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EBSI News
How members of the Essex Biomedical Sciences Institute are making headlines
Cancer Research UK have awarded £205,000 over three years to Elena Klenova, Igor Chernukhin and Dawn Farrar (left) to look at the early reversible changes in the genes linked with breast cancer development. This study will be first performed in model systems in the lab and then using clinical tissue to validate the findings. This research will help researchers to understand the very early molecular mechanisms responsible for the reversible changes in genes associated with breast cancer development. Dawn Farrar discussed this project live on BBC Essex on 30th March.
Dr Gavin Sandercock recently appeared on BBC Essex, BBC Radio London, Dream
100 and Southend and Chelmsford Radio discussing his research which shows
that children who skip breakfast either occasionally or routinely are less
fit, less active and more likely to be overweight or obese than those who
always eat breakfast. This work also featured in the
Times Higher Education
pages and the
Guardian.
Dr Gavin Sandercock's research on fitness levels in children has featured
heavily in the press in recent months with features in local newspapers and
The Telegraph, radio and on the
BBC health pages. This work was also cited in
the Chief Medical officers
annual report.
Professor
Chris Cooper commented on the difficulties of creating a synthetic
alternative to human blood in a recent feature in
The
Independent
Dr.
Murray Griffin and Dr. Matt Taylor's research, in collaboration with
Colchester Hospital, on the use of the Wii in the prevention of falls in the
elderly featured recently in
The Telegraph.
Dr Murray also discussed this work on the Dave Monk show, BBC Essex
on March 13th.