Dr Iqra Nazish

Iqra specialises in coordinating multi-centre academic and NHS-led clinical trials, drawing on a proven track record of strong research management and commitment to lead high-quality, patient-focused studies across diverse portfolios.

Email: [email protected]

Background

Iqra joined the Anglia Ruskin Clinical Trials Unit as a Clinical Trials Coordinator in November 2025. She oversees the coordination and monitoring of multi-centre clinical trials across all phases of the study life cycle. Her work focuses on maintaining high standards of quality, regulatory compliance, and collaboration across research teams and partner sites.

Iqra holds a PhD in Neuroscience from University College London, where she gained extensive experience in research design, data analysis, and scientific communication, including a successful research collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. She later worked as a Regulatory Medical Writer at a contract research organisation, leading the development of core clinical trial documentation such as study protocols, clinical study reports, participant information sheets, investigator brochures and scientific manuscripts. Before joining Anglia Ruskin University, she worked at the Cambridge Clinical Trials Centre, coordinating multiple multi-centre commercial and academic oncology studies. She brings a unique perspective that bridges academic, industry, and NHS research environments.

Research interests

• Clinical trial coordination
• Monitoring
• Translational research
• Neurological and mental health research
• Patient engagement

Areas of expertise

• Multi-centre clinical trial management
• Monitoring
• Regulatory approvals and ethics submissions
• Cross-sector collaboration across NHS, academia and industry
• Neurological and oncology research

Qualifications

• PhD Neuroscience (Parkinson’s disease), University College London
• MSc Clinical Neuroscience, University College London
• BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London

Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange

Bogue Fellowship – Funded 8-week research exchange at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA, awarded by University College London, UK, 2019.

Selected recent publications

• Nazish, I., et al., 2024. Differential LRRK2 signalling in mouse microglia. Cells, 13(1), pp.53.
• Nazish, I., et al., 2021. Rab10 phosphorylation and cytokine release in immune cells. Neurochemistry International, 142, pp.1-10.
• Mamais, A., Nazish, I., et al., 2018. Macroautophagy in LRRK2 Parkinson’s disease brains. Brain Research, 1680, pp.164-176.
• Nazish, I., et al., 2018. LRRK2 function in RAW264.7 macrophage cells. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 44(6), pp.706-720.