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Acknowledgements - collaborators

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 as well as to the collection of data and appropriate blood samples.  Professor Tom Matthews and Dr Nuala Murphy recruited additional patients in Dublin, and Dr Coot Bongers-Schokking in Rotterdam and we thank them for their contributions.

The Scottish Preterm Thyroid Group are continuing to make a major contribution to the successful follow up of the original infants who are now 5.5 years old (2005).  Without their continued and enthusiastic support our continued surveillance and appreciation of these infants would be impossible.

Members of the Scottish Preterm Thyroid Group:  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, 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, John Mabon, Alistair McBain, Helen McDevitt, Peter McDonald, Una McFadyen, Laura McGlone, Janet McIIroy, Paula Midgley, Ruth Miller, Gary Mires, 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, Tom Turner, Heather Watson, Jennifer Watson, Fiona Williams.  

Nationally approximately 45 Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England (click here to see list ) have agreed in principle to support our current research and currently planned projects directly involve 27 of the these units in multi-centre research; specifically our applications for investigating iodine deficiency and iodine excess (respectively I2S2 and I2XS)  

Internationally 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); USA (Dr Graeme Eisenhofer, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland; Professor Sing-Yung Wu University of California).

Past funding

We thank the European Commission Community Research Programme: Quality Of Life And Management Of Living Resources Programme (1998-2002) for financial support for the project; 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 this project.  

We gratefully acknowledge 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. 

Current funding

We thank the Chief Scientists Office, Scottish Executive;  Paediatric Metabolic Fund, Wellcome Trust, Tenovus (Scotland), Cerebra, and Tayside NHS Acute Grants Scheme.