Leeds Undergraduate Research Enterprise LURE

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Leeds Undergraduate Research EnterpriseLURE

• Co-Directors
• Professor Homer-Vanniasinkam andDr Karen Lee

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Leeds Undergraduate Research Enterprise

• scholarship scheme for medical students started
  in June 2006
• unique
• research, mentoring, networking, community
  activities
• skills for clinical scientific staff of the
  future

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Plan for this lunchtime seminar

• Tell you about LURE and how to applyDr Karen
  Lee
• The clinician scientist
• Professor Homer
• Savile LURE scholarOliver Richards, Year 3
  medical student
• Questions to current LURE scholarssandwiches and
  juice in the airport lounge

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Professor Homer-Vanniasinkam

• Consultant Vascular Surgeon
• Clinical Sub-Dean, Leeds Medical School
• Chair of Translational Vascular Medicine at the
  University of Bradford
• Director of the Northwick Park Institute for
  Medical Research, University College London

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Inspiring students to develop full potential

• foster and nurture undergraduate medical students
  with research ambitions
• prepare them for a career in academic medicine

Simon Romaine, HR UK LURE scholar, did
experimentalresearch in pharmacogenomics in LIGHT
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Features of LURE

• mentor other students on LURE scheme
• network with researchers and community
• attend schools as part of widening participation
• conduct research

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Four to six Year 2 medical students

• shortlisted candidates give presentation
• February 2009
• matching procedure to research
• two scholars sponsored by Heart Research UK
• research work 29 June 11 September 2009

LURE scholar Mais Al-Hity giving a presentation
onLURE in Sydney, Australia
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LURE scholarship

• Year 2 2000
• Year 3 2000
• intercalated 3000
• Year 4 500
• Year 5 500
• research expenses for laboratory or travel
• terms and conditions for award

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Sponsors

• Heart Research UK
• Leeds School of Medicine
• Sir Jimmy Savile

Lakshmanan Arunachalam, Junaid Azam, Sharna
Sivayoganathan, Jimmy Savile, Peter Mackley,
Karen Lee and Professor Homer in the Health
Sciences library 2007
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Research institutes of the integrated School of
Medicine

• LIMM
• LIGHT
• LIHS
• LIME

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Research team

• LURE scholar
• professor
• day to day supervisor
• scientific and nursing researchers
• data manipulation and interpretation
• research seminars
• publication, posters or presentations

Savile LURE scholar, Laure Bretsztajn in the
Molecular Gastroenterology lab of LIMM
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Improving patient care

• Savile LURE scholar, Junaid Azam in the
  cardiopulmonary testing laboratory of Leeds
  General Infirmary

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International health

• LURE scholar, Sunil Bhopal at a health clinic in
  rural India

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What a LURE scholar will develop

• skills in communication, research, mentoring and
  leadership
• academic scholarship
• research publications
• an impressive curriculum vitae

Savile LURE scholar, Chris Lewis speaking at the
Nuffield Centre of International Health and
Development, October 2008
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Want to apply?

• view informationhttp//www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/l
  ure/
• talk to current LURE scholars
• Blackboard VLE LURE organisation
• complete an application form
• hand in to School of Medicine Office before
  Friday 16 January 2009
• the contact for LURE is Karen Leek.e.lee_at_leeds.ac
  .uk