30 September 2003

More cash for TICR

Photo opportunity 4pm, Tuesday 30 September, Coffee Seminar Room, University of Dundee Department of Medicine, level 7, Ninewells Hospital.

The Mathew Trust will present The Institute for Cardiovascular Research with £50,000 today for the heart disease centre at the University of Dundee.

TICR chairman Robert McLaren will receive £50,000 from the chairman of the Mathew Trust Mr Donald Grant.

This amount adds to the £26,000 that was raised at the TICR Samurai ball at the weekend in the Apex Hotel.

£50,000 will be split between the five main researchers in TICR to pay for research staff. The TICR research team will be present at the cheque handover this afternoon.

By Jenny Marra, Head of Press 01382 344910 j.m.marra@dundee.ac.uk