Funding successes: April 2022

Congratulations to all members of the Department who have recently been awarded research grants. Here is our round-up of the latest funding successes.


Please note, this list comprises awards that have recently been set up on College’s grants management system, with some manual additions. It may not, therefore, include all new grants awarded to Principal Investigators in the Department.

Principal Investigator Group Funder Funding Scheme Proposal Title  Amount awarded (£) 
Dr Alice Denton Centre for Inflammatory Disease Dunhill Medical Trust Seed funding proposals: the ageing immune system Does lymphoid fibroblast senescence contribute to poor vaccine responses in older persons? 30,053
Dr Tom McKinnon Centre for Haematology Apollo Therapeutics N/A Von Willebrand Factor (VWF) inhibitors 236,957
Dr Tom McKinnon Centre for Haematology Kidney Research UK Thrombosis and inflammation in ANCA associated vasculitis Kidney Research UK PhD Studentship scheme 84,283