Research & Resources

Between 1999 – and 2010 The Trust has contributed substantially to research carried out by the bone marrow transplant team under the direction of Professor Shaun McCann. The ability to carry out state of the art research was enhanced by the opening of the Durkan Research for Leukaemia Laboratories in a new building on the campus of St. James’s Hospital.

This building was made possible by the kind donations of the Durkan Foundation and the Bone Marrow for leukaemia Trust. The team has developed tests to accurately diagnose different types of leukaemia and thereby enhance our ability to undertake the most appropriate treatment for individual patients. The Unit has also developed DNA based technology to access the results of transplantation. This technology is now widely used by other hospitals around the world. This unit is also involved in research into Multiple Myeloma, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia, and the first trial of the now widely used anti leukaemia drug Glivec was carried out under the direction Prof. McCann 2000.

In 2010 The Trust has funded two fellowships for young Haematologists in training, Dr. Amjad Hayat and Dr. Clodagh Ryan. Both of these young doctors have continued their research into Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia and Acute Myeloid Leukaemia respectively