Web Page updated on the 3rd June 2009
CPA TRUST FUNDING
The CPA Trust, a registered charity, was set up in 2004 to support the development of improvements in the quality of medical laboratory services.
Applications are now invited for:
· pilot funding for EQA Schemes, such bids being welcome from established providers or newcomers to the field
· CPA Trust bursaries, up to a maximum of £6,000 per application.
Application forms for both types of funding are available on the links below:
or from
CPA (UK) Ltd
45 Rutland Park
Botanical Gardens
Sheffield S10 2PB
Tel: 0114 251 5800
Fax: 0114 251 5801
e-mail: susan.allison@cpa-uk.co.uk
Applications should be returned by Friday 30 October 2009.
CPA TRUST - EQA PILOT FUNDING AND BURSARIES
The
CPA Trust supported the following bids for the financial year 2008/09.
EQA Pilot Funding Approved 2008/2009
·
Human Embryo Morphology
Dr Diane Critchlow , Manchester
£2,800
·
Liver Copper and Iron
Dr Andrew Duncan, Glasgow
£1,098
·
UK NEQAS for Clinical
Cytogenetics
Dr Ros Hastings, Oxford
£6,300
·
·
RT-PCR detection of specific fusion genes in
soft tissue and bone sarcomas
Sandra Hing and Tim Diss, London
£3,500
·
Lenticule Disc Pilot Component of MRSA
Screening
Dr Claire Jenkins, London
£3,315
·
Angiotensin converting enzyme (serum ACE)
Dr Annette Thomas, Cardiff
£6,000
·
Standardisation of and assessment of
interferences in commercial immunoassay techniques for measurement of digoxin in
serum
Dr John
Wilson, Cardiff
£4,320
·
Development and validation of a GC/MS method
for 25-hydroxy-vitamin D2D3 to provide target values for
samples issued by the Vitamin D Quality Assurance Scheme (DEQAS)
Professor John Halket
£6,000
·
Evaluation of chemiluminescent detection
methods as a replacement for radioactive labelling methods in Southern blot
analysis for fragile X syndrome and myotonic dystrophy
Carol
Hardy, Birmingham
£6,000