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.

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.

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

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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