Successful applicants for the Shire Innovation Fund
for SpRs

Shire would like to congratulate the latest successful applicants to the Shire Innovation Fund 
for SpRs in Gastroenterology. The successful applicants are:
 

Project Fund, 2013

Mayur Kumar (University College London Hospital)

Received funding for his project on ‘MagPET-BIL: A phase II study of the utility of combined PET/MRI scanning in the staging of biliary tract cancer’.

Sudheer Vinnamala (University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire)

Received funding for his project on ‘Characterisation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as early markers of colorectal cancer using an electronic ‘e’ nose.’

Stephen Ward (University of Birmingham)

Received funding for his project on ‘The evaluation of serum lysyl oxidase as a blood test for colorectal cancer’.

ECCO 2013 Travel Bursary 

Laith Alrubaiy (Port Talbot Hospital)

Awarded a travel bursary to present the abstract ‘The quality of care for inpatients with inflammatory bowel disease in the UK over a six year period.’

Liz Arthurs (Bristol Royal Infirmary)

Awarded a travel bursary to present the abstract ‘The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in adult patients with Crohn's disease on anti-TNF alpha therapy: report from a large UK teaching hospital’.

Robin Dart (Queen's Hospital Romford)

Awarded a travel bursary to present the abstract ‘Magnetic resonance enterography demonstrates response to anti-TNF therapy in small bowel Crohn's disease.’

Ozan Demir (King's College Hospital, London)

Awarded a travel bursary to present the abstract ‘Optimising the use of faecal calprotectin for early diagnosis of IBD in primary care.’

Lennard Lee (Milton Keynes NHS Foundation Trust)

Awarded a travel bursary to present the abstract ‘Outcomes of patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis: azathioprine tolerant and azathioprine intolerant.’

Nuala O'Shea (Rayne Institute)

Awarded a travel bursary to present the abstract ‘ADAMDEC1: A novel molecule linked to Crohn’s disease, is associated with an increased susceptibility to Citrobacter rodentium colitis in the knock out mouse.’

Kenji So (Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital)

Awarded a travel bursary to present the abstract ‘5-Aminosalicylate (5-ASA) induced nephrotoxicity in inflammatory bowel disease.’

Mark Ward (St Thomas' Hospital, London)

Awarded a travel bursary to present the abstract ‘Screening with holotranscobalamin is superior to serum B12 in identifying vitamin B12 deficiency in patients with Crohn's disease.’

Katherine White (Royal Lancaster Infirmary)

Awarded a travel bursary to present the abstract ‘Magnetic Resonance Enterography for the assessment of Crohn’s disease: Changing imaging paradigms?’

Previous successful applicants to the Shire Innovation Fund for SpRs in Gastroenterology are:

Project Fund, Round 2 2012

Joanna Hurley (University Hospital Llandough, Penarth)
Received funding for her project on ‘Molecular genetic and endoscopic studies on duodenal disease in MAP and FAP.’

Christopher Lamb (Newcastle University)
Received funding for his project on ‘Validation of a CXCR3 agonist as a novel treatment strategy in inflammatory bowel disease.’

Santoshkumar Salunke (Aberdeen Royal Infirmary)
Received funding for his project on ‘End-of-life care in patients with end stage liver disease.’
 
 
UEGW 2012 Travel Bursary

Ashwini Kumar Banerjee (Rotherham Hospital)
Awarded a fund to present the abstract ‘Faecal calprotectin – a reliable tool to pick up needles from haystack.’

Jessica Dyson (North Tyneside General Hospital)
Awarded a fund to present the abstracts ‘Pregnant mothers with hepatitis B’ and ‘Young patients with PR bleeding.’

Faisal Fayyaz (Cheltenham General Hospital)
Awarded a fund to present the abstract ‘"Practicalities, pragmatism and prucalopride" (Gloucestershire experience).’

Caroline Henson (Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester)
Awarded a fund to present the abstracts ‘Does investigating chronic gastrointestinal symptoms following pelvic radiotherapy identify treatable diagnoses?’ and ‘Structured gastroenterological evaluation and improved outcomes for patients with chronic gastrointestinal symptoms following pelvic radiotherapy.’

Shanil Kadir (Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport)
Awarded a fund to present the abstract ‘Does hypertension worsen iron overload in hemochromatosis?'

Matthew Kurien (Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield)
Awarded a fund to present the abstract ‘Does clinical acumen outperform scoring systems when selecting patients for gastrostomy feeding?'

Nina Lewis (Nottingham University Hospital)
Awarded a fund to present the abstract ‘Case notes from Nottingham: abdominal pain in patient with past history of colectomy.’

Dina Mansour (Darlington Memorial Hospital)
Awarded a fund to present the abstract ‘Audit of the management of peptic ulcer bleeding in 2 district general hospitals – have lessons been learnt since the UK-wide audit 2007?’

Noor Mohammed (St James University Hospital, Leeds)
Awarded a fund to present the abstract ‘Effect of distal transparent cap attachment on colonoscopy outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials'

Aravinth Murugananthan (Central Middlesex Hospital, London)
Awarded a fund to present the abstract ‘Ileal derived dendritic cells, unlike colonic derived dendritic cells, drive postoperative Crohn’s disease recurrence through a TH1/TH17 mediated response and are not modulated by probiotics.’

Simon Peake (St Mark’s Hospital, Harrow)
Awarded a fund to present the abstract ‘Altered homing molecule expression on blood dendritic cells in different phenotypes of Crohn’s disease.’

Rajaratnam Rameshshanker (Watford General Hospital)
Awarded a fund to present the abstract ‘The role of ERCP in the management of post-cholecystectomy bile leak.’

Emma Wesley (Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital)
Awarded a fund to present the abstract ‘Cause of death in the Exeter inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) population.’

Project Fund, Round 1 2012

Paul Flanagan (University of Liverpool, Liverpool)
Received funding for his project on 'Macrophage function in Crohn’s disease, its association with genetic polymorphisms and its potential for improvement with vitamin D'.
 
Shameer Mehta (Bart's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London)
Received funding for her project on 'Dissecting the Role of Toll-like Receptors, Th Cells and Micro-RNAs in the Pathogenesis of IBD'.
 
 
ECCO 2012 Travel Bursary 

Aravinth Murugananthan (Central Middlesex Hospital, London)
Awarded a fund to present the two abstracts ‘Dysbiosis in mucosally adherent microbiota at surgery and in post- endoscopic recurrence at 6 and 12 months- a longitudinal prospective evaluation in Crohn's disease’ and ‘Clinical risk factors for Crohn's disease postoperative recurrence are reflected in alterations in mucosally adherent microbiota at surgical resection.’

Christian Selinger (Salford Royal Hospital, Salford)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘Patients’ knowledge of pregnancy-related issues in women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and validation of a novel assessment tool (‘CCPKnow’).’

Elizabeth Arthurs (Royal United Hospital, Bath)
Awarded a fund to present her abstract ‘Colorectal Cancer Surveillance in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Retrospective Audit of Primary and Secondary Care.’

James Kinchen (Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘The presence of microscopic disease at the resection margins predicts post-surgical relapse in Crohn's disease.’

Jonathan Landy (St Mark's Hospital, London)
Awarded a fund to present his two abstracts ‘Alterations in epithelial and dendritic cell tight junction expression in the ileo-anal pouch following ileostomy closure’ and 'Patients’ perspectives of faecal transplantation for pouchitis’.

Kiran Bundhoo (Lister Hospital, Stevenage)
Awarded a fund to present the abstract ‘Study of outpatient infliximab therapy for Crohn’s disease following nice tag 187 in two UK district general hospitals’. 

Laith Alrubaiy (College of Medicine, Swansea) 
Awarded a fund to present his two abstracts ‘Developing a short form Crohn's and Colitis Questionnaire (CCQ) for patients with inflammatory bowel disease’ and ‘The Biologics Register for inflammatory bowel disease in the UK: Setting the clinical dataset and the IT infrastructure’.

Lennard Lee (Epsom and St Helier University Hospital NHS Trust, Carshalton) 
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘Formation and effects of anti-infliximab antibodies: A meta-analysis’.

Nuala O'Shea (University College London, London)
Awarded a fund to present her abstract ‘ADAMDEC1: A novel molecule in inflammation and bowel disease’.
 
Simon TC Peake (St Mark’s Hospital, London)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘Shorter infliximab administration infusion times in Crohn's disease are safe and well tolerated''.

Sukhdev Chatu (St George’s Hospital, London)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘Diagnostic Medical Radiation Exposure in a Cohort of IBD Patients’.
 
 
Project Fund, Round 2 2011
 
Paul Trembling (Royal Free Hospital, London)
Received funding for his project on Performance of Biomarkers of Liver Fibrosis to Identify Heavy Drinkers at Risk of Liver Disease'.
 
Elizabeth Arthurs (Royal United Hospital, London)
Received funding for her project on 'Dissecting the Role of Toll-like Receptors, Th Cells and Micro-RNAs in the Pathogenesis of IBD'.
 
 
UEGW 2011 Travel Bursary
 
Iftikhar Ahmed (Frenchay Hospital, Bristol)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘Colonic Microbiome and Volatile Organic Compounds Matabolome in Obese Human with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease’.

Sukhdev Chatu (St George’s Hospital, Tooting)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘Diagnostic Accuracy of Small Intestine Contrast Ultrasonography in Small Bowel Crohn's Disease: Comparative Study from UK’.

Alenka Brooks (Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield)
Awarded a fund to present her abstract ‘Initiation of Thiopurines in IBD: Time to Metabolite Steady-State and Clinical Efficacy’.

Jessie Dyson (Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead)
Awarded a fund to present her two abstracts ‘IBD Nurse Specialists Reduce Admissions and Improve Patient Satisfaction’ and ‘Use of SeHCAT Testing - Investigation of Diarrhoea and Patient Satisfaction’.

Rahul Shah (Frimley Park NHS Trust)
Awarded a fund to present his two abstracts ‘Value of Lower GI Investigations in Patients with Melaena’ and ‘Are Nurse Led Clinics Effective in Gastroenterology?’

Mo Thoufeeq (Hull & East Yorkshire NHS Trust)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘Are Combination Bowel Cleansing Agents Better than Single Agent Ones?’

Cheng Tai Tee (Northwick Park and St.Mark's Hospital Campus, Imperial College London)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘Glucagon-like Peptide-2 Reduces Ongoing Cytokine Production in Human Dendritic Cells’.

Nina Ruth Lewis (Royal Derby Hospital, Derby)
Awarded a fund to present her abstract ‘HLA-DQ2 & HLA-DQ8 Genotypes Do Not Predict Severity of Coeliac Disease’.

Edward J. Despott (The Royal Free Hospital, London)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘First Prospective, Randomised Trial of Double Balloon Colonoscopy Versus Conventional Colonoscopy for Technically Difficult Colonoscopy – an Interim Analysis’.

Kathy Louise Woolson (Torbay Hospital, Torquay)
Awarded a fund to present her abstract ‘The Endoscopy Checklist: Useful and Relevant?’

Rajaratnam Rameshshanker (St Marks Hospital, Harrow)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘Resistant Gastroparesis and Botulinum Toxin - A Single Centre Study from UK’.

Rakesh Vora (Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘The Natural History of Acute Severe Colitis in Childhood Ulcerative Colitis Described Using a Paediatric Disease Activity Index(PUCAI)ty’.

Faisal Abid (Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘Short Course Treatment for Hepatitis C Genotype 2 and 3 – A Multicentre Experience in UK’.

Susan Smith (Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead)
Awarded a fund to present her abstract ‘Continuity of Care in Hepatitis C Patients Serving a Custodial Sentence in Scotland’.

Nikolaos Kamperidis (Worthing Hospital, West Sussex)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘Factors that Determine Adherence to Thiopurines in Patients with IBD’.

Nicholas Kennedy (Western General Hospital, Edinburgh)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis: The Last 12 Years in Edinburgh’.

Anthi Thangarajah (King’s College Hospital, London)
Awarded a fund to present his abstract ‘De Novo Colitis Following Liver Transplantation in Children’.

Congratulations to all!