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Children with higher blood levels of a protein associated with inflammation and infection are at greater risk of developing depression and psychosis in adulthood

This is according to new research, published in JAMA Psychiatry, which suggests a role for the immune system in mental illness.

When we are exposed to an infection our immune system fights back; during this process, immune cells flood the blood stream with proteins such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), an “inflammatory marker”, which rises in response to infection and falls back to normal physiological levels when the illness subsides.

This research was lead by Dr Golam Khandaker and Professor Peter Jones, University of Cambridge, Department of Psychiatry. More information here.

Clinical Research Fellowships for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals

Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) and the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) invite applications for clinical research fellowships from nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (NMAHP) at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) intending to apply for PhD and post-doctoral fellowship awards.

The fellowships will provide part-time salary support and a consumable allowance for up to one year to provide the time to develop a competitive doctoral or post-doctoral research fellowship application to the National Institute of Health Research, NIHR Clinical Academic Training (CAT) or equivalent charity or research council.

It is expected that successful candidates will apply for nationally competitive research fellowships in 2016.

The fellowship application is in two stages:

Deadline for first stage applications is Monday 1 December 2014 at 12.00 noon.

Interviews will be held the week commencing 8 December 2014.

More information here.

Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) opportunities at the NIHR Evaluation, Trials and (NETS) Studies programmes - Public Contributors wanted

NETS currently have a number of opportunities for public contributors to join their boards. Public contributors have the key task of bringing a patient and/or public perspective to the discussions and decisions made to provide the essential focus on the needs of the patient by contributing to the committee discussion.
The Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme currently has two opportunities for a public contributor, one in their Funding Board and one in their Prioritisation Group. The closing date for applications for both EME roles is Monday 22 September 2014.

The Public Health Research (PHR) Programme currently has an opportunity for a public contributor to join its Research Funding Boad. The closing date for applications for the PHR role is Friday 26 September 2014.

More information here.

Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) opportunities at the NIHR Evaluation, Trials and (NETS) Studies programmes - Reference Group Members wanted

NETS currently have an opportunity for a member of the public to join their PPI Reference Group.The reference group works collectively to optimise the influence that patients, carers and members of the public can exert on the work and decision-making of NETS Coordinating Centre advisory bodies and processes, and to influence the development of the strategic approach to PPI. Meetings enable the group members to explore and discuss issues within the PPI framework and advise NETSCC on options for taking development forward.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 30 September 2014. Interviews will be held on Friday 24 October 2014.

More information here.

The global Mental Health Action Plan (2013-2020) and the launch of the first World Suicide Report ‘Preventing suicide: a global imperative’.

On the 4th and 5th of September 2014, a specially invited global committee of stakeholders gathered at the WHO in Geneva to discuss the strategic directions, actions and innovations in relation to the global Mental Health Action Plan (2013-2020) and the launch of the first World Suicide Report ‘Preventing suicide: a global imperative’.

Dr Tine Van Bortel was invited to take part, read her experience here.

Events

The Royal Marsden and ICR Biomedical Research Centre Oncological Imaging Course

PET, CT, MRI, Diffusion, Key Medical and Research Aspects for Oncologists

This is the third year that the course is being run. The course concept is to improve clinical and research understanding amongst Oncologists (non-Radiologists) in the UK, in the increasingly complex anatomical / functional oncological imaging arena. The course is suitable for all levels from trainees to professorial level.

More information here.

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