Research
A combined programme of research and use of state-of-art clinical equipment brings together the skills of clinicians and scientists in the Division of Neuroscience at Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre at Charing Cross Hospital.
Research under way and funded by BTRC
| August 2010 | 1-year Extension of contract for Post-doctoral fellow and laboratory space | £57,000.00 |
| August 2010 | Appointment of a Research technician | £36,228.00 |
| March 2009-Feb 2010 | Purchase of additional laboratory equipment and consumables | £58,000.00 |
| October 2008 | Creation at Charing Cross Hospital of the John Fulcher Molecular Neuro-Oncology Laboratory for Genetic and Epigenetic Characterisation of High grade Glioma, and appointment of a Post-doctoral Fellow to lead the Research Programme | £155,000.00 |
| March 2008 | Appointment of a Research Technician | £31,000.00 |
| July 2007 | Appointment of a Post-doctoral fellow to lead the project: “Determination of the Metabonomic Profile in Supratentorial Low Grade and Anaplastic Astrocytomas” | £60,000.00 |
| March-Sept 2006 | Creation of 2 PhD posts to undertake a joint research project “To Define the Microglial Transcriptomic Profile in Gliomas” | £80,000.00 |
| September 2005 | Creation of a Brain Tumour Registry in the Neuropathology Unit at Charing Cross Hospital and appointment of a non-clinical research fellow or nurse | £30,000.00 |
| July 2005 | Expression of Stem Cell Factor and its receptor (kit) in conventional and atypical meningiomas study | £15,000.00 |
| July 2004 | Support of an election medical studentship at The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota | £2,000.00 |
| July 2003 | The establishment of a Tumour Tissue Bank to collect data for research at Hammersmith Hospital NHS Trust | £20,000.00 |
Inauguration of The John Fulcher Molecular Neuro-oncology Laboratory
Members of the management team from Imperial College, researchers, patients and major donors to BTRC gathered together at Charing Cross Hospital on Friday July 3rd, 2009 to celebrate the launch of the John Fulcher Molecular Neuro-oncology Laboratory.
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