Dr. Ben Marlow

Dr Ben Marlow is a paediatric consultant at Colchester General Hospital with a special interest in neurodevelopment. He is the department's research and neurodisability lead, as well as the head of the East of England Research Group for Community Paediatrics.

Dr Marlow has been part of the NHS for over ten years. Prior to becoming a doctor, he earned a master's in biochemistry and worked in research and development for GlaxoSmithKline and UCB Pharma. After completing his medical studies at University College London, he undertook a research fellowship at the University of Florida and completed his training in neurodisability at Cambridge and Luton.

He is interested in research, particularly in the neurobiology of neurodevelopmental diseases and the fields of neuroimmunology and metabolism. He is passionate about improving therapies for children with neurodisabling diseases, particularly autism, and he regularly contributes to the publication Autism Eye. Dr Marlow recently received the Gupta Foundation Young Researcher Award and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) local research network principal investigator support funding.

He is also passionate about teaching and holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education (PGCME). He is a member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the British Association of Childhood Disability, and the British Paediatric Neurology Association.