Contact details

Mr Barry Sampson

Honorary Lecturer
Department of Medicine

GMO 02 Medical Oncology Block
Medical Oncology
Charing Cross Campus

Tel: +44 (0)20 8383 3644
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Mr Barry Sampson

Clinical and Academic Acitivities

Consultant Clinical Scientist in Clinical Biochemistry 

Director of Supraregional Trace Element Laboratory (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)

Research Interests

Applications of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICPMS) for analysis of trace elements in clinical samples.

Trace element metabolism.

Use of laser ablation ICPMS for study of tissue distribution of trace elements.

Current research topics and collaborations

Copper metabolism in Parkinson's Disease using stable isotopes.  With Peter Bain (Neurosciences) and Mark Rehkamper (Earth Sciences).

Wear products from surgical implants. With Alister Hart (SORA, Musculosketal Surgery), Ann Sanson (Histopathology) and Prof Julia Shelton (QMUL).

Selenium metabolism in renal disease, with Andrew Frankel (Renal Medicine).

Committees

Trace Element Specialist Advisory Group (UKNEQAS)

Clinical Reference Material User Group (LGC)