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\"Hammersmith<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all members of the Department who have recently been awarded research grants. Here is our round-up of the latest funding successes.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Please note, this list comprises awards that have recently been set up on College\u2019s grants management system, with some manual additions. It may not, therefore, include all new grants awarded to Principal Investigators in the Department.<\/em><\/p>\n

October 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Project Lead<\/td>\nFunder<\/td>\nScheme<\/td>\nProject Title<\/td>\nAmount<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danny Altmann<\/td>\nThe Myalgic Encephalopathy Association Limited<\/td>\n<\/td>\nLong\u00a0 Covid And ME\/CFS – A Rosetta Stone To Decode Post-viral Sequelae<\/td>\n\u00a31,174,349<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anastasios Karadimitris<\/td>\nChildren with Cancer UK<\/td>\nStandard Research Grant 2025<\/td>\nNovel chimaeric receptors to enhance the innate activity of CAR-iNKT cell immunotherapy against high risk infant and paediatric acute leukaemia<\/td>\n\u00a3349,993<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

November – December 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Nichola Cooper<\/td>\nMRC Medical Research Council (MRC)<\/td>\nPredoctoral clinical research training fellowship<\/td>\nExploring the genetic landscape of ITP<\/td>\n\u00a3420,576<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nichola Cooper<\/td>\nGrifols SA<\/td>\nResearch Awards in ITP<\/td>\nUtilising TCR sequencing as a prognostic marker to direct intervention in Immune Thrombocytopenia<\/td>\n\u00a338,462<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jessica Strid<\/td>\nBritish Skin Foundation<\/td>\nStudentship Award<\/td>\nImpact of 12-HETE on the skin immune microenvironment and development of squamous cell carcinoma<\/td>\n\u00a395,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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