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Robert Dalton Research
Fellowship
  Dr
Robert Dalton a consultant haematologist at Cheltenham General hospital
was a dynamic and innovative person who was always coming up with new
ideas and goals. One of his dreams was to have research facilities
within the expanding haematology department. He felt this would be
essential if Cheltenham were to continue being a training centre for
haematology registrars. Bob’s theory was that with an increased kudos,
high quality staff would want to work there, which in turn meant
patients would receive the best possible treatment. It was a great blow
to everyone who knew him and to the patients that had benefited from his
amazing ways, when at just 49 years old Bob passed away from cancer.
What better way could LINC
honour him, than to set up a research post in his name –‘The Robert
Dalton Research Fellow’. This would be for a post graduate
student studying for either an MSc or PhD in a blood cancer related
subject, in conjunction with Cranfield University. A £1 million appeal
was launched in 2005 in the hope that the capital from this appeal would
be invested so that the interest would fund this research post for many
years to come.
The first appointment was made in October 2005 it was awarded to
Jaspreet Babrah,
a graduate studying for a PhD and doing research into Chronic Lymphatic
Leukaemia. Jaspreet is working on a completely new technique to develop
an instrument that will recognise abnormal cells in the blood. If
successful it would be an addition to the tests already carried out and
may prove helpful in detecting early relapses of leukaemia and lymphoma
as well as in diagnosis. Jaspreet was immediately recognised as an
impressive student and has already had work presented at national and
international level!
We feel that being able to support
such a post in the future is extremely important. It means that senior
medical staff working with blood cancer patients keep abreast of the
latest developments in the world of blood cancers – which of course can
only be beneficial to the patients. And who knows…..one of the Robert
Dalton Research Fellows may make a discovery that will change the whole
course of leukaemia and lymphoma.
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