Research Grants: Wellbeing of Women received 55 applications for the 2008 grant round. Five research grants totalling £628,306 were awarded in the areas of pregnancy and birth, gynaecological cancer and quality of life. £115,000 was funded from National Birthday Trust funds.
Aberrant prokineticin expression as a cause for ectopic pregnancy: the effects of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and smoking. Dr Andrew Horne, Dr Henry Jabbour and Dr Gary Entrican, University of Edinburgh and Moredun Research Institute £128,445 over 24 months. This award was part funded by the National Birthday Trust Fund.
SEPT 9: Does the carboxy terminus of the protein matter? Dr Hilary Russell and Professor Peter Hall, Queen's University Belfast £146,805 over 36 months.
Investigation into the genetics of Cerebral Palsy. Dr Eamonn Sheridan and Professor David Bonthron, University of Leeds, £147,367 over 36 months.
Randomised placebo controlled trial of botulinum toxin A for detrusor overactivity in women. Dr Douglas Tincello, Mr Mark Slack, Mr Christopher Mayne, Mr Philip Toozs Hobson and Professor Keith Abrams, University of Leicester, Addenbrooke?s Hospital, Leicester General Hospital and Birmingham Women's Hospital £103,993 over 36 months
Investigation of the role of intrauterine interleukin 8 and interleukin 6 in normal early pregnancy and sporadic miscarriage. Dr Judith Bulmer and Dr Gendie Lash, Newcastle University £101,696 over 36 months. This award was part funded by the National Birthday Trust Fund.
Dr Lynne Sykes at Imperial College, London was awarded £167,911 over 3 years.
Project title: CRTH2 mediated inhibition of Nuclear factor kappa B and myometrial contractility
Dr Mark Tattersall at Imperial College London was awarded £110,371 over 2 years.
Project Title:Progesterone action and withdrawal: the role of mechanical stretch and inflammatory factors
Entry Level Scholarships
Thirteen applications were received in this grant round for Entry Level Scholarships, and four grants were awarded.
Dr Rashmi Shirbhate at Newcastle University was awarded £14,943 for her project Origin of cervical cytokines in preterm labour
Dr Ganeshelvi Premkumar at the University of Southampton was awarded £19,950 for her project The impact of maternal diet on embryo growth and development
Dr Kulvir Hundal at the University of Oxford was awarded £10,770 for his project Changes in the Th1/Th2 immune bias in T, NK and NKT cells throughout the menstrual cycle - potential markers of implantation failure?
Dr Ioannis Gallos at Birmingham Women’s Hospital NHS Trust was awarded £17,500 for his project Clinical, morphological and biomarker investigation of endometrial hyperplasia before and following treatment with Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS).
Medical and Midwifery Student Elective Bursaries 2008
140 applications were received and 27 bursaries have been awarded.
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