RESEARCH NEWSFLASH

June 2010 Contact us lisa.schubert@hyms.ac.uk

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North and East Yorkshire Alliance R&D Unit Newsletter
Please follow the link to the May newsletter ◙
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Royal Society Visit – Tuesday 15 June 2010
Staff from the Royal Society are visiting the University at 12 noon on 15 June, to encourage applications to
their funding schemes from UoY Early Career Researchers. There will be a one hour overview of their
schemes with the opportunity to ask questions within the session and over refreshments. Please alert
relevant staff and final year PhDs to the session. Anyone wishing to attend the session should email
Carolyn Jones ◙ by 7 June 2010.

Call for Panel Members:

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council – Appointments
to Strategy Panels and Research Committees ◙
 The BBSRC are looking to appoint high calibre, committed individuals from
academic and industrial sectors to fill a number of vacancies on their Strategy Panels, Pool of
Experts: Peer Review and Training Awards Committee.
Closing date for expressions of interest: Friday 11 June 2010

Recent Local Publications:

 Barton R, English A, Nabb S, Rigby A S, Johnson M J. A randomised trial of high vs low
intensity training in breathing techniques for breathless patients with malignant lung
disease: A feasibility study ◙ Lung Cancer, 2010 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.03.007

 Boman K, Jansson J-H, Nilsson T, Swedberg K, Cleland J G F, Poole-Wilson PA. Effects of

carvedilol or metoprolol on PAI-1, tPA-mass concentration or Von Willebrand factor in
chronic heart failure – a COMET substudy ◙ Thrombosis Research, 2010, 125 (2):e46-50
DOI:10.1016/j.thromres.2009.08.010

 Cleland J G F. Long-term aspirin for coronary artery disease: are we being deceived by
a biased presentation of the evidence? ◙ Future Cardiology, 2010, 6 (2):141-6

 Cleland J G, Yassin A S, Khadjooi K. Acute heart failure: focusing on acute cardiogenic

pulmonary oedema ◙ Clinical Medicine 2010, 10(1): 59-64
 Felker GM, Pang PS, Adams KF, Cleland J G F, Cotter G, Dickstein K, Filippatos GS, Fonarow GC,
Greenberg BH, Hernandez AF, Khan S, Komajda M, Konstam MA, Liu PP, Maggioni AP, Massie BM,
McMurray J J, Mehra M, Metra M, O‟Connell J, O‟Connor CM, Pina I L, Ponikowski P, Sabbah H N,
Teerlink JR, Udelson JE, Yancy CW, Zannad F, Gheorghiade M on behalf of the International AHFS
Working Group. Clinical Trials of Pharmacological Therapies in Acute Heart Failure
Syndromes ◙ Circulation: Heart Failure, 2010 (3): 314-25.

 Gheorghiade M, Follath F, Ponikowski P, Barsuk J H, Blair JE, Cleland J G, Dickstein K, Drazner M

H, Fonarow G C, Jaarsma T, Jondeau G, Sendon J L, Mebazaa A, Metra M, Nieminen M, Pang P S,
Seferovic P, Stevenson L W, van Veldhuisen D J, Zannad F, Anker S D, Rhodes A, McMurray J J,
Filippatos G. Assessing and grading congestion in acute heart failure: a scientific
statement from the acute heart failure committee of the heart failure association of the
European society of cardiology and endorsed by the European society of intensive care
medicine ◙ European Journal of Heart Failure 2010, 12(5): 423-33. DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq045

 Gray J E A, Booth S, Brage S, Yorke J, Moosavi S, Bausewei C, Molassiotis, A, Johnson M, Farquhar

M C. Breathlessness Research Interest Group 9 December 2008 Meeting ◙ Progress in
Palliative Care, 2010, 18(2): 95-8 DOI: 10.1179/096992610X12624290276467

 Hodgkinson V C, Eagle G L, Drew P J, Lind M J, Cawkwell L. Biomarkers of chemotherapy

resistance in breast cancer identified by proteomics: current status. ◙ Cancer Letters,
2010, 294 (1): 13-24

 Johnson M J, Oxberry, S G. The management of dyspnoea in chronic heart failure ◙

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 2010, 4(2): 63-8. DOI:
10.1097/SPC.0b013e328338c1c6

 Johnson M J, Oxberry S G, Cleland J G, Clark A L. Measurement of breathlessness in

clinical trials in patients with chronic heart failure: the need for a standardized
approach: a systematic review ◙ European Journal of Heart Failure, 2010, 12(2): 193-6
DOI:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp194

 Kamilic J, Hamming I, Kreutz R, Bolbrinker J, Siems W-E, Nassar I, Sluimer J C, Walther T, Navis G
J and van Goor H. Renal ACE2 expression and activity is unaltered during established
hypertension in adult SHRSP and TGR (mRen) 27 ◙ Hypertension Research, 2010, 33: 123-8
DOI:10.1038/hr.2009.191

 McKenna C, Hawkins N, Claxton K, McDaid C, Suekarran S, Light K, Chester M, Cleland J G F,

Woolacott N, Sculpher M. Cost-effectiveness of Enhanced External Counterpulsation
(EECP) for the treatment of stable angina in the UK ◙ International Journal of Technology
Assessment in Health Care, 2010, 26(2):175-82

 Metra M, Cleland J G, Weatherley B D, Dittrich H C, Givertz M M, Massie B M, O'Connor C M,

Ponikowski P, Teerlink J R, Voors A A, Cotter G. Dyspnoea in patients with acute heart
failure: an analysis of its clinical course, determinants, and relationship to 60-day
outcomes in the PROTECT pilot study ◙ European Journal of Heart Failure, 2010, 12(5):499-
507 DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq021

 Randell R, Dowding, D. Organisational influences on nurses’ use of clinical decision

support systems ◙ International Journal of Medical Informatics, 2010, 79(6): 412-21
DOI:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2010.02.003

 Shelton R J, Clark A L, Kaye G C, Cleland J G. The atrial fibrillation paradox of heart

failure ◙ Congestive Heart Failure, 2010, 16(1): 3-9 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2009.00114.x

 Wang Y, Moreira MC, Heringer-Walther S, Ebermann L, Schultheiss H-P, Wessel N, Siems W-E and
Walther T. Plasma ACE2 activity is an independent prognostic marker in Chagas’
disease and equally potent as BNP ◙ Journal of Cardiac Failure, 2010, 16(2): 157-63
DOI:10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.09.005
  Wang Y, Moreira M C, Heringer-Walther S, Schultheiss, H-P, Siems W-E, Wessel N, and Walther
T. Amino-terminal fragment of C-type natriuretic peptide precursor and C-type
natriuretic peptide do not correlate in patients with Chagas disease: role for neutral
endopeptidase ◙ Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, 2010, 55:62-6
DOI:10.1097/FJC.0b013e3181c37dc2

 Yang R, Walther T, Gembardt F, Smolders I, Vanderheyden P, Albiston A L, Chai S Y and Dupont.

A G Renal vasoconstrictor and pressor responses to angiotensin IV in mice are AT1a-
receptor mediated ◙ Journal of Hypertension, 2010, 28 (3):487-94
DOI :10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283343250

For Information:
HYMS Statistical Consultancy Service (SCS)
 HYMS SCS offers comprehensive advice on study design, data management, data analysis and
reporting/publication. The service is free and available to all staff working in the NHS organisations
of North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire. The service provides help and guidance on
statistical matters, including study design and writing proposals; randomisation; sample size
calculations; analysis, interpretation and presentation of data; use of statistical packages

For more information please email SCS ◙ or visit the HYMS website ◙
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NIHR – PPI Funding Award ◙
 The NIHR Research Design Service for Yorkshire and the Humber supports the development of
grant applications for projects that will form part of the NIHR Portfolio. Financial support of up to
£500 is available for the involvement of the public in developing NIHR Portfolio grant applications.
For an application form, further information and guidance, please visit the NIHR website ◙
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Research Information Network – Annual Review 2009
 The RIN's second annual review ◙ has just been published and covers their project work and
other activities during 2009, and provides a preview of their work for 2010.
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Revised Standard Operating Procedure - R&D/CTIMP/S08: Monitoring of Clinical
Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs) in Alliance Trusts (version 5.0) ◙
 Version 5 of this SOP will be formally implemented on Tuesday 1 June 2010. Please contact the
SOP Controller ◙ for information or training.
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For HYMS Postgraduate Students – Graduate Junction ◙
 Graduate Junction, the world‟s largest postgraduate community, aims to provide all Masters, PhD
and postdoctoral researchers with the support and information they need to make the most of their
time as a postgraduate. Graduate Junction has all the features of a networking website as well as
working with Vitae, the researcher career development organisation, to build advice features and
offering a careers advice section.
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ResearchResearch Rebrand
 ResearchResearch, the website used to help locate funding opportunities, is now known as Research
Professional and is currently going through a rebranding exercise. There will be little difference for
users of the website, and all usernames and passwords will remain the same. Bookmarks to the site
will need updating to www.researchprofessional.com ◙

Training:
University of Leeds – Summer Schools
 19-23 July Introduction to Biostatistics
 26-30 July Modelling
These Summer Schools Summer Schools are targeted to enable delegates to become effective users
and/or consumers of statistics. See website ◙ for full details.
Events:
National Institute for Health Research Design Service for Yorkshire and Humber –
Achieving successful funding for Applied Health Research
 Friday 11 June 2010 1530-1830 – Aspire, Infirmary Street, Leeds
This seminar aims to highlight common pitfalls of NIHR grant applications, and how these can be
overcome and solutions to strengthen your application. For further details and to book a place at
this free event, please email ◙
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Royal Society Visit – Tuesday 15 June 2010
 Staff from the Royal Society are visiting the University at 12 noon on 15 June, to encourage
applications to their funding schemes from UoY Early Career Researchers. There will be a one hour
overview of their schemes with the opportunity to ask questions within the session and over
refreshments. Please alert relevant staff and final year PhDs to the session. Anyone wishing to
attend the session should email Carolyn Jones ◙ by 7 June 2010.
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Health Impact Assessment: Addressing Inequalities in the Determinants of Health –
University of Leeds
 Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 June 2010 1000-1500 – location TBC
YHTPHN are offering two days of training on Health Impact Assessment. These will be run by Ben
Cave who chairs the Health Section of the International Association for Impact Assessment. He will
deliver two sessions - strategic level and project level - on Health Impact Assessments. For further
details and to register please see YHTPHN’s website ◙
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Patient and Public Involvement in Research and Developing Grant Applications –
University of Hull
 Tuesday 13 July 2010 1300-1545 – Dennison Centre, University of Hull
This learning event is for researchers who want to engage with patients and the public in the
development of research ideas and research grant submissions. Please see the RDS website ◙ for
full details.
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Centre for Immunity and Infection, University of York – Conference and Official
Opening Ceremony
 Friday 10 September 2010 0900-1600 – Centre for Immunity and Infection
For full details please see the CII’s website ◙
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York Trials Unit –Introduction to Statistics for Clinical Trials and Introduction to the
Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials
 Thursday 9 - Friday 10 September 2010 – Statistics course
 Monday 13 - Thursday 16 September 2010 – Design course
For full details and to download a registration form please see the Health Sciences website ◙
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Good Clinical Practice Training Days – Castle Hill Hospital, Hull
 Thursday 14 October 2010 - Full day training (for those not trained in last 2 years)
 Friday 15th October 2010 - refresher course (for those trained in last 2 years)
Venue: Seminar Rooms, Top Floor, Daisy Building, Castle Hill Hospital
This is mandatory training for all staff involved in research. It is a legal requirement that all involved
with clinical research using medicinal products are up to date with GCP training.
For enquiries about GCP contact Jane Pacynko ◙
To book a place, contact the R& D Department ◙

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
Next seminar: What's wrong with economic evaluations for cancer drug funding
decisions in Canada (and how to fix it)
Guest speaker: Jeffrey Hoch, Assistant Professor of Health Economics, Dept of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Thursday 10 June: 2.00-3.15 pm in ARRC Auditorium, University of York

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.

Funding Opportunities:
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health - Grand Challenges: Insecticide
Discovery Research Opportunity ◙
 The Foundation is seeking innovative projects to identify new chemical leads to fuel the development
pathway for insecticides to control the mosquito vectors of malaria. It is envisioned that chemical
leads identified in these projects can be taken forward in collaboration with an industrial partner.
Deadline for Letters of Inquiry: Friday 25 June 2010
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British Scoliosis Research Foundation – New Investigation Grant ◙
 These Grants are open to appropriately qualified professionals such as scientists, clinicians, and allied
health professionals and are specifically targeted at new investigators.
Closing date: Wednesday 30 June 2010
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British Scoliosis Research Foundation – Major Research Grant ◙
 These Grants are awarded for research in any area of spinal deformity. Applications require
evidence that the investigator has the experience and resources to complete the proposed research.
Closing date: Wednesday 30 June 2010
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National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment – Primary
Research and Evidence Synthesis ◙
 These programmes produce independent research about the effectiveness of different healthcare
treatments and tests for those who use, manage and provide care in the NHS. Research proposals
are sought on a range of topics.
Closing date: Wednesday 30 June 2010
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Research Councils and UK Health Departments – Lifelong Health and Wellbeing Phase
3 Funding – Research Grants ◙
 Lifelong Health and Wellbeing is a major cross-council initiative supporting multi-disciplinary
research addressing factors across the life course that influence healthy ageing and wellbeing later in
life.
Deadline for applications: Wednesday 30 June 2010
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International – High Priority, Short-Term
Bridge Awards ◙
 These awards are available to support the research of investigators whose research is being curtailed
or delayed by failure to receive funding. It is beneficial and of mutual interest to both the scientific
community and JDRF to keep these scientists in the field, to help them receive funding for their
proposals, and to have them help accelerate the JDRF mission.
Closing date: Thursday 1 July 2010
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development – Natural History of
Disorders Identifiable by Newborn Screening ◙
 Applications are sought from institutions/organisations that propose to develop a comprehensive
understanding of the natural history of disorders that are currently identified by NBS or could
potentially benefit from early identification by newborn screening.
Closing date: Friday 2 July 2010
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European Oncology Nursing Society – Mentoring Grant ◙
 This grant is to support oncology nurses who are inexperienced researchers to work with a more
experienced oncology nurse researcher. The grant may be used to establish a project, conduct a
substantial literature review and prepare a full project proposal, undertake a visit to establish a
project proposal, or to conduct a study with the support of the mentor.
Closing date: Monday 5 July 2010
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European Oncology Nursing Society – Major Research Grant ◙
 This grant has been established for European oncology nurse researchers with experience and a
research profile to undertake a research study of relevance to oncology nursing. Experience in
conducting research is necessary, and at least two previous peer-review publications where the
applicant is the first author, in established journals, are needed.
Closing date: Monday 5 July 2010
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National Institute on Aging – Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Development Programme ◙
 Investigators in all relevant scientific disciplines and organisations are invited to develop and pre-
clinically test compounds which can slow the disease progression, reverse the disease process, or
delay the onset of or prevent AD, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or age-related cognitive
decline.
Due date for receipt of letters of intent: Tuesday 6 July 2010
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Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, EU -
Analysing and Evaluating the Health, Social, Economic and Environmental Impact of a
Possible Amendment of Certain EC Directives on Health and Safety at Work as a
Result of the Adoption of EC Regulation 1272/2008 on Classification, labelling and
packaging of substances and mixtures ◙
 The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the possible amendment of 5 directives on
health and safety at work concerning chemicals including carcinogens and mutagens, safety signs and
2 specific categories of workers, namely pregnant or breastfeeding workers and young persons.
Closing date: Thursday 8 July 2010
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National Institutes of Health – NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Grand
Challenge ◙
 This is an opportunity for investigators working with molecular probe compounds to gain access
to a robust „virtual pharma‟ drug development network to develop neurotherapeutic drugs.
Disorders of interest include neurological, psychiatric and developmental disorders, dementias of
aging, diseases and disorders of the eye or ear, and drug and alcohol dependence and addiction.
Closing date for letters of intent: Saturday 10 July 2010
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Cancer Research UK – Non-Clinical Career Development Fellowships ◙
 This Fellowship supports outstanding non-clinical scientists at the start of their independent careers.
Proposals from applicants with interests in any aspect of science with the potential to generate novel
insights into fundamental biological problems relevant to cancer are encouraged.
Closing date: Monday 12 July 2010
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Cancer Research UK – Senior Cancer Research Fellowships ◙
 This Fellowship provides an opportunity for outstanding scientists to establish or to further develop
an independent research group. Applicants will have a strong publication record and applications are
considered on the basis of the applicant's academic achievements and potential, the scientific merit of
the research proposal, and the research environment provided by the sponsoring department. The
Fellowship is open to non-clinical researchers and clinician-scientists.
Closing date: Monday 12 July 2010
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Arthritis Research UK – Clinical PhD Studentships ◙
 This studentship aims to provide training for medically qualified clinicians in a high quality research
environment leading to a CPhD. Awards will be made to university departments who can provide
an appropriate scientific/clinical training environment and a scientifically robust project relevant to
the aims of Arthritis Research UK.
Closing date: Wednesday 14 July 2010
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National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in
Research – PhD Studentships ◙
 Applications are invited for PhD studentships that will provide excellent scientific training as well as a
solid introduction to the 3Rs. This scheme aims to embed the 3Rs in the training of young
researchers from a broad skills base. Proposals relevant to any area of medical, biological or
veterinary research or safety testing will be considered and applications that integrate a range of
disciplines are welcomed, as are proposals with strong links to industrial project partners.
Deadline for submission of applications: Wednesday 14 July 2010
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – Exploratory Clinical Trials ◙
 Proposals are encouraged for exploratory clinical trials of drugs, biologics or devices, as well as
surgical, behavioural or rehabilitation therapies, that contribute to the justification for and
provide the data required to design a future trial to confirm efficacy.
Closing date: Wednesday 14 July 2010
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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke – Phase III Investigator-
Initiated Multi-Site Clinical Trials ◙
 These trials may address any research question related to the mission and goals of NINDS
evaluating an experimental intervention in comparison with a standard or control intervention or
to compare two or more existing treatments. This includes pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic,
and behavioural interventions given for disease prevention, prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy.
Closing date: Wednesday 14 July 2010
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Susan G Komen for the Cure – Promise Grants ◙
 Promise Grants seek to support integrated programmes of collaborative and cross-disciplinary
research projects leading to the aggressive translation of scientific discoveries into interventions and
strategies that have the greatest potential to significantly reduce breast cancer incidence and
mortality.
Closing date: Thursday 15 July 2010
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British Council – International Strategic Partnerships in Research and Education
(INSPIRE) ◙
 These partnerships should aim to develop an institution-to-institution link based on a number of
different areas of activity. Institutions should aim to involve different levels and departments within
the university to create a multi-dimensional, international relationship.
Closing Date: Friday 30 July 2010
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National Institute for Health Research Trainees Coordinating Centre – Clinician
Scientist Award Scheme ◙
 This Award is part of the National Clinician Scientist Award Scheme which was launched as a result
of a number of recommendations made in the "Savill Report" to address perceived disincentives
against a clinical academic career.
Closing date: Tuesday 20 July 2010
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International Urogynecological Association – International Fellowships ◙
 This award is to allow for increased dissemination of urogynecological knowledge by funding travel
and living expenses for a Fellow to visit a renowned Urogynecology Centre and perform a clinical
Fellowship for one year. In addition, the Fellow is responsible for formulating a research study
according to the research interests and local situation of the host site.
Closing date for applications: Friday 23 July 2010
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Medical Research Council – Programme Grants – Molecular and Cellular Medicine ◙
 These grants are for a period of five years and cover salary, support for additional posts, equipment,
travel, data preservation, sharing and dissemination costs.
Closing date: Wednesday 21 July 2010
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Wellcome Trust – Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers ◙
 These grants provide funds to enable research active clinical lecturers to pursue their research
work, gather preliminary data and so further strengthen their applications for longer-term
fellowships and funding.
Closing date: Friday 23 July 2010
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NIHR Public Health Research Programme – Outreach programmes for traveller
communities (Evidence Synthesis) ◙
 The health of the traveller population is poorer than the health of even the most deprived groups of
the non-traveller population. Outreach programmes have been used to support these communities
and research is required in the form of evidence synthesis regarding effectiveness of these
programmes.
Closing date: Monday 26 July 2010
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – Career Development Award ◙
 This Award is intended for individuals in a relatively early stage of their career. Applicants must hold
an academic faculty level position at a university, health science centre, or comparable institution
with strong, well-established research and training programmes for the chosen area of interest.
These Awards may emphasise either basic or clinical topics.
Closing date: Thursday 29 July 2010
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – Postdoctoral Fellowships ◙
 Postdoctoral fellowships are designed to attract qualified, promising scientists entering their
professional career in the diabetes research field. The applicant is required to work with a sponsor
who can provide a training environment conducive to beginning a career in type1diabetes-relevant
research.
Closing date: Thursday 29 July 2010
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowships ◙
 This Fellowship programme is designed to attract promising health scientists, to provide an
opportunity to receive full time research training, and to assist them in the transition from a
fellowship to an independent (faculty-level) position. The applicant is required to work with a
sponsor who can provide a training environment conducive to beginning a career in diabetes-
relevant research.
Closing date: Thursday 29 July 2010
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – Innovative Grant ◙
 This provides “seed” funding for highly innovative research with potential significant impact on
accelerating the mission of JDRF. The research should have the potential for a change in the current
paradigm or conventional wisdom, or to lead to a seminal discovery or to be groundbreaking.
Closing date: Thursday 29 July 2010
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation – Early Career Patient-Oriented Diabetes
Research Award ◙
 These Awards will provide crucial support to investigators who plan to pursue a career in diabetes-
related clinical investigation, and are made in the later stages of training, including the ability for
recipients to transition to independent faculty or research appointments
Closing date: Thursday 29 July 2010
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Medical Research Council – Programme Grants – Neurosciences and Mental Health ◙
 These grants are for a period of five years and cover salary, support for additional posts, equipment,
travel, data preservation, sharing and dissemination costs.
Closing date: Thursday 29 July 2010
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Medical Research Council – Programme Grants – Population and Systems Medicine ◙
 These grants are for a period of five years and cover salary, support for additional posts, equipment,
travel, data preservation, sharing and dissemination costs.
Closing date: Thursday 29 July 2010
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Psoriasis Association – Project Grants ◙
 These are available in all disciplines for research programmes which offer advancement in the basic
causes of psoriasis and/or increased understanding about psoriasis and its treatment.
Closing date: Saturday 31 July 2010
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Royal College of Surgeons of England – One Year Surgical Research Fellowship into
Scoliosis and Allied Conditions ◙
 With the support of the British Scoliosis Research Foundation, this fellowship is offered in any aspect
of research related to scoliosis.
Closing date: Saturday 31 July 2010
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European Molecular Biology Organisation – Molecular Medicine Sabbaticals ◙
 These are intended to encourage collaborations between clinicians and research scientists and to
support clinicians who wish to visit basic research laboratories in a different EMBC Member State.
Preference will be given to clinicians who are still in their training/clinical specialisation period.
 Closing date: Sunday 1 August 2010
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Wellcome Trust – Research Fellowships ◙
 This scheme supports individuals at all stages of a career not in established academic posts, wishing
to undertake a period of research. Strong preference is given to applicants with a good prospect of
achieving an academic career as a specialist in medical history and humanities.
Application deadline: Sunday 1 August 2010
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National Multiple Sclerosis Society, USA - Mentor-Based Postdoctoral Fellowship in
Rehabilitation Research ◙
 Applications are invited for support of mentors and institutions that provide training of postdoctoral
fellows in MS research related to rehabilitation. This programme provides support for a mentor-
institution combination which is responsible for the recruitment, selection, and training of
postdoctoral fellows to pursue a career in rehabilitation research.
Closing date: Wednesday 4 August 2010
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The Royal College of Radiologists – Kodak Radiology Fund Scholarship ◙
 Funding is available for Members and Fellows of the Faculty of Clinical Radiology to undertake a
research or educational project in the UK or abroad.
Closing date: Thursday 5 August 2010
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Medical Research Council – Translational Stem Cell Research Programme – Response
Mode Funding ◙
 Applications will be considered where the goals will advance stem cell research towards clinical use
or application, including enabling technological development; preclinical stem cell research;
experimental medicine; early phase clinical trials.
Closing date: Tuesday 10 August 2010
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Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation – Mesothelioma Research Grant ◙
 Applications are sought for funding of innovative projects that address issues for the treatment of
the disease. Eligible projects may relate to benchwork, translational or clinical research, must not be
presently funded or pending review, and may be conducted through any not-for-profit academic,
medical or research institution, in the U.S. or abroad.
Closing date: Wednesday 11 August 2010
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National Institutes of Health – Joint Proposals – Vulvodynia – Systematic
Epidemiologic, Etiologic or Therapeutic Studies ◙
 Applications are encouraged from new and experienced basic scientists, epidemiologists, and
clinical investigators to utilise preclinical, clinical, translational, epidemiological, or behavioural
research strategies to enhance understanding of vulvodynia. The focus is on stimulating and
strengthening a multidisciplinary approach to this complex, under-researched area.
Deadline: Friday 20 August 2010
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NIHR Public Health Research Programme – Walking & Cycling to Work ◙
 NICE public health guidance outlines the importance of encouraging increased physical activity for
better health. Research is needed to address questions relating to walking and cycling to work
schemes. Research proposals examining the effect of schemes in large, medium, and small sized
businesses, and which recognise health inequalities within the workplace, would be welcome.
Closing date: Monday 23 August 2010
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NIHR Public Health Research Programme – Interventions to prevent hazardous
drinking of alcohol by school aged children and young people ◙
 Interventions based in educational establishments to prevent hazardous drinking of alcohol by
children and young people may be more effective if combined with family/community based
interventions. Primary research is required to investigate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of
interventions, which must combine components based in educational establishments with
components based in the community and/or family settings. Research should consider the impact of
the proposed intervention(s) on inequalities.
Closing date: Monday 23 August 2010
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Human Frontier Science Program – Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships ◙
 These fellowships are intended for postdoctoral fellows with a Ph.D. degree in the physical sciences,
chemistry, mathematics, engineering and computer sciences who wish to receive training in biology.
Registration deadline: Thursday 26 August 2010
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Human Frontier Science Program – Long-Term Fellowships ◙
 These fellowships provide young scientists with up to three years of postdoctoral research training
in an outstanding laboratory in another country.
Registration deadline: Thursday 26 August 2010
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British Skin Foundation – Fellowship ◙
 This Fellowship is to support a clinician for one year‟s research.
Closing date: Friday 27 August 2010
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British Skin Foundation – Studentship ◙
 A Studentship is available to a research institution wishing to fund dermatological research at PhD
student level.
Closing date: Friday 27 August 2010
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British Skin Foundation – Research Award ◙
 This award is available to anyone wishing to carry out research into skin disease.
Closing date: Friday 27 August 2010
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Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation – Open Funding Programme – Research
Projects ◙
 Applications are invited for non-clinical research projects of one year‟s duration (though extensions
may be considered); and from investigators looking to achieve translational clinical pilot study data.
Closing date: Friday 27 August 2010
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National Institutes of Health – NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Grand
Challenge on the Transition from Acute to Chronic Neuropathic Pain ◙
 The goal of this Challenge is to facilitate research collaborations between pain scientists and non-
pain neuroscientists with expertise in neuroplasticity in order to study biological mechanisms
underlying the transition from acute to chronic pain. Multi-PI grant applications that propose
highly collaborative, multidisciplinary research projects addressing neuropathic pain conditions
are encouraged.
Closing date for receipt of letters of intent: Monday 30 August
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Bial Foundation – Bursaries for Scientific Research ◙
 Bursaries are offered for research in the fields of psychophysiology and parapsychology.
Closing date: Friday 31 August 2010
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Epilepsy Foundation – Research Grants Programme ◙
 This programme stimulates epilepsy research by providing funding for investigators in the early
stages of their careers. Seed grants are awarded to clinical investigators or basic scientists for
support of biological or behavioural research which will advance the understanding, treatment, and
prevention of epilepsy.
Closing date: Tuesday 31 August 2010
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Epilepsy Foundation – Predoctoral Research Fellowship ◙
 This Fellowship supports predoctoral students with dissertation research related to epilepsy, thus
strengthening their interest in establishing epilepsy research as a career direction. Areas of interest
considered include neuroscience, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, biochemistry, genetics,
nursing, or pharmacy.
Closing date: Tuesday 31 August 2010
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Epilepsy Foundation – Postdoctoral Research Fellowship ◙
 This Fellowship develops academic physicians and scientists committed to research related to
epilepsy. Applications will be considered from individuals interested in acquiring experience either in
basic laboratory research or in the conduct of human clinical studies. Physicians or Ph.D.
neuroscientists who desire postdoctoral research experience are eligible to apply.
Closing date: Tuesday 31 August 2010

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