Research Funded by the Foundation
The
Pain Relief Foundation has long supported
the work of the Pain
Research Institute and
part funds both the post of Professor of
Pain Science and Clinical Senior Lecturer
in Pain Medicine at the University of Liverpool.
In
addition funding in the form of annual grants
is awarded to individuals working both within
the Institute and elsewhere on chronic pain
research. Grants are awarded each year based
on the quality of applications.
Grants
awarded:
A
post-doctoral research grant to Dr Arshad
Zaman at The Pain Research Institute
£142,000
Brain imaging interpretation and structural (DTI) functionality
(2005-2009)
A
3 year PhD bursary to Ms Sioban Kelly at
The Pain Research Institute & The Department
of Psychology, University of Liverpool.
£33,000
Forebrain processing in patients with refractory chronic pain (2005-2008)
A
PhD studentship to Dr Richard Morris in the
Department of Veterinary Science, University
of Liverpool
£42,000
To provide a new understanding of pain pathways using jelly-fish
genes (2005-2008)
A
personal development grant to Dr Chris Barker,
GP with Special Interest (GPwSI) in pain
management, Liverpool & Sefton Primary
Care Trusts.
£48,000
To study the science of chronic pain with particular interest
in developing pain management services in primary care (2006-2007)
A
research grant to Dr T Thippeswamy in the
Department of Veterinary Preclinical Sciences,
University of Liverpool
£10,000
To explore the NO-cGMP mediated neuron-glial communication in
pain (2006-2007)
A
research grant to Mr T Varma & Mr
P Eldridge at WaltonCentre for Neurology & Neurosurgery
£10,000
The long term results of Microvascular decompression fro trigeminal neuralgia
(2006-2007)
A
1 year M.Phil student bursary to Mr Wessam
El Ghoul at The Pain Research Institute
£11,000
Objective assessment of hyperalgesia and pain relief (2007-2008)
A
stipend to support a student project to Professor
A Russo in the Department of Physiology,
University of Liverpool
£4,000
The development of trigeminal neuralgia (2007-2008)
A
research grant to Professor A Stancak in
the Department of Psychology at the University
of Liverpool
£13,500
Cortical mechanisms of allodynia in chronic pain patients (2007-2008)
A
studentship to Dr T Payton at the Centre
for Integrated Genomic Medical Research,
University of Manchester
£8,000
The characterisation and genetic assessment of polymorphisms
(2007-2008)
An
MSc studentship to Dr H Poole at Liverpool
John Moores University
£4,000
A health Psychology student on chronic pain (2007-2008)
A
postgraduate research grant to Ms Kate MacIver
at The Pain Research Institute
£17,000
Central nervous system reorganisation after spinal cord injury:
Its relationship to pain and response to mental imagery (2008)
A
research grant to Dr Andreas Goebel, Pain
Research Institute; Professor S Edwards,
School of Biological Sciences, University
of Liverpool and Professor Rob Moots, Department
of Rheumatology, University of Liverpool
£66,000
Skin immunity changes in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
(2008-2009) |
