Children and Young Adults Research Unit

The Children and Young Adults Research Unit is situated within the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales. It offers the first protected research space for under 18s in Wales.  

Meet our Research Team

• Iona Buchanan - Research Nurse (PCCU)
• Sian Elliot - Research Nurse (NICU)
• Awen Evans - Research Nurse (PCCU)
• Ceri Hogg - Research Nurse (Early Phase Paediatric Oncology)
• Zoe Morrison - Research Nurse (CYARU)
• Jennifer Muller - Research Nurse (CYARU)
• Louise Yendle - Research Nurse (CYARU)
• Rhian Thomas -Turner - R&D Lead NACHfW and Operational Lead CYARU
• Dr Philip Connor - Clinical Lead CYARU and R&D Lead Children and Women Clinical Board

Open Studies

COVID-19 Research

CYARU have recently participated in a number of COVID-related studies:

• RAPID 19 – A study testing for COVID-19 antibodies in the children of healthcare workers  — daro.qub.ac.uk/Impact-of-COVID-19-on-children?DeliveryChannelID=23b56292-0f3c-43ac-af13-7767ad9d4057 and noahsarkcharity.org/2020/09/03/rapid19/
• CCMP — cclg.org.uk/coronavirus-data
• ImmunoCOVID  — uhs.nhs.uk/ClinicalResearchinSouthampton/Public-and-patients/Featured-research-studies/Featured-research-ImmunoCOVID19-study.aspx
• RECOVERY — recoverytrial.net/

If you wish to contact us about the research we are involved in please contact:

Rhian Thomas-Turner
R&D Lead NACHfW/CYARU Operational Lead 
Ext 47848
Cyaru.cav@wales.nhs.uk

Non-COVID-19 Research

We have a number of commercial and non-commercial research studies open including:

• USTEKID — ype1diabetesresearch.org.uk/current-trials/ustekid/
• AZTEC — cardiff.ac.uk/centre-for-trials-research/research/studies-and-trials/view/aztec
• Project Sepsis — cardiff.ac.uk/research/explore/research-units/project-sepsis
• The contribution of induced sputum sampling to surveillance of lower respiratory tract microbiology in children with Cystic Fibrosis

Contact Information

For further information and details on study support please contact the operations team:

• Rhian Thomas-Turner — R&D Operations Manger

• Jennifer Muller — Research Nurse

Email: CYARU.cav@wales.nhs.uk
Tel:  029 2184 7816