Successful Project and Equipment Grants awarded for funding by the Research Committee in 2015
Coalfields Cancer Support Group Equipment Grant Fund
Madhu Garg, Stephen Ackland - Medical Oncology
“Essential Speed Vacuum Concentrator Equipment required for analysis of Cancer Patients Samples “
Jennette Sakoff, Jayne Gilbert, Lisa Lincz – Medical Oncology
“Gel Imager for the detection and analysis of DNA and protein changes in biological samples”
James Lawrie Grant Fund
Chris Wratten, Anne Vertigan - Radiation Oncology
“Improving the impact on swallowing and voice production for patients with lymphoedema as a result of head or neck cancer treatment”
Peter Greer, Mahesh Kumar, Haylea Richardson, Saadallah Ramadan, Jameen Arm, Peter Lau, Jason Dowling, Chris Wratten – Radiation Oncology
“Improving head and neck radiation therapy using MRI based treatment planning”
Jane Reid Harle Memorial Grant Fund
Adeola Ayoola, James Lynam – Medical Oncology
”Design, Implementation and Validation of a Patient Decision Aid to Enable an Informed, Patient Centred Decision of Adjuvant Management in Patients with Stage 1 Testicular Cancer Following Surgery”
Peter Greer, Jarad Martin, Peter Pichler, Jason Dowling – Medical Physics, Radiation Oncology
“A prospective study of MRI based prostate treatment planning”
Margaret Mitchell Grant Fund
Christopher Scarlett/ Jennette Sakoff – Medical Oncology
“Novel Drug Leads for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment”