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Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust

Organisation: 
Sir Jules Thorn Trust
Deadline date: 
1 Jun 2011 - 12:am

Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust

24 Manchester Square
London

W1M 3TH

Telephone
020 7487 5851
Fax
020 7224 3976
Charity Registration Number
233838
 
Year Established
1963
 
Trustees/Council of Management
Ann J Rylands (Chairman); Christopher H Sporborg Esq; CBE; Prof Frederick V Flynn; MD; FRC Path; Sir Bruce MacPhail; Nicholas S Wilson; Esq; Prof J Richard Batchelor; MD; B Chir; FRCP; FRC Path; Nancy V Pearcey; Elizabeth S Charal; William H Sporborg.
 
Objects & Special Interests
Trustees have discretion to apply the Trust's capital and income for any charitable purposes. Grants are made particularly for medical research, medically related purposes and in response to general humanitarian appeals.
 
Scientific Advisory Committee
Medical Advisory Committee Prof.Sir Ravinder Maini (Chairman); Prof.John Martin; Prof.Anne Greenough; Prof.Maria Ron
 
Disease Areas
Gen Med Research/No Disease Priority
 
Types of Funding Schemes/Awards Available
Project
 
Restrictions
UK only
Other

 
Description of Peer Review Process
All applications are assessed by the Medical Advisory Committee supplemented by appropriate external referees. For the Trust's main grant programme (the Sir Jules Thorn Award for Biomedical Research) a panel comprising the Committee and external referees makes site visits to discuss shortlisted applications with investigators, collaborators, Deans, etc.
 
Research Strategy
the focus is on translational research having a good possibility of achieving improvements in clinical management within 5 years.
 
Expenditure on UK Medical Research
£1,223,116.00
Total Expenditure
£2,607,038.00

 

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