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Dr Falk pharma UK/Core awards The Dr Falk/Core awards recognise those who bring new knowledge and insight to the field of gastroenterology and hepatology.
AWARD WINNERS 2012 Essay Prize Winner
Edwin Halliday, UCL Medical School and the Department of Neurophysiology, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust Title of the project: The performance validity of breath sample analysis in the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis Project Supervisor: Dr Marsha Y Morgan
Student Bursaries
George Couch, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge Title of the project: Non-endoscopic screening biomarkers for squamous-cell carcinoma of the oesophagus Project Supervisors: Dr Rebecca Fitzgerald and Dr Pierre Lao-Sirieix Greta Pells, Institute of Cellular Medicine (Hepatology), Newcastle University Title of the project: The genetic basis of fatigue in PBC: Insights into pathogenesis and targets for treatment Project Supervisor: Professor D E Jones Rebeca Carter, Department of Hepatology, Royal Free Hospital Title of the project: The role of maternal obesity and developmental programming on offspring pancreatic function Project Supervisor: Dr J A Oben Rebecca Topley, School of Biomedical sciences, Queen’s University Belfast Title of the project: Factors influencing abnormal glandular morphogenesis in colorectal cancer and verification in human tissue. A model for lumen formation via the PTEN-cdc42 pathway Project Supervisor: Professor Campbell, Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology Leah Rosenbaum, Departments of Hepatology and Cellular Pathology, Royal Free Campus, University College Medical School
Frontline Gastroenterology 2013;4:161–162. doi:10.1136/flgastro-2012-100263
Title of the project: The factors responsible for the susceptibility to develop alcohol-related cirrhosis; a histological study utilizing digital image analysis Project Supervisors: Dr Marsha Y Morgan and Professor A P Dhillon Mohammed Syed, Department of Medicine, UCL Medical School and the Department of Neurophysiology, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust Title of the project: The diagnostic and predictive validity of a new multichannel assessment technique for the evaluation of the EEG in patients with cirrhosis Project Supervisors: Dr M Y Morgan and Mr Clive Jackson Adam Levine, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London Title of the project: The genetics of inflammatory bowel disease in Ashkenazi Jewish multiplex extended kindreds Project Supervisor: Professor Anthony W Segal Richard Wells, Cambridge Research Institute, CRUK; Affiliated to Department of Medicine, Cambridge University Title of the project: Finding immune neoantigens in a pancreatic cancer model Project Supervisors: Professor D T Fearon and Professor D Tuveson Nicola Britton, Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Division of Applied Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen Title of the project: A comprehensive analysis of the anti-bacterial properties of bilirubin against common human pathogens found in neonatal sepsis Project Supervisors: Dr Richard Hansen, Dr Georgina Hold and Dr Mike Munro
ANNOUNCING THE 2013 AWARDS Announcing the 2013 Awards For those committed to furthering research or patient care, this year’s awards provide the opportunity to achieve national recognition as well as the financial support to take your career further. This year’s prizes include: ▸ One £1000 essay prize for medical students on BSc or MRes courses. ▸ Six £1000 bursaries for medical students taking full-time science degrees.
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NEWS ▸ Two £2200 bursaries to support research for F1/ F2 doctors. ▸ And NEW this year three £500 educational or training grants for nurses in primary or secondary care.
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Applications close at 17:00 on 1 February 2013. For enquiries please contact Alice Kington at Core on 020 563 9994 or research@corecharity. org.uk
Frontline Gastroenterology 2013;4:161–162. doi:10.1136/flgastro-2012-100263
Dr Falk pharma UK/Core awards The Dr Falk/Core awards recognise those who bring new knowledge and insight to the field of gastroenterology and hepatology.
AWARD WINNERS 2012 Essay Prize Winner
Edwin Halliday, UCL Medical School and the Department of Neurophysiology, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust Title of the project: The performance validity of breath sample analysis in the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis Project Supervisor: Dr Marsha Y Morgan
Student Bursaries
George Couch, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge Title of the project: Non-endoscopic screening biomarkers for squamous-cell carcinoma of the oesophagus Project Supervisors: Dr Rebecca Fitzgerald and Dr Pierre Lao-Sirieix Greta Pells, Institute of Cellular Medicine (Hepatology), Newcastle University Title of the project: The genetic basis of fatigue in PBC: Insights into pathogenesis and targets for treatment Project Supervisor: Professor D E Jones Rebeca Carter, Department of Hepatology, Royal Free Hospital Title of the project: The role of maternal obesity and developmental programming on offspring pancreatic function Project Supervisor: Dr J A Oben Rebecca Topley, School of Biomedical sciences, Queen’s University Belfast Title of the project: Factors influencing abnormal glandular morphogenesis in colorectal cancer and verification in human tissue. A model for lumen formation via the PTEN-cdc42 pathway Project Supervisor: Professor Campbell, Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology Leah Rosenbaum, Departments of Hepatology and Cellular Pathology, Royal Free Campus, University College Medical School
Frontline Gastroenterology 2013;4:161–162. doi:10.1136/flgastro-2012-100263
Title of the project: The factors responsible for the susceptibility to develop alcohol-related cirrhosis; a histological study utilizing digital image analysis Project Supervisors: Dr Marsha Y Morgan and Professor A P Dhillon Mohammed Syed, Department of Medicine, UCL Medical School and the Department of Neurophysiology, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust Title of the project: The diagnostic and predictive validity of a new multichannel assessment technique for the evaluation of the EEG in patients with cirrhosis Project Supervisors: Dr M Y Morgan and Mr Clive Jackson Adam Levine, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London Title of the project: The genetics of inflammatory bowel disease in Ashkenazi Jewish multiplex extended kindreds Project Supervisor: Professor Anthony W Segal Richard Wells, Cambridge Research Institute, CRUK; Affiliated to Department of Medicine, Cambridge University Title of the project: Finding immune neoantigens in a pancreatic cancer model Project Supervisors: Professor D T Fearon and Professor D Tuveson Nicola Britton, Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Division of Applied Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen Title of the project: A comprehensive analysis of the anti-bacterial properties of bilirubin against common human pathogens found in neonatal sepsis Project Supervisors: Dr Richard Hansen, Dr Georgina Hold and Dr Mike Munro
ANNOUNCING THE 2013 AWARDS Announcing the 2013 Awards For those committed to furthering research or patient care, this year’s awards provide the opportunity to achieve national recognition as well as the financial support to take your career further. This year’s prizes include: ▸ One £1000 essay prize for medical students on BSc or MRes courses. ▸ Six £1000 bursaries for medical students taking full-time science degrees.
161
NEWS ▸ Two £2200 bursaries to support research for F1/ F2 doctors. ▸ And NEW this year three £500 educational or training grants for nurses in primary or secondary care.
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Applications close at 17:00 on 1 February 2013. For enquiries please contact Alice Kington at Core on 020 563 9994 or research@corecharity. org.uk
Frontline Gastroenterology 2013;4:161–162. doi:10.1136/flgastro-2012-100263
