ANNOUNCEMENT

Research Grant Awards 2007

The Meath Foundation was very pleased to receive 19 applications for Research Grants this year. A panel of external assessors independently assessed each application. Following this rigorous assessment the Board of Directors of The Foundation are please to announce the awarding of Research Grants to:

Professor Kevin Conlon, Professor of Surgery

The aim of this project is to investigate the role of the proteasome in pancreatic cancer cell lines.

Doctor Barbara Ryan, Consultant Gastroenterologist

Research into Inflammatory bowel disease

Doctor Barbara Loftus, Consultant Histopathologist

Research into Prostate cancer

Doctor Jonathan Collins, Medical Scientist

Research into Cystic fibrosis

The Special Project Grant for 2007 for research into Kidney Disease was awarded to

Doctor Catherine Wall, Consultant Nephrologist
and
Doctor George Mellotte, Consultant Nephrologist

We wish to thank everyone who helped to raise money
during the year for this special grant

Junior/First Time Researcher

Due to the number and quality of applications received this year the External Assessors were of the view that Junior/First Time Researchers were at a disadvantage especially with the new scoring system. They recommended that The Foundation consider awarding an additional grant to encourage first time Researchers. Following consideration of this proposal by the Research Committee and their recommendations to the Board of Directors we are pleased to announce the awarding of a Research Grant in this category to:

Ms Rebecca Sowman, Speech & Language Therapist

The aim of this project is to investigate the origins of communication breakdown in Alzheimer’s Disease

The Board of Directors wish to thank all those who applied for Grants this year and to congratulate our successful candidates. We wish them every success with their work.