MSc. Adine Adonis
Adine is a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Neurology at the National Centre for Human Retrovirology,an academically led clinic, at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Adine trained, qualified and practised as a physiotherapist in Cape Town South Africa before coming to the United Kingdom. She has worked in neurology for most of her career and currently sees patients with a rare neurological condition.
Adine was awarded a prestigious NHSE/NIHR Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship in 2024 to develop a core outcome set for the patient group she currently sees. Previously, she has been the recipient of a NIHR pre-doctoral fellowship and an Imperial Charity research fellowship. These fellowships have allowed Adine to investigate the lived experiences of people living with a rare condition and co-develop patient led research priorities.
Adine is the current chair of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology (ACPIN) with over 3000 members and a lecturer on the Advanced Neurophysiotherapy Studies course within the Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Research & Teaching Department at University College London.