OXFORD researchers have been honoured as part a series of awards celebrating medical achievements.
The Local Clinical Research Networks Thames Valley Health Research Awards showcased research supported by the networks in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes including the continued impact of covid trials.
The primary care research nurse team at Oxford University Hospital trust, who worked on vaccine and covid treatment trials, were praised for being "a committed and dedicated team, applying themselves to a variety of urgent public health studies, often visiting covid-positive people in their homes to ensure they were able to participate in research".
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Prof Matthew Snape was recognised for his work as a consultant in paediatrics and vaccinology at the trust and at the University of Oxford. He was nominated by Oxford Vaccine Group director, Prof Sir Andrew Pollard.
Prof Pollard said he had made major contributions on a number of vaccines affecting children that had changed national policy.
He said: "He has shown outstanding leadership as chief investigator of multiple vaccine clinical trials in the UK during the pandemic and placed the UK in a pivotal international role in knowledge development that has informed global vaccine policy.”
BHF Protect Tavi, a research study designed and led by a team at the trust, was described as a landmark clinical trial, testing whether a new device can help reduce the risk of stroke.
The winners from Oxford University Hospitals were:
Primary Care Research Nurse Team
All-round High Performing Team
Emergency Medicine Research in Oxford (EMROx) team
Contribution to COVID-19 research award
Neonatal Research Team
Exceptional Contribution to a Commercial Study
Prof Matthew Snape, Consultant in Paediatrics and Vaccinology
Outstanding Contribution to Children's Research (Memorial prize)
Nicky McRobert, Lead Diabetes Research Nurse
Outstanding Research Team Leader
The BHF PROTECT TAVI Trial team (joint winners)
Study of the Year
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This story was written by Anna Colivicchi, she joined the team this year and covers health stories for the Oxfordshire papers.
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