| Registered Charity |  |
Number 284582 |
Research Grants given since 2000
|
Applicant |
Project |
Date |
SCaRF Funding |
| 5 Projects |
1981-1987 |
11,416 |
|
| Statistical analysis Frenchay |
|
400 |
|
| Dr Chris Popham | Production of monoclonal antibodies to melanoma |
1988-1993 |
64,788 |
| Mr Robert Warr | PCR method of detecting tumour cells in the blood of patients with melanoma |
1995-1996 |
8,000 |
|
Dr David Etherington D Henshaw |
An Ecological Study of Cancer Incidence and Radon Levels in South West England A case-control study of Malignant Melanoma in south West England, including measurement of Radon exposure |
1993-1996 |
11,109 |
| Dr John Kempshead |
ICRC Research Laboratory Frenchay Supervision of work by Dr Zhu and Mr Warr |
1997-1999 |
28,750 |
| Dr Ningwen Zhu |
SCaRF Research Fellow - Published papers include:- Cutaneous Melanoma – Pathology and Surgical Management. Sub-lethal effects of exposing the human melanoma cell line SKmel-23 to 532nm laser light. Cutaneous malignant melanoma in the young Prognostic significance of allelic losses in primary melanoma Changes in the levels of intergrin and focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in human melanoma cells following 532nm laser treatment |
1994-2000 |
132,566 |
| Dr Chris Bower | What is the relationship between personal phenotype characteristics and prognostic histological parameters in patients with malignant melanoma in the south west of England. |
1998-2000 |
12,000 |
| Prof Jean Golding | A study of the prevalence and aetiology of benign melanocytic naevi in childhood as a key to the identification of precursors of malignant melanoma |
1999-2001 |
38,162 |
| Prof S MacNeil Dr N Zhu | Investigation of the protective effect of α-MSH on inflammation induced melanoma invasion |
2002 |
18,140 |
| Dr Julia Newton Bishop | An epidemiological study of late relapsing melanoma |
2001-2003 |
34,158 |
| Dr Tim Eisen | Characterisation of melanocortin receptors on melanoma cell lines in clinical melanoma samples |
2002-2003 |
7,520 |
| Dr Colin Goding | Brn-2 expression controls melanoma proliferation and is directly regulated by β-catenin |
2001-2003 |
5,700 |
| Dr Jacqui Shields | Travel expenses to present paper at British Association of Dermatologists meeting – Presentation of the Shields Index |
2003 |
295 |
| Mr Rowan Pritchard Jones | Role of a novel anti-antiogenic iso form of VEGF in skin cancer |
2003-2005 |
31,056 |
| Dr Dave Bates | Employment of SCaRF Fellow Mr Darryl Dunn at Micro-Vascular Laboratories University of Bristol |
2005 - 2009 |
20,000 per year |
| Dr Victoria Giblin | Top up funding to allow the completion of project “Development of a Diagnostic tool for cutaneous melanoma” |
2006 |
2,000 |
| Dr Dave Bates | Refurbishment of laboratory facilities to enable the culture of human melanoma cell lines” |
2006 |
13,500 |
| Dr Dave Bates |
“Isolation, identification and
characterisation of human melanoma cell lines” |
2006
|
5,000 per year for 3 years |
| Professor Julia Newton Bishop | Leading on from findings of her previous research this award was made to “ Investigate the possibility that Vitamin A supplements may have an effect on survival from melanoma”. |
2006 |
8,991 |
| Professor Dorothy Bennett |
“Cell senescence and the biology of melanoma development” This application was withdrawn before any payment was actually made after the applicant succeeded in obtaining funding from another source |
2007 |
62,002 |
| Dr Jeanette Woolard | “Dynamic measurement of melanoma using Bioluminescence Imaging” purchase of a bioluminescence imaging camera |
2007 |
£50,000 |
| Katharine Parker BSc | The molecular basis of chemosensitivity of malignant melanoma to tricyclic anti depressants” |
2008-2010 |
54,337 |
| Dr Jeanette Woolard | “Impact of small molecular inhibitors in metastatic melanoma” |
2009 |
43,081 |
| Dr M P Carty | The response of human keratinocytes and melanocytes to DNA damage by long wavelength irradiation” purchase of a UVA irradiation chamber. |
2009 |
8,000 |
| Dr R Morgan | “The HOX/PBX interaction as a therapeutic target in melanoma” |
2009-2011 |
25,846 |
Research Projects Funded or Part Funded by SCaRF
The Skin Cancer Research Fund: Department of Plastic
Surgery, Frenchay Hospital, Frenchay, Bristol BS161LE
Secretary: Caroline Newton
Telephone: (0117) 970 1212 - Ext. 3130
e-mail: Caroline.Newton@north-bristol.swest.nhs.uk