Diabetes Research Network (DRN)

DRN call for research group proposals
The NIHR Diabetes Research Network provides support for large scale diabetes research. Under the leadership of the Clinical Studies Advisory Group, which oversees the whole DRN clinical reseqarch portfolio, are a series of Research Groups, who are tasked with turning research ideas into funded studies that are suitable for running within the DRN. The DRN are now seeking proposals to set up new research groups - deadline is 23rd April.
For more information please click on the link below.

DRN Networks
Networks have been established as follows:

• Eastern England, (hosted by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  led by Professor Nick Wareham)
• North and East Cumbria, (hosted by Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust led by 
  Professor Mark Walker)
• North East London, (Hosted by Barts and the London Hospital NHS Trust led by 
  Professors Graham Hitman)
• North West, (Hosted by Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust led by Dr Martin Gibson)
• North West London, (Hosted by St Mary’s Hospital NHS Trust led by Professor Robert
  Elkeles)
• South East Midlands (Hosted by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust led by
  Professor Melanie Davies and Dr Kamlesh Khunti as clinical leads)
• South West Peninsula, (Hosted by Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust led by Professor
  Andrew Hattersley and Ann Millward)
• Thames Valley, (Hosted by Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust led by Dr Andrew Farmer)
• Scottish Diabetes Research Network (Led by Dr John Petrie)
• Diabetes Research Network Wales (led by Professor David Owens).

Diabetes Research Network Wales (DRN)
The Diabetes Research Network in Wales aims to promote existing strengths and potential in diabetic research and diabetes care in Wales. The Network Lead for DRN Wales is Professor David Owens.

For further information contact Annie Hutchings, Coordinator, email hutchingsa@cardiff.ac.uk

Scottish Diabetes Research Network
The Scottish Diabetes Research Network (SDRN) was formally launched in August 2006. The aims of the SDRN are to establish an integrated clinical trials infrastructure between the major academic centres in Scotland and their associated managed clinical networks, to increase recruitment to all clinical trials in Scotland and to provide a platform for high quality, unintrusive epidemiology on a national level.

For more information contact: Shona Brearley, Research Network Manager, email s.brearley{at}sdrn.org.uk.

Clinical Studies Advisory Group

The Diabetes Research Network has established a Clinical Studies Advisory Group which will meet on a regular basis to consider research studies.

Contact the Diabetes Research Network

A consortium from Imperial College, London and the University of Oxford were chosen to act as the Coordinating Centre for the Diabetes Research Network.  The Director is Professor Des Johnston and he is supported by Assistant Director, Joanne Holloway 

The DRN can be contacted at the following address:

The Diabetes Research Network Coordinating Centre
ICCH Building, Imperial College
59 - 61 North Wharf Road
London W2 1LA

Tel: 0207 594 3377
Fax: 0207 594 3392
Email: drninfo@ukdrn.org

Last updated: 12 November 2009