Research update
Project Grants Awarded in 2009
So far in 2009, Wellbeing of Women has awarded a total of £492,499 to 5 research projects for research into the better health of women and their babies:
Uterine Rupture: estimating absolute risks and quantifying risk factors. A UK national study
Dr Marian Knight (National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford), Professor Zarko Alfirevic, Dr Jennifer Kurinczuk and Professor Peter Brocklehurst,
Dr Marian Knight (National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford), Professor Zarko Alfirevic, Dr Jennifer Kurinczuk and Professor Peter Brocklehurst,
£19,505 over 24 months
Thyroid hormone action in the decidua during human pregnancy
Dr Shiao Chan (Birmingham Women's Hospital), Professor Mark Kilby, Professor Jayne Franklyn, Dr Laurence Loubiere and Dr Gendie Lash,
£149,710 over 36 months
Pregnancy outcomes after maternal exposure to topical corticosteroids
Professor Fenella Wojnarowska (Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicineand Department of Dermatology) and Dr Ching-Chi Chi,
£24,787 over 12 months
The Aetiology of Hot Flushing in Postmenopausal Women and Hypogonadal Men
Professor Mary Ann Lumsden(University of Glasgow), Professor William Ferrell, Professor David Wyper, Dr Sally Pimlott, Professor Hing Leung
£149,250 over 24 months
The role of the identified regulators of cell fate (RCF) and metastasis-inducing-proteins (MIP) in endometrial stem/progenitor cells (SPC) in endometriosis.
Dr Dharani Hapangama (Liverpool Women’s Hospital), Dr Caroline Gargett, Professor Philip S Rudland, Dr Gabriele Saretzki, Professor Thomas von Zglinicki, Dr Siobhan Quenby
£149,247 over 36 months
Applications for 2009 Wellbeing of Women Research Training Fellowships and Entry Level Scholarships are currently under consideration.
In 2008, fourteen applications were received for Wellbeing of Women Research Training Fellowships. Five candidates were interviewed and two selected for award:
Dr Lynne Newton Imperial College, London
CRTH2 mediated inhibition of Nuclear factor kappa B and myometrial contractility’; £167,911 over 36 months
Dr Mark Tattersall Imperial College London
‘Progesterone action and withdrawal: the role of mechanical stretch and inflammatory factors’ ; £110,371over 24 months
2008 Entry Level Scholarships
13 applications were received and four were successful:
Dr Rashmi Shirbhate, Newcastle University
Origin of cervical cytokines in preterm labour; £14,943
Dr Ganeshelvi Premkumar, University of Southampton
The impact of maternal diet on embryo growth and development; £19,950
Dr Kulvir Hundal, University of Oxford
Changes in the Th1/Th2 immune bias in T, NK and NKT cells throughout the menstrual cycle - potential markers of implantation failure? £10,770
Dr Ioannis Gallos, Birmingham Women’s Hospital NHS Trust Clinical, morphological and biomarker investigation of endometrial hyperplasia before and following treatment with Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS); £17,500
Medical and Midwifery Student Elective Bursaries 2008
140 applications were received and 27 bursaries have been awarded. In the current round 230 applications have been received.
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