We are delighted to announce that The Kennedy Trust and Medical Research Council (MRC) are co-funding a new Daphne Jackson Fellowship, supporting Dr Kate Coldwell.
Kate will be starting her fellowship on the 30th July 2024 at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford, working on a project titled ‘Disentangling the temporal interplay between the liver and gut in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)’.
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), is a rare liver disease with no effective treatment. Patients with PSC have damage to their bile ducts impacting the transport of bile between the liver and the gut. Kate’s fellowship will focus on analysing blood and faecal samples in patients with PSC to look at the impact this disrupted bile transport has on the gut microbiome (the community of bacteria living in the gut), gut health and the relationship with liver disease. It is hoped that data from the study will provide information on how gut and liver problems in patients with PSC could be managed by modification to diet or lifestyle.
Supporting Kate’s Research
Daphne Jackson Fellowships, and fellow’s research couldn’t happen without the support of the host organisation and funders.
The Kennedy Trust provides sustainable, long-term funding of medical research into rheumatic and related musculoskeletal, immunological and inflammatory diseases. Dr Stephen Simpson, CEO of the Kennedy Trust comments:
We continue to support the Daphne Jackson Trust in its important mission to provide talented individuals the opportunity to return to a career in research. In partnership with the Medical Research Council, we are delighted to sponsor Dr Coldwell as she re-embarks on her research journey and we look forward to welcoming her into our growing network of Kennedy Trust Fellows.”
The Medical Research Council fund research at the forefront of science to prevent illness, develop therapies and improve human health. They have sponsored or co-sponsored a total of 38 Daphne Jackson Fellows.
Daphne Jackson Fellowships
The Daphne Jackson Trust is dedicated to returning researchers following a career break for a family, caring or health reason.
Daphne Jackson Fellowships are unique – they offer professionals wishing to return to a research career after a break of two or more years, the opportunity to balance an individually tailored retraining programme with a challenging research project in a suitably supportive environment. The unparalleled support offered by the Trust’s Fellowship Advisors and administrative staff, coupled with mentoring and retraining provided during the Fellowship, give returners the confidence and skills they need to successfully return to research.
For further details about the eligibility criteria and application process, click here or please contact us via email at djmft@surrey.ac.uk.
