Research Fund 2009/2010
The IHR Research Fund 2009/10 funded seven research projects. Where the research findings are not confidential, links to the outcome reports of these projects have been provided below.
Diurnal variation in baroreflex function and cerebral autoregulation: acquisition of techniques and studies in healthy volunteers for application to patients in the Liverpool Sleep Apnoea Clinic
Chloe Taylor and Professor Greg Atkinson (Research Institute for Sport & Exercise Sciences).
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Unravelling the role of bmi-1 and wnt signalling pathways in determining human cardiac stem cell fate
Dr Georgina Ellison (Research Institute for Sport & Exercise Sciences).
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Developing feasible and desirable public health interventions for alcohol misuse delivered through community pharmacies in Sefton
Dr Adam Mackridge (School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences)
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Effects of ATP and fibroblast growth factors on a human skin cell line
Dr Andrew Powell & Dr Helen Burrell (School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences)
Defining moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary activity in children using individual calibration.
Dr Nicola Ridgers (Research Institute for Sport & Exercise Sciences)
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Development of a virtual reality mirror box for pain research
Mark Robinson (Research Institute for Sport & Exercise Sciences)
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Investigation of aerosolised anticancer drug deposition via dry powder inhalation on epithelial cells utilising an aerosol impactor
Dr Imran Saleem (School of Pharmacy & Biomolecular Sciences)
