Collection of discarded surgical material for medical research

  • Research type

    Research Study

  • Full title

    Collection and use of discarded surgical material for Regenerative Medicine-related research

  • IRAS ID

    211414

  • Contact name

    Ilyas Khan

  • Contact email

    i.m.khan@swansea.ac.uk

  • Sponsor organisation

    Swansea University

  • Duration of Study in the UK

    5 years, 0 months, 1 days

  • Research summary

    Our research group is funded by the Medical Research Council of Great Britain to develop new methods to make cartilage for patients suffering from damaged or diseased joints. The major beneficiary of our research will be patients who have osteoarthritis but the methods we will develop can also help patients who have lost cartilage in their ears or noses due to trauma or disease.

  • REC name

    North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1

  • REC reference

    16/NS/0076

  • Date of REC Opinion

    14 Jul 2016

  • REC opinion

    Unfavourable Opinion