Fellowships and award winners

One Year Research Fellowships

Jessica Bowie
Understanding skin change in chronic venous disease through microcirculatory and metabolic assessment at Imperial College London

Prashanth Chowdary
The role of kidney-resident memory T cells in the control of human cytomegalovirus infection at University College London

Jamal Dirie
Harnessing exercise to reprogramme the tumour microenvironment in oesophageal cancer at University of Surrey

George Hourston
The origin of aberrant myofibroblasts in the development of Dupuytren’s disease at University of Cambridge

Katie Jones
Identifying and validating key therapeutic targets in deep infiltrating endometriosis by integrating spatial transcriptomics with an advanced 3D cell culture model of bowel-involved disease at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Nichola Manu
Assessing immune responses in colorectal liver metastases during chemotherapy at University of Liverpool

Liam Phelan
Death after surgery around the world: Moving from epidemiology to action at University of Birmingham

Afroza Sharmin
Glucose metabolism in oesophageal adenocarcinoma: A step towards metabolism directed therapy at Imperial College London

Luke Taylor
The role of the biliary microbiome in post-operative infection and complications following pancreatic cancer surgery at University of Bristol

Jennifer Waterman
Anastomotic Leak Prediction after Colorectal Anastomosis (ALPACA) Study at University Hospital of Wales

Emma Watts
ThyRST: Developing a Risk Stratification Tool for Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules at University of Birmingham

Simon Williams
Development and Translation of a Computer Vision Platform for Facial Nerve Preservation in Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery at National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Matthew Zammit
Transoral Robotic Surgery: Nanoparticle-Targeted Real-time Margin Control at University of Liverpool

Honorary One Year Research Fellowships

Jessica Caterson
A Prospective Multi-Centre Study of Wearables in Oesophagogastric Cancer Surgery at University of Oxford

Vassili Crispi
Accelerating real-world integrated molecular diagnosis for brain tumour patients using long read sequencing at University of Birmingham

Hadyn Kankam
Understanding and Preventing Wound Complications Following Mastectomy at University of Oxford

Edward Mattthews
Matrix Epigenetics Micromechanics Physics and Histology in Hernias (MEMPHIS) at Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital

Unaiza Waheed
Origins, Phylogeny and Somatic Mutation Landscape of Early-Onset Gastric Cancer at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Fiona Wu
The feasibility and barriers to using artificial intelligence to support breast cancer MDT decision-making at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Charlotte Yates
Spatial Immunoprofiling of Intestinal Transplant Rejection: Repurposing Targeted IBD Therapies Through Immune Mapping at University of Oxford

One Year Research Fellowships

Joshua Agilinko: Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowship
Characterisation of the roles of retinoic acid receptors and identification of their tissue-specific targets and pathways in adrenocortical cancer at Imperial College London

Cameron Alexander: The Marx Family Trust Research Fellowship
Unravelling tumour-host metabolic interactions that underpin the efficacy of metformin in high-volume metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer at Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Theophilus Anyomih: Saven Research and Development Fund with support from the Shears Foundation
Using data to address policy gaps for the provision of emergency surgery systems around the world at University of Birmingham

Euan Bright: Sir Roy and Lady Calne Research Fellowship with support from the Harold Bridges Bequest
Kynurenine-3 monooxygenase (KMO) as an additional therapeutic target in graft optimisation for Liver Transplantation at University of Edinburgh

Frederick Ewbank: Freemasons' United Grand Lodge Research Fellowship with support from the Rosetrees Trust
The use of imaging to predict the rupture of intracranial aneurysms at Southampton University Hospital

Struan Gray: Freemasons' Royal Arch Research Fellowship
The utility of radiomic biomarkers for surgical planning and prognostication in high-risk non-metastatic prostate cancer at Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Aurelien Gueroult: George Drexler Foundation Research Fellowship with support from the Rosetrees Trust and Freemasons' United Grand Lodge
Long-term outcomes of Fenestrated Endovascular Aneurysm Repair at St George's Hospital, London

Patrick Jull: Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowship with support from the Rosetrees Trust
Evaluation of patient-derived regulatory B cells in personalised ex vivo systems: A bridge to translation to improve outcomes in transplantation at University of Oxford

David Leiberman: The Barbers' Company Dame Clare Marx Fellowship
Mapping the role of the microbiome and immune response in complex peri-anal Crohn’s disease at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Georgios Kourounis: Freemasons' Royal Arch Research Fellowship with support from the Rosetrees Trust
Organ Quality Assessment (OrQA) using artificial intelligence assisted image analysis of donated organs: increasing the number of transplants at Newcastle University

Gita Lingam: The Sir Alan Parks Fellowship
Utilising AI to Improve the Management of Ileocolic Crohn’s Disease at St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute

Robert Young: Freemasons' United Grand Lodge Research Fellowship
Translational Models of Nrf2 Activation in Human Liver Regeneration at University of Liverpool

Benjamin Zucker: The Arthritis Research Trust Research Fellowship
Utilising NJR data to determine individual risk of dislocation after primary THR at University of Bristol

Honorary One Year Research Fellowships

Jessica Bowie
Translational Application of Laser-assisted Rapid Evaporative Ionisation Mass Spectrometry in Venous Disease at Imperial College London

George Hourston
The origin of aberrant myofibroblasts in the development of Dupuytren’s disease at University of Cambridge

Danyal Khan
Towards Artificial Intelligence Assisted Pituitary Surgery – The Systematic Translation of Surgical Computer Vision to Improve Patient Outcomes at University College London

Aleksandra Staniszewska
The impact of primary care foot screening on major lower limb amputations in people with diabetes in England at University of Bristol

Irena Stefanova
Advancing the translation of biomarker candidates for earlier detection of pancreatic cancer at University of Liverpool

Nathan Walker
RESTORE study - Refining prognosis and improving surgical outcomes in congenital hearing loss: a study on aetiology and cochlear implantation in widened vestibular aqueduct at Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Trixie Yap
A magnetic resonance imaging strategy for assessment of oxygenation and perfusion after revascularisation of the ischaemic limb at St Thomas' Hospital

Pump Priming Grants Awarded

Helen Stark: RCS England Pump Priming Grant
Developing a spatial molecular signature rejection of skin transplant biopsies at University of Oxford

Simon Abram: RCS England Pump Priming Grant supported by the Arthritis Research Trust
Comparing the Outcomes of Knee Arthroplasty Performed for Primary versus Secondary Osteoarthritis Indications in the UK at University of Bristol

Patrick Grover: RCS England Pump Priming Grant supported by the GD Herbert Charitable Trust
BURR-MMA: Burr- holes and Middle Meningeal Artery coagulation for chronic subdural haematoma at National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Ken To: Sir Roy and Lady Calne Pump Priming Grant
Single-cell and spatial genomics of ex vivo kidney perfusion at University of Cambridge

Natalie Blencowe: RCS England Pump Priming Grant
Understanding and summarising the challenges and barriers to undertaking randomised controlled trials in emergency general surgical settings at St James University Hospital Leeds

Matthew Tan: RCS England Pump Priming Grant
Neuropathy in Patients with Chronic Venous Disease at Imperial College London

One Year Research Fellowships

Mushfique Alam: The Sir Alan Parks Research Fellowship
Patient derived organoids as a predictive model of response to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in gastric adenocarcinoma at University of Liverpool

Nicole Assemota: The Marx Family Trust Research Fellowship
Markers of 'Transplantability' in Ex-SiTu Perfused Hearts – ‘The TEST Study' at Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation

Ali Bakhsh: Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowship with support from the Shears Foundation
Elucidating seizure mechanisms in meningioma through spatial transcriptomics at Walton Centre For Neurology and Neurosurgery

Michael Bath: Ratanji Dalal Research Fellowship
Modularity and Complexity in Global Trauma System Development at University of Cambridge

Kim Borsky: Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowship with support from the Vandervell Trust
Psychometric sensitivity analyses for clinical trials at University of Oxford

Tarak Chouari: The Marx Family Trust Research Fellowship
Investigating the role of the Bile and Tumour Microbiome in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma at University of Surrey

Omar El-Taji: Freemasons' Royal Arch Research Fellowship with support from Rosetrees Trust
Predicting Cardiovascular Risk: Image Biomarker Analysis in Locally Advanced and Metastatic Prostate Cancer treated with Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapies Combined with Androgen Deprivation at Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Sarah Epton: Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowship
Optimising Oesophagogastric Cancer Surgery Care: Identifying the Essential Structural Characteristics Necessary to Achieve High-Quality Patient Outcomes at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Ben Gompels: The Arthritis Research Trust Research Fellowship
Hypoxic Conditioning of Chondocytes to Enhance Cartilage Repair at University of Cambridge

Shivani Joshi: George Drexler Foundation Research Fellowship
Development of a sexual function patient reported outcome measure (Sex-PROM) at St Mark's hospital and Academic Institute

Kayani Kayani: Sir Roy and Lady Calne Research Fellowship with Support from the Harold Bridges Bequest
Functional and stable induced Tregs in liver transplantation: an in vivo and ex vivo study and analysis of their use in liver transplantation at University of Birmingham

Claudia Koh: Freemasons' Royal Arch Research Fellowship with support from the Saven Research and Development fund
Developing novel cell-based therapies for Hirschsprung’s disease at Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Chang Woo Lee: The Dr Shapurji H Modi Memorial Research Fellowship with support from the Rosetrees Trust
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Laryngeal Dystonia at The Royal National Throat Nose & Ear Hospital

Alexandra Macmillan: The Frances and Augustus Newman Research Fellowship
Refining cartilage cell therapy by understanding stromal, chondrocyte and monocyte interactions at University of Cambridge

Matthew McKenna: Freemasons' Grand Lodge Research Fellowship with support from the Saven Research and Development Fund
“Concentrative Nucleoside Transporter 1 (hCNT1)/SLC28A1 and Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1 (hENT1)/SLC29A1 in human colon cancer, the clinical and therapeutic considerations” at Cardiff University

Olivia O'Malley: The Arthritis Research Trust Research Fellowship with support from the Rosetrees Trust
Evaluating the health and economic outcomes related to the increasing use of reverse shoulder arthroplasty at Imperial College London

Nikhil Patel: Freemasons' Grand Lodge Research Fellowship
Investigation of immune pathways and microbiome disruption as drivers of mutagenesis in oesophagogastric cancer at The Royal Marsden NHS Trust and Institute of Cancer Research

Branavan Rudran: Royal College of England Honorary Research Fellowship
Improving the outcomes for younger patients undergoing knee replacements at NDORMS, University of Oxford

Abigail Shaw: Saven Research and Development Research Fellowship with support from the Rosetrees Trust
Improving the outcomes of hand infections in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) at NDORMS, University of Oxford.

Eleanor Smith: The Barbers' Company Dame Clare Marx Fellowship
Targeted novel treatments and delineating the pathophysiological mechanisms of traumatic coagulopathy at Queen Mary University of London.

Adam Tam: Freemasons' Grand Lodge Research Fellowship
Surgeon-Patient psychophysiological interdependence: the impact of surgeon cognitive burden on this balance and its effects on patient outcomes at Royal Cornwall Hospital.

Benedict Turner: Royal College of Surgeons of England Honorary Research Fellowship
The role of anti-inflammatory treatments in the prevention of post-thrombotic fibrosis at Imperial College London.

Joint Fellowship Award

Matthew Wilcox: The Frances and Augustus Newman Fulbright Research Scholarship

Pump Priming Grants Awarded

Richard Dunbill: Sir Roy and Lady Calne Pump Priming Grant
The role of NRF2 and caspase 1 in recovery from ischaemia-reperfusion injury: a single-cell transcriptomic study of human kidneys subject to ex-situ normothermic machine perfusion at University of Oxford

Christopher Bricogne: Blond McIndoe Research Foundation Pump Priming Grant
Investigating the molecular and cellular mechanisms of Sentinel Skin Flap monitoring in Lung Transplantation

Zakareya Gamie: RCS England Pump Priming Grant
Investigation of combining MDM2 inhibitors with DR5 agonists for bone sarcoma treatment at Newcastle University

Nisaharan Srikandarajah: RCS England Pump Priming Grant
Cauda Equina Syndrome core measurement set at Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Stephen Chapman: RCS England Pump Priming Grant
Preparatory framework for a platform trial to prevent ileus after surgery at University of Leeds

Kavit Amin: Guinea Pig Memorial Trust Pump Priming Grant
Extending Tissue Preservation for Complex Reconstruction via Dialysis at University Hospital of South Manchester

Kartik Logishetty: RCS England Pump Priming Grant
Machine Learning and Radiomics for Diagnosing and Predicting Outcomes in Femoroacetabular Impingement at University College London

Rachel Harwood: RCS England Pump Priming Grant
Developing Novel Regenerative Medicine Therapies for Hirschsprung’s Disease at Institute of Child Health, University of Liverpool

Paul Sutton: RCS England Pump Priming Grant
Investigating the immune response to total neoadjuvant therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer (INTERACT) at Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

One Year Research Fellowships

Ahmad Ali, Joint Brain Research UK/RCS England Research Fellowship with support from the Rosetrees Trust and the Vandervell Trust
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for cognitive rehabilitation in brain tumour patients based at Walton Centre For Neurology and Neurosurgery

Aleksandra Bartnik, Sorab (Soli) Jamshed Lam Research Fellowship
Novel methods in prognostication post pulmonary endarterectomy – cardiac magnetic resonance for the assessment of right ventricular recovery and radiological evaluation of surgical clearance based at Papworth Hospital

Robert Geraghty, Freemasons' Grand Lodge Research Fellowship with support from the Shears Foundation
Can machine learning models based on multi-omics data predict operative and non-operative outcomes of kidney stone disease? based at Freeman Hospital

Tom Grundy, Freemasons' Grand Lodge Research Fellowship with support from the Rosetrees Trust and Vandervell Trust
Concussion and Neuroinflammation in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Translational Approach from Preclinical Model to Imaging of Elite Rugby Players based at the University of Manchester

Aaron Kler, Saven Research and Development Programme Research Fellowship
Assessing the metabolomic changes to neoadjuvant therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer based at Countess of Chester Hospital

Oliver McCallion, George Drexler Foundation Research Fellowship
Evaluating the impact of regulatory T cell therapy in living donor kidney transplant recipients by single cell RNA sequencing based at the University of Oxford

Gerlin Naidoo, Ratanji Dalal Research Fellowship
Assessment of the implementation and impact of a Point-of-Care-Ultrasound (POCUS) training programme on Paediatric Surgical Outcomes in resource limited settings based at The University of Oxford

Alexander O'Connor, Freemasons' Royal Arch Research Fellowship with support from the Rosetrees Trust
A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Functional Lumen Imaging Probe, Anal Acoustic Reflectometry and Conventional Anorectal Manometry in the Assessment and Management of Anorectal Dysfunction based at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

James Olivier, Haddock Legacy Research Fellowship with support from the Rosetrees Trust
Improving the evaluation of surgical innovation: development of a framework for identifying, classifying and reporting modifications to innovative surgical procedures based at The University of Bristol

Bhavik Patel, The Marx Family Trust Research Fellowship
The Role of Extracellular Vesicle MicroRNAs in the Development of Metastatic Disease in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma based at The University of Surrey

Jessica Roberts, Blond McIndoe Research Foundation Research Fellowship
Immunobioengineering biomaterials for bone regeneration and reconstruction based at The University of Glasgow

Mona Saad, Freemasons' Grand Lodge Research Fellowship
Investigating the role of circulating mitochondrial DNA in disease progression to high-risk melanoma, and its clinical utility as a non-invasive novel biomarker to screen for disease progression, response to treatment, and recurrence based at The University of East Anglia

Hatem Sadik, The Barbers’ Company Dame Clare Marx Fellowship with support from the Harold Bridges Bequest
Hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion of the liver prior to normothermic machine perfusion to attenuate ischaemia-reperfusion injury in a ‘back-to-base’ donation after circulatory death porcine model based at University of Oxford

Joseph Santiapillai, Saven Research and Development Programme Research Fellowship
INVestigation Of Immune Priming Interventions in Kidney CancEr (INVOKE) based at University College London

Stephanie Smith, RCS England Honorary Research fellowship
Investigating the use of the Prostate Urine Risk biomarker in predicting clinical outcomes for men with prostate cancer based at The University of East Anglia

Harry Spiers, Sir Roy and Lady Calne Research Fellowship
Extracellular vesicles as biomarkers and therapeutics in kidney transplant ischaemia-reperfusion injury based at The University of Cambridge

Joel Ward, Freemasons' Royal Arch Research Fellowship with support from the Rosetrees Trust
Understanding the role of pitch in multi-speaker environments based at The University of Oxford

Joint fellowships awarded

Ben Tyas, Joint National Joint Registry, Orthopaedic Research UK and The Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowship
Clinical outcomes in revision knee arthroplasty for aseptic loosening

Pump priming grants awarded 

Barney Stevenson, Sir Roy and Lady Calne Pump Priming Grant
Pre-Clinical Enzymatic ABO blood group conversion of human livers from Group A to Universal Group O for increasing organ utilisation at University of Cambridge

Rahul Shah, Saven Research and Development Pump Priming Grant
Multimodal assessment of acute nociceptive and chronic neuropathic pain physiomarkers using invasive recordings during spinal cord stimulation at St George’s, University of London

Hasan Mohammad, RCS England Pump Priming Grant funded by the Roberta Swan Legacy
An evaluation of the clinical efficacy and risk profile of routine spinal operations performed in the National Health Service at Queen Mary University of London

Keaton Ian Jones, RCS England Pump Priming Grant funded by the Marx Family Trust
Identifying macrophage metabolic checkpoints in pancreatic cancer at Churchill Hospital, Oxford

Thomas Jovic, Blond McIndoe Research Foundation Pump Priming Grant
Development of hyaluronic acid bioinks for 3D bioprinting soft tissue for reconstructive surgery at Swansea University.

Bhamini Vadhwana, RCS England Pump Priming Grant funded by Freemasons' Globe Lodge No. 23
Role of the microbial-immune axis in oesophageal squamous cell cancer metastases at Imperial College London.

Ruth Parks, Royal College of Surgeons of England Pump Priming Grant
Personalising treatment in older women with primary breast cancer at The University of Nottingham.

Adrian Kendal, RCS England Pump Priming Grant funded by Freemasons' Globe Lodge No. 23
Temporal and geographic variation in mortality following major lower limb amputation for diabetic foot infection; England population study (2000-2022) at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust

Peter Szatmary, RCS England Pump Priming Grant funded by the Marx Family Trust
PEri-pancreatectomy Blood Sugar Control after Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer (PEBLS) at Department of Surgery, Royal Liverpool University Hospital.