Entries by Neale Sterio

Longitudinal brain changes in childhood A-T

18th April 2018 in , , /by

Research Project information Principal researcher:  Dr Rob Dineen Institute:  University of Nottingham Cost: £85,841 in partnership with BrAshA-T Duration: 31.5 months (originally 18 months + 7.5 months no-cost extension due to maternity and an additional 6 months no-cost extension due to the COVID pandemic) Project Completion Date: 30th of November 2020 Project Overview In a previous […]

Unravelling the antibody deficiency in Ataxia Telangiectasia

17th January 2018 in , , /by

Research Project information Principal researcher:  Associate Professor Mirjam Van der Burg Institute:   Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), The Netherlands Cost: £100,000 (the team required a no cost extension, taking the project closer to three years rather than the original two years planned) Project Completion Date: 30th of November 2020 Project Overview A-T is characterised by progressive […]

WLCF small grant awarded to Action for A-T

13th June 2017 in /by

Wasps Legends Charitable Foundation, the past players network of Wasps, men and women, amateur and professional announced recently that they have issued a small grant award of £2,500 to Action for A-T. The donation will support work being undertaken at Nottingham University Hospital, which aims to measure the lung heath in A-T patients. This involves a […]

A zebrafish model of Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T)

7th February 2017 in , , /by

Research Project information Principal researcher:  Dr Andrew Grierson Institute: Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) & The Bateson Centre, University of Sheffield Cost: £88,710 over 36 months Project Completion Date: June 2020 Project Overview Almost all human disease genes (approx. 70%) have an equivalent in zebrafish. While humans and zebrafish may not look alike, they are similar. Zebrafish […]

IMAGIN-AT – advanced lung imaging and function testing in Ataxia Telangiectasia

8th December 2016 in , , /by

Research Project information Principal researchers:  Dr Jayesh Bhatt and Dr Andrew Prayle Institute: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Cost: £94,839 over 36 months (No-cost extension until October 2024 granted in November 2022) Start Date: October 2017 What are the researchers proposing to do? The Nottingham team will scan the lungs of a group of children and young […]