School of Life Sciences

Projects

Projects per year 2002 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2023 2033

• 108 Active
• 205 Not started
• 779 Finished

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  Understanding the Molecular Pathways that Underlie Dectin-1 Mediated Cytokine Responses

  Arthur, S. (Investigator)

  Medical Research Council

  1/01/14 → 30/11/18

  Project: Research

  • Macrophage 100%
  • Toll-like 88%
  • P38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase (p38 MAPK) 88%
  • Macrophages 80%
  • Mitogen 80%

• Hypoxia Sensing by Chromatin

  Rocha, S. (Investigator)

  1/01/14 → 31/12/14

  Project: Research

• Selenium and Tellurium Concentration by Organic Materials (Joint with University of Aberdeen, Natural History Museum and British Geological Survey)

  Gadd , G. M. (Investigator)

  1/01/14 → 30/09/14

  Project: Research

• Developing Chemical Genetic Strategies to Investigate the Contributions of Individual Jak Isoforms to Autoimmunity

  Arthur, S. (Investigator) & McGuire, V. (Investigator)

  1/01/14 → 31/12/14

  Project: Research

• Improved Control of Foot and Mouth Disease by Development of Virus Like Particle Vaccines (Joint with Institute for Animal Health Pirbright and Universities of Oxford and Reading)

  Watts, C. (Investigator)

  1/01/14 → 31/12/16

  Project: Research

• The Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award 2013/R3

  Halpin, C. (Investigator)

  1/01/14 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research

• The Regulation of Cellular Differentiation in the Model Organism Dictylostelium (Emeritus Fellowship)

  Williams, J. (Investigator)

  Leverhulme Trust

  1/01/14 → 31/12/15

  Project: Research

• In-Vivo Proof of Concept for Two Gene Silencing Technologies in the Dominantly Inherited Corneal Dystrophies (Joint with University of Ulster)

  McLean, I. (Investigator)

  1/01/14 → 31/12/16

  Project: Research

• Regulation of Methyl Cap Function

  Cowling, V. (Investigator)

  1/01/14 → 31/12/20

  Project: Research

• Investigating MRNA Methyl Cap Regulation, Function and Therapeutic Potential (Senior Non-Clinical Fellowship)

  Cowling, V. (Investigator)

  Medical Research Council

  1/01/14 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • RNA 100%
  • Messenger RNA 90%
  • Methyltransferase 78%
  • Guanine 49%
  • RNA Capping 39%

• Parasite Glycobiology and Anti-parasitic Strategies (GLYCOPAR)

  Ferguson, M. (Investigator)

  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

  1/12/13 → 30/11/16

  Project: Research

  • Asexual Blood Stages 100%
  • Glycoconjugates 100%
  • GDP-L-fucose 100%
  • Fucose 100%
  • Plasmodium 100%

• Photonic Tools for Quantitative Imaging in Cells and Tissues (PHOQUS)

  Cochran, S. (Investigator), Cuschieri, A. (Investigator), Khan, F. (Investigator), Lamond, A. (Investigator), MacDonald, M. (Investigator), McGloin, D. (Investigator), Nathke, I. (Investigator), Rafailov, E. (Investigator), Read, K. (Investigator), Swedlow, J. (Investigator), Swift, S. (Investigator), Tanaka, T. (Investigator) & Weijer, K. (Investigator)

  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

  1/11/13 → 31/10/17

  Project: Research

  • Digital Micromirror Device 100%
  • Solid-liquid Transition 50%
  • Pentadecane 50%
  • Metabolic Oscillations 50%
  • Long-chain N-alkanes 50%

• Protein Structure and Function Laboratory - Mechanisms of Protein Ubiquitination (Studentship)

  Walden, H. (Investigator)

  1/11/13 → 1/11/17

  Project: Research

• Functional Characterization of Newly Identified Cytoskeletal Binding Proteins in the Control of Actin Myosin Dynamics During Chemotaxis

  Weijer, K. (Investigator)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/11/13 → 30/04/17

  Project: Research

  • Dictyostelium Discoideum 100%
  • Dictyostelium 76%
  • Cell Movement 71%
  • Dynamics 70%
  • Actin 64%

• Molecular and Genetic Networks Determining Row Number in Cultivated Barley (Joint with James Hutton Institute)

  McKim, S. (Investigator)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/11/13 → 31/10/16

  Project: Research

  • Spadix 100%
  • Grains 90%
  • Barley 75%
  • Lateral Spikelet 50%
  • Cereals 43%

• Melarsoprol-Pentamidine Cross Resistance in African Trypanosomes.

  Horn, D. (Investigator)

  Medical Research Council

  28/10/13 → 27/10/16

  Project: Research

  • Trypanosoma 100%
  • Melarsoprol 95%
  • Pentamidine 89%
  • Trypanosoma Brucei 74%
  • Aquaporin-2 (AQP2) 69%

• Maintenance of the Cells Surface of Trypanosomes

  Field, M. (Investigator)

  21/10/13 → 20/05/15

  Project: Research

• Defining and Leveraging the Mechanism of Action of Suramin for Treatment of Trypanosomiasis (joint with University of Cambridge)

  Field, M. (Investigator) & Horn, D. (Investigator)

  Medical Research Council

  21/10/13 → 20/06/16

  Project: Research

  • Ubiquitylation 100%
  • African Trypanosomes 100%
  • Surface Proteome 100%
  • Ubiquitination 100%
  • Trypanosoma 100%

• Interactome Analysis of the Structure of the Trypanosome Nuclear Lamina and Other Complexes

  Field, M. (Investigator)

  21/10/13 → 20/05/14

  Project: Research

• Cystic Fibrosis Microbiome-Determined Antibiotic Therapy Trial in Exacerbations Results Stratified CFMATTERS (Joint with 11 Other Partners)

  Ryan, R. (Investigator)

  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

  1/10/13 → 30/09/16

  Project: Research

  • Biofilm 100%
  • Biofilm Formation 81%
  • Virulence Regulator 75%
  • Clinical Trials 75%
  • Bacterial Virulence 75%

• Proteomic Analysis of the Electrical Synaptosome

  Hormuzdi, S. (Investigator) & Trost, M. (Investigator)

  Anonymous Trust

  1/10/13 → 31/07/17

  Project: Research

• Ninewells Cancer Campaign - Studentship

  Stavridis, M. (Investigator)

  1/10/13 → 30/09/16

  Project: Research

• Structure Function and Host Control of the Barley Rhizosphere Microbiota (RSE/Scottish Government Personal Research Fellowship co-funded by Marie Curie Actions 2013)

  Brown, J. (Investigator) & Bulgarelli, D. (Investigator)

  Royal Society of Edinburgh

  1/10/13 → 30/09/18

  Project: Research

• Protein Glycosylation in Trypanosomes: Defining and Exploiting a Biological System (Senior Investigator Award)

  Ferguson, M. (Investigator)

  1/10/13 → 30/06/23

  Project: Research

  • Trypanosoma Brucei 100%
  • GPI-anchored Protein (GPI-AP) 40%
  • Bloodstream Forms 37%
  • T. Brucei 35%
  • Trypanosoma 33%

• Anatomy and development of the Adult Spinal Cord Neural Stem Cell Niche (Studentship)

  Storey, K. (Investigator)

  Anatomical Society of GB and Northern Ireland

  1/10/13 → 30/09/16

  Project: Research

• Analysis of Calorie Restriction and its Role in Ageing from Nematodes to Humans (RSE/Scottish Government Personal Research Fellowship co-funded by Marie Curie Actions)

  Lamond, A. (Investigator) & Larance, M. (Investigator)

  Royal Society of Edinburgh

  1/10/13 → 30/09/18

  Project: Research

• Genetic Analysis in Keratoderma

  Smith, F. (Investigator)

  1/10/13 → 1/10/15

  Project: Research

• Development of G2019S LRRK2 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

  Alessi, D. (Investigator)

  15/09/13 → 14/09/15

  Project: Research

• Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD Programme (4 Year PhD)

  Owen-Hughes, T. (Investigator)

  2/09/13 → 1/09/17

  Project: Research

  • Von Hippel-Lindau 100%
  • Procollagen-Proline Dioxygenase 66%
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factors 66%
  • Proteolysis 55%
  • VH298 45%

• Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD Programme (4 Year PhD)

  Cowling, V. (Investigator) & Owen-Hughes, T. (Investigator)

  2/09/13 → 2/09/17

  Project: Research

• Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD Programme (4 Year PhD)

  Owen-Hughes, T. (Investigator)

  2/09/13 → 1/09/17

  Project: Research

• Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD Program (4 Year PhD)

  Blow, J. (Investigator) & Owen-Hughes, T. (Investigator)

  2/09/13 → 2/09/17

  Project: Research

  • Lateral Interactions 100%
  • Bacterial Biofilm 100%
  • BslA 100%
  • Biofilm-associated Protein 100%
  • Self-assembly 100%

• Molecular and Cellular Biology PhD Programme (4 Year PhD)

  Owen-Hughes, T. (Investigator)

  2/09/13 → 1/09/17

  Project: Research

• Wellcome Trust PhD Programme for Clinicians 2013

  Cantrell, D. (Investigator), Lambert, J. (Investigator) & Marshall, S. (Investigator)

  2/09/13 → 1/09/16

  Project: Research

  • Trypanosoma Brucei 100%
  • Folic Acid 100%
  • Antifolate Drugs 75%
  • Folate 75%
  • Folic Acid Antagonist 66%

• Wellcome Trust PhD Programme for Clinicians 2013

  Cantrell, D. (Investigator), Lambert, J. (Investigator), Marshall, S. (Investigator) & Proby, C. (Investigator)

  2/09/13 → 1/12/16

  Project: Research

  • Topical Antimicrobials 100%
  • Staphylococcus Aureus 100%
  • Atopic Dermatitis 100%
  • Fusidic Acid Resistance 33%
  • Fusidic Acid 33%

• Knowledge Transfer Partnership with MicroMatrices - Industrial Partner

  Gray, D. (Investigator)

  1/09/13 → 1/09/16

  Project: Research

• New Treatment for African Animal Trypanosomiasis (Joint with GalvMed)

  Gilbert, I. (Investigator), Hubbard, S. (Investigator) & Read, K. (Investigator)

  Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland

  1/09/13 → 9/09/17

  Project: Research

  • Cyclin-dependent Kinase 100%
  • Diaminothiazoles 100%
  • Human African Trypanosomiasis 100%
  • Nagana 100%
  • Cyclin Dependent Kinase 100%

• High-Throughput Decoding of Virulence Mechanisms in African Trypanosomes (Senior Investigator Award)

  Horn, D. (Investigator)

  1/09/13 → 29/02/20

  Project: Research

  • Trypanosoma 100%
  • Trypanosoma Brucei 73%
  • African Trypanosomes 70%
  • Trypanosome 61%
  • Spike Glycoprotein 43%

• Lignin Management: Optimizing Yield in Lignin Modified Plants (Global Climate and Energy Project, Stanford University) (Joint with Purdue, Gent, Wisconsin and North Carolina State Universities)

  Halpin, C. (Investigator)

  Stanford University

  1/09/13 → 31/08/17

  Project: Research

• Regulation of Eukaryote Sessility by Diguanylate Cyclase

  Schaap, P. (Investigator)

  Leverhulme Trust

  1/09/13 → 31/08/16

  Project: Research

• Chromosal Recombination and Repair in African Trypanosomes (joint with University of Glasgow)

  Horn, D. (Investigator)

  1/09/13 → 30/04/14

  Project: Research

• Cobalt: the Roles of Geology, Geomicrobiology and Geometallurgy in its Mineral Formation and Recovery (Joint with Universities of Bangor, Exeter, Southampton and Manchester and the Natural History Museum)

  Gadd , G. M. (Investigator)

  1/09/13 → 31/05/14

  Project: Research

• LRRK2 Cell Line Characterization

  Alessi, D. (Investigator)

  1/09/13 → 28/02/14

  Project: Research

• Mechanisms of Drug Resistance and Immune Evasion in African Trypanosomes

  Horn, D. (Investigator)

  1/09/13 → 31/03/14

  Project: Research

  • Genome-scale 100%
  • Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate (cAMP) 100%
  • Screening for Resistance 100%
  • CpdA 100%
  • Library Screening 100%

• Mutational Signatures of DNA Damage and Repair Process (Joint with University of Cambridge)

  Gartner, A. (Investigator)

  1/08/13 → 31/12/18

  Project: Research

  • Caenorhabditis Elegans 100%
  • DNA Repair Pathways 100%
  • DNA Repair 100%
  • Genome Integrity 62%
  • Germ Cells 60%

• The Contribution of Phytophthora Effectors to Host Range and Non-Host Resistance (Joint with James Hutton Institute and University of Warwick and Industrial Partners)

  Birch, P. (Investigator) & Huitema, E. (Investigator)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/08/13 → 12/04/17

  Project: Research

  • Phytophthora infestans 100%
  • Phytophthora Infestans 86%
  • Infectious Agent 74%
  • RXLR Effector 72%
  • P. Infestans 60%

• Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA) - Pools Engagement in European Research (PEER) and Postdoctoral and Early Career Researcher Exchanges

  Hopkins, A. (Investigator)

  Scottish Funding Council

  1/08/13 → 31/07/17

  Project: Research

• Development of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs that Target the IRAK2 Pseudokinase Direct Application

  Cohen, P. (Investigator)

  Medical Research Council

  1/08/13 → 31/07/14

  Project: Research

• Development of a Model of Subperineural Injection During Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia

  Cochran, S. (Investigator), Corner, G. (Investigator), Demore, C. (Investigator), Eisma, R. (Investigator), Felts, P. (Investigator), McLeod, G. (Investigator) & Munimara, S. (Investigator)

  National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia

  1/08/13 → 31/07/14

  Project: Research

• Regulation of the Rho GEF Pebble in Fibroblast Growth Factor Dependent Cell Migration

  Muller, A. (Investigator)

  Medical Research Council

  1/08/13 → 31/07/16

  Project: Research

  • Drosophilidae 100%
  • Complement Factor B 91%
  • Nuclear factor-B 82%
  • Hypoxia 80%
  • Drosophila Melanogaster 80%