A path analysis on the direct and indirect effects of the unit environment on eating dependence among cognitively impaired nursing home residents

Mark Hayter and Roger Watson have co-authored:

Alvisa Palese, Luca Grassetti, Valentina Bressan, Alessandro Decaro, Tea Kasa, Melania Longobardi, Mark Hayter,  Roger Watson (2019) A path analysis on the direct and indirect effects of the unit environment on eating dependence among cognitively impaired nursing home residents BMC Health Services Research doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4667-z

PhD sucess Holly Wilkinson

Many congratulations to Dr Holly Wilkinson who passed her PhD viva with no corrections on 30th October. Holly has published a number of papers on the role of metals in wound healing during her very successful MRC Case studentship in the Hardman lab.

New connections between chronic inflammatory disease, blood coagulation and cardiovascular degeneration

A study by Dr Ali Ethaeb in the Biomedical Section has been published in the journal Apoptosis. This study has established an essential connection between the inflammatory response, namely the release of initiator of blood coagulation “Tissue Factor” and the dysfunction of the coronary arterial endothelium. Ali Ethaeb obtained his PhD in 2018 from University of Hull and is currently working as a lecturer in University of Wasit, Republic of Iraq. As part of a larger group of PhD students Ali Ethaeb, Mohammad Mohammad, Sophie Featherby and Yahya Madkhali have studied the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which the elevation of Tissue Factor levels during chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease can cause endothelial cell death and denudation. The study is part of a lesser-extolled research endeavour which has been a long-running scientific program at Biomedical Sciences, spanning almost two decades and producing numerous peer-reviewed publications.

Hull Nurse of the Year award

Vicky Hewson had the honour of presenting the Hull Nurse of the Year award 2019 at the Hull Daily Mail Health and Care Awards 2019 to Gilly Macleod on 24 October 2019 read the full story here

University of Hull contribution to the Element of the Week slot on the Andy Comfort Show on Radio Humberside

Andy Comfort

On Mondays’ during this year many staff at the University of Hull have been contributing to the Element of the Week slot on the Andy Comfort Show on Radio Humberside. This is in celebration of it being the International Year of the Periodic Table marking 150 years since Dmitri Mendeleev published his article on the periodic system of organising elements in the Russian Chemical Society. More information about the development of the periodic table can be found here.

The Element of the Week slot airs at 4.15pm each Monday and has included:

OCTOBER

Monday 7th – Dr Chris Armstrong, Teaching Fellow in Physical Chemistry, covered Fluorine

Monday 14th – Holly Wilkinson, PhD Student in Biomedical Science specialising in Wound Healing, covered Manganese

Monday 21st – Dr Barbara Guinn, Reader in Biomedical Sciences, covered Chromium

Monday 28th – Dr David Allsup, Senior Lecturer Haematology, Honorary Consultant Haematologist, will be covering Arsenic (David will hopefully be bringing a patient with him who has used Arsenic during treatment)

NOVEMBER

Monday 4th – Professor Mark Lorch, Professor of Public Engagement and Science Communication, will be covering Barium, Copper, Strontium (triple threat!)

Monday 11th – Jamie Southouse, PhD Student in Chemistry, will be covering Plutonium

Monday 18th – Professor Jeanette Rotchell, Professor in Aquatic Toxicology, will be covering Zinc

Monday 25th – Dr Rebecca Williams, Senior Lecturer in Geology, will be covering…TBC (yet to be decided!)

DECEMBER

Monday 2th – Professor David Bond, Director of Research Environmental Sciences, will be covering Gold

Monday 9th – Dr Isabel Pires, Lecturer in Biomedical Science, will be covering Potassium

Monday 16th – Professor Mark Lorch, Professor of Public Engagement and Science Communication, will be doing a round-up to end the series

The programs can be heard for 26 days after airing here.

Barbara Guinn, Biomedical Sciences attended the International Gynecologic Cancer Society Annual meeting in Rio de Janeiro

Barbara Guinn, Department of Biomedical Sciences, recently attended the International Gynecologic Cancer Society Annual Meeting that was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. An electronic poster entitled ‘A novel biomarker for early stage ovarian cancer, and a new target for immunotherapy’ by Ghazala Khan, Kelly Grayson, Suzanne Brooks, Ken Mills and Barbara Guinn was presented locally. Attendance at the conference has led to networking opportunities including an invitation to speak at the Inaugural Opportunities in Ovarian Cancer medical meeting entitled “New Directions for Translational Research” at the University of Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre in January 2020.

Student feedback delivery modes: A qualitative study of student and lecturer views

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Clare Killingback has co-authored:

Clare Killingback, Dawn Drury, Preeti Mahato, Jonathan Williams (2019) Student feedback delivery modes: A qualitative study of student and lecturer views Nurse Education Today doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2019.104237

NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) grant success for Prof. Anthony Maraveyas and Dr. Leonid Nikitenko

Professor Maraveyas and Dr. Nikitenko have been successful in obtaining the NIHR grant to support Academic Clinical Fellowship (ACF) in Clinical Oncology at ST1 under the Cancer Genomics and Bio(medical) informatics theme.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the main research areas of expertise of Professor Maraveyas and his team. This is an exciting opportunity for the Fellow to work on molecular pathways in pancreatic tissue that reflect the early changes during carcinogenesis and translate findings from our in silico and in vitro studies of molecular mechanisms of perineural invasion of pancreatic cancer. Dr. Leonid Nikitenko, Professor Maraveyas and six other academics from the Faculty of Health Sciences pioneered the introduction of a Bioinformatics pipeline/platform in the field of medical genomics in Hull by establishing a Health*GDP-Health Global Data Pipeline for biomedical research and clinical applications, with an interdisciplinary PhD Cluster (three students). The Fellow will therefore have an immediate immersive experience in pancreatic cancer research, and join other early career researchers working in this area, using next generation sequencing (NGS), including RNAseq and whole genome sequencing (WGS) – and bio(medical)informatics analysis. This will provide a project that can lead to a PhD for the ACF. Together with exposure to an on-going NIHR portfolio of multi-centre clinical research, the Fellow will receive comprehensive training and support in becoming a clinical investigator, including through the project in informatics that will guide cancer treatment in the immediate future. The Fellow will gain experience in human cell and cancer biology research, genomic and bio(medical)informatics analysis through this and the wider body of work of the group. The Fellow will be supported to present their research in both national and international conferences.

Non-medical prescribing: Are Nurses and Midwives ready to act as practice assessors?

Andrea Hilton and Kirsty Fishburn have published:

Non-medical prescribing: Are Nurses and Midwives ready to act as practice assessors? Evidence-Based Nursing 20 October 2019

Funding success for research into itch

Dr Henning Holle and Dr Emmanuele Tidoni have been successful in obtaining funding from the Experimental Psychology Society to support their research on itch. The funds will be used to support a student research assistant who will be trained up in the use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.

Graduation Ceremonies at our partner colleges

Over the last few weeks our Associate Deans and our Lead Academic Contact have been busy representing the University at Graduation Ceremonies at the partner colleges where we validate Collaborative Provision Programmes. Dr Amanda Lee went to Grimsby Institute, Dr Colin Johnson to Selby College (and he will attend Doncaster College next week), Dr Mark Fogarty went to Lincoln College and Dr Jacquie White went to Leeds College of Music and East Riding College.

Jacquie White in USA

Dr Jacquie White, Associate Dean Education attended the 33rd Annual Conference of the American Psychiatric Nursing Association in New Orleans between 2-6 October, with a group of Mental Health Nurses sponsored by Janssen-Cilag Ltd.

R you ready? Using the R programme for statistical analysis and graphics

Roger Watson has co-authored:

Gregor Stiglic, Roger Watson, Leona Cilar (2019) R you ready? Using the R programme for statistical analysis and graphics Research in Nursing & Health doi: 10.1002/nur.21990

Local funding success

Dr Jo Bell, Dr Lisa Revell and Dr Annette Schlosser have been successful in obtaining funding from East Riding of Yorkshire Council to support research evaluation of a Department for Education commissioned project intervention aimed at reducing mental health outcomes for young people. The project will focus on the development of a multidisciplinary support team approach to working with vulnerable and at-risk young people in the area.

A critical review of the literature on arthroscopic autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis and matrix-assisted autologous chondrocyte transplantation for acetabular chondral defects

John P Naylor, Senior Physiotherapist and postgraduate student in Sports, Health & Exercise Science has published: 

Naylor JP (2019) A critical review of the literature on arthroscopic autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis and matrix-assisted autologous chondrocyte transplantation for acetabular chondral defects International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation doi: 10.12968/ijtr.2017.0154

Naming and Framing the Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Paradigm: Professional Stakeholder Perspectives

Emma Wolverson and Esme Moniz-Cook have published:

Emma Wolverson, Heather Birtles, Esme Moniz-Cook, Ian James, Dawn Brooker, Frances Duffy (2019) Naming and Framing the Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Paradigm: Professional Stakeholder Perspectives OBM Geriatrics doi:10.21926/obm.geriatr.1904080

NIHR grant success for Prof Lesley Smith and Dr Anand Ahankari

Professor Smith and Dr Ahankari have been successful in obtaining the NIHR Public Involvement grant to support the development of a research project called ‘ROSEANNE’. This will help plan an intervention programme to address impacts of alcohol on preconception health and reproductive outcomes. Two workshops will be conducted in Hull to plan a full grant application to the NIHR and/or MRC early in 2020. Dr Andrea Hilton will be also involved in the workshops and will contribute to the future research development.

What is a healthy blood pressure?

Sandra Jones has co-authored:

What is a healthy blood pressure?

PhD success for Catriona Jones

Catriona Jones has passed her PhD viva subject to some minor amendments:

Catriona's PhD was titled:

Transcending sexualisation: a constructivist grounded theory of asexual self-identity

Supervisors:
Julie Jomeen
Mark Hayter

PhD success for Alvisa Palese

Alvisa Palese has passed her PhD viva subject to some minor amendments

Alvisa's PhD was titled:

Maintaining self-feeding independence in residents with cognitive decline living in nursing homes: findings from a mixed-method multicentre study design

Supervisors:
Roger Watson
Mark Hayter

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and fibromyalgia (FM): the foundation of a relationship

Colin Martin has co-authored:

McKay, P.G., Martin, C.R., Fleming, M.P. and Walker, H. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)/myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and fibromyalgia (FM): the foundation of a relationship. British Journal of Pain, doi.org/10.1177/2049463719875164