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Professor Luke Dawson BSc BDS PhD FDSRCS(Eng) FHEA MA (TLHE) NTF

Professor of Dental Education School of Dentistry

    Research

    Research Interest 1

    Salivary physiology underlying glandular hypofunction is Sjogrens syndrome

    Research Grants

    Causes of salivary gland hypofunction in patients with Sjogren's Syndrome.

    THE HEALTH FOUNDATION (UK)

    March 2003 - February 2006

    Antimuscarinic autoantibodies in patients with Primary Sjögren's syndrome.

    BRITISH SJOGREN'S SYNDROME ASSOCIATION

    September 2001 - February 2003

    The Armourers and Brasiers’ Materials Science Venture Prize: Treatment of dentures to inhibit oral thrush

    ARMOURERS AND BRASIERS COMPANY

    January 2010 - January 2015

    Immune inhibition of salivary secretion of Sjogren's Syndrome.

    ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST (UK)

    March 2000 - February 2002

    Sjogren's syndrome, antimuscarinic receptor antibodies and autonomic dysfunction

    ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CAMPAIGN

    May 2009 - October 2010

    Research Collaborations

    Professor Andrew Tobin

    External: The University of Leicester

    Wrote key review article. Have two grant applications currently under review

    Dr Heather E Allison

    Internal

    Collaborated over a project using Antimuscarinic antibodies that culminated in a joint publication in 2004

    Professor Tom Gordon

    External: Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

    Wrote a key reeview article.

    Dr Stephen Christmas

    Internal

    Have collaborated with Steve on a number of occassions in studies that have involved lymphocytes. We had a joint publication in 2000

    Secretory Tissues Research Group

    Internal

    Basic science and clinical research into salivary secretion and salivary gland pathology