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Luke Dawson

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

Dean, Learning and Scholarship, Academic Lead for Oral Diseases
School of Dentistry

Research

Research Interest 1

Salivary physiology underlying glandular hypofunction is Sjogrens syndrome

Research grants

Bench fees for Eman Nasser Saeed Aldawsari - 201491125

KING SAUD UNIVERSITY (SAUDI ARABIA)

September 2020 - August 2024

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

    The University of Leicester

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

    Dr Heather E Allison

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

    Professor Tom Gordon

    Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

    Wrote a key reeview article.

    Dr Stephen Christmas

    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

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