Recently completed grants

Young Investigator Award

Dr Marina Baretti – Johns Hopkins University, USA
Award: $60,000*
This jointly funded award is given to support work on immunotherapy for metastatic cholangiocarcinoma over a period of one year.

The Young Investigator Award (YIA) is a scheme administered by the US Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO.

*Funded jointly by AMMF, The Bili Project Foundation, The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation and TargetCancer Foundation.

The University of Manchester

Professor Juan Valle
Award: £21,818
Given towards project management costs for the ABC-06 clinical trial.

Imperial College London

Cholangiocarcinoma Biobank
Dr Shahid Khan
Award: £30,000
To fund the establishment of a cholangiocarcinoma biobank, including technician funding, and equipment ( -80º fridge, an encrypted computer, consumables).

University of East Anglia
(Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital)

Dr Simon Rushbrook
Award: £39,249
To fund work on “The Role of NRF2 in the Pathogenesis of Cholangiocarcinoma”

Imperial College London

Professor Richard Syms
Award: £36,714
Given to support collaborative work between Professor Richard Syms and his team from Imperial College London and a team at Khon Kaen University Thailand, investigating the possible use of an internal MRI scanner to improve the planning of surgical resections for cholangiocarcinoma.

University College London

Dr Hayley Whitaker
Total awards made 2012 -2014: £70,376
Funding Dr Hayley Whitaker’s team in their work on the BI-010 biomarker.

Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool

Mr Hassan Malik
Award: £2,000
A small grant awarded to assist with the hENT1 biomarker work.

University of Nottingham

Professor David Bates
Award: £1,500
A small grant awarded to fund a 2nd year BSc student working on an existing project investigating EGFR inhibitors.

Institute of Hepatology

Research Fellow – Dr Gemma Choy
Award: £82,060
A Research Fellowship awarded to Dr Gemma Choy, to enable her to continue work on MAPK-targeted therapy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Institute of Hepatology

Dr Salvatore Papa
Award: £34,800
A grant awarded to Dr Papa to assist with work on the molecular development of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

Imperial College London

Research Fellow – Dr Abigail Zabron
Award: £65,904
A Research Fellowship awarded to Dr Zabron for to enable her to continue the work into cholangiocarcinoma proteomics and genetics.

Imperial College London

Dr Simon Ralphs
Award: £29,758
A Research Fellowship awarded to Dr Ralphs, for collaborative work with Thailand on a urinary biomarker for cholangiocarcinoma.

The BILCAP Trial

Award: £14,000
Given to help support the BILCAP trial.
18.05.17 – The BILCAP trial has reported positively. Capecitabine following surgery has been shown to improve survival by almost a quarter. To read a full report, click here