Dr Hugh Nicholson and research into new treatments for ovarian cancer

That this House commends Dr Hugh Nicholson, previously a pupil at North Berwick High School, on being at the forefront of ground breaking research into new treatments for ovarian cancer; understands that the project undertaken by NHS Tayside with scientists looking at how ovarian cancer cells become resistant to treatment and how this could be reversed; congratulates Dr Nicholson on his key role in the study, designing, optimising and carrying out all the experiments which formed part of his 85,000 word thesis; praises the important part that the patients at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee played in donating precious samples that formed the backbone of the study; understands that through the analysis of these samples, scientists were able to discover how cells become resistant to chemotherapy drugs and how they can become 'resensitised' to create more effective treatments for the disease; thanks Dr Nicholson for his ground breaking works; and wishes him all the best for the future.