Enrolling Adults 60+: Help to see if we can protect people against symptoms of norovirus with an investigational mRNA vaccine
We are looking for participants for the Nova 301 Trial. This trial will see if an investigational vaccine can protect people 60 years of age or older against symptoms caused by the norovirus stomach bug.
Trial participants with head and neck cancer have portraits painted
Patients who wear facial prostheses after treatment for head and neck cancer have had their portraits painted to illustrate the physical and psychological impact of living with a facial difference.
First patient recruited for novel melanoma vaccine trial
The NIHR Leeds Clinical Research Facility at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) has made a significant stride in the fight against melanoma by recruiting our first patient for an international clinical trial testing a ground-breaking cancer immunotherapy vaccine.
Leeds Clinical Research Facility joins new Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad programme
The NIHR Leeds Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) has been selected to support a new NHS England initiative to expand access to cancer vaccine research.
Children’s research event: Making Research an Everyday Event
Our children’s research team recently held an exceptional event, ‘Making Research an Everyday Event Across the Children’s Hospital’. This initiative marks a significant milestone in our commitment to advancing children’s healthcare through research and innovation.
Inaugural Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTC) PPIEP Event
On 19 April 2024, the first-ever Multiple Long-Term Conditions (MLTC) Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement and Participation (PPIEP) Event was held at Leeds Teaching Hospitals.
Student Nurse Celebrates her Placement at CRF
Rochelle Tatwell has written a glowing article for the Nursing Times about how much she enjoyed her placement with the Leeds CRF.
Congratulations to the latest winners of a DAISY Award
These awards recognise examples of excellence for colleagues in nursing and midwifery. Lucy Leese is a cardiovascular research nurse at the LGI.
Dr. Sinisa Savic awarded prestigious £2.4m Kennedy Trust Fellowship to advance Rheumatology research at Leeds
The LCRF is delighted to congratulate Dr Sinisa Savic, Consultant in Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Leeds and NIHR Leeds Chapel Allerton CRF Site Lead who has been awarded a prestigious £2.4million Senior Research Fellowship by The Kennedy Trust.
Leeds Clinical Research Facility sends surplus medical supplies to Ukraine as part of a Yorkshire Aid Convoy
A donation of medical supplies was made to the Ukraine through the Leeds Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at St James’ Hospital as part of a Yorkshire Aid Convoy.