NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH
Award winner: Elizabeth Miller
Institution: Health Protection Agency
Value: £179,994
Assessment of baseline age-specific antibody prevalence and incidence of infection to novel influenza A (H1N1)v
Award winner: Ann-Louise Caress
Institution: University of Manchester
Value: £85,262
Exploring the needs, concerns and behaviours of people with existing respiratory conditions in relation to the H1N1 "swine flu" pandemic
NIHR HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
The NIHR's Health Technology Assessment programme produces independent research information on the effectiveness, costs and impact of healthcare treatments and tests for those who plan, provide or receive National Health Service care. Listed here are the August-September 2009 research grant awards.
Award winner: Geoffrey Warhurst
Institution: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Value: £374,306
The clinical-diagnostic validity of rapid detection of healthcare-associated bloodstream infection in intensive care using multi-pathogen real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technology
Award winner: Jennie Wilson
Institution: Health Protection Agency
Value: £304,124
Using evidence to reduce risk of healthcare-acquired infection after primary hip replacement
Award winner: Keith Willett
Institution: University of Oxford
Value: £2,260,183
Comparison of close-contact cast (CCC) technique to open surgical reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) in the treatment of unstable ankle fractures in patients aged over 60
Award winner: Rod S. Taylor
Institution: PenTAG, Peninsula Medical School
Value: £159,652
The clinical and cost-effectiveness of exercise-referral schemes: a systematic review and economic evaluation
Award winner: Alastair Hay
Institution: University of Bristol
Value: £3,255,155
The diagnosis of urinary-tract infection in young children (DUTY) study
Award winner: Gillian Livingston
Institution: University College London
Value: £1,521,781
The START (Strategies for Relatives) study: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a manual-based coping-strategy programme in promoting the mental health of carers of people with dementia
Award winner: James Raftery
Institution: University of Southampton
Value: £113,510
Clinical trials funded by the Health Technology Assessment programme: specifying and extracting metadata
Award winner: Diana Gibb
Institution: Clinical Trials Unit, Medical Research Council
Value: £531,261
Paediatric European Network for the Treatment of Aids (PENTA): PENTA 16 Trial: short-cycle therapy (SCT) (five days on, two days off) in young people with chronic HIV infection
Award winner: Willem Kuyken
Institution: University of Exeter
Value: £1,828,161
Preventing depressive relapse in NHS practice through mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
Award winner: Catherine Sackley
Institution: Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham
Value: £1,930,486
A cluster randomised controlled trial of an occupational-therapy intervention for residents with strokes living in UK care homes
ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL
Award winner: A.J. Cadby
Institution: University of Sheffield
Value: £199,215
Functional imaging: atomic-force imaging using probes functionalised with modified enzymes
Award winner: D. Graham
Institution: University of Strathclyde
Value: £202,797
In vivo reporting using nanosystems chemistry and optical spectroscopy
Award winner: A. McKinnon
Institution: Heriot-Watt University
Value: £257,228
Decarbonising the maritime supply chain: assessing the contribution of shippers
IN DETAIL: THE ROYAL SOCIETY
Award winner: Christopher Reynolds
Institution: University of Essex
Value: £53,000
Funding for this project will go towards furthering understanding of the information embedded in the genetic code, focusing on timing signals within DNA. Researchers from the University of Essex's department of biological sciences will study the effect of timing on the formation of protein within DNA. Protein that forms incorrectly has the potential to cause disease. It is hoped that results from this study will provide insights into the genetic basis of human disease.