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Rank Prize Award to Emeritus Professor John Cummings (Division of Medical Sciences) 

Professor John Cummings has been awarded this prestigious annual prize of £80,000 for his research which established the role of the colon in human health and nutrition.  Two prizes are awarded by the Rank Prize Funds annually - one in the field of Nutrition and the other in the field of Optoeletronics.    A formal ceremony for the prize giving will be held at the Royal College of Physicians in London on Monday 6th February 2012.  Rank Prize Funds were set up in 1972 by the Late Lord Rank to promote the sciences of Nutrition and Optoelectronics.  These two areas were of special interest to Lord Rank who considered them to be of significant importance to mankind.  These prestigious awards are given to those considered world leaders in their respective fields.

 

Prizes for Researchers in Ageing and Health

Photograph of Prizewinning Researchers in Ageing & Health June 2011Researchers from Ageing and Health, in the University of Dundee ’s Division of Medical Sciences, are celebrating a haul of prizes from recent conferences.  Research nurse Roberta Fulton won the Ferguson Anderson prize for best scientific poster at the recent British Geriatrics Society national scientific meeting in Liverpool. Her poster, describing the results of a randomized controlled trial of exercise in over 100 older, frail heart failure patients, also won the prize for best poster at the Scottish School of Primary Care conference, held in Edinburgh earlier this year.  Dr Angela Wilkinson, a senior trainee in Medicine for the Elderly, won the John Brocklehurst prize for the best Clinical Effectiveness poster at the BGS National meeting in Liverpool for her systematic review of tests to diagnose swallowing difficulties in older hospitalized patients. Dr Ian Logan, another senior trainee in Medicine for the Elderly, completed the trio by winning the prize for the best review at the recent Medicine for the Elderly Evidence-based Medicine day in Glasgow . He presented results of a systematic review of treatments for orthostatic hypotension, a disabling condition that causes dizziness and faints on standing up. “We are absolutely delighted with Angie, Bobbie and Ian’s well-deserved successes” commented Professor Marion McMurdo, head of department. “These awards highlight the strength and breadth of Ageing research in Dundee, and we are looking forward to supervising Bobbie as she undertakes an MSc with us later this year’
Researchers from left to right: Dr Angela Wilkinson, Mrs Roberta Fulton, Dr Ian Logan, Dr Miles Witham, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Ageing and Health, Professor Marion McMurdo, Head of Ageing and Health

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Princess Royal opens new Centre for Molecular Medicine

HRH The Princess Royal officially opened the new Centre for Molecular Medicine this week during a visit to the University, which also included a tour of the College of Life Sciences.The Centre, which houses around 50 research staff, was established at a cost of around £3.5 million, with funding from the Wellcome Trust, Robertson Trust and the Wolfson Foundation. It is based within the Clinical Research Centre, part of the University’s School of Medicine. During her visit the Princess Royal, who is National Patron of Tenovus Scotland, presented the Tenovus Scotland Margaret McLellan Award to Professor Bob Steele, of the Medical School. The prestigious award has been given for Professor Steele’s pioneering work in screening for bowel cancer, which is helping to reduce mortality rates in patients. The Royal visitor also met researchers who have received funding from the regional branch of Tenovus in Tayside and some of the local volunteers who raise funds for the charity. Later in the visit she was shown round the laboratories in the College of Life Sciences where she met more Tenovus-funded researchers including Dr John Rouse, recipient of the 2011 Tenovus Medal. The medal is awarded annually to a scientist under the age of 40 with a Scottish link who has made a major impact in their field. The Tenovus Medal is intended to promote the brightest talent in Scotland.The Princess Royal also visited Professor Alan Fairlamb’s division, which specialises in research for Neglected Tropical Diseases, of particular scientific interest to the Princess, as President of Save the Children UK.