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Cambridge researcher gets major award to take prostate biopsy device into clinical application
Researchers in Cambridge have secured funding of nearly £800,000 from the NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) programme to take a novel test for prostate cancer from a Read more
Gateway to Genetic Counselling for Nurses and Midwives
Registrations now open and applications welcomed for assessed courses in Human Genomics & Genomic Counselling from the Cambridge Genomic Medicine Programme to prepare Nurses and Midwives for the increased role of genetics in healthcare.
• Funding available for NHS Read more
Cambridge CRF nurses come out on top
Two of our NIHR Cambridge CRF nurses have won top prizes at a research conference in Cambridge.
The Cambridge Research Conference is an annual event organised by Professor Christi Deaton to support the sharing Read more
Cambridge celebrates International Clinical Trials Day
The NIHR BRC staff hosted a day of events on Thursday 18th May, to celebrate International Clinical Trials Day (ICTD) at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH).
ICTD is part of a national campaign Read more
Results of public research awareness survey from CUH
Results from the public research awareness survey conducted at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) have now been released.
The survey was conducted in April until mid May 2017, and was led by the UKCRF Network Read more
NIHR Cambridge BRC Deputy Scientific Director is elected to Royal Society Fellowship
Krishna Chatterjee (Professor of Endocrinology), Deputy Scientific Director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Director of the NIHR/ Wellcome Trust Cambridge Clinical Research Facility (CRF) and Read more
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Rare “knockout” gene mutations in humans help scientists determine gene function
Identifying the function of every human gene is a key goal in medicine to understand health and what goes wrong in disease, but scientists still only know what a fraction of the estimated Read more
Improved imaging of vascular inflammation: CHAI and VISION studies
Dr James Rudd, Dr Elizabeth Warburton, Dr Anthony Davenport, and others have published two studies on the imaging of vascular inflammation.
The first study – CHAI – was funded by the British Heart Read more
Researchers shine at Cambridge Science Festival
Researchers from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), took part in the Cambridge Science Festival on Sunday 26th March at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Hundreds of Read more
NIHR IBD BioResource celebrates 1000th patient
The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) BioResource are celebrating the recruitment of their 1,000th patient to their research programme.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a term used to Read more
Crohn’s disease risk and prognosis determined by different genes, study finds
Researchers have identified a series of genetic variants that affect the severity of Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease – but surprisingly, none of these variants appear to be Read more
NIHR research award for Gillian Gatiss, Addenbrooke’s liver transplant dietitian
Gillian Gatiss, a dietitian in the Addenbrooke’s team that works with patients awaiting liver transplantation, has been awarded the HEE/NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship through the ICA HEE/NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Programme for Read more
Funding announcement for our CRF
On Friday 18th November, the Department of Health announced a further £112 million investment into NIHR Clinical Research Facilities (CRFs) across the country.
Following a competitive application and assessment Read more
Cocaine addiction leads to build-up of iron in brain
Cocaine addiction may affect how the body processes iron, leading to a build-up of the mineral in the brain, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. The study, Read more
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