{"id":2109,"date":"2026-04-30T16:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/?post_type=people&#038;p=2109"},"modified":"2026-04-30T16:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:52:18","slug":"dr-katherine-roberts","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/people\/dr-katherine-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Katherine Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id2109_c15a46-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2109_c15a46-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id2109_c15a46-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1520px;padding-top:60px;padding-right:60px;padding-bottom:100px;padding-left:60px;min-height:450px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id2109_c15a46-b9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2109_c15a46-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-bottom:130px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2109_c15a46-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:150px;padding-left:15px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2109_c15a46-b9 alignfull has-dark-accent-background-color kt-row-has-bg fullstretch wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-row kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2109_818fbf-ab\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1328\" src=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Katy-Robertts-e1776873064642.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Katy Robertts\" style=\"border-radius:12px;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Katy-Robertts-e1776873064642.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Katy-Robertts-e1776873064642-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Katy-Robertts-e1776873064642-995x1024.jpg 995w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Katy-Robertts-e1776873064642-768x791.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/Katy-Robertts-e1776873064642-1107x1140.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:flex-start;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2109_5e1bea-9c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><h1 style=\"margin-right:30px;margin-left:30px\" class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color alignwide wp-elements-7f0e93526abd321ff1f7582370c35923 wp-block-post-title has-text-color has-standard-white-color\">Dr Katherine Roberts<\/h1>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color cirg-screen-excerpt people-excerpt wp-elements-673e67c071a659143e2b05686475d045 wp-block-post-excerpt has-text-color has-standard-white-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Clinical Research Fellow <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id2109_b3d14d-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id2109_b3d14d-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id2109_b3d14d-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1280px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id2109_b3d14d-d2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id2109_b3d14d-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id2109_b3d14d-d2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id2109_b3d14d-d2 alignnone cirg-people-wrapper wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:35px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:30px;}.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;}.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2109_2f661e-22{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#ffffff;}.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22{position:relative;}.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column2109_2f661e-22:not(.specificity){margin-top:-70px;margin-bottom:15px;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2109_2f661e-22{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column2109_2f661e-22{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column2109_2f661e-22 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column2109_2f661e-22\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Position:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clinical Research Fellow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Research Interests:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Infectious Diseases<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Background:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Katy has completed the academic foundation program in Edinburgh, where she enjoyed a clinical placement in Infectious Diseases and the opportunity to undertake a research project in ID. She is particularly interested in the SNAP trial, having developed an interest in the Edinburgh cohort of patients with Staph aureus bacteraemia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide cirg-key-publications has-light-accent-blue-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:30px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-96c218df wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide publications-header\">Key Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-21093\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">2026<\/h2><div id=\"ac-21093\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Katherine Roberts<\/strong>, Simon Dewar, Rebecca K Sutherland, Clark D Russell, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/ofid\/ofag113\">Respiratory Virus Coinfection Is a Risk Factor for Adverse Outcomes During\u00a0<em>Staphylococcus aureus<\/em>\u00a0Bacteremia<\/a>,\u00a0<em>Open Forum Infectious Diseases<\/em>, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2026, ofag113,<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-21094\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">2022<\/h2><div id=\"ac-21094\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jie Zheng, Yuemiao Zhang, Huiling Zhao, Yi Liu, Denis Baird, Mohd Anisul Karim, Maya Ghoussaini, Jeremy Schwartzentruber, Ian Dunham, Benjamin Elsworth, <strong>Katherine Roberts<\/strong>, Hannah Compton, Felix Miller-Molloy, Xingzi Liu, Lin Wang, Hong Zhang, George Davey Smith, Tom R. Gaunt, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ebiom.2022.104112\">Multi-ancestry Mendelian randomization of omics traits revealing drug targets of COVID-19 severity<\/a>, <em>eBioMedicine, <\/em>Volume 81, July 2022, 104112<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-21095\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">2021<\/h2><div id=\"ac-21095\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Katherine Roberts<\/strong>,\u00a0Anna Gilbertson,\u00a0Shoba Dawson,\u00a0Nicholas Turner,\u00a0Matthew J. Ridd, <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/cea.14072\">Test-guided dietary exclusions for treating established atopic dermatitis in children: A systematic review<\/a>, <em>Clinical &amp; Experimental Allergy<\/em>, Volume 52, Issue 3, December 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2109_259c08-1c .kt-block-spacer{height:80px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-2109_259c08-1c .kt-divider{border-top-width:3px;height:1px;border-top-color:#F59F68;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-2109_259c08-1c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-icon__arrow-left\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/cirg\/people\"><span class=\"wp-block-button__link-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg viewBox='0 0 16 11' xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'><polygon points='16 4.7 2.88198758 4.7 6.55900621 1 5.56521739 0 0 5.5 5.56521739 11 6.55900621 10 2.88198758 6.3 16 6.3'><\/polygon><\/svg><\/span>Back to People<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clinical Research Fellow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2110,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2109","people","type-people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/people\/2109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/people"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/people\/2109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2129,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/people\/2109\/revisions\/2129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/cirg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}