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12 research projects awarded the BRC collaboration fund
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Interdisciplinary Theme Lead
Twelve research projects, bringing together scientists from different NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) themes and partner organisations, have been awarded as part of a recent BRC pump priming call.
The BRC Collaboration Fund was launched earlier this year to promote collaborative, multidisciplinary work and innovation across our research programme. It offered a total of £500k in funding for interdisciplinary projects running for 6-18 months.
All BRC research themes are involved in at least one successful project, guaranteeing a wide variety of topics and expertise. The awarded projects and lead applicants are:
- Human preclinical models of liver cancer to identify next generation therapeutic approaches to target tumour associated macrophages – Professor Shishir Shetty
- Therapeutic optimisation of dendritic cell function in oesophageal adenocarcinoma – Professor Paul Moss
- Advanced clinical nutrition: combining sensory perception with nutrition to enhance quality of life for epidermolysis bullosa patients – Dr Richard Moakes
- Salivary biomarkers in rheumatoid arthritis (SOAP-OPERA) – Dr Paola de Pablo
- Quantitative assessment of lipids in fatty liver disease using thermoacoustic tomography – Dr Olumide Ogunlade
- Implementing the REP-EQUITY Toolkit – Dr Ameeta Retzer
- Applying REmote MonitOring TEchnologies to develop an e-cohort Physical Activity in Inflammatory Arthritis (REMOTE-PA-IA) – Dr Sally Fenton
- Anterior Cruciate Healing Inflammatype(s): a LongitudinaL Exploratory Synovial (ACHILLES) Study – Dr Karina Wright
- Mapping and tracking inflammatory platelets and their extracellular vesicles to improve sepsis outcomes – Dr Julie Rayes
- Miniature ultrasound platform for imaging in inflammatory diseases – Dr James Guggenheim
- Developing and validating predictive models for clinical outcomes in mild autonomous cortisol secretion – Dr Alessandro Prete
- Investigating shared cellular pathology in the gut-joint axis – Professors Adam Croft and Tariq Iqbal
Dr Lisa Hill, Interdisciplinary Theme Lead at the Birmingham BRC, said: “We are thrilled to see such a diverse range of projects receiving funding through this pump priming call. This initiative underscores our commitment to fostering collaboration and innovation across all research themes. By supporting interdisciplinary work, we are not only advancing our research programme but also paving the way for groundbreaking discoveries and impactful solutions that bring benefits to patients. We look forward to seeing the remarkable outcomes these projects will achieve.”
