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The NILRF has announced a
package of over £350,000 for leukaemia research to the Haematology Group
based in the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB) in
Queen’s University Belfast.
The awards package means that
the NILRF has committed their support over the next 5 years. The
Northern Ireland Leukaemia Research Fund (NILRF) was founded in 1963 has
raised over £7 million and is proud of that the money raised in Northern
Ireland, stays in Northern Ireland to fund leukaemia research.
Professor Ken Mills, Chair of
Experimental Haematology in the CCRCB said “this innovative package of
support is an exciting contribution to the research programme and
demonstrates the commitment of the NILRF to ensure that Northern Ireland
is at fore-front of global leukaemia research”
There are three aspects to
this exciting new initiative. Firstly, is a support package for
leukaemia research awarded to Professor Ken Mills who will use this fund
to ensure that essential reagents and equipment are available and allow
further training opportunities for the scientists.
Secondly, the NILRF have
funded a four-year Ph.D. studentship for leukaemia research, which
following internal submission was awarded to Dr Melanie Percy for the
study of ASB proteins in acute myeloid leukaemia.
Finally, for the second year,
the NILRF have decided to support four summer research studentships for
an eight week placement undertaking leukaemia research in the CCRCB
located on the Belfast City Hospital campus. The recipients of these
are undergraduate students who are at the start of their research
career. This year, the recipients of the summer awards are from Omagh,
Downpatrick, Cookstown and Aberdeen, Scotland. |
