Prostate UK - - Research projects 2007

Research Programme in 2007

Grants Awarded in financial year 2007 (Total of £672,967)


ONE YEAR PROSTATE UROLOGY FELLOWSHIP SPECIALISING IN LAPARASCOPIC AND ROBOTIC UROLOGY. G2007/01 Mr Benjamin Eddy Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia Show training summary

SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT FEDERATION. G2007/02 Mr John Dwyer, Chairman, Mr Sandy Tyndale-Biscoe, Hon. Secretary The Prostate Cancer Support Federation, Stockport, UK Show research summary

DETERMINATION OF THE STEM CELL GENE EXPRESSION PROFILE IN BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA: AN AFFYMETRIX MICROARRAY FEASIBILITY STUDY USING SMALL CELL NUMBER PROTOCOLS. G2007/03 Mr Benjamin Grey Genito-urinary Cancer Research Group, Christie Hospital, University of Manchester Show research summary

PROSTATE STEM CELLS AND BPH. G2007/04 Professor John Masters Prostate Cancer Research Centre, University College London Show research summary

TUMOUR MAPPING IN RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY SPECIMENS USING COMPUTER ASSISTED MICROSCOPIC ASSESSMENT OF TUMOUR VOLUME AND EXTENT TO PREDICT OUTCOME. G2007/05 Dr Catherine Corbishley Department of Urology, St George's Hospital, London Show research summary

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR MUTATIONS IN ADVANCED PROSTATE CANCER. G2007/06 Dr Charlotte Bevan Department of Oncology , Imperial College London Show research summary

INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANISM OF SPHINGOSINE KINAS-1 INHIBITION BY DOCETAXEL. G2007/07 Dr Dmitry Pshezhetskiy, Department of Oncology , Imperial College London Show research summary

ANDROGEN REGULATION OF VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNEL EXPRESSION: A NOVEL MECHANISM IN METASTATIC PROSTATE CANCER. G2007/08 Professor Mustafa Djamgoz, Department of Oncology , Imperial College London Show research summary

THE ROLE OF A NOVEL VARIANT OF MKP-2 IN PROSTATE CANCER. G2007/09 Professor Robin Plevin University of Strathclyde, Division of Physiology & Pharmacology Show research summary

DEVELOPMENT OF BISPECIFIC HUMAN ANTIBODY FRAGMENTS FOR POTENTIAL TREATMENT OF HORMONE REFRACTORY PROSTATE CANCER. G2007/10 Dr Ahuva Nissim Queen Mary's, University of London, Bone and Joint Research Unit Show research summary

IDENTIFICATION OF A PUTATIVE TUMOUR SUPPRESSOR IN PROSTATE CANCER. G2007/11 Dr Tahereh Kamalati Imperial College London, Department of Oncology Show research summary

DETERMINATION OF THE STEM CELL GENE EXPRESSION PROFILE OF NORMAL PROSTATE, BPH AND CARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE. G2007/12 Mr Benjamin Grey Genito-urinary Cancer Research Group, Christie Hospital, University of Manchester Show research summary

CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF NOVEL CYP2A4 INHIBITORS AS ANTI-PROLIFERATIVE/PRO-DIFFERENTIATING AGENTS TARGETED TOWARDS REFRACTORY PROSTATE CANCER. G2007/13 Dr Paul Thompson, University of Ulster, Department of Biomedical Sciences Show research summary

FUNDING FOR SIX ABC SEMINARS, 2008. G2007/14 PUK Training and Awareness programme Leeds, Reading, Plymouth, Manchester, Cambridge, London.

FUNDING FOR PROSTaid PROSTATE CANCER NURSE, PHASE 2. G2007/15 PUK Training and Awareness programme Leicester General Hospital

FUNDING FOR SPECIALIST COURSES AND CONFERENCES, 2008. G2007/40 PUK Training and Awareness programme Various locations

INDIVIDUAL TRAINING BURSARIES, 2008. G2007/50 PUK Training and Awareness programme Various locations

GRANT FOR TRAINING IN ROBOTICS. G2007/51 Krish Sairam (Senior Registrar), Declan Cahill (Consultant Urologist), Guy's Hospital, Department of Urology, London Show training summary

CLINICAL VISIT TO TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND TO CONSOLODATE THE TECHNIQES OF HOLIUM LASER ENUCLEATION OF THE PROSTATE (HOLEP). G2007/52 Freddie Banks (Consultant Urologist) West Hertfordshire NHS Trust Show training summary

GRANT FOR PARTIAL FUNDING OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 'YOUNG PROSTATE RESEARCHERS SYMPOSIUM'. G2007/53 Dr Hayley Whitaker, Cancer Research UK - Cambridge Research Institute Show training summary

Total Grants Awarded for Prostate Research and Training in financial year 2007 is £672,967