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Nov 2007
Supper Quiz raises £5520 profit
The third LGF Supper quiz was held on Sunday 18th November 2008 in
Borehamwood, Herts. It was once again a great success and all credit
is due to the quizmaster and the sub-committee members who carried out the
detailed planning and preparation.
Oct 2007
CMS Cameron McKenna dress down day
Law firm CMS Cameron McKenna has raised £1218.38 for the LGF from
their October dress down day. Many thanks to all the lawyers and
other employees for their generous support and to Louise's sister Claire
Saffer for suggesting the charity as their cause for the month.
First Bridge Evening raises £1600
On 9th September, the LGF held their first bridge evening in Mill Hill
and raised the fantastic sum of £1600 to help in future research into
Hughes Syndrome.
June 2007
Comedy Store Evening raises £4500
Many thanks to everyone who came to the Comedy Store on 11th June and
especially to the comedians, Paul Thorne, Sugar Sammy, Matt Kirshen and
John Fothergill who helped raise over £4,000. The evening was
another great success with well over 300 people attending.
November 2006
Supper Quiz - Another great success
| The annual LGF supper quiz on Sunday 19th November, 2006 in North
London raised well over £5000 for the second year running. It
was well attended, with over 200 people taking part in a fun evening
of stomach and brain stimulation. Thanks to quizmaster David,
Joanna for an impassioned appeal and to all the organisers for
another great evening.
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June 2006
Comedy Store Evening raises £4000
On Monday June 6th, hundreds of people attended an extremely funny and
enjoyable evening at the comedy store, Covent Garden, London. Our thanks
go to the MC Mark Maier and comedians including Sean Collins and Adam
Bloom for, once again, making this a hugely successful evening.
May 2006
Official Launch of the Louise Gergel Fellowship
On Thursday May 11th, Professor Graham Hughes, Dr Munther
Khamashta and Dr Laura Bertolaccini attended the official launch of the
Louise Gergel Fellowship at their research laboratory in St Thomas'
Hospital, London. Laurence Gergel and Dr John Wolffe spoke on behalf
of the LGF and the medical team updated the audience on the symptoms
associated with Hughes Syndrome and the latest research taking place in
their laboratory and elsewhere around the world. Afterwards they
conducted a tour of the laboratory. We would like to thank all our
supporters who attended for sparing their time and for their generous
donations.
Some of the photos of the evening are shown below. Please click
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Professor Graham Hughes |
Dr Laura Bertolaccini |
Dr Munther Khamashta |
Laurence Gergel |
Dr John Wolffe |
Dr Khamashta & Linda Wolffe in laboratory |
May 2006
First research paper published
In conjunction with Dr Munther Khamashta, Dr Bertolaccini published her first
research paper as the Louise Gergel Fellow in the Lupus Journal on 3rd April
2006. This paper discusses some of the practical issues involved in
laboratory testing and diagnosis of Hughes Syndrome. For more information
see Research page
November 2005
Louise Gergel Fellow Appointed
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr
Maria Laura Bertolaccini as the first Louise Gergel Fellow.
Dr
Bertolaccini's is an extremely accomplished researcher at the Lupus Research
Institute at St Thomas' Hospital. She has many years' experience in the
study of Hughes' Syndrome, working with Dr Hughes, Dr Khamashta and Dr D'Cruz. We
wish to thank all our supporters who have enabled us to reach this important
milestone in the history of the LGF. We intend to keep supporters up
to date with Dr
Bertolaccini's work on our "Research" page. |
November 2005
Supper Quiz raises £5,300
On Sunday 6th November over 200 people took part in a supper quiz at
Mill Hill Synagogue, London, England to raise money for the LGF. The
evening was a great success with lively competition, good food and tough
questions. Everyone seemed to have an enjoyable evening and financially
the evening was a great success too.
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