biomarkers, particularly long wave infrared thermography (LWIRT) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) for early disease prognosis. With recent Medical Research Council funding, Charmaine will be exploring dynamic infrared thermography in vascular disease.
Charmaine’s work in surgical site infection imaging is recognised internationally, winning four international awards.