Dear Friend,
UCD CRC (Clinical Research Centre), established in 2006, to support clinician led research at St Vincent’s and Mater University Hospitals, announced receipt of a major funding award of €5.3 million from the HRB on 13th October 2021.
Over the next five years, this funding will allow CRC to;
This funding will also drive the quest for clinical trials to be delivered as part of usual care in the health system and in turn, ensure integration of research results into clinical practice.
Please see more on https://www.ucd.ie/medicine/news/2021/newsstories/crchrb/
We look forward to working with our clinical research community across these six sites, our clinical trials support staff and the patients who kindly agree to participate in our clinical trials, as we ensure that this investment has the greatest possible impact.
Best wishes,
Prof. Peter Doran
UCD CRC Director
10th Feb 2022
#HelloUCDClinicalTrials – Revolutionising Children’s and Adolescents Cancer Treatment and Outcomes VIDEO
UCD School of Medicine was awarded €2.5 million by the HRB (Health Research Board) in Dec 2021, so that, in partnership with the CHI (Children’s Health Ireland) Cancer Trials Group, can continue to enhance children’s and adolescents’ cancer patient-focused research, increase opportunities for children and adolescents to participate in clinical trials and increase the critical support available to investigators from facilities, through to study design and sponsorship.
This video (featuring mum, Noreen and her daughter Kate from Kildare, who was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2017 at aged 10 years, following Noreen’s son, James’ diagnosis of leukaemia at aged two years in 2007, both under the care of Prof Owen Smith, Professor of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, UCD and Consultant Paediatric Haematologist, CHI) explains the vital, life-saving nature of access to clinical trials in the children’s and adolescents’ cancer treatment setting.
| CRC SITE |
SITE LEAD |
| Mater Misericordiae University Hospital |
Prof. Patrick Murray, Prof. of Clinical Pharmacology, UCD & Consultant Physician, MMUH |
| St Vincent's University Hospital |
Prof. Marcus Butler, Associate Professor, UCD School of Medicine & Consultant Respiratory Physician, SVUH |
| National Maternity Hospital |
Prof. Fionnuala McAuliffe, Director, UCD Perinatal Research Centre & Prof of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, NMH |
| National Rehabilitation Hospital |
Prof. Aine Carroll, Prof. Healthcare Integration and Improvement, UCD & Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, NRH |
| St Luke's Hospital Kilkenny |
Dr Alfonso Rodriguez Herrera, Consultant Paediatrician |
| Wexford General Hospital |
Prof. Michael Reardon, Consultant Geriatrician and General Physician |
| GP Practice Network |
Prof. Walter Cullen, Prof. Urban General Practice, UCD School of Medicine |
