hyms research newsflash - september 2010
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Welcome to the HYMS Research Office September Newsflash.
Please forward on as you feel appropriate and send any items of potential interest to: Lisa Schubert ◙
for inclusion in our next Newsflash. We would also like to be able to inform you of each other's recent
publications or research outputs and would be very grateful if you would inform us of details as and
when they are published.
Lisa Schubert and Sharon Meredith HYMS Research Support Office
News!
New Clinical Director for North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire CLRN Dr Alison Layton was appointed as new Clinical Director of NEYNL CLRN on 1 September. Dr Layton has
been actively involved in the CLRN as Co-Director supporting the previous post holder, Professor Lindsay
Turnbull.
Dr Layton is a Consultant Dermatologist, Trust R&D Lead and Associate Medical Director of Research at
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. She has acted as CI and PI in many clinical trials embracing
inflammatory dermatoses and is a member of the UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network steering group.
She is also involved in basic science research investigating immunological and microbiological aspects of acne.
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NIHR Research Design Service for Yorkshire and the Humber – ‘Take Five’ ◙ 'Take Five' is a regular email update of training events, research funding, the latest health news, and websites
in sets of five.
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NIHR Annual Report 2009/10 – Embedding Health Research ◙ This report provides a snapshot of the NIHR’s achievements throughout 2009/10 and demonstrates that
research really is the foundation stone of a strong, efficient, cost-effective health system that works for
patients, healthcare professionals, industry and policy-makers.
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Research Excellent Framework – Units of Assessment and Recruitment of Expert
Panels On 23 June 2010, the funding bodies published ‘Units of Assessment and Recruitment of Expert
Panels’ (REF 01.2010) ◙, setting out decisions in relation to the following aspects of the 2014 REF:
The configuration of units of assessment and grouping of sub-panels under main panels
The roles and responsibilities of main panels, sub-panels and their members in the assessment
The criteria and process for recruiting panel chairs and members
The document also invites applications for sub-panel chairs (deadline 17 September 2010).
Further information is available on the REF website ◙
R E S E A R C H N E W S F L A S H
September 2010 Contact us [email protected]
NB: Webpage links and email
addresses are indicated with bold
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Recent Local Publications:
Begg G A, Cleland J G and Witte K K. Letter by Begg et al regarding article, "The effects of
vitamin D supplementation on physical function and quality of life in older heart failure
patients: a randomized controlled trial" ◙ Circulation: Heart Failure, 2010, 1; 3(4):e24; author reply
e25. DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.110.952549
Beggs C B, Shepherd S J, Kerr K G. Potential for airborne transmission of infection in the waiting
areas of healthcare premises: stochastic analysis using a Monte Carlo model ◙ BMC Infectious
Diseases, 2010,10:247. DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-10-247
Brennan C, Worrall-Davies A, McMillan D, Gilbody S and House A. The Hospital Anxiety and
Depression Scale: A diagnostic meta-analysis of case-finding ability ◙ Journal of Psychosomatic
Research, 2010 online. DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.04.006
Cleland J G, Witte K and Steel S. Calcium supplements in people with osteoporosis ◙ BMJ, 2010,
29;341:c3856. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c3856.
Cleland J G, Coletta A P and Clark A L. Clinical trials update from the European Society of
Cardiology Heart Failure Meeting 2010: TRIDENT 1, BENEFICIAL, CUPID, RFA-HF, MUSIC,
DUEL, handheld BNP, phrenic nerve stimulation, CHAMPION and CABG with CRT study ◙ European Journal of Heart Failure, 2010, 12(8):883-8. DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq128
Gadoud A and Johnson M J. Models of palliative care in advanced heart failure ◙ Oncology &
Palliative Care, 2010, 4(2):30-1.
Kilpatrick E S, Rigby A S and Atkin S L. For debate. Glucose variability and diabetes complication
risk: we need to know the answer ◙ Diabetic Medicine, 2010, 27(8):868-71. DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-
5491.2010.02929.x
McMillan D and Morley S. Single Case Quantitative Methods for Practice-Based Evidence ◙ in M
Barkham, G Hardy and J Mellor-Clark, eds. Developing and Delivering Practice-Based Evidence: A Guide for the
Psychological Therapies. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010, pp 109-38.
Murray A, Little S J, Stanley P, Maraveyas A, Cawkwell L. Sorafenib enhances the in vitro anti-
endothelial effects of low dose (metronomic) chemotherapy ◙ Oncology Reports, 2010, 24:1049-58
Shepherd S J, Beggs C B, Smith C F, Kerr K G, Noakes C J, Sleigh P A. Effect of negative air ions on
the potential for bacterial contamination of plastic medical equipment ◙ BMC Infectious
Diseases, 2010,10:92. DOI:10.1186/1471-2334-10-92
Grants Awarded: Congratulations to Paul Kaye on the award of a programme grant of £1,896,146 by the Medical Research
Council for a five year project Immunology and Immunopathology of Visceral Leishmaniasis. The FEC of the
project is £2.37m.
Events:
Humber & Yorkshire Coast Cancer Research Network – Advancing Strategic NHS
Research Goals
Thursday 7 October, 2010, 1200-1700, The Country Park, Cliff Road, Hessle Foreshore
This event is to promote research, discuss strategic goals for the next three years and inform about
changes within the PCT world, the Comprehensive Research Network and the National Cancer
Research Network and what impact those changes will have on local research.
If you would like a registration form please email Susan McKie ◙ or telephone 01482 336270.
If you need any further information please do not hesitate to contact Srdjan Ljubojevic,
HYCCRN Manager ◙ or Dr Anthony Maraveyas, HYCCRN Clinical Lead ◙
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Maximising Participant Recruitment to Randomised Controlled Trials
Monday 8 November 2010, ARRC, University of York This course aims to highlight various issues related to participant recruitment for randomised
controlled trials, and to discuss possible solutions to improving recruitment. It will be of interest to
researchers, nurses, doctors and allied health professionals who are involved in recruiting
participants for randomised trials. For further information and to register, please see the Health
Science Department’s website ◙
_________________________________________________________________________________ Life Sciences: Driving Economic Growth and Health Benefit
Tuesday 23 November 2010, Central London (venue to be confirmed) This informative forum will offer delegates the opportunity to discuss and examine how the UK’s life
sciences can help drive economic growth and patient benefit. For full details and the agenda, see
Inside Government’s website ◙ _________________________________________________________________________________
Fuse, Knowledge Exchange in Public Health Conference
Monday 11 and Tuesday 12 April 2011, Ramside Hall Hotel, County Durham The call for abstracts is now open for this conference which aims to bring together those working in
health, local authority, voluntary organisations and academics from across the health and wellbeing
community to share learning about the latest thinking in knowledge exchange, translational research,
the co-creation of knowledge, partnership and collaborative working. For full details and registration
information please visit the Fuse website ◙
HYMS - Forthcoming Events ◙
Check regularly for upcoming events, including dates for: Cell & Molecular Biology Lunch Clubs; Infection & Immunity Seminars; York Medical Society
Meetings and more.
HYMS - Short courses and CPD ◙
Check regularly for a range of courses aimed at practising healthcare
professionals.
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Research Design Service for Yorkshire and the Humber - Learning Events ◙
List of forthcoming events
University of York ARRC - Forthcoming Seminars ◙
List of forthcoming Seminars from the Alcuin Research Resource Centre.
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University of York CHE - Forthcoming Seminars ◙
List of forthcoming Seminars from the Centre for Health Economics
Wellcome Trust - Scientific Conferences 2010 ◙
Hinxton, Cambridge: Follow the link for all 2010 conference registration dates Scientific conferences (up to 300 delegates) are held at the Wellcome Trust Conference Centre.
These are mainly open, registration-fee paying conferences run on a not-for-profit basis.
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For Information:
North and East Yorkshire R&D Alliance Unit
New Standard Operating Procedures :
R&D/CTIMP/S27: End of Study Reports (version 1.0)
R&D/CTIMP/T24: End of Study Report Template (version 1.0)
R&D/CTIMP/S29: Trial Data Management (version 1.0)
EMU/CTIMP/S66: Delegation of Roles and Responsibilities in CTIMPS conducted within the HYMS
Experimental Medicine Unit (version 1.0)
These were formally implemented on Monday 6 September 2010
Please see the Unit’s website ◙ for ful l detai ls.
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Researchers in Residence
This is a Research Councils UK funded scheme that brings together researchers, young people and
teachers via innovative placements in secondary schools across the UK. Placements offer an option
for researchers to develop and improve transferable skills, as well as addressing Research Council
outreach/public engagement requirements. For more details please see the Researchers in
Residence website ◙
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Update on the SDO network ◙
The SDO Network, funded by the National Institute of Health Research Service Delivery
and Organisation programme (NIHR SDO) ◙ and hosted by the NHS Confederation ◙,
provides services for members, customised to meet the needs of senior, operational and new
managers, aimed at improving their use and understanding of health services research. Membership
of the SDO Network is free to NHS organisations.
For Information and Participation:
ACRP Educational Webinars These are opportunities to have your questions answered directly by UK Regulatory Authority Inspectors
(all run from 1500-1630):
Wednesday 29 September 2010 - Regulatory Compliance in UK Laboratories Processing
Clinical Trial Samples: Guidance from a UK Regulatory Inspector ◙
Presenter: Andrew Gray, GLP Inspector, Head of UK Good Laboratory Monitoring Authority
The primary aim of this presentation will be to provide detailed information on the MHRA's expectations
when inspecting laboratories.
Wednesday 20 October 2010 - UK Regulatory Authority Inspector Discusses Compliance
Issues of Sponsor's Responsibilities ◙ Presenters: Gail Francis, Expert GCP Inspector; Jennifer Black, GCP Inspector, MHRA
The aim of this webinar is to learn from the GCP inspection findings, to ensure appropriate documentation
of Investigator/Sponsor/CRO responsibilities, improve investigator site communication, oversight and
compliance, apply examples to seek to avoid repetition of previous inspection findings, and ensure adherence
to the regulations.
Wednesday 3 November 2010 - Practical Pharmacovigilance for Clinical Trials: Guidance from
a UK Regulatory Inspector ◙
Presenter: Patricia Moore, Senior Pharmacovigilance Inspector, MHRA The overall aim of this webinar is for organisations involved in clinical trials to understand the legal
requirements in place within the UK for pharmacovigilance for clinical trials and how best to translate these
requirements into practice.
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Training:
Preparing Investigator Sites and Research & Development Departments for GCP
Inspections (for the UK)
21 October (London)
18 November (Manchester)
This course is for all non-commercial sector professionals working on trials subject to GCP
inspection by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). This one-day
introductory/ intermediate level course is offered in 2 parts. The morning session concentrates on
organisational issues arising within R&D departments and therefore all categories of R&D staff are
strongly recommended to attend. The afternoon session concentrates on issues specific to
investigator sites and all members of the site staff as well as pharmacists and lab staff will find this of
benefit. R&D staff should attend the full day as they will need to help and advise site staff prepare for
inspections. Full details can be found on the NHS R&D Forum website ◙
Funding Opportunities:
The Royal Society – Paul Instrument Fund ◙
Grants are awarded for the construction of novel and innovative instruments in the field of physical
sciences, including pure and applied physics, biophysics and medical physics. Closing date: Friday 24 September 2010
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NIHR Research Design Service for Yorkshire and the Humber – Patient and Public
Involvement in Grant Applications – Funding Award ◙
Many health research funding streams now require the public to be involved in the development of
grant applications. The RDSYH recognises that public involvement in grant application development
requires financial support that may not be available from other sources and is making these awards
available to researchers working in health and health related social care to support the involvement
of the public in developing grant applications for projects that will form part of the NIHR Portfolio.
Closing date: Thursday 30 September 2010
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NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme – Research Grants ◙
Reducing alcohol consumption in pregnant women
Interventions to support changes in diet and physical activity in people with high cardiovascular risk
The diagnostic accuracy of hearing tests and cost-effectiveness of school entry hearing screening
programmes
Automated reading of retinal photography in diabetic eye screening
A diagnostic accuracy study of the spot urinary protein: creatinine ratio with a modelled evaluation
of its diagnostic utility in the assessment of pre-eclampsia
Screening intervals for diabetic retinopathy
Early whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in the staging of cancer
Acupuncture for back pain in pregnancy
Use of sodium bicarbonate in elderly patients with low grade acidosis and chronic renal disease
Deadline for all: 1pm, Thursday 30 September 2010
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Society for Applied Microbiology – New Lecturer Research Grant ◙
This grant is for newly appointed lecturers in their first permanent academic appointment in a
Higher Education Institute, to pump-prime their microbiological research. Applicants should be
current Full Members of SfAM and have been so for at least two years prior to their application.
Applicants need not necessarily be in a ‘Microbiology’ lecturer post but their research field and
proposed project should be in the field of Applied Microbiology.
Closing date: Thursday 30 September 2010
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American Academy of Neurology
Susan S Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Headache Clinical Research Training Fellowship ◙
At least six, two-year fellowships to support clinical research training in the neurosciences are
available.
Deadline: Friday 1 October 2010
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Children Living with Inherited Metabolic Diseases – Research Grants ◙
Applications are sought in the areas of mitochondrial and peroxisomal disorders and fatty oxidation
disorders in relation to inherited metabolic diseases. Deadline for summary applications: Friday 1 October 2010
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National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia – Small Project Grants ◙
The grant is intended to support specific research projects in anaesthesia, critical care or pain
management.
Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 1 October 2010
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The International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia – Schellenberg Prize ◙
This recognises outstanding achievements in the cellular and molecular processes involved in spinal
cord development, plasticity and regeneration following lesions.
Closing date: Friday 1 October 2010
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The Lord Dowding Fund for Humane Research – Research Grants ◙
The Fund supports scientific and medical research for testing products and curing disease which
replace the use of animals. It also funds areas of fundamental research which lead to the adoption of
non-animal research methodology; and funds, promotes and assists medical, surgical, and scientific
research, learning, and educational training and processes for the purpose of replacing animals in
education and training.
Closing date: Friday 1 October 2010
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Tourette Syndrome Association – Research Grants in Basic and Clinical Science ◙ Grants are available for research into any area that has the potential to contribute to the
understanding of Tourette syndrome, including genetics, pathogenesis, pathophysiology, clinical
treatments and animal model development.
Deadline for pre-proposal: Friday 1 October 2010
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Yorkshire Cancer Research – Pump Priming Grants ◙
These are typically designed to test specific scientific ideas with a study lasting up to one year and
are limited to a maximum of the salary of a junior researcher or technician, together with
appropriate consumables.
Closing date: Friday 1 October 2010
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism – Clinically Relevant Comparative
Effectiveness of Alcoholism Treatments ◙
This opportunity is for research on the comparative effectiveness in typical clinical settings of
pharmacologic and behavioral treatments for alcohol use disorders given patient characteristics,
and the organizational, financial, and management factors that facilitate or inhibit the delivery of
evidence-based services for alcohol use disorders, The overall goal is to inform clinical decision-
making that will enhance treatment outcomes and reduce harms associated with interventions
for alcohol use disorders.
Closing date: Tuesday 5 October 2010
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National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders - Research on
Hearing Health Care ◙
This programme supports research leading to accessible and affordable hearing health care. The
overarching emphasis is on the acquisition of knowledge that can be rapidly translated into new
or enhanced approaches for access, assessment or interventions with a goal to delivering better
hearing health care outcomes.
Closing date: Tuesday 5 October 2010
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National Institutes of Health
Neurobiology of Migraine ◙
These grants are for innovative research that will expand current knowledge of neurobiological
mechanisms underlying migraine headache, examine the role of neuromodulators, genetic and
environmental influences in migraine susceptibility, and explore new targets for therapy
development.
Neuroscience Research on Drug Abuse ◙
These grants are to fund research to aid the understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms
underlying all phases of drug addiction, including drug withdrawal and relapse, as well as the
effects of pharmacological treatments aimed at curbing substance use. Research utilising basic,
translational, or clinical approaches would be appropriate.
Closing date for both: Tuesday 5 October 2010
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Epilepsy Action
Research Grants Programme ◙
Applications are invited from researchers and students for funding to carry out non-laboratory
research into epilepsy.
PhD Studentships ◙
Proposals should have an epilepsy related psychosocial or applied clinical research focus.
Closing date for both: Friday 8 October 2010
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Epilepsy Research UK – Project Grants and Fellowship Grants ◙
Applications are invited for grants to support basic, clinical and scientific research work into the
causes, treatment and prevention of epilepsy. Applications on all aspects of epilepsy including basic
and social science, clinical management and holistic management of patients are encouraged.
Closing date for both: Friday 8 October 2010
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Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children – Full Grants ◙
These enable researchers to undertake projects lasting up to two years relevant to the aetiology,
prevention and treatment of birth defects.
Closing date: Friday 8 October 2010
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World Cancer Research Fund International – Regular Grant Programme ◙
This programme funds research into the effects of food, nutrition, physical activity, and weight
management on cancer.
Closing date: Monday 11 October 2010
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The Leverhulme Trust – Visiting Professorships ◙
The objective of the awards is to enable distinguished academics based overseas to spend between
three and ten months at a UK university, primarily in order to enhance the skills of academic staff or
the student body within the host institution. Priority will be given to new or recent collaborative
ventures.
Closing date: Thursday 14 October 2010
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British Renal Society – Research Grants ◙
These support clinical research in the subject areas of renal disease and renal replacement therapy.
Closing date: Friday 15 October 2010
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Cancer and Polio Research Fund – Research Grants ◙
These are for research into cancers (with particular reference to the causes, development and
treatment of these diseases) or research into polio and other crippling diseases.
Closing date: Friday 15 October 2010
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Deafness Research UK – PhD Studentship Scheme ◙
This scheme is designed to encourage new and highly qualified graduates to embark on a career in
deafness, hearing or tinnitus research.
Closing date: Friday 15 October 2010
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European Society of Surgical Oncology – Training Fellowships ◙
These allow young surgeons to visit a specialist centre to expand their experience and learn new
techniques. Applicants require support from the head of their own department as well as from the
head of the department they wish to visit.
Deadline for applications: Friday 15 October 2010
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Fight for Sight – Surveillance Study Bursary ◙
This award is to support an ophthalmologist in training to undertake an epidemiological study of a
rare eye condition using the British Opthalmological Surveillance Unit case ascertainment system.
Closing date: Friday 15 October 2010
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National Institute Allergy and Infectious Diseases/National Institute of Mental Health –
Integrated Preclinical/Clinical Program for HIV Topical Microbicides ◙
These grants will support integrated and iterative multi-project, multi-disciplinary preclinical and
exploratory clinical studies with the goal of advancing safe, novel topical microbicides and
microbicide combination strategies for the prevention of sexual transmission of HIV. Deadline for receipt of Letters of Intent: Friday 15 October 2010
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National Institute on Aging – Asthma in Older Adults ◙
These grants are for the study of the pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and/or
management of asthma in older adults. This opportunity is intended to stimulate research to
address knowledge gaps and research opportunities in asthma in later life. A variety of study
approaches are encouraged including basic, translational, clinical, and epidemiological studies.
Closing date: Saturday 16 October 2010
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Nutrition and Alcohol-Related Health Outcomes ◙
This programme aims to stimulate a broad range of research on the role of nutrition in the
development, prevention, and treatment of a variety of alcohol-related health outcomes. Study
designs may include biomedical research, epidemiologic approaches, and intervention studies.
Endocannabinoid Signaling in Alcohol Consumption, Intoxication and Alcohol Use
Disorders ◙
This programme supports the study of the roles and underlying mechanisms of endocannabinoid
signalling in alcohol preference, consumption, intoxication and alcohol use disorders, and to explore
endocannabinoid signalling system as potential targets for alcohol pharmacotherapy.
Strategies for Treatment of Young Adults with Alcohol Use Disorders ◙
This programme supports new research on the treatment of young adults (18 to 25 years of age)
with alcohol use disorders.
Behavioural Regulation Mechanisms of Alcohol Dependence and Related Phenotypes ◙ The purpose of this programme is to promote research to study how chronic and acute alcohol
consumption affect behavioral regulation processes; how these effects lead to propensity to
develop alcohol dependence, and the influence of genetic and environmental factors on
behavioral regulation processes contributing to risk for alcoholism.
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Treatment of Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorders and Depression/Anxiety
Disorders ◙
This programme support research on the treatment of individuals with co-occurring alcohol use
disorders and depression/anxiety. The scope of interest includes innovative pharmacological and
behavioural treatments based on biological, psychological, behavioural, and social/cultural models
of etiology and treatment of co morbid alcohol use disorders and depression/anxiety.
Closing date for all: Saturday 16 October 2010
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National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders - Research on
Hearing Health Care ◙
This programme supports research leading to accessible and affordable hearing health care. The
overarching emphasis is on the acquisition of knowledge that can be rapidly translated into new
or enhanced approaches for access, assessment or interventions with a goal to delivering better
hearing health care outcomes.
Closing date: Saturday 16 October 2010
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National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research – Small Grant Program for New
Investigators ◙
This programme supports basic and clinical research of scientists who are in the early stages of
establishing an independent research career in oral, dental, and craniofacial research. The grants
support pilot or feasibility studies and developmental research projects.
Closing date: Saturday 16 October 2010
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Early Career Award in Chemistry of Drug Abuse and Addiction ◙
This award seeks to facilitate the entry of new-to-NIH investigators into basic chemistry research
applied to drug abuse and addiction.
Neuroscience Research on Drug Abuse ◙
These awards are for research relevant to the understanding of the process(es) and mechanisms
underlying drug abuse and addiction, including use, dependence, addiction. This research may be
conducted using model systems, animals, and/or humans.
Closing date for both: Saturday 16 October 2010
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Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education
Career Development Award ◙
These awards are designed to provide salary support for the development of cardiothoracic surgical
investigators. Preference is given to investigators (either clinical or laboratory based) that are able
to demonstrate unique potential for a successful career in investigative cardiothoracic surgery.
Research Grants ◙
These grants provide operational funding for up to 2 years to support the costs of original research.
Preference will be given to either clinical or laboratory based investigations that are judged likely to
generate data that will, in turn, facilitate subsequent funding support for the applicant.
Research Fellowship ◙
These awards are designed to provide salary and/or direct experimental support for surgeons and
surgical trainees who wish to acquire investigational skills.
Deadline for all: Sunday 17 October 2010
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American Health Assistance Foundation
Standard Awards in Alzheimer’s Research ◙
These awards provide significant funding for researchers who have already generated some amount
of preliminary data, but still require significant progress before they can apply to governmental or
industrial funding agencies.
Pilot Awards in Alzheimer’s Research ◙
These are designed to take a highly innovative proposal with modest preliminary data and give
investigators the opportunity to prove their ideas. The awards are often given to investigators who
need funding to demonstrate the validity of a very focused hypothesis.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in Alzheimer’s Research ◙
These are intended for young researchers in their final stages of mentored training and meant to
fund projects in an established laboratory that will serve as the basis for the applicant's own
independent research career.
Deadline for all: Tuesday 19 October 2010
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Medical Research Council – ICMR-MRC Joint Initiative: Chronic Non-Communicable
Diseases Research Funding ◙
The aim of this funding is to combine the strengths of the Indian and UK chronic disease research
communities. Joint proposals must include requests for funding from both India-based and UK-based
Principal Investigators.
Deadline for submission: 12.30pm Thursday 21 October 2010
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National Institute of General Medical Sciences – Exceptional Unconventional Research
Enabling Knowledge Acceleration ◙
These grants are for exceptionally innovative research on novel hypotheses or difficult problems,
solutions to which would have an extremely high impact on biomedical or biobehavioral research
that is germane to the mission of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes.
Closing date: Thursday 21 October 2010
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American Health Assistance Foundation – National Glaucoma Research Grants ◙
These grants are for research into the pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, or management of
asthma in older adults.
Closing date: Friday 22 October 2010
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Motor Neurone Disease Association
PhD Studentships ◙
This scheme aims to encourage promising science graduates to develop a career in MND-related
biomedical research. Studentship applications are invited from prospective supervisors and awards
will be offered for three years to allow registered students to undertake full-time research.
Biomedical Research Project Grants ◙
This scheme provides awards to fund biomedical research of the highest scientific merit and greatest
clinical or translational relevance to MND.
Closing date for both: Friday 22 October 2010
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Wellcome Trust – Postdoctoral Training Fellowships ◙
This scheme provides a unique opportunity for the most promising newly qualified MB/PhD
graduates, or those who have achieved a high-quality PhD during or before starting their medical
degree. It will enable successful candidates to make an early start in developing their independent
research careers, by undertaking a period of postdoctoral and can be tailored to allow them to
continue their postgraduate clinical training.
Deadline for preliminary applications: 25 October 2010
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National Institutes of Health – Common Fund Transformative Research Projects ◙
These grants are for groundbreaking, exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or
unconventional research with the potential to create new scientific paradigms or challenge
existing ones. Projects must clearly demonstrate potential to produce a major impact in a broad
area of biomedical or behavioral research.
Closing date: Wednesday 27 October 2010
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Association for International Cancer Research – Research Grants ◙
These grants of between one and three years support fundamental and translational research into
the causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer.
Closing date: Friday 29 October 2010
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Cancer Research UK – Biological Sciences Committee Programme Grants ◙
These grants are intended to provide long-term support for broad, multidisciplinary research where
the aim is to answer an interrelated set of questions. They are awarded to outstanding individuals
with an established scientific track record. Deadline for preliminary application: Friday 29 October 2010
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The Royal Society – Industry Fellowships ◙
This scheme aims to enhance knowledge transfer in science and technology between industry and
academia. It is anticipated that fellows will establish personal and corporate links between the two
sectors in the UK as a foundation for their long-term future development.
Closing date: Friday 29 October 2010
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Wellcome Trust – People Awards ◙
These awards enable the exploration of the impact of biomedical science on society, its historical
roots, effects on different cultures, or the ethical questions that it brings, by supporting activities
related to biomedical science.
Deadline: Friday 29 October 2010
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Raynaud’s & Scleroderma Association – Research Grants ◙
These provide support for research which is designed to produce results that will lead to future
support being sought from major fund raising bodies.
Closing date: Sunday 31 October 2010
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Association for Medical Ultrasound – Research and Education Grants ◙
These grants are for clinical and basic science ultrasound research projects in one of the following
ultrasound-related areas: teaching, clinical research (ob/gyn and non-ob/gyn), and basic science. Deadline: Monday 1 November 2010
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National Institutes of Health
Heart Failure Clinical Research Network Regional Clinical Centers ◙
Applications are invited for participation in the continuation of this Network as a Regional
Clinical Center. The original network was established to provide a mechanism to expedite
clinical research that evaluates strategies to diagnose, manage and treat all forms of heart failure.
This programme will continue to provide support to develop, coordinate, and conduct multiple
collaborative randomized clinical trials to improve HF outcomes.
Mechanistic Research on CAM Natural Products ◙
These grants are for the study of the potential mechanisms of action of promising CAM natural
products. Research on the development of improved methodology for the isolation and
characterisation of constituents of natural products and on their determination in the natural
matrix will also be supported.
Closing date for both: Monday 1 November 2010
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Wellcome Trust – Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships ◙
This fellowship provides a unique opportunity for the most promising newly qualified postdoctoral
researchers to make an early start in developing their independent research careers. Candidates will
be expected to identify an important biomedical research question and to develop and deliver a
personal programme to achieve their research aims.
Deadline for preliminary applications: Monday 1 November 2010
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: Grand Challenges in Global Health - Explorations
Grants ◙
This programme is open to anyone from any discipline, from student to professor, and from any
organisation. Topics for this round of grants include:
- Design New Approaches to Cure HIV Infection
- The Poliovirus Endgame: Create Ways to Accelerate, Sustain and Monitor Eradication
- Create New Technologies to Improve the Health of Mothers and Newborns
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José Carreras International Leukaemia Foundation – E D Thomas Postdoctoral
Fellowship ◙
This supports research into the diagnosis, prevention and cure of leukaemia and related
haematological malignancies.
Closing date: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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Alzheimer’s Research Trust – PhD Scholarship ◙
Projects may be in any area of research in the full translational research pathway including the basic
disease process, early detection, identifying risk factors, alleviation and mechanisms of symptoms and
progress towards effective treatments in Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
Closing date: Friday 5 November 2010
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Medical Research Council
Programme Grants - Infections and Immunity, and Molecular and Cellular Medicine ◙
These grants provide long term, renewable programme funding. They aim to help the medical
science community to ‘think bigger’. The programme may be a continuation of current activity.
Partnership Grants - Infections and Immunity, and Molecular and Cellular Medicine ◙
This scheme provides core funds for one to five years for managed consortia and partnerships and
for supporting more diverse groupings of researchers, who may lack the scale, longevity, or
organisation expected of an MRC centre.
Deadline for all: Tuesday 9 November 2010
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National Institutes of Health – Ancillary Studies in Immunomodulation Clinical Trials
◙ The objective of this programme is to support mechanistic research studies in clinical trials of
immunomodulatory interventions for immune system mediated diseases and vaccines for the
prevention and treatment of non-HIV/AIDS infectious diseases.
Closing date for Letters of Intent: Tuesday 9 November 2010
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Cancer Research UK – Biomarkers & Imaging Discovery& Development Project
Grants ◙
This scheme funds research in all types of biomarkers and imaging technologies. Deadline for preliminary applications: Wednesday 10 November 2010
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European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Young Investigator Awards for Research in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious
Diseases ◙
Nominations are invited for these awards which acknowledge excellence in research and stimulate
further research of the highest level. Research Grants ◙
These are for ground-breaking research ideas proposed by young researchers. Award for Excellence in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases ◙
This award recognises and rewards an outstanding lifetime contribution in the areas of science,
education or professional affairs in clinical microbiology and/or infectious diseases.
Training Fellowships 2011 ◙
These fellowships support young scientists or physicians in their effort to acquire scientific, technical
or clinical expertise not available in institutions in their country of residence. These are targeted at
members who plan to participate in advanced training in a clinical or research unit abroad.
Deadline for all: Wednesday 10 November 2010 _________________________________________________________________________________
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism – Alcohol-Induced Metabolic and
Hepatic Injury ◙ This programme aims to stimulate innovative research that will determine the key cellular and
molecular events responsible for the progression of alcohol-induced fatty liver to fibrosis and
cirrhosis in patients with alcoholic liver disease alone or in combination with obesity, diabetes or
Hepatitis C infection.
Deadline for receipt of Letters of Intent: Wednesday 10 November 2010
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Medical Research Council
Clinician Scientist Fellowships ◙
These Fellowships aim to develop outstanding medically and other clinically qualified professionals
who have gained a PhD/DPhil to establish themselves as independent researchers.
Senior Clinical Fellowships ◙
These clinical fellowships aim to develop outstanding medically and other clinically qualified
professionals such that they become research leaders. Applicants will normally hold a PhD/DPhil and
have at least three years’ post doctoral research experience.
Closing date for both: Thursday 11 November 2010
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Fight for Sight – Early Career Investigator Award ◙
Applications are invited for this three year award to start in October 2011. The scheme is open to
all early career researchers with a PhD and at least three years post-doctoral research experience at
the time of application. The applicants should have a solid track record in a relevant disease area
and intend to make a long term commitment to vision research and they should not be a named
principal investigator on a research grant awarded by any funding body.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: Friday 12 November 2010
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Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation – 2011 Clinical Fellowship ◙
DRWF Research Fellowships are given for research related to causes, cures or complications of
diabetes. The programme is open to medically qualified doctors working towards a higher degree. Deadline: Friday 12 November 2010
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Fight for Sight
Early Career Investigator Award ◙
This scheme is open to all early career researchers with a PhD and at least three years post-doctoral
research experience at the time of application. The applicants should have a solid track record in a
relevant disease area and intend to make a long term commitment to vision research.
Clinical Fellowships ◙
Fight for Sight wishes to encourage clinicians to further their career in ophthalmic research and
these awards are open to medical, nursing and allied health professional graduates (including
optometrists and orthoptists) and will lead to the presentation of a PhD over three years (or
exceptionally a MD over two years).
Project Grants ◙ Grants are available to non-clinician scientists and qualified clinicians wishing to undertake research
in all fields of ophthalmic research relevant to the aims of the Charity.
Submission date for abstracts for all: Friday 12 November 2010
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Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh – Opthalmology Grants ◙
Applications for grants are invited from Ophthalmologists currently working in Scotland, and all
Members or Fellows of the College in good standing. Research with direct clinical import is
encouraged. Closing date: Friday 12 November 2010
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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow – The Davies Foundation
Travelling Fellowship ◙
These offer assistance with travelling and subsistence expenses for consultants wishing to take a
sabbatical to undertake further study or research in cancer and its related fields.
Closing date: Friday 12 November 2010
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European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership – Evaluating the
Impact of Clinical Trials in Africa ◙
The purpose of this grant is to gain comprehensive insight into the impact of clinical trials on health
services in sub-Saharan Africa, especially with regard to the quality of those services delivered to
women and/or children. Emphasis should be placed on evaluating the impact from the perspective of
patients; health professionals; the community; and public health services at the sites where the
clinical trials are being conducted. The project should be designed so that the outcome could
contribute to the development of methods to further embed clinical research within the health
services.
Closing date: Monday 15 November 2010
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Medical Research Council – Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme ◙
This programme will support research which seeks to determine definitive proof of clinical efficacy
and size of effect, safety and possibly effectiveness; studies that use validated surrogate markers as
indicators of health outcome; laboratory based, or similar, studies that are embedded within the
main study, if relevant to the remit of the EME programme.
Deadline: Monday 15 November 2010
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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases – Multi-Center
Clinical Study Implementation Planning Grants ◙
These grants support investigator-initiated, multi-center (three or more sites) clinical studies
exclusively through a two-part process that includes an implementation planning (U34) grant.
Closing date: Monday 15 November 2010
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National Institutes of Health – NIDDK Multi-Center Clinical Study Implementation
Planning Grants ◙
NIDDK supports clinical studies through a two-part process that includes an implementation
planning grant.
Closing date: Monday 15 November 2010
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Medical Research Council – Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme ◙
This scheme aims to support the translation of fundamental basic and clinical research findings
towards the clinic.
Closing date: Thursday 18 November 2010
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Dimbleby Cancer Care – Research Grants ◙
Applications are welcome from anyone whose proposed research fits the criteria detailed on
Dimbleby Cancer Care’s website.
Closing date: Friday 19 November 2010
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Wellcome Trust – Seeding Drug Discovery ◙
The aim of this programme is to develop drug-like, small molecules that will be the springboard for
further research and development by the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry in areas of
unmet medical need.
Closing date: Friday 19 November 2010
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Meningitis Research Foundation – Research Grants ◙
The Foundation seeks to fund research that is most likely to defeat meningitis and septicaemia.
Research may be clinical, laboratory based, or epidemiological. Basic science may be funded, but this
must increase understanding of the disease area and have a clearly defined potential for early
translation into alleviation of the diseases.
Closing date: Monday 22 November 2010
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Wellcome Trust
Senior Investigator Awards ◙
These Awards will support exceptional, world-class researchers, who hold an established academic
position and have a compelling long-term vision for their research.
New Investigator Awards ◙
These Awards will support world-class researchers who are no more than five years from
appointment to their first academic position.
The research should contribute to the Trust's vision to achieve extraordinary improvements in
human and animal health, and should address at least one of the Trust’s five major challenges.
Closing date for both: Monday 22 November 2010
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Medical Research Council – Translational Stem Cell Research Programme: Response
Mode Funding ◙
Funding is available to fund investigator-led research that has clear translational goals. The funding
mechanism will also provide a platform for partnership funding.
Deadline: Tuesday 30 November 2010 _________________________________________________________________________________
The Rank Prize Funds – Postgraduate Studentship in Human Nutrition ◙
This award can be used to co-fund a studentship with support from a Research Council or other
source. The topic of the study must be relevant to human nutrition.
Closing date: Tuesday 30 November 2010
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