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Research Programme in 2006

Grants Awarded in financial year 2006    (Total of £607,567)


AN EVALUATION OF HEM-ABLATION THERAPY USING HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (HIFU) IN THE TREATMENT OF LOCALISED ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE.
G2006/01 - extension of G2005/16

Dr Hashim Uddin Ahmed

University College London

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PROTEOLYSIS INDUCING FACTOR AS A SURVIVAL AND PROLIFERATION FACTOR IN PROSTATIC CARCINOMA CELLS AND ITS POTENTIAL AS A FUTURE THERAPEUTIC TARGET.
G2006/02 - extension of G2005/04

Mr Grant Stewart

The Prostate Research Group, University of Edinburgh

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A SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF THE PHYSICAL IMPACT OF COMPLEX SURGICAL TASK ON SURGEONS: COMPARISON BETWEEN ROBOTIC-ASSISTED, LAPARASCOPIC AND OPEN TECHNIQUES.
G2006/03

Mr Prokar Dasgupta

Urology Department, Guy's Hospital, London

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STEM CELLS AND THE ORIGIN OF BPH
G2006/04

Professor John Masters

Prostate Cancer Research Centre, University College London

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PROGRESSION OF BPH: THE PREDICTIVE VALUE OF INFLAMMATION DETECTED AT TRUS BIOPSY
G2006/05

Motaz Qadan, Alastair Lamb

Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

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ROLE OF ASYMPTOMATIC INFLAMMATION IN PROSTATIC GROWTH DYSREGULATION
G2006/06

Mark R Feneley

Institute of Urology, University College London

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A ROLE FOR THE HEPARIN-BINDING GROWTH-PROMOTING CYTOKINES MIDKINE AND PLEIOTROPHIN IN BPH!
G2006/07

Dr Martin G Rumsby, Professor Norman Maitland

University of York, Department of Biology

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QUALITY OF LIFE OF MEN WITH URETERIC STENTS FOR ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER
G2006/08

Mr Kenneth Anson, Dr Uday Patel

Department of Urology, St George's Hospital, London

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REGULATION OF HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27 IN HORMONE RESISTANT PROSTATE CANCER.
G2006/09

Dr Charlotte Bevan

Imperial College London, Department of Oncology

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IDENTIFICATION OF NOVEL TARGETS OVEREXPRESSED ON THE CELL SURFACE OF HUMAN PROSTATE TUMOUR CELLS.
G2006/10

Dr Tahereh Kamalati

Imperial College London, Department of Oncology

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PQBP1 ISOFORMS IN PROSTATE CANCER.
G2006/11

Dr Charlotte Bevan

Imperial College London, Department of Oncology

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CLINICAL DATA TO CORRELATE GENETIC FINDINGS WITH NEW DRUG TARGETS.
G2006/12

Dr Rosalind Eeles

The Institute of Cancer Research & Royal Marsden Foundation NHS Trust

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A POTENTLY ANDROGEN REGULATED PEPTIDE AS A NEW MARKER FOR PROSTATE CANCER.
G2006/13

Dr Lakjaya Bukuwela, Professor Ali Simak

Imperial College London, Department of Oncology

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CHARACTERISATION OF PEROXIREDOXIN-3 IN PROSTATE CANCER.
G2006/14

Dr Hayley Whitaker

CRUK Cambridge Research Institute, Uro-Oncology Group

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TRAINING IN LAPARASCOPIC AND ROBOTIC SURGERY OF THE PROSTATE
G2006/15

Mr Declan Murphy, FRCS

With Professor Costello at The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

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THE MANCHESTER MILLION APPEAL - PHASE 1, PUMP PRIMING
G2006/17

Mr Noel Clarke, FRCS

Christie Hospital, Manchester

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THE MANCHESTER MILLION APPEAL - PHASE 2, MATCHED FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROFESSORIAL CHAIR OF UROLOGICAL ONCOLOGY AT MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY, BASED AT THE CHRISTIE HOSPITAL
G2006/18

Mr Noel Clarke, FRCS

Christie Hospital, Manchester

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PLEIOTROPHIN AND MIDKINE AS BIOMARKERS OF PROSTATE CANCER
G2006/51

Ms Emma Oldridge, Dr Martin Rumsby

University of York

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GRANT FOR PARTIAL FUNDING OF A PROSTAID CANCER NURSE SPECIALIST
G2006/52

Mr Robert HP Bann, Director PROSTaid

To be located at the Leicester University Hospital, Renal and Urology Department

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Total Grants Awarded for Prostate Research and Training in financial year 2006 is £607,567