Research Grants (2011-2012)
Selected Research Grants in 2012
Dr S Conroy and Dr I Musa
Specialist Registrar Start-up Research Grant
£5,642 British Geriatrics Society
Prof I Gottlob and Dr F Proudlock
Ultra-high resolution optical coherence tomography (UHR-SD OCT) in infants and children: characterisation of normal and abnormal foveal development
£357,055 MRC
Dr G McCann
UHL funded Clinical Research Fellow post, to work with Dr G McCann.
£110,811 University Hospital of Leicester
Selected Research Grants in 2011
Dr G Ng
Remote monitoring: an evaluation of implantable devices for managment of heart failure patients
£200,788 British Heart Foundation via University of Southampton
Dr S Conroy
Improving Safety for older Public Transport Users
£10,063 MRC via Loughborough University
Dr S Scott, Prof D Lambert, Dr JP Thompson
Determination of N/OFQ release from leucocyte subtypes
£12,836 The Intensive Care Foundation
Prof I Squire
Cardiovascular microRNA collaboration with CRP-Sante
£6,666 CRP-Sante
Prof NJ Samani, Prof L Ng, Prof AH Goodall, Prof I Squire and Dr J Tedds and Ms M Visser (IT Services)
Cloud Computing Programme
£530,462 JISC
Prof M Mahaut-Smith, Dr I Forsythe (Cell Physiology and Pharmacology) and Prof AH Goodall
BHF Role of K+ channels in platelet and megakaryocyte function
£18,196 British Heart Foundation
Dr D Roland
A Model to Improve Resource Management Based on Patient Acuity in a Children’s Emergency Medicine Research Department
£5,250 The College of Emergency Medicine
Dr S Scott, Prof D Lambert, Dr JP Thompson
Differential Expression of nociceptin receptor (NOP) and pre-pro nociceptin/ orphanin FQ (pp-N/OFQ) amongst leucoctyes and their subpopulations
£12,815 Anaesthetic Research Society
Dr E Chung
Forecasting brain injury in the virtual patient
£259,268 BHF
Dr G McCann, Prof A Gershlick and Dr Greenwood (Leeds)
Complete Versus Lesio-only Primary PCI Pilot- Cardiac MRI substudy (CVLPRI-t-CMR)
£330,273 NIHR
Mr M Bown
The United Kingdom Aneurysm Growth Study
£100,000 The Circulation Foundation
Dr D Roland
Development of objective measures of assessing audiovisually based implementation resources
£219,943 NIHR Doctoral Fellowship
Prof MJ Davies and Prof K Khunti (Health Sciences)
An intervention to decrease sedentary behaviour in young adults at risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus, STAND
£157,313 MRC via Loughborough and UHL
Dr S Mostafa
Exploring the glucose lowering properties of the sunshine vitamin - a 12 month RCT of Vitamin D
£194,863 NovoNordisk
Prof K Khunti (Health Sciences) and Prof MJ Davies
Research Foundation Pilot study on the development of an educational programme about the role and benefits of insulin therapy in South Asian people with type 2 diabetes
£43,000 Novo Nordisk
Prof NPJ Brindle
Understanding regulation of angiopoietin signalling in the endothelium using computational modelling
£168,772 BHF
Prof T Robinson
INTERACT2
£10,580 The George Institute for International Health Austrailia
Prof MJ Davies and Prof K Khunti (Health Sciences)
TREAT 4 Ramadan - A randomised Controlled Trial for People with Established Type 2 Diabetes during Ramadan - Liraglutide vs. Sulphonylurea or Pioglitazone
£209,997 Novo Nordisk
Prof T Coats and Prof P Monks (Chemistry)
A Pilot Study of Volatile Organic Compounds in Breathless Patients in the ED
£3,088 College of Emergency Medicine
Dr Clett Erridge
Food/Saliva test for risk of periodontitis
£15,169 University Of Nottingham
Dr GA Ng
Bodyguard study; EMDA funding application for the study in collaboration with Optima Life
£21,972 Optimalife
Dr GA Ng
Improving risk stratification and treatment with the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
£45,000 (supplement) Sorin
Prof A Gershlick
PRESTIGE: Prevention of Stent Thrombosis by an Interdisciplinary Global European effect
£449,123 CEC
Prof D Lambert and Prof D Rowbotham (Health Sciences)
'Characterisation of fentanyl based bivalent opioids' studentship
£67,771 British Journal of Anaesthesia
Selected Research Grants (2007-2010)
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