Why do some children develop allergies?
Lead researcher – Professor Somnath MukhopadhyayLocation – University of SussexGrant awarded – £196,185Length of grant – 36 months It is not known why some children develop allergies whilst
Research projects
Is Batten disease caused by a deficiency in amino acids or energy?
Lead researcher – Dr Claire RussellLocation – Royal Veterinary College, LondonGrant awarded – £113,244Length of grant – 24 months This project will determine whether a deficiency of amino acids
How flu virus affects pneumonia-causing bacteria in children
Lead researcher – Professor Adam FinnLocation – University of BristolGrant awarded – £148,273Length of grant – 24 months All children carry bacteria that cause pneumonia in their noses but
Testing a new treatment for eczema
Lead researcher – Dr Wei-Li DiLocation – UCL Institute of Child HealthGrant awarded – £85,983Length of grant – 18 months Eczema is a common, chronic skin allergy that makes the
Targeting the cancer gene to treat high-risk neuroblastoma
Lead researcher – Dr Elizabeth TuckerLocation – Royal Marsden HopsitalGrant awarded – £106,552Length of grant – 36 months Neuroblastoma is the most common solid tumour of childhood. Half
Pregnancies complicated by pituitary and adrenal tumours
Lead researcher – Professor Catherine WilliamsonLocation – Kings College LondonGrant awarded – £26,000Length of grant – 36 months The project aims to perform a UK-wide study of the
Creating a model for Alagille syndrome
Clinical Fellow, Dr Fotios Sampaziotis is working to create a model of the bile ducts of the liver using cells grown in
Predicting premature labour
Prof Phillip Bennett and colleagues at Imperial College London are investigating whether it is possible to predict from blood and urine samples
Increasing our understanding of ataxia-telangiectasia
This research project funded by Sparks, Action for A-T and the A-T Society is aimed at understanding what is happening inside cells
Helping babies with a congenital heart defect
Prof Robert Tulloh and colleagues at Bristol University hope to help some of the 1 in 100 babies born with a congenital