Research grant winners
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James Trust - to assist research into asthma (£55,000)
Professor Michael Shields - Queens University, Belfast
"Effects of exposure to IL-13 and IL-31 on mucociliary differentiation of bronchial epithelial cells from non-asthmatic and asthmatic children"
Vera Down - to assist research into neurological disorders (£50,000)
Dr Susan Tomlinson
"Peripheral markers of neuronal excitability in neurological ion channel disorders"
Doris Hillier - to assist research into rheumatism and arthritis (£50,000)
Dr Ann Morgan - St James's University Hosptial, Leeds
"The first steps towards individualised therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. Evaluation of clinical and genetic predictors of response to methotrexate and sulphasalazine therapy in a RA inception cohort"
HC Roscoe - to promote research into the elimination of the common cold and/or other viral diseases of the human respiratory system (£50,000)
Dr Joseph Footitt - National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London
"Role of oxidative and nitrative stress and histone de-acetylation in rhinovirus induced acute exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)"
Margaret Temple - to assist research into schizophrenia (£40,000)
Dr Abraham Reichenberg & Dr Jonathan Mill - Institute of Psychiatry, London
"Schizophrenia and Advancing Paternal Age: Clinical and Molecular Characteristics"
Margaret Temple - to assist research into schizophrenia (£20,000)
Dr James Walters - School of Psychology, Cardiff University
"Linking Genes and Cognition to Dissect the Mood/Psychosis Interface"
Strutt & Harper - To assist research into health inequalities specific to ethnic minority health (£35,000)
Dr Gavin Dreyer - Royal London Hospital, London
"The impact of ethnicity on the prevalence, incidence and progression of chronic kidney disease in a population with coronary heart disease and hypertension"
Gunton - to assist research into public health relating to cancer (£25,000)
Dr John Belcher & Dr Richard Neal - Cardiff University
"The risk of cancer in patients in a primary care cohort with zoster"
Lansdell - To assist research into the field of heart diseases (£50,000)
Dr Mark Harbinson - Queens University, Belfast
"A Clinical Investigation into the role of the intermedian-related peptides in myocardial ischaemia"
Overweight and Heart Disease Research Trust - OHRT is a charity devoted to the study of obesity and its relationship to medical conditions, in particular heart disease (£10,000)
Dr Gary O’Donovan - School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter
"Cardiovascular disease risk factors in the 'fat-fit' and their peers"
2007
James Trust - to assist research into asthma (£45,000)
Dr Louise Jane Fleming - Department of Respiratory Paediatrics, Royal Brompton Hospital
"Daily monitoring of exhaled nitric oxide in children with severe asthma"
Vera Down - to assist research into neurological disorders (£30,000)
Dr Henry James Houlden - Institute of Neurology, London
"The Genetic, Neuropathological and Functional Characterisation of Pure Spinocerebellar Ataxia"
Vera Down - to assist research into neurological disorders (£30,000)
Dr Stephen James Hunt - Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
"Genetic risk factors for major congenital malformations in infants exposed to anti-epileptic drugs in utero: a study of mutations in the maternal methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene"
Doris Hillier - to assist research into rheumatism and arthritis (£30,000)
Dr Millicent Anne Stone - Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath
"Impact of flare-ups in ankylosing spondylitis disease activity on long term disease outcome states"
HC Roscoe - to promote research into the elimination of the common cold and/or other viral diseases of the human respiratory system (£40,000)
Dr Patrick Mallia - Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, London
"Regulation of respiratory epithelial call IL-15 production by respiratory syncytial virus"
Margaret Temple - to assist research into schizophrenia (£35,000)
Dr Rina Dutta - Institute of Psychiatry, London
"Suicide and premature death following a first episode of schizophrenia"
Joan Dawkins - to assist research into infectious agents associated with influenza (£40,000)
Dr Jane Democratis - Respiratory Virus Unit, Health Protection Agency
"Early detection of antiviral resistance in children following treatment of influenza with neuraminidase inhibitor drugs"
Strutt & Harper - to assist research into childhood depression (£29,000)
Dr Ajay Kumar Thapar - Riverside Health Centre, Cardiff
"Investigating links between adolescent depression, stress and physical health"
Gunton - to assist research into public health relating to cancer (£20,000)
Dr Shahid Aziz Khan - Imperial College London
"Genomic and metabolomic profiling in cholangiocarcinogenesis"
Lansdell & Lawson - to assist research into the field of heart diseases (£40,000)
Mr Kok Meng John Chan - Royal Brompton Hospital, London
"Randomised ischaemic mitral evaluation (Randomised Evaluation of Mitral Annuloplasty for moderate functional ischaemic mitral regurgitation during coronary artery bypass grafting)"
Overweight and Heart Disease Research Trust - OHRT is a charity devoted to the study of obesity and its relationship to medical conditions, in particular heart disease (£10,000)
Dr Christina Daousi - University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool
"Impact of uncomplicated morbid obesity on QT interval and other ECG, physiologic and biochemical parameters associated with cardiac risk"
2006
James Trust - to assist research into asthma (£30,000)
Dr Graham Roberts - The David Hyde Asthma and Allergy Research Centre
"The risk of persistence and new onset asthmas during adolescence and factors underlying these events"
Vera Down - to assist research into neurolgical disorders (£20,000)
Dr Daniel Blackburn - Academic Neurology Unit, University of Sheffield
"Glial cell dysfunction in motor neuron disease (MND)"
Vera Down - to assist research into neurolgical disorders (£20,000)
Dr Andrew Kelso - Department of Cardiac Sciences, St George’s Hospital, University of London
"3-nitrotyrosine in cell death and epilepsy"
Doris Hillier - to assist research into rheumatism and arthritis (£20,000)
Dr John Bedson - Keele University
"Why do patients consult for knee pain in general practice? The influence of patient socio-demographic characteristics, co-morbidity, health benefits and ease of access to health care."
HC Roscoe - to promote research into the eimination of the common cold and/or other viral diseases of the human respiratory system (£30,000)
Dr Howard Clark - MRC Immunochemistry Unit, University of Oxford
"Investigation of the therapeutic potential of surfactant proteins A and D in murine models of respiratory syncytial virus infection and asthma"
Margaret Temple - to assist research into schizophrenia (£15,000)
Dr Elvira Bramon - Division of Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry
"Can we predict the risk of developing psychosis? An investigation of susceptibility genes, brain structure and function in individuals with varying degrees of predisposition"
Margaret Temple - to assist research into schizophrenia (£15,000)
Dr Kristin Laurens - Department of Forensic Mental Health Science, Institute of Psychiatry
"Genetic and psychological correlates of brain structure and function in children at high and low risk for developing schizophrenia"
Joan Dawkins - to assist research into healthcare associated infections (£37,000)
Dr David Wareham - Centre for Infectious Diseases, ICMS, Barts and The London Queen Mary’s School of Medicine and Dentistry
"Infection of multi-drug resistant strains of A. baumannii with human epithelial cells"
Harper, McMaster & Strutt - to assist research into mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents (£15,000)
Dr Andrew Stanfield - University of Edinburgh, Division of Psychiatry
"A magnetic resonance imaging study of frontal and temporal lobe structure in autistic spectrum disorders"
Gunton & Tomkinson - to assist research into public health relating to cancer (£30,000)
DrJohn Chatwin - School of Healthcare, University of Leeds
"Assessing the impact of a DVD based complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) information resource for cancer patients"
Lansdell & Lawson - to assist research in the field of heart disease (£30,000)
Dr Philip McTernan - Division of Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School
"The molecular mechanisms and potential treatment for obesity associated cardiovascular disease, hypertension and inflammation"
Overweight and Heart Disease Research Trust - OHRT is a charity devoted to the study of obesity and its relationship to medical conditions, in particular heart disease (£10,000)
Dr Lucinda Summers - Academic Unit of Molecular Vascular Medicine, University of Leeds
"Does the altered rhythm of adipocyte clock genes underlie human metabolic syndrome?"
2005
James Trust - to assist research into asthma (£30,000)
Dr Angela Simpson - North West Lung Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital
"Early life antibiotic usage and healthcare utilisation in children with asthma: a prospective study"
Dawkins & Lawson - to assist research in the field of heart disease (£15,000)
Dr Kirsten Harvey - Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy
"Dardarin: a ROCO family protein kinase involved in Alzheimer's disease?"
Vera Down - to assist research into neurological disorders (£10,000)
Miss Saaeha Rauz - Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, University of Birmingham
"Corticosteroid regulation of intracranial pressure"
Doris Hillier - to assist research into rheumatism and arthritis (£20,000)
Dr Ai Lyn Tan - Leeds University
"Combined high-resolution positron emission tomography (HR-PET) and high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HR-MRI) to investigate the relationship between joint structure, inflammation and bone metabolism in both inflammatory and degenerative arthritis"
HC Roscoe - to promote research into the elimination of the common cold and/or other viral diseases of the human respiratory system (£30,000)
Dr Vaile Laza-Stanca - Department of Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College
"Role of innate antiviral immune responses in virus induced asthma exacerbation"
Margaret Temple - to assist research into schizophrenia (£20,000)
Dr Belinda Lennox - Department of Psychiatry, Addenbrookes Hospital
"Serotonergic modulation of facial affect processing in schizophrenia"
Eyck & Strutt - to assist kidney research (£10,000)
Dr Rokshana Shroff - Department of Vascular Physiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital
"An investigation into the presence and extent of coronary calcification in children with end stage renal failure (ESRF) and the role of hyperprathyroidism in these abnormalities"
Joan Dawkins - to assist research into the genetic basis of disease (£30,000)
Dr Mark Tremelling - Department of Gastroenterology, Addenbrookes
"The genetics of inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic analysis of 384 non synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms within positional candidate genes for ulcerative colitis"
Clark & McMaster - to assist research into the causes of blindness (£10,000)
Miss Saaeha Rauz - Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, University of Birmingham
"Corticosteroid regulation of intracranial pressure"
Gunton & Tomkinson - to assist research into public health relating to cancer (£25,000)
Dr Andrew Renehan - Department of Surgery, Christie Hospital NHS Trust
"Predictive models of cancer incidences attributable to smoking versus obesity-related risk factors for the UK and three other countries"
Lansdell & Lawson - to assist research into the field of heart disease (£15,000)
Dr Ingibjorg Gudmundsdottir - University of Edinburgh
"The role of protease activated receptors in the human vasculature"
Overweight & Heart Disease Research Trust (OHRT/BMA) - OHRT is a charity devoted to the study of obesity and its relationship to medical conditions, in particular heart disease. (£10,000)
Dr Philip McTernan - Warwick Medical School
"Defining the molecular mechanisms for obesity associated hypertension and inflammatory disease leading to cardiovascular pathology"
Walter Jobson Horne Prize 2005 - in recognition of work which has advanced the science and practice of laryngology and otology
Mr John Graham
"This award is made for a lifetime's contribution as as surgical innovator and for a major contribution to paediatric otolarygology of the cochlear implantation service for the profoundly deaf"
2004
Doris Hillier - to assist research into rheumatism and arthritis (£17,500)
Dr Frances C Hall – University of Cambridge School of Medicine
“Effects of statin or ezetimibe treatment on measurements of T cell and monocyte/macrophage function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis”
H C Roscoe - to promote research into the elimination of the common cold and/or other viral diseases of the human respiratory system (£30,000)
Dr Stuart Marshall-Clarke – Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Liverpool
“Activation of innate responses and apoptosis in bronchiolar epithelial cells by influenza virus and its haemagglutinin”
Nathaniel Bishop Harman, Samuel Strutt & Insole - to assist research into the outcome of treatment of a specific condition in hospital practice (£2,875)
Ms Lindsay Ann Jeans - Glasgow
“The Suture Study: A Randomised Study Comparing the Occurrence of Suture Reaction, Stitch marks and Adverse Scarring after the use of Caprosyn and Vicryl Rapide Suture Materials in Children”
Joan Dawkins - to assist research dementia (£30,000)
Dr Jacqueline Birks - Division of Clinical Geratology, University of Oxford
“Lifestyle, nutritional and genetic risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia: Oxford Health Ageing Project”
Josephine Lansdell - to assist research in the field of heart diseases (£15,000)
Dr M D Cross - School of Clinical Sciences, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
“Vascular Responses and Endothelial Function in the Obstructive Sleep Apnoea/Hypopnoea Syndrome; effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy”
Margaret Temple - to assist research into schizophrenia (£20,000)
Ms Anna M Plodowski - Nottingham
“Cerebral Connectivity in Schizophrenia”
Doris Odlum, E Townsend, & Annie Clegg - to assist research into mental health (£2,000)
Dr Aju Abraham - Newcastle upon Tyne
“A comparison of cortisol-dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) ratios in patients with bipolar disorder and health controls”
Overweight & Heart Disease Research Trust (OHRT/BMA) - OHRT is a charity devoted to the study of obesity and its relationship to medical conditions, in particular heart disease (£10,000)
Dr Fang Gao Smith - Intensive Care Unit, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
“How rapidly do metabolic changes occur following obesity surgery?”
The James Trust - to assist research into asthma (£21,000)
Dr Sejal Saglani - Kent
“The pathology of infant wheezing and the origins of asthma in children”
Helen Tomkinson & Albert McMaster - to assist research into palliative cancer care (£11,750)
Dr Max Watson - County Tyrone
“A randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of melatonin on weight loss, altered body composition, nutrition, inflammation, blood parameters and the experience of fatigue in patients with advanced malignant disease”
Edith Walsh, Geoffrey Holt & Ivy Powell - to assist research into cardiovascular disease (£3,900)
Dr Idris John Baker - Leicestershire & Rutland Hospice
“Decision making about patient resuscitation. An exploration of the use of futility”
Walter Jobson Horne Prize 2004 - in recognition of work which has advanced the science and practice of laryngology and otology
Professor Robin L Blair
“For his unfaltering and major contribution to overseeing training and education in ENT surgery during times of major change and for bringing a steadiness with a depth of vision for the future. Locally he enabled the development of one of the foremost teaching centres in the land”
2003
John William Clark - to assist research into the causes of blindness (£6,550)
Mr Faisal Idrees - Institute of Child Health, University College London
"The role of PITX2 mutations in primary congenital glaucoma (PCG)"
Vera Down - to assist research into neurological disorders (£10,750)
Mr Thomas Flannery - Cancer Research Centre, Belfast City Hospital
"Extracellular Cathepsin S (CatS) proteinase in astrocytomas in vivo: its clinical relevance and role in invasion"
Joan Dawkins - for research into infertility/low fertility in men (£32,700)
Dr Geraldine Hartshorne - Centre for Reproductive Medicine, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
"The functional role of sperm telomere length for male factor infertility"
Doris Hillier - to assist research into rheumatism and arthritis (£17,500)
Mr Jason Webb - Southmead Hospital, Bristol
"A study of the mechanical properties and long term release profile of bone cements loaded with single and multiple antibiotics"
Elizabeth Wherry and Charlotte Eyck - to assist kidney research ((£6,750)
Miss Lorna Marson - Transplant Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
"The role of angiogenesis in chronic allograft nephropathy"
The James Trust - to assist research into asthma (£21,000)
Professor Neil Barnes - Department of Respiratory Medicine, London chest Hospital
"Modification of airway inflammation in asthma and Chronic Obstuctive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in relation to smoking and reversibility"
Margaret Temple - to assist research into schizophrenia (£30,000)
Dr Mie Rizig - Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences, London
"Why is Clozapine a much better antipsychotic than Haloperidol? A molecular approach using microarray screening of gene expression changes"
Sir Charles Hastings and Charles Oliver Hawthrone - to assist research in general practice (£2,350)
Dr Catherine Jenson - Forge Close Surgery, Kent
"Effect of non-principal (NP) support/education groups on local retention of GPs"
H C Roscoe - to assist research into the elimination of the common cold and/or other viral diseases of the human respiratory system (£25,000)
Dr Simon Message - National Heart and Lung Institute, London
"Role of IL12/IL18/IL23 in rhinovirus induced exacerbations of asthma"
H C Roscoe - to assist research into the elimination of the common cold and/or other viral diseases of the human respiratory system (£25,000)
Dr Peter Wark - RCMB, Southampton General Hospital
"Rhinovirus infection and activation of asthmatic epithelial-mesenchymal trophic unit"
Overweight and Heart Disease Research Trust - to support projects which are designed to make a contribution to the knowledge of obesity and obesity related medical disorders, in particular heart disease (£10,000)
Dr Jane Ramsay - University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
"Longitudinal assessment of vascular function throughout pregnancy and the puerperium: relationship of maternal body fat distribution to intra-uterine fetal programming of future cardiovascular health of offspring"
Walter Jobson Horne Prize - in recognition of work which has advanced the science and practice of laryngology and otology
Mr Ian S Mackay
"For a career-long commitment to, and excellence in teaching the complexity of nasal and facial plastic surgery to several generations of trainees. More recently for his outstanding diplomacy in represting Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery in changing times and for enabling and ensuring the maintenance of high standards"
2002
Katherine Bishop Harman and Samuel Strutt - for research into the risks to women’s health and life in pregnancy and child-bearing (£2,500)
Dr Shaheen Hamdy - Department of GI Science, Hope hospital
“Design and development of a novel neurophysiological tool for evaluating postpartum faecal incontinence”
Brackenbury - for research into field of public health (£1,250)
Dr Paramjit Gill - Department of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Birmingham
“Use of lipid lowering drugs amongst the minority ethnic groups”
Joan Dawkins - for research into eczema (£39,000)
Dr Rosemary Lever - Department of Dermatology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
“Do topical steroids applied under wet wraps bandages affect the pituitary/adrenal axis in children with atopic eczema?”
T P Gunton - for research into public health education relating to cancer (£17,500)
Miss Katja Schmidt - Department of Complementary Medicine, University of Exeter
“Complementary medicine (CM) for cancer”
Doris Hillier - for research into Parkinson’s disease (£17,500)
Dr Carl Counsell - Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen
“The development of a population-based study of the incidence and long-term outcome of Parkinson’s disease in Grampian”
The James Trust - for research into asthma (£21,000)
Professor Anthony Seaton - Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Foresterhill, Aberdeen
“Dietary change as a cause of asthma: modulation of neonatal immune responses to allergens with antioxidant or lipid”
Middlemore - for research into any branch of ophthalmic medicine or surgery (£1,250)
Dr Marcela Votruba - Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Ophthalmology
“Mutations in Optineurin in autosomal dominant pedigrees with optic atrophy”
H C Roscoe - for research into the elimination of the common cold and/or other viral diseases of the human respiratory system (£62,000)
Dr Diarmuid O’Donnell - Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital
“The role of apoptosis of lymphocytes in respiratory syncytial virus infection in infants”
Margaret Temple - for research into schizophrenia (£34,000)
Miss Lisa Newton - The Academic Department of Psychiatry, Northern General Hospital
“Disordered comprehension of emotional prosody as a precursor of paranoid delusions and social deficits in schizophrenia”
Helen Tomkinson and Albert McMaster - for research into prostate cancer (£11,750)
Dr Anthony Chalmers - Gray Cancer Institute, Middlesex
“Investigating the effect of manipulation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 on the response of prostate carcinoma cells to low dose rate irradiation”
Edith Walsh, Geoffrey Holt & Ivy Powell - for research into cardiovascular disease (£4,000)
Dr John Payne - Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, University College London
“Angiotensin converting enzyme as a mediator of human left ventricular hypertrophy: a pharmacogenomic investigation of mechanisms”
Walter Jobson Horne Prize - in recognition of work which has advanced the science and practice of laryngology and otology
Dr Peter D. Phelps, M.D., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.R (posthumously)
“for his pioneering work on imaging the temporal bone which brought world wide recognition especially through its relevance to helping the deaf. His knowledge was encyclopaedic; his historical researches shed important new light on forgotten sources and his legacy of teaching has inspired new generations”
Dawson Williams Memorial Prize - in recognition of his outstanding work in paediatrics
Professor David Morley
“for his outstanding contributions to tropical paediatrics and child health in developing countries”
2001
Nathaniel Bishop Harman and Samuel Strutt - for research into the outcome of treatment of a specific condition in hospital practice (£2,125)
Mr Matthew Costa - The Norfolk and Norwich Hospital
“Quantifying the outcome of early mobilisation and loading for Achilles tendon rupture”
John William Clark - for research into the causes of blindness (£6,750)
Dr Anna-Maria Demetriades - The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
“Drug-induced regression of retinal neovascularization”
Joan Dawkins (Hepatitis C) - for research relating to the prevention of hepatitis C infection of health care staff in the course of their work, or for the development of protocols for post-exposure prophylaxis following needlestick injury (£14,900)
Mrs Wendy V Losty - Department Clinical Psychology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
“The psychological impact of sharps injuries: applicability of a cognitive model of anxiety”
Joan Dawkins (Housing & Health) - for research relating to housing and health (£14,000)
Dr Norman Beale - Northlands Surgery and R & D Unit
“All patient contacts in one year in a general practice versus the Council Tax Valuation Band of their home addresses – is there an association?”
Vera Down - for research into neurological disorders (£10,750)
Dr Simon J G Lewis - The Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair
“Functional neuroimaging of working memory in Idiopathic Parkinsons disease”
Doris Hillier - for research into rheumatism and arthritis (£17,000)
Dr Stephen Bridgman - School of Postgraduate Medicine, Stoke-on-Trent
“Randomised controlled trial of sub-vastus and medial parapatellar exposures of the knee for total knee replacements (SMAK trial)”
Insole - for research into the causation, prevention or treatment of disease (£750)
Dr Simon H C Anderson - Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Rayne Institute
“Assessment of stabilized orthosilicic acid on bone turnover in patients with osteoporosis. A randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial”
The James Trust - for research into asthma (£15,600)
Dr Ruth Green - Institute of Lung Health, University of Leicester
“Role of novel bacterial pathogens in intrinsic asthma”
H C Roscoe – for research into the elimination of the common cold and/or other viral disease of the human respiratory system (£51,600)
Dr Peter A B Wark, RCMB Research Division School of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital
“Mechanisms of bronchial epithelial cell activation in rhinovirus infection in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and normal airways”
Margaret Temple - for research into schizophrenia (£43,800)
Dr Sharon L Eastwood - Department of Neuropathology, Radcliffe Infirmary
“Testing the subplate model of schizophrenia”
Migraine Trust/BMA grant - for GP research into migraine and other disabling headaches (£7,500)
Dr David Kernick - St. Thomas Medical Group
“How appropriate is Triptan prescribing in primary care?”
Elizabeth Wherry and Charlotte Eyck - for kidney research (£7,250)
Dr Richard J M Coward - Children’s Renal Unit, Southmead Hospital
“The role of nephrin dysregulation in childhood nephrotic syndromes”
Walter Jobson Horne Prize - in recognition of work which has advanced the science and practice of laryngology and otology
Professor R T Ramsden FRCS
“For his major contribution in otology, particularly in the fields of acoustic neuroma surgery and cochlear implantation, and his outstanding work in relation to Postgraduate Education in otolaryngology and as an Ambassador for British otolaryngology overseas"
2000
John William Clark - for research into the causes of blindness (£6,500)
Mr Srikandan Kamalarajah - Eye and Ear Clinic, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
"Epidemiological study of infectious endophthalmitis following cataract surgery in the UK"
Vera Down - for research into neurological disorders (£10,500)
Dr Malcolm R Macleod - Department of Molecular Endocrinology, University of Edinburgh
"Does ATM knockout protect neurons from excitotoxicity in primary neuronal culture"
T P Gunton - for health education, with special regard to cancer (£14,500)
Dr Elizabeth A Davies - Department of Palliative Care and Policy, Kings College School of Medicine & Dentistry
“Strategies for rehabilitation and health education in adults with malignant cerebral glioma”
Katherine Bishop Harman & Samuel Strutt - for research into the diminution and avoidance of risks to women’s health and life in pregnancy and child-bearing (£1,750)
Dr Ngozi E Edi-Osagie - Neonatal Unit, Hope Hospital
“Strategies for rehabilitation and health education in adults with malignant cerebral glioma”
Doris Hillier - for research into rheumatism and arthritis (£11,500)
Dr Catherine A Speed - Rheumatology Research Unit, Addenbrookes Hospital
“Shoulder disorders in rheumatoid arthritis”
Doris Hillier - for research into rheumatism and arthritis (£5,000)
Dr Martin Underwood - Department of General Practice & Primary Care, Queen Mary & Westfield College
“Prevalence of inflammatory back pain and symptoms of an undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy presenting to community physiotherapy services”
Sir Charles Hastings & Charles Oliver Hawthorne - for research in general practice (£2,350)
Dr Nicholas Summerton - The Surgery, Manlake Avenue, Winterton
“The general practitioner – patient consultation pattern as a tool for cancer diagnosis in general practice”
The James Trust - for research into asthma (£40,000)
Dr Clare Alexander - Allergy and Clinical Immunology, National Heart and Lung Institute
“Mechanisms of peptide allergen desensitisation in asthma”
C H Milburn & Samuel Strutt - for research into medical jurisprudence and/or forensic medicine (£1,750)
Dr Guy N Rutty - Department of Forensic Pathology, Medico-Legal Centre
“Should investigators at scenes of crime wear masks?”
Doris Odlum & Samuel Strutt - for research into mental health (£1,600)
Dr Heidi J Hales - Maudsley Hospital
“Psychological morbidity of witnessing a suicide attempt in a young offenders institute”
H C Roscoe - for research into the elimination of the common cold and/or other viral disease of the human respiratory system (£75,000)
Professor Tom O Jefferson - UK Cochrane Centre
“The work of the MRC Common Cold Unit: Cochrane reviews of interventions for the prevention and treatment of the common cold”
Margaret Temple - for research into schizophrenia (£40,200)
Dr Caroline M E Stephenson - C.P.R.S, Fulbourn Hospital
“The anatomical and pharmacological substrate of memory impairment in schizophrenia"
Helen Tomkinson & Albert McMaster - for research into prostate cancer (£11,250)
Mr Benjamin Jenkins - Department of Surgery, University of Newcastle
“The role of MAP kinase kinase-5 (MEK5) in prostate cancer”
Edith Walsh, Geoffrey Holt & Ivy Powell - for research into cardiovascular disease (£3,500)
Dr Ravi K Singh - Division of Cardiology, Glenfield Hospital
“Platelet reactivity and polymorphisms in premature myocardial infarction”
Elizabeth Wherry and Charlotte Eyck - for kidney research (£7,000)
Dr Coralie Bingham - Exeter Kidney Unit, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
“The role of hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 beta (HNF-1) mutations in causing familial cystic renal disease”
Walter Jobson Horne Prize - in recognition of work which has advanced the science and practice of laryngology and otology
Mr T R Bull FRCS
"for a life-long contribution to developing and teaching the skills and science of nasal and facial surgery to a world-wide audience at all levels. And especially for continuing to support the education and training of juniors in all fields of otorhinolaryngology."
Dawson Williams Memorial Prize - for outstanding work in paediatrics
Professor J D Baum FRCP FRCPCH (posthumously)
"for his outstanding contribution to paediatrics, especially in caring for the new-born and in neonatal nutrition, and for the valuable part he played in the foundation and development of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health."