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Scientific Poster Presentation Awards for Young Researchers (under 30) Poster abstracts may be viewed via the posters page.
The posters that were Six £15,000 prizes were awarded (in alphabetical order) to: Elizabeth Ainsbury (P3-3) exposure to ELF magnetic fields from appliances within the home Elizabeth A Ainsbury, Emma Conein and Denis L Henshaw H H Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL One of two posters submitted by Elizabeth Ainsbury, this one was chosen because the panel believe that the degree of ellipticity is an important part of any EMF exposure that has not been taken into account in most previous studies. This could well prove to be one of the important confounders in published epidemiological studies. Donna Hammal (P2-12) lymphoma in children and young adults. A study from the North of England. Donna M Hammal, Mark S Pearce, M Tevfik Dorak, and Louise Parker. Paediatric and Lifecourse Epidemiology Research Group, School of Clinical Medical Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, RVI, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK This was an interesting study using good data that suggests that further detailed investigation into the role of paternal electromagnetic field exposure, paternal pesticide/herbicide exposure and predominantly rural occupations, in these cancers in children and young adults is required. Marylin Kwan (P4-8) Marilyn L. Kwan1, Gladys Block, Steve Selvin1, Stacy Month and Patricia A. Buffler. 1Division of Public Health Biology and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley The committee agreed that this new work had very important implications for the prevention of paediatric leukaemia that will surprise many medical doctors. For the first time, good data was shown linking early childhood diet with risk of developing leukaemia up to age 14. Eating bananas and oranges (or drinking orange juice) frequently while under 2 years of age was shown to approximately halve the risk of development leukaemia during childhood. They also presented limited results showing a similar reduced risk with eating some types of vegetables that needs further work and elucidation. Michelle Morrow (P1-14) progenitor cells in vivo and in vitro. Michelle Morrow, Sarah Horton, Dimitris Kioussis, Hugh J.M. Brady, and Owen Williams Paul O'Gorman Centre for Childhood Leukaemia, Molecular Haematology and Cancer Biology Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London and Gt. Ormond St. Hospital for Children This was one of three excellent Poster Presentations from the same laboratory. The committee concluded, after some discussion, that this one was the best to date and awarded it a prize. We look forward to seeing further developments from this laboratory and especially from the main authors of the other two excellent posters, Sarah Horton and Jenny Yeung. Stuart Peirson (P3-16) to quantitative real-time PCR data analysis Stuart N. Peirson, Jason N. Butler and Russell G. Foster Department of Visual Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF. The committee believes that this technique (in various forms) will become widely used around the world and will play an important role in the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing monitoring of cancer patients. This is excellent, practically useful, work that was well presented. Kevin Urayama (P4-12) between residential exposure to traffic and childhood leukemia Kevin Y. Urayama1, Peggy Reynolds et al. 1California Department of Health Services, Environmental Health Investigations Branch, Oakland, CA, USA The committee agreed that this was exactly the sort of work that was required to untangle any meaning from many of the existing epidemiological studies into the possible causes of childhood leukaemia. Susceptibility of sub-groups with specific genetic markers is a vital direction for epidemiological research to take on board in future studies. This was an excellent example. All Posters ** IMPORTANT: All downloadable documentation available from this page is strictly the property, intellectually and otherwise, of the author, and it is not reproducable without express permission from the aforesaid author. ** Download full poster list (Word - PDF) Day 1 - Monday 6th September 2004
Day 2 - Tuesday 7th September 2004
Day 3 - Wednesday 8th September 2004
Day 4 - Thursday 9th September 2004
Day 5 - Friday 10th September 2004
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