EBSI in the Headlines
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 laboratory and then using human 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. Dr 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.
