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Date: 20 May 2022
Category: CRF News • Industry News
Author: Caroline McMahon
COV-BOOST national vaccination trial at Addenbrooke’s
A team from Cambridge is inviting individuals aged 18 to 30 years to enroll in a national vaccination trial (COV-BOOST), in which they will be randomised to receive a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) at either full…
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Date: 6 May 2021
Category: CRF News • Industry News
Author: Caroline McMahon
Royal Society elects Professor Sadaf Farooqi
The Royal Society announced in May that Professor Sadaf Farooqi, Professor of Metabolism and Medicine, Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, is among this year’s newly elected fellows.
Date: 14 December 2016
Category: CRF News • Industry News
Author: Vivienne Pittas
CRF Nurse Manager awarded two Florence Nightingale Scholarships
Antonella Ghezzi, CRF Nurse Manager, has been awarded two Florence Nightingale Scholarships in support of further studies in liver disease. The first award ceremony took place on the 5th December 2016, with the second award being presented next year in December…
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Date: 14 December 2016
Category: CRF News • Industry News
Author: Vivienne Pittas
Pictures donated in thanks to staff efforts
The CRF nursing team were recently presented with five beautiful drawings donated by a patient for the ward. Both the patient and family praised the care, dedication and professionalism of the CRF Nursing Team and decided to donate the drawings which…
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Date: 18 November 2016
Category: CRF News • Industry News
Author: Vivienne Pittas
Funding announcement
Today the Department of Health announced a further £112 million investment into NIHR Clinical Research Facilities (CRFs) across the country. Following a competitive application and assessment process, funding has been awarded to 23 NHS organisations. Provided over the next five years,…
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Date: 27 October 2016
Category: Industry News
Author: Vivienne Pittas
Largest UK trial of treatment for prostate cancer publishes first results
The Cambridge CRF were one of nine centres to work on a trail led by researchers at the University of Oxford and Bristol to evaluate the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of three major treatment options: active monitoring, surgery (radical prostatectomy)…
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Date: 21 October 2016
Category: Industry News
Author: John Chipperfield
‘Preference to high-fat foods is linked to our genes’
A study that took place on the CRF has been widely published. Professor Sadaf Farooqi found people having a preference to high-fat foods is linked to their genes after studying people eating chicken korma and Eton Mess. The study was…
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Date: 28 September 2016
Category: Industry News
Author: John Chipperfield
Going ‘nutty’ for our research study
In September Dame Professor Sally Davies used our nut allergy study as a showcase of excellent research to benefit patients. The study has been used to brief Treasury personnel to show the value of research in the NIHR. The NIHR…
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Date: 14 August 2016
Category: Industry News
Author: John Chipperfield
‘Understanding the research patient experience’ – writing success for Head of Clinical Operations
Caroline Saunders, our Head of Clinical Operations, has written an article regarding participants involvement in research within a CRF. The article has been published in the INVOLVE newsletter and is based on the findings of two surveys conducted on behalf…
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Date: 11 July 2016
Category: Industry News
Author: John Chipperfield
Last beam in place for new research building
On Monday 4 July, the Addenbrooke’s Clinical Research Centre (ACRC) had a topping out ceremony for a new building which extends their current facility. The topping out ceremony signifies the final piece of the building is set in place. The…
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