Alder Hey Children’s Hospital is a Partner Charity and our relationship goes back to when we launched the Foundation in 2014. Together we have achieved much and are already at an advanced stage to support their new mental health hub which is scheduled to open in April/May this year. We are looking at making a […]
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We have supported Institute in the Park in Liverpool since 2015 and they are now a Partner Charity which will secure funding over the longer term. Ana Lucia Serafim de Carvalho Kok is an important member of Professor Christian Hedrich’s research team and this is her update on their current work. “The Child Health programme at
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The research work underway by Professor Myra Conway and her team at the University of West of England into Alzheimer’s disease is vital. The commitment and enthusiasm for this work is a joy to witness. Here Marcela Usmari Moraes, a key member of the research team, brings us up to date on their work. ‘The
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Liverpool University’s Experimental Arthritis Treatment Centre for Children (EATC4Children), is based at the Institute in the Park near Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. We were pleased to approve a grant to purchase an imaging system called ChemiDoc which will allow the team to acquire high resolution and high-quality images of both nucleic acids and protein gels/membranes
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In July we made a grant to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital to purchase eight high-quality laptops for their Rheumatology Department. This project was triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic which brought into focus the need for remote consultations which can only happen if quality IT kit is available. Although having a big impact in coping with
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The pandemic has impacted the lives of people in more ways than perhaps we have realised. People’s health, the NHS and the consequences in many of our care homes are all readily understood but it may come as a surprise that domestic violence has rocketed. Mainly women but also children have been on the receiving
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In July 2019 we made our second grant to Institute in the Park at the University of Liverpool, underpinning our long term relationship with them in supporting vital research into childhood illnesses. Our grant of £13,717 covered the cost of a 4D Nucleofactor platform from Lonza. This system will facilitate an area of research that
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