Medical Research
Pioneering work to improve child health, treatment and the knowledge to prevent disability - the best researchers provide the best chance of child improvement.
Improving the lives of children and families in the UK by focusing on conditions that cause lost pregnancies such as: brain malformations, organ defects, syndromes and conditions causing cancers and loss of sensory or physical ability as well as disorders which kill thousands of children every year.
Allocated Funds
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We Funded This Year...
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2012 | Cambridge Institute for Medical Research | |
| 27-Jan-2012 | Institute of Child Health, UCL | |
| 27-Jan-2012 | MRC Human Genetics Unit | |
| 27-Jan-2012 | UCL Institute of Child Health | |
| 27-Jan-2012 | University Hospital of Wales | |
| 27-Jan-2012 | University of Birmingham | |
| 28-Apr-2011 | Functional Studies of RNF135 | University of Aberdeen |
| 28-Apr-2011 | Goldenhar Syndrome | St. George's University of London |
| 28-Apr-2011 | Intrauterine Growth Retardation | University of Oxford |
| 28-Apr-2011 | Investigating the Epidemiology of pURSM | Newcastle University |
| 28-Apr-2011 | Spinal Muscular Atrophy | University of Edinburgh |
Brain, Cerebral
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2012 | MRC Human Genetics Unit | |
| 27-Jan-2012 | University Hospital of Wales | |
| 09-Feb-2011 | Five Genes involved in Brain Anomalies | St. George's Hospital |
| 30-Mar-2009 | Craniosynostosis Imaging | John Radcliffe Hospital |
| 30-Jan-2009 | Definition of Cerebronretinal Microangiopathy | St Mary's Hospital |
| 29-Jan-2008 | Developmental Disorders | Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory |
| 29-Jan-2008 | Paediatric Neurodevelopment Disorders | Birmingham Women's Hospital |
| 12-Oct-2007 | Brain Development | Birbeck College |
| 05-Jan-2006 | Biochemical Markers of Brain & Cardiac Injury | Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust |
| 07-Feb-2005 | Ciliary Dysfunction | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 07-Feb-2005 | Microcephaly | Sheffield Children's Hospital |
| 31-Jan-2003 | Sensitive Seizures | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 22-Feb-2002 | Cerebral Palsy - Early Detection | Northwick Park Hospital |
| 02-Jan-1995 | Cleft Palate | University of Manchester |
| 02-Jan-1995 | Craniosynostosis | ICH |
| 01-Jul-1994 | Cerebral Palsy | The University of Birmingham |
Sensory, Visual, Hearing, Speech
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2008 | Congenital Eye Malformations | University of Oxford |
| 29-Jan-2008 | Genetic Eye Disorders | University of Oxford |
| 29-Jan-2008 | Microphthalmia Syndromes | St Mary's Hospital, University of Manchester |
| 25-Jan-2007 | Speech and Language Genes | Cambridge Institute for Medical Research |
| 31-Jan-2006 | Anophthalmos, Microphthalmos | International Centre of Eye Health London School of Tropical Medicine |
| 30-Jun-2005 | Familial Speech and Language | Addenbrookes Hospital University of Cambridge |
| 07-Feb-2005 | Congenital Corneal Opacity | University of Aberdeen |
| 29-Jan-2004 | Opthalmic Microarray | Institute of Opthalmology, UCL |
| 31-Jan-2003 | Optric Atrophy | Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL |
| 31-Jan-2003 | Recessive Eye Disease | University of Birmingham |
| 31-Jan-2001 | Chromosomes in Eye Malformations | St Mary's Hospital |
| 15-Apr-2000 | Deafness - Genes | St George's Hospital Medical School |
| 01-Jun-1998 | Deafness Causes | St George's Hospital Medical School |
| 20-Dec-1996 | Vitreoretinal Disorders | St Mary's Hospital |
Limbs, Mobility, Dexterity
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2012 | University of Birmingham | |
| 04-Jul-2008 | Clubfoot/ Talipes | University of Aberdeen |
| 07-Feb-2005 | Adults Treated By Limb Reconstruction | Sheffield Children's Hospital |
| 03-Feb-1999 | Club Foot/ Talipes | Department of Neurogenetics, Imperial College School of Medicine |
Genetics, Gene Function/Role, Diagnosis
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2012 | UCL Institute of Child Health | |
| 09-Feb-2011 | RasMAPK Pathway Genetic Disorders | St. Marys Hospital |
| 24-Mar-2010 | Development and validation of PHASER | St James University Hospital |
| 24-Mar-2010 | Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Battens) | Royal Veterinary College |
| 05-Feb-2010 | Identifying genes in developmental disorders | Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory |
| 30-Jan-2009 | Genetics in hypopituitarism | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 29-Jan-2008 | Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis | Royal Veterinary College |
| 25-Jan-2007 | MLPA - Fetal Gene Testing | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 20-Jul-2004 | PTEN genes | Wessex Clinical Genetics Centre, Princess Anne Hospital |
| 30-Jan-2004 | Brachydactyly Type B | John Radcliffe Hospital |
| 29-Jan-2004 | Imprinting Genes | University of Leeds |
| 31-Jan-2003 | Novel Loci | University of Birmingham |
| 10-May-2002 | Meckel Gruber syndrome | University of Birmingham |
| 31-Jan-2001 | Neurofibromatosis | St Mary's Hospital |
| 19-Jun-2000 | Tracheal - Genes | University of Sheffield |
| 31-Jan-2000 | Albrights Osteodysdystrophy | Great Ormond Street Hospital |
| 31-Jan-2000 | Nail Patella Syndrome | Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital |
| 31-Jan-2000 | SIX 6 Syndromes | Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL |
| 03-Feb-1999 | Protein Kinace C Ext | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 08-Jan-1998 | CDX Genes | University of Bath |
| 08-Jan-1998 | Early Imprinting of Genes | Great Ormond Street Hospital |
| 08-Jan-1998 | Spacticity Gene | St James' Hospital University of Leeds |
| 01-Jan-1997 | Elastin | St Mary's Hospital |
| 01-Jan-1997 | Protein Kinace C | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 01-Feb-1996 | Sox Genes | University of Cambridge |
| 16-Oct-1995 | CDX Genes | University of Bath |
| 09-Jan-1994 | Genes in Downs Syndrome | ICH |
Syndromes, Diseases
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2011 | Functional Studies of RNF135 | University of Aberdeen |
| 28-Apr-2011 | Goldenhar Syndrome | St. George's University of London |
| 30-Jun-2010 | Functional Characterisation of 3MC Syndromes | St Michaels Hospital University of Bristol |
| 04-Feb-2010 | Hirschsprungs disease | Royal Hospital for Sick Children |
| 30-Jan-2009 | Bardet-Biedl Ciliopathy syndromes | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 30-Jan-2009 | Disease Genes in Jeune Syndrome | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 30-Jan-2009 | Lipids in Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome | University of Oxford |
| 30-Jan-2009 | Netherton Syndrome | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 28-Nov-2008 | Pallister Killian Syndrome | Princess Anne Hospital |
| 29-Jan-2008 | Micro & Martsolf syndrome | St Michaels Hospital University of Brisstol |
| 25-Jan-2007 | Meckel Gruber Syndrome | St James' Hospital University of Leeds |
| 25-Jan-2007 | Smith-Lemil- Opitz Syndrome | University of Oxford |
| 23-May-2006 | Smith Lemli Opitz Syndrome | University of Oxford |
| 31-Jan-2006 | Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome | St James' Hospital University of Leeds |
| 31-Jan-2006 | Williams-Beuren Syndrome | St. Marys Hospital, University of Manchester |
| 07-Feb-2005 | Harlequin syndrome | Barts and the London School of Medicine |
| 07-Feb-2005 | Short Stature Syndrome | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 12-Aug-2004 | Weaver Syndrome | Institute of Cancer Research |
| 30-Jan-2004 | Charge Syndrome | Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow |
| 30-Jan-2004 | Rokitansky Syndrome | University College London Hospitals |
| 29-Jan-2004 | Cohen Syndrome | University of Manchester |
| 29-Jan-2004 | Fuhrman Syndrome | St James' Hospital, University of Leeds |
| 29-Jan-2004 | Juene Syndrome | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 31-Jan-2003 | Otodental Syndrome | Imperial College London |
| 31-Jan-2003 | Ventricular Defects in Downs | Northwick Park Hospital |
| 31-Jan-2003 | Weaver Syndrome | Institute of Cancer Research |
| 01-Jan-2003 | 3D Facial Scanner Ext | Eastman Dental Institute |
| 26-Feb-2002 | Noonan Syndrome Diagnosis | St Georges Hospital Medical School |
| 29-Jan-2002 | Costello syndrome | St Mary's Hospital, University of Manchester |
| 29-Jan-2002 | Stemcell Therapy for Hirschsprung's Disease | Institute of Child Health, Alder Hey Children's Hospital |
| 31-Jan-2001 | Bardet Biedl Syndrome | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 31-Jan-2001 | Gene Expression in Downs Profiling | Addenbrookes Hospital University of Cambridge |
| 10-Dec-2000 | Cohen Syndrome | St. Marys Hospital, University of Manchester |
| 09-Jun-2000 | Robinow Syndrome | St. George's Hospital |
| 31-Jan-2000 | 3M | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 31-Jan-2000 | Rett Syndrome | St Mary's Hospital, University of Manchester |
| 09-Mar-1999 | Williams Syndrome | St. Marys Hospital, University of Manchester |
| 08-Feb-1999 | Lymphoedema with Distichiasis | St George's Hospital Medical School |
| 15-Jan-1999 | Pelizaeus Merzbacher Syndrome | University of Glasgow |
| 03-Jan-1999 | Treacher Collins Syndrome | University of Manchester |
| 24-Sep-1998 | Silver Syndrome | St George's Hospital |
| 17-Jun-1998 | Molecular Scientist | St George's Hospital Medical School |
| 31-Jan-1998 | Rett Syndrome | Birmingham Womens Hospital |
| 30-Jan-1998 | Prader-Willi Syndrome | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 08-Jan-1998 | Beckwith-Wiedmann Syndrome | Birmingham Womens Hospital |
| 20-Dec-1996 | Saethre Chotzen Syndrome | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 03-Jun-1996 | Lymphoedema | St George's Hospital |
| 02-Jan-1996 | Di George Syndrome | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 21-Nov-1995 | Molecular Scientist | St George's Hospital |
| 01-Apr-1995 | Williams Syndrome | St Mary's Hospital, University of Manchester |
| 31-Jan-1995 | Downs syndrome genes | Charing Cross Hospital |
| 03-Jan-1995 | Inhibin in Downs syndrome | University of Edinburgh |
| 04-Jan-1994 | Downs Syndrome | Imperial College London |
Pregnancy, In-Utero, Prematurity, Fertility
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2012 | Cambridge Institute for Medical Research | |
| 28-Apr-2011 | Intrauterine Growth Retardation | University of Oxford |
| 03-Dec-2010 | Choices in PGD | Guys Hospital |
| 30-Mar-2009 | Lissencephaly MRI in utero | University of Sheffield |
| 30-Mar-2009 | Stem Cell Transplantation | Great Ormond Street Hospital |
| 08-Sep-2008 | Familial Ovarian Dysgenesis | University College Hospital |
| 25-Jan-2007 | ART - Fetal Gene Testing | University of Leeds |
| 31-Jan-2006 | Maternal Obesity in Pregnancy | University of Newcastle |
| 31-Jan-2006 | Recreational Drugs - Fetal Malformations | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 06-Sep-2005 | Long Term Fetal Scanning | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 07-Feb-2005 | Maternal age in pregnancy | Newcastle Fertility Cente |
| 31-Jul-2003 | Assisted Reproduction Therapies | Royal Free and University College Medical School |
| 31-Jan-2003 | Neuropsychological effects in preterm | Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London |
| 21-Jun-1999 | Pop Epilepsy | Department of Human Genetics, Newcastle |
| 30-Jan-1998 | Angiotensin in Prematurity | University of Cambridge |
| 08-Jan-1998 | CMV infection in Pregnancy | St George's Hospital |
| 04-Jan-1996 | Early diagnostic endocervical Sampling | Dept of Obs and Gynae, University College London |
Facial, Palate
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2011 | Craniofacial Repair | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 31-Jan-2006 | TBX22 | Imperial College London |
| 29-Jan-2002 | Non Syndromic Cleft Lip and Palate | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 31-Jul-2001 | X Linked Cleft Palate - extension | Imperial College School of Medicine |
| 31-Jan-2000 | Palate Development Gene | University of Edinburgh |
| 31-Jan-2000 | X Linked Cleft Palate | Queen Charlottes Hospital |
| 08-Jan-1998 | Palate Genes | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 10-Jan-1994 | Cleft Palate Studentship | The University of Manchester |
Muscular, Skeletal
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2011 | Spinal Muscular Atrophy | University of Edinburgh |
| 09-Feb-2011 | New Genes in Craniofacial Malformations | Nuffield Dept Clinical Laboratory Sciences |
| 09-Feb-2011 | Osteogenesis Imperfecta Therapy | Imperial College London |
| 24-Mar-2010 | Osteogenesis Imperfecta | Sheffield Children's Hospital |
| 18-Mar-2010 | Sotos/Tuberous Sclerosis | University of Birmingham |
| 04-Feb-2010 | Skeletal Dysplasia | St Michaels Hospital University of Bristol |
| 29-Jan-2008 | Spinal Muscular Atrophy I | University of Edinburgh |
| 12-Oct-2007 | Myotonic muscle Disorder | Guy's Hospital |
| 25-Jan-2007 | Digitisation of Radiographic Collection | Great Ormond Street Hospital |
| 25-Jan-2007 | Osteogenesis Imperfecta | Imperial College London |
| 31-Jan-2006 | Spondylothoracic Dysplasia | Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital |
| 17-Jul-2004 | Skeletal dysplacias | Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital |
| 01-Jan-1997 | Spina Bifida | University College London |
| 31-Jan-1996 | Spina Bifida | MRC Human Biochemical Genetics Unit |
Abdominal, Gut, Bowel
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2010 | Intrestinal Atresia | Institute of Health and Society |
| 25-Jan-2007 | Aetiology of Gastroschisis | Cardiff University |
| 24-Nov-2006 | Gastroschisis Surgical Closure | University of Oxford |
| 22-Sep-2006 | Gastroschisis | University of Oxford |
| 31-Jan-2006 | Hypertrophic Infantile Pyloric Stenosis | University College London |
| 07-Feb-2005 | Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia | University of Oxford |
| 01-Jan-1996 | Gastroschisis | UCL |
Incidence, Population, Environmental
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2008 | AB Database - extension | Churchill Hospital |
| 03-Jun-2005 | Congenital Abnormality Epidemiology | University of Newcastle |
| 07-Feb-2005 | Incedence of birth defects | Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine |
| 31-Jan-2001 | CVS Database | Northern Region Genetics Service, Newcastle |
Neural Tube , Brain/Spine/Nerves
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2012 | Institute of Child Health, UCL | |
| 19-Sep-2005 | Neural Tube Defects | University of Manchester |
| 06-Sep-2005 | Neural Tube Defects | University of Manchester |
| 30-Jun-2005 | Neural Tube Defects | University of Aberdeen |
| 31-Jan-2003 | Neural Tube Defect | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 31-Jan-2001 | Genetic Predisposition NTD | Westlakes Research Institute |
| 01-Sep-1998 | Looptail | Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecoloy |
| 01-Jan-1997 | Spina Bifida | University College London |
Genital, Urinary, Gender
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2011 | Investigating the Epidemiology of pURSM | Newcastle University |
| 29-Jan-2008 | Prevalence of Cryptorchidism | Addenbrookes Hospital University of Cambridge |
| 25-Jan-2007 | Behavioural Outcomes/extra gene | St Catherines College Oxford |
| 31-Jan-2006 | Urinary Tract Obstruction | Birmingham Women's Hospital |
| 10-Jul-2003 | Crypotorchism and Hypospadias | Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle |
| 29-Jan-2002 | Wolffian Ducts and XY Sex Reversal | University of Cambridge |
| 08-Feb-1999 | Abnormal Androgen | Addenbrookes Hospital University of Cambridge |
| 08-Jan-1998 | Hypospadias | Addenbrookes Hospital University of Cambridge |
| 01-Jan-1997 | Abnormal Gender Differentiation | University of Cambridge |
Organ Specific
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2011 | Respiratory Arrhythmias | University of Bristol |
| 05-Feb-2010 | Liver disease Gene Ttherapy | University College London |
| 29-Jan-2008 | PDI | Birmingham Women's Hospital |
| 29-Jan-2002 | Fetal Outcome Cystic Lung | University College London Hospitals NHS |
Cardiac, Respiratory
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2011 | Genes in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 07-Dec-2009 | Ebstein Anomaly | Institute of Child Health, UCL |
| 29-Jan-2002 | Hypoplastic Lung | Institute of Child Health, Alder Hey Children's Hospital |
| 15-Nov-2000 | Gene Mapping of Congenital Heart Disease | St George's Hospital Medical School |
| 30-Jan-1998 | Respiratory Infection | Imperial College London |
Hormonal, Glands, Metabolic
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2009 | Genes in Hypothyroidism | Birmingham Women's Hospital |
Skin, Dermatology
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Mar-2009 | CMN Research Clinic | John Radcliffe Hospital |
Infection, Bacteria, Viral
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-1999 | CMV infection in pregnancy | St George's Hospital |
Blood, Veins, Arteries
| Date | Research Area | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2000 | Venous Malformations | University of Leicester |
| 20-Jan-1998 | Thrombocytopena | University of Aberdeen |
Applying for a Medical Research Grant
Applications for grants must come from Researchers at established research units in the UK. Each year we invite applications for grants by placing advertisements in leading medical and scientific journals. Most of the grants we give are peer reviewed by an eminent Medical and Scientific Panel led by Newlife’s Medical Director.
For research queries please contact Newlife Research Grants Administrator on 01543 462 777 or email info@newlifecharity.co.uk
- Download the latest advertisement inviting research applications in PDF format
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