Congratulations on grant success!
We are delighted to announce that a BBSRC project grant of >£1.3m has been awarded to a research team at the University of Manchester (Dr Reinmar Hager, Prof. Mike Harte, Dr Jo Glazier) and King’s College London (Dr Anthony Vernon); shown in picture below from left to right, respectively.
SRHSB President’s Spring 2024 Newsletter
RIP: Dr Richard Morgan
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dr Richard Morgan. Dr Richard Morgan was a truly dedicated and well respected adult physician who was a long-standing member of the SRHSB & SHINE. He established and led a very effective multi-disciplinary spina bifida clinic at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in London, which became increasingly recognised as a national referral centre for adults with spina bifida. For many years this important one stop assessment clinic has been much appreciated by patients travelling from many parts of the country and I am sure Dr Morgan will be hugely missed by all his colleagues and spina bifida patients. We pass our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
CONGRATULATIONS TO DR MARIA GARCIA BONILLA!
We are delighted to announce that Maria Garcia Bonilla, Ph.D. has been appointed Assistant Professor on the tenure track in the Departments of Neurosurgery and Anatomy and Neurobiology at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Prof Roger Bayston receives Pudenz Award
Professor Roger Bayston from Nottingham University was awarded the prestigious Pudenz Award for Excellence in in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Hydrocephalus Research. Many congratulations to him!
IJMS Special Issue – Call for papers on “Multiplicity of Cerebrospinal Fluid Functions in Health and Disease”
In recent years, interest has grown in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as a physiological fluid supporting brain development, function and health. Attention has focused on the source of CSF, the choroid plexus epithelium, as the compoisition of CSF is unique and controlled. The role of CSF in brain development, normal function and health of the brain, is becoming clear, particularly in metabolic processes, supply of nutrients, metabolies and vitamins.
Congratulations to those awarded the following grant funding!
Maria Garcia Bonilla, PhD (Co-PI), Dave Limbrick, MD, PhD (Co-PI), and Pat McAllister, PhD at Washington University in St. Louis, USA, have received a 2-year $399,248 Discovery Award from the United States Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program entitled “Cerebrospinal Fluid Profiling in Preterm Infants with Hydrocephalus: Defining a Novel Pathway to Disability”.
The Hydrocephalus Association’s 2022 Innovator Award Winners!
Congratulations to the Hydrocephalus Association’s 2022 Innovator Award Winners! Despite our limited understanding of the causes of hydrocephalus and the most effective ways to treat it in different communities, the 2022 Innovator Award recipients aim to bring about change. They are investigating novel aspects about the development of hydrocephalus and evaluating innovative treatments to enhance long-term results.