Catalytic Grants 2018

 

 
Code Title Organisation Lead PI Funding Amount Abstract Project Status
CGA/18/01 Consensus methodology to define key elements of a complex intervention to improve the outcomes of people with confusion admitted acutely to the general hospital University of Stirling Professor Emma Reynish £34,951 CGA/18/01 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/02 Drug-repurposing screen for new therapeutic options in chronic and acute myeloid leukaemias University of Glasgow Dr Vignir Helgason £9,744 CGA/18/02 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/05 Does genetic background determine predisposition to sarcopenia? Analysis of UK Biobank data  University of Aberdeen  Dr Arimantas Lionikas £2,900 CGA/18/05 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/06 A brief school-based intervention to reduce sunburn in adolescence: A feasibility study  University of the Highlands and Islands  Dr Gill Hubbard  £34,952 CGA/18/06 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/09  Understanding the needs of homecare workers supporting people with dementia and cancer University of Stirling  Dr Nicola Cunningham £22,972 CGA/18/09 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/11 Developing a behavioural Intervention to Improve the Effectiveness of CPR training for Lay People Napier University Dr Barbara Farquharson £27,307 CGA/18/11 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/16 Diagnostic accuracy study of a MALDI-MS biomarker of acute kidney injuryafter femoral fracture surgery University of Edinburgh Dr David Griffith £34,997  CGA/18/16 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/17 The Development of a virtual cohort of children born to opioid dependent mothers in Scotland University of Edinburgh Dr Louise Marryat £34,979  CGA/18/17 abstract Project Active
CGA/18/18 Finalising the mode and timing of delivery of an intervention to address illness perceptions of diabetes among women with previous gestational diabetes University of Stirling Dr Josie MM Evans £22,057 CGA/18/18 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/20 Spatial Trancriptomic and Metabolomic Profiling of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions University of Edinburgh Prof Anna Williams £34,000 CGA/18/20 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/22 The mechanisms and therapeutic modulation of vascular inflammation in Bronchiectasis NHS Lothian Prof Adam Hill £35,000 CGA/18/22 abstract Project Active
CGA/18/27 Feasibility of recruiting an early Scottish knee osteoarthritis cohort University of Aberdeen Prof Gary Macfarlane £32,152 CGA/18/27 abstract Project Active
CGA/18/30 Evidence synthesis of interventions seeking to improve work and wellbeing outcomes for employees with chronic pain Glasgow Caledonian University Dr Joanna McParland £15,504 CGA/18/30 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/31 Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing for PTSD post perinatal loss: final details of a pilot trial Napier University Dr Caroline Hollins-Martin £33,319 CGA/18/31 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/32 Proof of concept for growing and detecting circulating tumour cells from squamous carcinomas University of Dundee Prof Russell Petty £30,627 CGA/18/32 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/33 Autologous osteogenic stem cells to prevent and heal non-union fracture University of Edinburgh Prof Bruno Peault £33,000 CGA/18/33 abstract Project Active
CGA/18/34 Understanding and maximising the roles and contributions of NHS Chaplains across the UK Napier University Prof Austyn Snowden £29,626 CGA/18/34 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/36 A cluster randomised pilot study of prescribing policy University of Dundee Prof Alex Doney £21,787 CGA/18/36 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/39 Investigating Pregnant Women’s And Health Care Professionals’ Views About Knowing A Woman’s Individual Risk Of Future Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Feasibility Study For The UR-CHOICE Randomised Controlled Trial University of Stirling Dr Carol Bugge £30,018 CGA/18/39 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/45 Developing media guidelines for reporting health, illness and risk: a cancer case study University of Glasgow Dr Sara Macdonald £24,766 CGA/18/45 abstract Project Completed
CGA/18/46 Developing studies on CSF-Fc for brain repair after stroke towards large-scale translational funding applications University of Edinburgh Dr Barry McColl £26,995 CGA/18/46 abstract Project Active
CGA/18/47 Understanding stakeholder views regarding the design of an intervention trial to reduce anticholinergic burden University of Glasgow Prof Francis Mair £34,436 CGA/18/47 abstract Project Completed