The BSG Research Committee seeks expressions of interest to organise a small, focused, Scientific Research Workshop at the 2011 BSG meeting to be held in Birmingham (specific time to be determined). Details of previous workshops can be found at http://www.bsg.org.uk/research/past-workshops/index.html. The workshop at the BSG 2010 meeting is entitled 'Infection and Gastrointestinal Cancer: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies' and has been arranged by Prof J Crabtree and Prof D Kelleher. A different theme would be preferred for the 2011 workshop.

Please e-mail the Research Committee on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (using header BSG Research Committee) with your proposal. At this stage please provide the name of the organiser(s), title of the workshop, summary of areas to be covered and a preliminary speaker and delegate list. The deadline for applications is 31st May 2010 to allow ample time for the organiser of the chosen workshop to invite speakers. Any questions can be addressed to Prof Mark Pritchard ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) on behalf of the BSG Research Committee.

The Royal College of Physicians is pleased to announce that the Graham Bull Prize in Clinical Science 2010 is now open for applications.

This award was established in 1988 in honour of the late Sir Graham Bull who was the first Director of the Clinical Research Centre at Northwick Park. A Trust for the Graham Bull Prize was set up to provide money for young research workers under the age of 45 who feel that they have made a major contribution to clinical science. The work can cover a wide range of expertise, such as molecular and cellular biology, imaging technology, psychiatry, or health sciences. The award is open to both clinical and basic scientists who must apply for their own work to be considered. The sum of £1000 will be awarded to the prize winner.

The closing date for applications is 31 March 2010. Please find attached a publicity leaflet giving all details of this Prize. This information is also available, along with an application form, on the Royal College of Physicians' website at www.rcplondon.ac.uk/trustfunds.

• Download Flyer  [ 38 Kb ]

BSG Research Workshop, Liverpool - Thursday, 25th March 2010.

'Infection and Gastrointestinal Cancer: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies'

Organisers: Professor Jean E. Crabtree, Professor Dermot Kelleher

Chair: J.E. Crabtree Leeds, D. Kelleher Dublin

A limited number of places are available at this one-day, invitation-only Workshop to be held during the BSG Annual Meeting. Any BSG member or Trainee wishing to attend can get more details and apply for a place by contacting the Workshop Organiser Professor Jean Crabtree ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare, ulcerating skin disease that is often secondary to inflammatory conditions such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. A recent audit of patients with PG, including 11 centres in the UK, showed that 29% of patients also had inflammatory bowel disease.

A new trial is being funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), and is a UK Clinical Research Network portfolio study.

Given that PG is such a rare disease, we need your help to make this trial a success.

The trial website – www.stopgaptrial.co.uk provides a list of hospitals around the UK that are recruiting patients with PG into the trial. If you see a patient whom you suspect has PG, please consider referring to a dermatologist who is involved in the trial. Patients cannot be included in the trial if they have taken prednisolone or ciclosporin for 1 month prior to starting the trial, so it is important not to prescribe systemic therapy. Topical therapy can be prescribed if necessary.

For further details of the trial please follow the link below:

Further Information [ 3.3 Mb ]