Leprosy Mailing List – January 17, 2025
Ref.: (LML) Leprosy research Initiative calls for proposals
From: LRI, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Dear colleagues,
The LRI Secretariat wishes you a happy New Year! We are excited to share this first newsletter of 2025 which features the reminder for the research proposals submission deadline, LRI Spring Meeting dates and a Researcher spotlight.
LRI calls for proposals: Deadline for research proposals approaching!
The deadline for submission for both calls is Friday the 24th of January, 2025 at 17:00 (CET), after which the portal will be closed, so make sure to submit your Letter of Intent timely.
LRI Spring Meeting 2025 – Save the dates!
The LRI Spring Meeting is an annual event that brings together researchers of LRI-funded projects, the LRI Scientific Review Committee and Steering Committee as well as Partners of the LRI. More than 35 researchers will present project progress updates and results during this year's edition, which will take place online on the 9th and 10th of April (afternoons CET). The online event is open to everyone interested in leprosy research and will be free of charge.
Researcher spotlight 🌟 – Dr Suraj Maharjan, grantee of the LRI Research capacity strengthening grant
The first-ever call for proposals for the LRI Research capacity strengthening grant was announced in December 2022. After a rigorous selection process, the grant was awarded to two early-career researchers who submitted outstanding proposals. Among the recipients is Dr Suraj.
In his words "this grant has given me a big opportunity to research one of the neglected tropical diseases: leprosy. It has also opened up new insights, and allowed me to collaborate with different disciplines. Moreover, the contribution is to the bigger picture of the goal towards zero leprosy."
We asked Dr Suraj to share insights into his experience with his project, the grant and its focus on strengthening the capacity of early-career researchers and are excited to share his reflections:
📝📈 🔎 About the project:
"Early diagnosis and prevention of nerve damage remains one of the big challenges in leprosy. Autonomic impairment is an early sign of nerve damage that can be assessed by measurement of skin temperature with the help of infrared thermography. An infrared thermography test is non-invasive and independent of the patient or examiner's subjectivity. This test can have huge potential in the assessment and early diagnosis of leprosy."
📚🌟 How the grant has strengthened your capacity as an early-career researcher:
"This grant is very special as it is my first clinical research grant and a big opportunity for INF Green Pastures Hospital's leprosy work. I joined Green Pastures in 2017 as a reconstructive surgeon specialising in leprosy. My work on nerve damage and disability related to leprosy sparked my research interest, which is now being realized through this grant.
This grant has enabled me to initiate clinical research at the hospital as a Nepali clinician. This has also helped me to collaborate with different departments in our hospital inspiring other clinicians, healthcare workers, and staff to engage in research work.
I am privileged to be guided in this project by my teacher and mentor, leprosy expert Dr Wim Brandsma, who has not only helped me to deepen my understanding of leprosy and rehabilitation but also ignited my passion for research in this field. My dear friends and colleagues Dr Arjan Knulst (Biomedical Engineer) and Corine Verlaan Knulst (part of the research team) have been of wonderful support and constant push in making this endeavour a reality.
This research project has also allowed me to collaborate with likeminded people, government networks on leprosy and open doors for many more research ideas. Moreover, this opportunity has allowed me to manage the overall project, enhancing my skills in project management. I see great potential for expanding research through this project by fostering partnerships with like-minded organizations and collaborating with Nepal's government departments focused on leprosy and disability."
LRI wishes Dr Suraj a successful continuation of his project and development journey!
If you're an early-career researcher inspired by Dr Suraj's story, please submit your research proposal by January 24th for the LRI Research capacity strengthening grant.
LML - S Deepak, B Naafs, S Noto and P Schreuder
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