Santhosh Moorthy

Santhosh Moorthy is a third-year medical student at Newcastle University, currently based at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Alongside his medical studies, he was awarded a research scholarship from the Alzheimer’s Research UK North East Network Centre. During an eight-week summer placement at Newcastle’s Campus for Ageing and Vitality, he investigated potential biomarkers for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. His research combined statistical analysis of a comprehensive patient data set from Tanzania with hands-on lab experience. He used ELISA techniques on plasma samples to test for key biomarkers, including neurofilament light chain (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP).