31 January 2023
Philippa's career in research so far has been interesting, varied and above all, rewarding, as she has seen how research has directly improved participants’ quality of life.
15 December 2022
Dr Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas was recently appointed as the new Clinical Director of CRN East of England and, since joining, has been working closely with Lead Clinical Director, Professor Jeremy Turner, and the Executive Group to lead the region’s strategy and support the region’s drive to grow research.
31 October 2022
In this blog, Dr Sara Karrar, Public Health Representative for CRN East of England, talks about her time on the NIHR's Local Authority Short Placement Award scheme for Research Collaboration (LA SPARC).
21 October 2021
After just a year of being fully qualified, a Cambridgeshire GP has not only led a national clinical trial at the practice where she works, but has also enrolled the first participant in the UK to it.
01 October 2021
An Eastern NHS worker is the only nurse in the UK to have led an important research study looking at how COVID-19 antibodies are present in children and young adults.
05 July 2021
In the Eastern region, over 1236 clinical research studies supported by the NIHR’s Clinical Research Network (CRN) Eastern have re-opened following a pause last year, helping to get vital research into health concerns such as cancer and mental health back on track.
15 June 2021
Along with caring for patients through the pandemic, Dr Jean Patrick, a renal consultant, took a career-defining opportunity to lead the search for vital COVID-19 treatments as a Principal Investigator for the RECOVERY study at the James Paget University Hospitals (JPUH) NHS Foundation Trust.
16 March 2021
Researchers at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trus have adapted a vital stroke study to allow volunteers to join and participate safely at home.
05 March 2021
As the nation sees the continued roll out of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to people across the regions, we thank a very special Eastern collaboration that played a vital part in making it possible.
04 March 2021
Surajit was one of 500 people who recently volunteered to take part in a research trial at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) to test the effectiveness of a new COVID-19 vaccine. He is now raising awareness of the importance of vaccine research and what it is like to take part in it.
26 October 2020
While maintaining a firm grip on the task of trying to find ways to beat COVID-19, one District General Hospital in Norfolk has also become the first in Europe to enrol volunteers to a vital breast cancer research trial.
10 August 2020
Despite having to shield during the lockdown, Alex Miller-Fik has been working hard ‘behind the scenes’ to help deliver COVID-19 studies and he is now helping to get non-COVID-19 studies back up and running again.
07 July 2020
A retired electrical engineer from Norfolk has taken part in vital COVID-19 research at the hospital he helped build 40 years ago.
21 January 2020
A woman with dementia has seen a significant reduction in symptoms of agitation after taking part in clinical research at the care home where she lives.
14 January 2020
An NHS Coder from Suffolk is urging people to take part in health research after benefiting from the new treatment for a debilitating condition that affects her hearing and balance.
03 December 2019
A former Deputy Director for Education has become Norfolk’s newest NIHR Join Dementia Research Champion and is urging people to take part in research.
06 August 2019
7 year old from Norwich is the first participant to sign up to a new research study which looks at how sensitising the body to insulin can impact the effectiveness of growth hormone in short children who are born small.
21 May 2019
New Chief Operating Office appointed for CRN Eastern
