The UWI Cave Hill Campus Annual Report to Council 2021/2022

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NEW GRANTS During the year 2021/2022, the Campus’ research thrust was strengthened by the introduction of several new grants to the research portfolio.

INTERNATIONAL FUNDING GEORGE ALLEYNE CHRONIC DISEASE RESEARCH CENTRE – GA-CDRC

NIHR Global Health Research Group on Community Food for Human and Planetary Health in Small Islands (Global CFaH) GA-CDRC Investigators : Madhuvanti Murphy (Site PI), Simon Anderson, Natasha Sobers Other UWI Investigators: Arlette Saint Ville, UWI External Investigators : Nigel Unwin (co-PI), Cornelia Guell, Exeter; Gordon Hickey, McGill University; Karyn Morrissey, Technical University of Denmark; Viliamu Lese, The University of the South Pacific; Sashi Kiran, FRIEND; Lota Creencia, Lita Sopsop, Allaine Baaco, Western Philippines University; Graham Begg, Alision Karley, Pietro Iannetta, The James Hutton Institute; Nita Forouhi, MRC Epidemiology Unit Funding Obtained: GBP 2,988,203 with GBP 600,000 coming to The UWI from the National Institutes for Health Research Dates: August 2022 to July 2026 (awarded in April 2022) Use of stable isotopes for outcome assessment in a behavioural intervention study for childhood obesity. GA-CDRC Collaborators : Natasha Sobers (Site PI) External Collaborators : Barbados Ministry of Health & Wellness Funding Obtained: 157,480 Euros from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Dates: January 2022 to December 2024

AC3-IRONMAN: African Caribbean Cancer Consortium International Registry for Black Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer GA-CDRC Collaborators : Simon Anderson (Barbados Lead), André Greenidge Other UWI Collaborators : Natalie Greaves, FMS, Cave Hill Campus External Collaborators : Camille Ragin (Overall PI), Shannon Lynch, Daniel Geynisman, FCCC; Lorelei Mucci, ScD /Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health; Dr JoAnn Oliver /University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, AL; Dr Janaki Sharma/ University of Miami; Dr Robin Roberts/ University of the West Indies, Bahamas; Dr Simone Badal /University of the West Indies, Jamaica; Dr Charles Waihenya Githiaka/ MP Shah Hospital Cancer Care Centre; Dr Andrew Gachii/Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi Kenya; Dr Samuel Gathere/ Kenyatta National Hospital, Department of Laboratory Medicine Funding Obtained: USD 43,881 as start-up costs from The Institute for Cancer Research d/b/a Th Research Institute of Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC). USD 2,100 per participant enrolled for years 1 to 3, and an additional USD 1,000 per participant enrolled for years 4 & 5. Dates: April 2022 to April 2027

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022

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