2009 Grants
Grants Awarded in 2009
So far in 2009, Wellbeing of Women has awarded a total of £492,499 to 5 research projects for research into the better health of women and their babies and £73,357 to 4 Entry Level Scholarships. No Research Training fellowships were awarded.
Medical and Midwifery Student Elective Bursaries 2009
20 bursaries have been awarded this year.
2009 ICAP Entry Level Scholarship
Dr Sarah-Jane Lam at Imperial College was awarded £20,000 for her project To investigate the expression of Larp1 protein in ovarian cancer before and after the development of chemotherapy resistance
2009 Sir George Pinker Entry Level Scholarship
Dr Adam Kay at the Royal Free and University College Medical School was awarded £14,655 for his project Properties of the Umbilical Artery in Babies born to Mothers with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
2009 BMI Healthcare Entry Level Scholarship
Dr Evangelia Bakali at the University of Leicester was awarded £19,507 Distribution and expression of cannabinoid receptors in human and rodent bladders and action upon pre- and post-synaptic neurotransmitter pathways
2009 ICAP Entry Level Scholarship
Dr Kenneth Hodson at the University of Newcastle was awarded £19,195 for his project Lipid Metabolism in Normal Pregnancy – A Magnetic Resonance Pilot Study
Entry Level Scholarships
Wellbeing of Women received 13 applications for entry level scholarships and awarded four:
read more£19,505 over 24 months
The Aetiology of Hot Flushing in Postmenopausal Women and Hypogonadal Men
Professor Mary Ann Lumsden (University of Glasgow), Professor William Ferrell, Professor David Wyper, Dr Sally Pimlott, Professor Hing Leung
£149,250 over 24 months
£24,787 over 12 months
£149,710 over 36 months
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