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Americans scoop the pool in UK Charity awards 29/11/2005 goto news index |
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CwL has announced 13 awards totalling over £1 million for research into causes of childhood leukaemia. Over half the funding is going to go to overseas research institutions, mainly in California. The charity is funding two live animal experiments, and four genetic studies. Only about £40,000 will go to new non-ionising EMF research, the original purpose for which the charity was founded, reflecting its new and broadening coverage. The largest UK award goes to Prof Eric Wright of Dundee for microenvironment investigations. His Dundee department was already given £1 million by the Leukaemia Research Fund in 2002 for similar research. Wright's area of expertise is myeloid leukaemia, whereas most childhood leukaemia is lymphoblastic. Dr Leeka Kheifetz, formerly a representative for WHO's views on electropollution, was awarded nearly $200,000 for re-analysing the ELF magnetic field epi research to add six new already published studies. She has recently also received $50,000 for a short review of a WHO conference (criticised by Microwave News). Both reviews are likely to omit any adequate treatment of the ELF electric component, despite CwL's website suggestions that this component might be the active parameter in causing bio-effects. For an analysis of the ELF Electric field epi studies see European Biology and Bioelectromagnetics (www.ebab.eu.com) Vol 1, Issue 5, due out in January 2006. An excellent definitive analysis of the relevant epi literature is already available from Sage Associates Inc. (http://www.silcom.com/~sage/emf/research.html). Sage Associates has published Epidemiology for Decision-makers: A Visual Guide to the Occupational and Residential EMF Epidemiological Results. This resource profiles 136 EMF studies from 1979-1996 reporting on cancer and pregnancy outcome. Other reviews include Ahlbom et al, 2000 and Greenland et al, 2000, though the Ahlbom review omits several important papers. The full list of awards is given below: (Lead investigator, Research centre, Project title, Grant amount) Professor Russel J Reiter University of Texas Light-at-night, melatonin and experimental leukaemia progression US$128,501 Professor Eric G Wright University of Dundee Medical School Investigations of microenvironmentally-mediated damage as a promotional factor in childhood leukaemia £138,493 Dr Leeka Kheifets University of California, Los Angeles Updated pooled analysis of childhood leukaemia and magnetic fields US$192,410 Dr Joseph Wiemels University of California, San Francisco Etiology of T(1;19) E2A-PBX1+ Leukaemia: An Integrative Research Project US$286,535 Dr Richard Feltbower University of Leeds Does population mixing measure infectious exposure at the community level? £69,052 Dr M Tevfik Dorak University of Newcastle Genes influencing body iron content and childhood leukaemia risk £90,430 Dr Vladimir Binhi Russian Academy of Sciences Theoretical study of the role of magnetic nanoparticles in the biological/biophysical transduction of weak alternating and slow variable magnetic fields to the level of biochemical reactions, particularly those involved in the immune system regulation. US$36,000 Professor Gladys Block University of California, Berkeley Effect of maternal and child diet and folate metabolism gene variants on childhood leukaemia risk US$232,655 Professor Patricia Buffler University of California, Berkeley Individual genetic susceptibility and environmental exposures in the etiology of childhood leukaemia US$193,554 Dr Ketan J Patel MRC Cambridge Identification and characterisation of novel genes that function in the Fanconi Anaemia tumour suppressor pathway £111,000 Professor Nicholas Priest University of Middlesex Environmental radioactivity as a cause of childhood leukaemia in a high radiation area within Central Asia: feasibility study £15,000 Dr Samuel Milham (Independent researcher), Washington DC Studies of the relationship between environmental EMF exposure and childhood leukaemia, especially cALL (common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia). US$30,000 |
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