Benedict Michael
researcher
Benedict Michael is a British medical doctor, consultant neurologist, and researcher specialising in neurological infection and inflammation. He is Deputy Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research & Impact at the University of Liverpool, where he is also a Professor of Neurology. He is the Director of both the Brain Infection & Inflammation Group (BIIG) and the Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre (LINC), and serves as Scientific Chair of the Encephalitis International. In addition, he is an Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust.
Education
After graduating from the University of Liverpool with a degree in medicine and surgery, Michael undertook his PhD in Neuroimmunology in 2014. In 2018, he completed postdoctoral training at the Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, where he developed an intravital microscopy model of viral encephalitis to image leucocyte migration into the brain in real-time. In 2022, Michael was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP).
Career
Michael identified the immune protein critical for recruiting a damaging immune cell into the brain. Blocking this protein reduced brain swelling and improved outcomes. As a result, he received The Liversage Award for Neurology (NENA) and the Vera Down Award for Neuroscience from the British Medical Association.
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