Lynne Sykes, BSc, MBBS, PhD, MRCOG
Lynne Sykes, BSc, MBBS, PhD, MRCOG
Regular SRI Member
Clinical Senior Lecturer
Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction
Imperial College London
https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/l.sykes
Career Journey
Dr Lynne Sykes is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London. She leads a team of researchers investigating the causes of preterm birth so that we can improve prediction and prevention. Her particular area of interest is studying how the mother’s immune response influences her risk of early birth. She is also a Consultant Obstetrician and St Mary’s Hospital, London and leads the Preterm birth Prevention Clinical Service at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. She has been an active member of the SRI since 2008, and enjoys being part of the SRI community, especially attending the annual meetings where there is so much opportunity to meet like-minded spirits and develop new ideas and collaborations.
Questions
1. What inspired you to choose reproductive sciences?
Reproductive Sciences offers broad coverage of women’s health issues on a global scale. It is unique in its diverse and inclusive ethos on a global platform.
2. Favorite part of your job?
Being able to combine progressing scientific knowledge with the clinical management of women at risk high of preterm birth. The drive for improving mechanistic understanding and developing new therapeutic strategies provides real hope for women who have had challenging pregnancies for better outcomes in their future pregnancies.
3. How did you hear about SRI?
When I joined the team lead by Professor Phil Bennett as a PhD student, I presented a poster at the SRI in Glasgow, UK in 2009. The SRI annual meeting was so much fun, I signed up for membership as soon as I got back from the meeting!
4. What makes SRI your scientific home and how has it helped your career?
The SRI community is full of highly inspirational scientists of all ages, genders, race, and women’s health subspecialties. All have a common goal which is to progress knowledge in women’s health and improve outcomes. I have directly benefitted through meeting members of the SRI community and sparking up new project ideas, new collaborations, and I have benefited personally from the International Training Grant. As my career has progressed, I have supervised students who have been successful in obtaining The SRI Young Investigator Award and Travel Prizes.
5. Favorite benefit of SRI?
Being part of an inspiring global community of scientists and clinicians who are interested in women’s health.