The Society is delighted to announce the four winners of the Research and Knowledge Exchange Award, designed to support members wishing to conduct pilot studies, develop a new technique or to finalise a project, as well as supporting activities to promote knowledge transfer and impact.
Karen Mifsud (University of Bristol, UK)
Project title: Optimising molecular weight analysis of extracellular matrix hyaluronan in the mammalian brain
I am thrilled to have been granted this award by The Physiological Society at such a critical stage in my career. It will allow me to undertake pilot work in my collaborator’s laboratory, utilising their state-of-the-art technology to confirm the feasibility of using this method to answer my independent research questions. This award will therefore significantly enhance the likelihood of securing follow-on funding to support my newly established research group.
Colleen Deane (University of Southampton, UK)
Project title: Using nutri-omics to identify mechanisms of muscle anabolic resistance to nutrition and exercise
I am very grateful to the The Physiological Society for the opportunity to explore transcriptional signatures associated with anabolic resistance to nutrition and exercise. This award will allow me to strengthen national collaborations and will provide a springboard for future grant success.
Ralph Gordon (University of Southampton, UK)
Project title: Skin tolerance to mechanical shearing at the heel: The role of temperature, moisture, and interface material properties
It is a privilege to have been awarded the Research and Knowledge Exchange grant. The money will help me to expand the scope of my current work by exploring the role of temperature, moisture, and interface material properties to skin tolerance of mechanical shearing at the heel. This award is an important steppingstone in my career to becoming an established researcher.
Miriam Hurley (University of Leeds, UK)
Project title: The heart’s changing relationship between structure and function across age and within disease
Thanks to The Physiological Society, this exciting opportunity to visit The University of Auckland will provide an ideal platform to develop my own research knowledge and facilitate a fresh perspective of ideas through sharing my own research experience with collaborators to further enhance my profile as an early career researcher.
Find out more about the Research and Knowledge Exchange Award.