Grants
The BPCRN researchers have been awarded grant funds from different organizations and charities that are interested in research projects concerned with prostate cancer and improving care for prostate cancer patients
2012
Funding body: NBT small grants scheme- £19,260(duration 2 years)
Project: Pilot study to investigate prognostic biomarkers for metastatic prostate cancer in circulating tumour cells
Funding body: BUI Oncology Charitable Fund- £ 70,000 ( duration 2 years)
Project: New prognostic biomarkers in prostate cancer
Funding body BUI Oncology Charitable Fund- £15,000
Project: To determine a mechanism underlying the effect of impaired metabolism on bladder cancer progression
2010
Funding body: MRC Studentship funding -£75,000 (duration 4 years)
Project: IGFs in prostate cancer progression
Funding body: The prostate cancer charity- £98,889( duration 4 years)
Project: Alternative splicing as a novel drug target for prostate cancer
Funding bodies: John James Charity and Friends of BHOC -£80,000 and £40,000 respectively
Project: CTC Machine for detection of circulating prostate cancer cells.
Funding body: UWE Bursary- £150,000 (duration 3 years)
Project: Enhanced Robotic Surgery – Improving surgical precision and training tools
Funding body: UWE Bursary- £28,000 (duration 2 years)
Project: Androgen receptors in hormonally resistant prostate cancer
Funding body: UHB Local Research Awards- £15,000 (duration 2 years)
Project: Improving haptic feedback for surgeons during robotic surgery – a training tool
2009
Funding body: HTA- £1,039,756 (duration 4 years)
Project: The ProtecT Study: a randomised trial of treatments for localised prostate cancer
2008
Funding body: Ralph Shackman Foundation- £16,000 ( duration 1 year)
Project: Effects of Epigallocatechin on prostate cancer cells during radiotherapy
Funding body: BUI Prostate Cancer Care Charity- £90,000( duration 3 years)
Project: The role of fusion genes in prostate cancer (TMPRSS2-ERG & T2-ERG)
Funding body:BUI Prostate Cancer Care Charity - £90,000 (duration 3 years)
Project: Volatile urinary compounds as biomarkers of urinary tract cancer (bladder and prostate)
Funding body: Ralph Shackman Foundation – £8,360(duration 1 year)
Project: The protective effects of Folic acid on endothelium in guinea-pig cavernosal smooth muscle
Page updated: 31 August, 2012