Wellbeing of Women

2001 Grants

Grants Awarded in 2001

For 2001, Wellbeing of Women has awarded a total of £850,000 to research into the better health of women and their babies. This includes 11 new research projects, which will look at a broad range of obstetric and gynaecological issues. For further details on each research project please click on the title.

Do the mother's genes affect the size of the baby?
Professor David Dunger & Miss M J Macdougall, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge - £75,718.00 over 24 months. This research has been published in: BMC Genet. 2005 May 10;6(1):22

Nutrition of the early human fetus.
Dr Graham Burton & Dr Eric Jauniaux, University of Cambridge & University College London - £77,063.00 over 24 months.

Understanding the role of Oxytocin in labour.
Dr Andres Lopez Bernal, John Radcliffe Women's Centre, Oxford, £76,334.00 over 24 months. This research has been published in: Mol Endocrinol. 2006 Feb;20(2):379-88.

The role of mechanical signals in the onset of human labour
Dr Mark Johnson, Prof Phillip Bennett & Professor Richard Ivell, Imperial College School of Medicine, £79,771.00 over 24 months. This research has been published in: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Jan;90(1):237-46; Mol Hum Reprod. 2005 Dec;11(12):859-64.

An examination of the chromosomes within an embryo.
Dr Susan Pickering, Dr Caroline Mackie-Ogilvie & Prof Peter Braude, Guys and St Thomas's Hopsital, £79,516.00 over 24 months.

Developing new therapies for trophoblastic tumours.
Dr Rosemary Fisher, Prof Edward Newlands, Dr Jill Moss & Dr Neil Sebire Imperial College School of Medicine, £75,923.00 over 24 months.

The role of VEGF-C in placental growth and development.
Dr Stephen Charnock-Jones, Prof Stephen K Smith, University of Cambridge, £79,949.00 over 24 months

What is the role of the ovarian hormone relaxin (RLX) in non-pregnant women?
Prof John M Davison, University of Newcastle, £77,614.00 over 24 months. This research has been published in: Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005 May;1041:163-72.

What is the role of prostaglandin receptors during pregnancy?
Dr Donna Slater, Prof Steven Thornton & Dr Nicola Woodcock, University of Warwick, £77,227.00 over 24 months. This research has been published in: Mol Hum Reprod. 2007 Jan;13(1):69-75; Mol Hum Reprod. 2006 Feb;12(2):89-97;Mol Hum Reprod. 2005 Apr;11(4):279-87; Mol Hum Reprod. 2004 Nov;10(11):799-805.

What causes preterm labour?
Prof Steven Thornton, Dr Donna Slater & Prof Howard Dalton, University of Warwick £79,541.00 over 24 months

How does HPV cause cervical cancer and how can HPV be treated?
Dr Lynne Hampson, Prof Henry C Kitchener & Dr Ian Hampson, University of Manchester, £73,338.00 over 24 months.

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