Centre for Translational Medicine

The Centre for Translational Medicine brings together the organisations of King’s Health Partners and generous funding from the Guy's and St Thomas' Charity to work in partnership to improve the health of people locally, nationally, and globally, by accelerating research and innovation that improves the detection, prevention, and treatment of disease. 

The Centre for Translational Medicine aims to: 

• Address the major health burdens for local, national and global communities – and to challenge existing health inequalities.  
• Combine our outstanding clinical and scientific expertise to deliver excellent outcomes for patients.   
• Develop the next generation of clinical-academic leaders, skilled in delivering impactful translational biomedical research.   

Latest Awards 

The Centre launched its first funding call Essentials for Translational Medical Research in July 2023. Ten areas of activity have received awards, underpinning areas of clinical and academic excellence with emerging strengths and cross-cutting themes of data and diagnostics, to address the needs of patients and communities, and reduce health inequalities.  

Funding opportunities

1. Pre-doctoral Clinical Research Excellence Fellowships (p-CREFs).

1. Pre-doctoral Clinical Research Excellence Fellowships

Applications have now closed for the Centre for Translational Medicine (CTM) pre-doctoral Clinical Research Excellence Fellowships (p-CREFs). This scheme offers one year pump-prime funding to allow protected research time and training for health professionals working in translational medicine. Development of external funding applications to support a doctorate is expected during the year, and securing further research funding represents a key success metric of the fellowships.

It is anticipated that during the 12-month period of the fellowship, candidates will:

• Actively pursue their research project, generating data to contribute to a doctoral fellowship application.
• Engage in research and professional development opportunities, including via the CTM, King’s Clinical Academic Training Office, locally in departments, across KHP and beyond, to support their development as a clinical academic researcher.
• Prepare scientific/research data to present at meetings where relevant opportunities arise.
• Prepare a research fellowship application for submission to an external funding body, such as a Research Council, Charity, NIHR, to support a period of doctoral research.

- Call Guidance - February 2024

- Supervisor statement and approval form - February 2024

- Frequently asked questions - updated April 2024

Application Process and Key Dates

There are two stages for candidates to apply to the p-CREF fellowships.

• Candidates review the list of supervisors who have expressed an interest in hosting a fellow in this cohort. Candidates approach potential supervisors, sharing a recent CV and cover statement, to discuss potential projects and hosting arrangements. Deadline - Friday 22 March 2024.
• Fellows and supervisors work up an application form. Application deadline – Monday 22 April 2024 (5pm).
• Interviews – Wednesday 5 June 2024.
• Fellowships start – Autumn 2024.

We held an engagement Q&A session on Monday 18 March from 1.30pm -2pm on MS Teams. You can watch it here:

Pre-doctoral Clinical Excellence Research Fellowships - Q&A webinar, 18 March 2024 (youtube.com)

Queries can be sent to the KCATO team delivering the call via kcato@kcl.ac.uk.

Postdoctoral Clinical Research Excellence Fellowships

The KHP Centre for Translational Medicine released a second funding call in December 2023, the Clinical Research Excellence Fellowships for postdoctoral clinical academics. Applications have now closed.