Research groups
Colleges
Daniel Radford-Smith
DPhil
Postdoctoral Research Assistant
Research Interests
My current research interests include the neurobiological basis of mood disorders, in particular depression and anxiety. I focus on the relationship between the gut microbiome and brain health, including the mediating role of the immune system. I have a special interest in metabolomics techniques, both as a mechanistic approach to understand gut-to-brain communication and as a tool for biomarker discovery for precision medicine.
Recent publications
Progressive fibrosis in human MASLD is associated with spatially linked transcriptomic signatures of metabolic reprogramming and senescence.
Journal article
Vu H. et al, (2026), JHEP Rep, 8
From fragmentation to integration: can social prescribing bridge the gap between multimorbidity and mental health in an ageing population?
Journal article
Radford-Smith DE. and Anthony DC., (2026), BMJ Public Health, 4
Machine learning-based prediction of anxiety disorders using blood metabolite and social trait data from the UK Biobank.
Journal article
Smith A. et al, (2025), Brain Behav Immun Health, 46
Systematic review and meta-analysis of microbiota-gut-astrocyte axis perturbation in neurodegeneration, brain injury, and mood disorders.
Journal article
Radford-Smith DE. et al, (2025), Brain Behav Immun Health, 46
Vancomycin-Resistant E. faecium: Addressing Global and Clinical Challenges.
Journal article
Radford-Smith DE. and Anthony DC., (2025), Antibiotics (Basel), 14
