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Congratulations to Professor David Pinato on his recent funding success.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Well done to all Principal Investigators and teams in the Department who have recently been awarded research grants. Here is our quarterly round-up of funding successes.*<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proposal Dept\/Group<\/strong><\/td>\nWorktribe PI Name<\/strong><\/td>\nWorktribe Sponsor\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nWorktribe Proposal Title<\/strong><\/td>\nWorktribe Awarded Value (\u00a3)**<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cancer<\/td>\nOlivier Pardo<\/td>\nLung Cancer Research<\/td>\nMatthew Wong<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 44,103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vascular<\/td>\nAlun Davies<\/td>\nImperial College Trust<\/td>\nIPH Frances Ledesma<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 288,507<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vascular<\/td>\nAlun Davies<\/td>\nImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust<\/td>\nIPH RMO’s October 2026<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 576,749<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vascular<\/td>\nAlun Davies<\/td>\nBHF British Heart Foundation<\/td>\nNeuropathy in venous disease – BHF<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 207,060<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General Surgery<\/td>\nAra Darzi<\/td>\nThe Resilience Project CIC<\/td>\n“Supporting the Next Generation of Climate Leaders in Kenya – Assessing the impact of peer support on mental health, climate anxiety and agency and leadership capacity for youth leading in climate”<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 36,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simulation Centre<\/td>\nFernando Bello<\/td>\nCity of London Corporation<\/td>\nSimulation-based Holistic Approach for Reducing and Preventing Knife Violence in young people: Justice<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 60,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anaesthetics<\/td>\nSanooj Soni<\/td>\nRosetrees Trust<\/td>\nNeutrophil extracellular vesicles as drivers of early immune dysfunction and post-operative sepsis following peri-operative ventilation<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19,995<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hamlyn Centre<\/td>\nJoshua Brown<\/td>\nEPSRC Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council<\/td>\nDevelopment and evaluation of a softness and temperature-changing haptic interface to replicate the feel of physical materials<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 27,216<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vascular<\/td>\nAlun Davies<\/td>\nNIHR National Institute for Health Research<\/td>\nAssessing the safety, clinical- and cost-effectiveness of surgical strategy\u00a0 compared to endovascular strategy for the treatment of acute limb ischaemia.<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 42,236<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CRUK – ICR – Imperial Convergence Science Centre<\/td>\nAxel Behrens<\/td>\nCRUK Cancer Research UK<\/td>\nInga Huld Armann – CRUK CSC-StatML CDT Non-clinical PhD Studentships 2026<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 71,253<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CRUK – ICR – Imperial Convergence Science Centre<\/td>\nAxel Behrens<\/td>\nCRUK Cancer Research UK<\/td>\nYuval Weiss – CRUK CSC-StatML CDT Non-clinical PhD Studentship 2026<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 72,078<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CRUK – ICR – Imperial Convergence Science Centre<\/td>\nAxel Behrens<\/td>\nCRUK Cancer Research UK<\/td>\nCSC-ICB CDT Non-Clinical Studentships 2026 – Kathleen Hillis<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 81,628<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CRUK – ICR – Imperial Convergence Science Centre<\/td>\nAxel Behrens<\/td>\nCRUK Cancer Research UK<\/td>\nCSC-ICB CDT Non-Clinical Studentships 2026 – Mack Sung<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 81,628<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oesophageal-gastric<\/td>\nStefan Antonowicz<\/td>\nRoyal College Of Surgeons Of England<\/td>\nRCS Fellowship – Afroza Sharmin – Glucose metabolism in oesophageal adenocarcinoma- a step towards metabolism directed therapy<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 95,109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cancer<\/td>\nDavid Pinato<\/td>\nAstraZeneca UK Limited<\/td>\nImmunotransplant – CI Dr David Pinato<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1,077,703<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

** This is the total project value,\u00a0including subprojects.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

*Dude, where\u2019s my grant? A disclaimer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

To ensure the quality and accuracy of the information published on this blog, we source our data directly from the College\u2019s strategic reporting dashboards, relating to FoM. This means that, typically, we only include awards on this list which have been set up on the College\u2019s grants management system, in accordance with the Joint Research Office\u2019s policies and processes. As a result, there may be a delay in promoting some awards.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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