Collaborators

Acknowledgements - collaborators

SCOTLAND

The Scottish Preterm Thyroid Group representing 11 neonatal intensive units made a major contribution to the recruitment of mothers and infants into the clinical aspects of our original study (The Millennium Cohort) as well as to the collection of data and blood samples. Professor Tom Matthews and Dr Nuala Murphy recruited additional patients in Dublin, and Dr Coot Bongers-Schokking recruited additional infants in Rotterdam; we thank them for their contributions.

The Scottish Preterm Thyroid Group also made a major contribution to the successful follow up of the Millennium Cohort infants when they were 5.5 years old (2005). Without their continued and enthusiastic support our surveillance and appreciation of these infants would be impossible.

Past and current members: Lawrence Armstrong, Jean Bain, Carol Barnett, Heather Barrington, Alex Baxter, Colin Begg, Aaron Bell, Rosanne Bell, David Boag, Debbie Box, Rose Buchan, Alan Cameron, Mark Davidson, Caroline Delahunty, Malcolm Donaldson, Fiona Drimmie, Jackie Dunlop, Richard Evans, Tona Fernandez, Wendy Forester, Peter Fowlie, Yvonne Freer, Peter Galloway, Jan Gavey, Adrienne Gordon, Marianne Gordon, Allan Howatson, Robert Hume, Ailene Hunter, Mohammed Ibrahim, Lesley Jackson, Cherry Jamieson, Mohammed Kibirige, Sheena Kinmond, Kate Lenton, Chris Lilley, David Lloyd, John Mabon, Ann McArthur, Alistair McBain, Helen McDevitt, Peter McDonald, Una McFadyen, Laura McGlone, Janet McIIroy, Paula Midgley, Ruth Miller, Gary Mires, Sheena Mitchell, Talat Mushtaq, Scott Nelson, Bridget Oates, Simon Ogston, Mark Pierzchalo, Natalie Potts, Andrew Powls, Susan Provan, Mary Ray, Jackie Reid, Joe Richards, Samantha Ross, Ursula Siliem, Judith Simpson, Robert Simpson, John Smith, Lorna Smith, Jonathon Staines, Chris Steer, Grant Stone, Judith Strachan, Georgetta Tanner, Deirdre Thom, Tom Turner, Ann Vallance, Heather Watson, Jennifer Watson, Fiona Williams.

UK

Nationally approximately 45 Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Scotland, Northern Ireland and England have agreed in principle to support our current research. Ongoing projects directly involve many of the these units in multi-centre research; specifically the research investigating iodine deficiency (I2S2) and iodine excess (I2XS).

INTERNATIONAL

Our International network was established in 1996 and has current collaborations in the Netherlands (Professor Theo J Visser Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Dr Anita Boelen, Amsterdam Medical Centre); Spain (Professor Gabriella Morreale de Escobar, Autonomous University, Madrid); Ireland (Dr Peter Smyth, University College, Dublin); Germany (Professor Graeme Eisenhofer, University of Dresden); and USA (Professor Sing-Yung Wu University of California).

Acknowledgements - funders

Past funding

We thank:

the European Commission Community Research Programme: Quality Of Life And Management Of Living Resources Programme (1998-2002) for financial support; and thank Philippe Cupers, Jürgen Sautter and Arnaud Cunin of the Health Section of European Commission Research Directorate General for their advice and constructive support during the tenure of the project.

the financial contributions made by the University of Dundee, Erasmus University, Catholic University of Leuven, Spanish Research Council and Autonomous University of Madrid, Numico Research B.V.

the Chief Scientists Office, Scottish Executive (2005-2008); Tenovus (Scotland) (2000-2002, 2003), Tayside NHS Acute Grants Scheme (2002, 2004-2008, 2004-2009, 2005-2008, 2008-2010), Anonymous Trust (2003, 2006-2007, 2007-2009, 2008-2010), Paediatric Metabolic Fund (2000-2009), Wellcome Trust (2000, 2000-2002), and Cerebra (2005-2008)

Current funding

We thank:

The Medical Research Council, Tenovus (Scotland) and Anonymous Trust.