Sydney Driscoll Neuroscience Award

In 1994, the SDNF Trustees decided to encourage education and research in the Department of Neurosciences by offering an annual award to a trainee or student in the Neurosciences of approximately £1000 for an original paper, either clinical or research based on a Neuroscience topic. The recipient of the monetary Award was encouraged to use the funds to visit a Centre of Excellence in the UK or abroad to expand their knowledge of expertise in relation to their career. The Award was made only if the material submitted achieved the expected standard.

The SDNF intends to continue the Award.

A total of £1000 will be awarded to the two best submissions. The recipients of the Award will receive;
– 1st place: £600
– 2nd place: £400

The Awards will be presented at the annual lecture.

Those eligible to apply are Medical Students from the University of Lancashire (including students from the American University of the Caribbean located at the University of Lancashire campus).

Date:

Winner & Winning Title

2016/17

Dr Anthony Stead, FY2 Academic Foundation Programme – Royal Preston Hospital

"Assessing Premature Mortality Due to Head Injury in England and Wales over a 10 year period."

2015/16

Dr Mark Maskery, FY1 Doctor – Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

"The utility of FDG-PET/CT in clinically suspected paraneoplastic neurological syndrome: a literature review and retrospective case series"

2012/13

Dr Nick Carleton- Bland, Specialist Registrar in Neurosurgery – Royal Preston Hospital

"Embedding simulation into training to support curriculum delivery and enhance patient safety: The EVD Project. , Specialist Registrar in Neurosurgery – Royal Preston Hospital “Embedding simulation into training to support curriculum delivery and enhance patient safety: The EVD Project” (This award winner is a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Liverpool)."

2009/10

Ms Cherith Sutton, Medical Student - Manchester University

"P-gP and MRP Immunostaining in Gliomas."

2008/09

Dr David Paling, Specialist Registrar in Neurology – Royal Preston Hospital

"A prospective study on the outcome of tilt table testing and carotid sinus massage in 290 consecutive elderly adults with syncope or unexplained falls, and of treatment of 135 of these patients with proven neurocardiogenic syncope with midodrine. (This award winner is a Consultant Neurologist at Sheffield)."

2006/07

Mr Venkat Iyer, Research Fellow in Neurosurgery – Royal Preston Hospital

"A Feasibility Study of Chemosensitivity Testing in Primary Cultures from Malignant Gliomas and Comparison of Colorimetric and Luminescent Cell Proliferation Assays. (This award winner is a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Bristol.) "

2006/07

Dr Rajiv Mohanra , Specialist Registrar in Neurology – Royal Preston Hospital

"Pharmacogenomics in Epilepsy: Role of Sodium Channel Gene Polymorphisms in Determining Response to Antiepileptic Drug Treatment. (This award winner is a Consultant Neurologist at the Manchester)."

1999/2000

Mr Ravindra Nannapaneni, Specialist Registrar in Neurosurgery – Royal Preston Hospital

"Spinal Intradural Tumours: Retrospective Analysis of 190 Cases. (This award winner is a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Cardiff). "

1995

Dr Suresh Sankhla, Specialist Registrar in Neurosurgery – Royal Preston Hospital

"Magnetic Resonance Angiography in the management of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. (This award winner is a Professor of Neurosurgery in Mumbai, India). "