Projects approved for funding in 2017
Code | Title | Organisation | Lead PI | Funding Amount | Abstract | Final Summary |
TCS/17/05 | Contrast enhanced breast tomosythesis in patients suspect of having breast cancer: a prospective comparison with state of the art breast MRI | University of Dundee | Dr Sarah Vinnicombe | £266,938 | TCS/17/05 abstract | Project Active |
TCS/17/06 | Tri MethS – A novel urinary biomarker for minor stroke and transient ischaemic attack | University of Glasgow | Dr Jesse Dawson | £279,195 | TCS/17/06 abstract | TCS/17/06 Summary |
TCS/17/08 | What is the best brain imaging strategy for patients with suspected minor stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA)? | University of Edinburgh | Dr Joanna Marguerite Wardlaw | £295,114 | TCS/17/08 abstract | TCS/17/08 Summary |
TCS/17/12 | A randomised controlled trial of hypertonic saline nose drops in children with upper respiratory tract infections to assess reduction in duration of symptoms | NHS Lothian | Dr Sandeep Ramalingam | £295,199 | TCS/17/12 abstract | TCS/17/12 Summary |
TCS/17/14 | Delineating the neural mediators of rheumatoid arthritis related fatigue | University of Aberdeen | Dr Neil Basu | £295,114 | TCS/17/14 abstract | TCS/17/14 Summary |
TCS/17/15 | MIDAS-RTI measuring the impact of improved diagnostics on antimicrobial stewardship in respiratory tract infection | NHS Lothian | Dr Kate Templeton | £158,803 | TCS/17/15 abstract | Project Active |
TCS/17/25 | Characterisation of the ovarian cancer stem cell niche – targeting stem cell biology to combat drug resistance | University of Dundee | Dr Gillian Smith | £229,702 | TCS/17/25 abstract | Project Active |
TCS/17/26 | IMAGE-INE – analysing IMAGE guidance scans to predict late toxicity after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients | University of Edinburgh | Dr Bill Nailon | £266,782 | TCS/17/26 abstract | TCS/17/26 Summary |
TCS/17/28 | Development and validation of a screening test to predict the likelihood of fertilisation failure caused by sperm ion channel dysfunction (ICD) | University of Dundee | Dr Sarah Martins da Silva | £299,806 | TCS/17/28 abstract | Project Active |
TCS/17/31 | Preclinical testing of novel allogenic GMP grade mesenchymal stromal cells to promote the long term engraftment and function of human islets | University of Edinburgh | Dr Shareen Forbes | £223,864 | TCS/17/31 abstract | TCS/17/31 Summary |