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                            Pharmacist members wanted for NHS Research Ethics Committee
19th February 2021
Pharmacists are invited to join East of Scotland Research Ethics Service (EoSRES) The Res...
 
                            World Cancer Day 2021
4th February 2021
Now in its 21st year, World Cancer Day aims to inspire action to create a future withou...
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                                        CSO guidance on clinical research in response to additional lockdown measures12th January 2021 Research, development and innovation are crucial in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are a core component of NHS Scotland’s role as a person-centred, evidence-b... Read full article 
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                                        CSO Festive Message 202022nd December 2020 Euan Dick, Head of the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) reflects on 2020 as one of the most challenging and transformative years for research, paying tribute to the incred... Read full article 
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                                        Vacancy: NRS Cardiovascular Clinical Lead15th December 2020 The Chief Scientist Office is looking to appoint a clinical lead for Read full article 
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                                        Genes could be key to new COVID-19 treatments11th December 2020 Potential treatments for COVID-19 have been identified after the discovery of five genes associated with the most severe form of the disease. Read full article 
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                                        Vacancy: NRS Clinical Leads8th December 2020 The Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government (CSO) is seeking applicants for the role of Cli... Read full article 
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                                        Novavax Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial completes enrollment in two months30th November 2020 The Novavax Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial has achieved its recruitment target just two months after ope... Read full article 
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                                        UK wide COVID-19 study recruits the first global patient in Dundee17th November 2020 A phase 3 trial for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson has this week recruited the first global patient in Dundee. Read full article 
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                                        Major COVID-19 vaccine trial opens in Scotland16th November 2020 Hundreds of people from across Tayside and Fife are being sought to participate in a Covid-19 vaccine trial to be led by the University of Dundee and NHS Tayside. From M... Read full article 
 
                 
                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                 
                                                                             
                                                        