Research
Prostate cancer requires scientific attention. And huge amounts of it. We’ve been tackling the need for more research in two ways:
- We’ve been focusing political attention on the disease, by creating a powerful lobbying voice with other organisations as part of The Prostate Cancer Charter for Action.
- We’re funding significant research ourselves to make a difference to men’s lives in the future.
Peer reviews confirm high quality of research
An independent Research Advisory Committee has carried out an annual review of progress in five of our research projects:
- Dr Robert Kypta, working on two projects, was described by the committee as “a highly research active and imaginative scientist” and commended for collaborative working with other groups.
- Dr Charlotte Bevan’s team was congratulated and recommended to present its research work on androgen receptors in the United States.
- Dr Simak Ali’s and Dr Laki Buluwela’s team was found to be making encouraging progress in exploring a strategy for turning off genes that cause prostate cancer.
- Dr Tahereh Kamalati’s project was acknowledged as being technically very difficult but worth the risk because, if successful, it could provide a set of tools for making prostate cancer cells easier to see, and improve diagnostic and treatment techniques.
A new phase in research begins
We had planned to invite applications for new research funding in the 2005/06 financial year, but delayed this to build up sufficient reserves. We advertised for research proposals in the autumn of 2006, for peer review and grant award by end of March 2007.
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