Katarzyna Niemiec successfully submitted her PhD research with minor corrections in February 2018. Katarzyna was a PhD student funded by Saving Faces who focused her research on human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) and its role in head and neck cancer.
As funders of the study, we are delighted to announce that Elisavet Moschopoulou successfully submitted and defended her thesis in September 2018 with no further corrections. Elisavet’s research is the first to examine post-traumatic stress in head and neck cancer survivors and their carers.
An interesting new study is being conducted by Hannah Saunders at Durham University, who is looking into whether workplace laws in the UK are effective at achieving equality for people with a visible difference.
Saving Faces and the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS), in conjunction with The Royal College of Emergency Medicine, undertook two national surveys on the incidence of facial injuries. The data collected represented the only large multi-centre prospective data-set on UK facial injuries presented to secondary care with over 14,700 data collected.
As funders of the study, we would like to say huge congratulations to Dr Fatima Qadir who successfully submitted her final thesis in May 2018.
Massive congratulations for the third time this year to Dr Emmylou Rahtz on her third peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (JPRAS). Dr Rahtz's research challenges the common assumptions about the psychological effects of facial injuries.
Congratulations again to Dr Emmylou Rahtz for her second publication this year in The Conversation. Dr Rahtz completed her PhD in May 2015, funded by Saving Faces, which looks into the psychological impact of gang violence.
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) researcher Professor Ahmad Waseem (Institute of Dentistry) and his team are developing a novel way to identify the increasing number of HPV-driven head and neck cancers. This is vital for improving cancer patient care as HPV related tumours have a much better outcome than those caused by other factors such as alcohol, tobacco or areca nut consumption. Personalisation of treatment using this new technology may also allow for less invasive ‘de-intensified’ treatment strategies with fewer side-effects.
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