School of Life Sciences

Projects

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

• 111 Active
• 204 Not started
• 774 Finished

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  Maintenance of the Cells Surface of Trypanosomes

  Field, M. (Investigator)

  21/10/13 → 20/05/15

  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

• 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

• Ninewells Cancer Campaign - Studentship

  Stavridis, M. (Investigator)

  1/10/13 → 30/09/16

  Project: Research

• Proteomic Analysis of the Electrical Synaptosome

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

  Anonymous Trust

  1/10/13 → 31/07/17

  Project: Research

• 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

• Genetic Analysis in Keratoderma

  Smith, F. (Investigator)

  1/10/13 → 1/10/15

  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%

• 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%

• 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

• 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)

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

  2/09/13 → 2/09/17

  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%

• 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)

  Owen-Hughes, T. (Investigator)

  2/09/13 → 1/09/17

  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

• 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%

• 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%

• 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

• LRRK2 Cell Line Characterization

  Alessi, D. (Investigator)

  1/09/13 → 28/02/14

  Project: Research

• 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%

• 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

• 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%

• 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

• 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

• 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%

• Stabilising G-Protein Coupled Receptors in Solution With Cholesterol-Based Detergents for Drug Discovery Purposes

  Fraser, N. (Investigator) & Hopkins, A. (Investigator)

  1/07/13 → 31/12/14

  Project: Research

  • Porin 100%
  • Gram-negative Bacteria 76%
  • Antibiotic Resistance 75%
  • Ampicillin 75%
  • PorB 64%

• Biochemical Analysis of the PINK-1 Parkin Signalling Pathway in Parkinson's Disease (Senior Clinical Fellowship)

  Muqit, M. (Investigator)

  1/07/13 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

  • Parkin 100%
  • PINK1 91%
  • Kinase 80%
  • Phosphotransferase 80%
  • Ubiquitin 66%

• Ultrasound in a Needle: Minimally Invasive High Resolution Imaging for Neurosurgery (Healthcare Technology Challenges for Engineering) (Joint with University of Birmingham and Heriot Watt University)

  Cochran, S. (Investigator) & Demore, C. (Investigator)

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  1/07/13 → 30/06/15

  Project: Research

• Mass Spec Approach Toward Detection of O/GlcNAc in Atz Brains

  van Aalten, D. (Investigator)

  1/07/13 → 30/06/14

  Project: Research

• A Centre of Excellence for Lead Optimisation for Diseases of the Developing World (Joint funding by Wellcome & Gates)

  Gilbert, I. (Investigator), Gray, D. (Investigator), Read, K. (Investigator) & Wyatt, P. (Investigator)

  1/07/13 → 31/10/18

  Project: Research

  • Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (M. tb) 100%
  • Mycobacterium Tuberculosis 67%
  • Pharmacokinetics 59%
  • Benzofuran 55%
  • Thioesterase Domain 52%

• Biosensor Analysis of Ligand Interactions with the HERG Ion Channel (Industrial CASE Studentship)

  Hopkins, A. (Investigator) & Hopkins Navratilova, I. (Investigator)

  30/06/13 → 30/06/17

  Project: Research

• Learning How to Design Drugs (Joint with University of Manchester)

  Hopkins, A. (Investigator)

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  1/06/13 → 30/10/15

  Project: Research

• Cellular Reprogramming as a Tool to Characterise the Cellular Electrophysiology of Familial Arrhythmia

  Ashford, M. (Investigator), Berg, J. (Investigator), Choy, A.-M. (Investigator) & Stavridis, M. (Investigator)

  1/06/13 → 31/07/15

  Project: Research

• Sonopill: Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Diagnosis and Therapy (Joint with University of Glasgow & Heriot Watt University)

  Cochran, S. (Investigator), Corner, G. (Investigator), Cuschieri, A. (Investigator), Nathke, I. (Investigator) & Steele, B. (Investigator)

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  27/05/13 → 14/12/18

  Project: Research

  • Capsule Endoscopy 100%
  • Micro-ultrasound 84%
  • Gastrointestinal Tract 70%
  • Small Intestine 70%
  • Endoscope 43%

• Investigation of the Target of Metformin

  Prescott, A. (Investigator) & Rena, G. (Investigator)

  Medical Research Council

  1/05/13 → 30/04/16

  Project: Research

  • Metformin 100%
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) 35%
  • Diabetes 27%
  • Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young 26%
  • Mechanism of Action 25%

• Functional Characterisation of the FAN1 DNA Repair Nucleases (FanDamAge)

  Lachaud, C. (Investigator) & Rouse, J. (Investigator)

  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

  1/05/13 → 30/04/15

  Project: Research

• Can Vitamin D Supplementation Reduce Inflammation and Improve Cardiovascular Health?

  Arthur, S. (Investigator), Belch, J. (Investigator) & Khan, F. (Investigator)

  Anonymous Trust

  1/05/13 → 30/04/14

  Project: Research

• A Multi-Tool For Chromosome Maintenance: How Does Elg1 Guard Genome Stability? (Joint with Aberdeen University)

  Blow, J. (Investigator)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/05/13 → 30/04/16

  Project: Research

• How Does Insulin in the Bloodstream Trigger Dephosphorylation of Regulatory Proteins of Cell Morphology and Dopamine Synthesis in the Brain?

  MacKintosh, C. (Investigator)

  Diabetes UK

  1/05/13 → 30/04/16

  Project: Research

• DrugE3CRL's: Probing Druggability of Multisubunit Complexes: E3 Cullin RING Ligases (ERC Starting Grant)

  Ciulli, A. (Investigator)

  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

  1/05/13 → 30/04/18

  Project: Research

  • Proteolysis Targeting chimera (PROTAC) 100%
  • Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme 88%
  • Proteolysis 84%
  • Ubiquitin Ligase 70%
  • Von Hippel-Lindau 62%

• Cellular Reprogramming as a Tool to Characterise the Cellular Electrophysiology of Familial Arrhythmia Syndromes

  Ashford, M. (Investigator), Berg, J. (Investigator), Choy, A.-M. (Investigator), Stavrakis, S. (Investigator) & Stavridis, M. (Investigator)

  Anonymous Trust

  1/05/13 → 30/04/14

  Project: Research

• Dissecting and Exploiting Molecular Recognition at Protein-Protein Interfaces (David Phillips Fellowship)

  Ciulli, A. (Investigator)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  8/04/13 → 7/07/15

  Project: Research

  • Chemical Probes 100%
  • Small Molecule 99%
  • Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzyme 93%
  • Bromodomain 83%
  • Small Molecules 53%

• A Systems Approach for the Fragment-based Development of Selective Chemical Probes of Bromodomain Function (joint with University of Oxford)

  Ciulli, A. (Investigator)

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  8/04/13 → 7/06/15

  Project: Research

  • Bromodomain 100%
  • Small Molecule 56%
  • Chemical Probes 49%
  • Bromodomain-containing Protein 4 (BRD4) 44%
  • Proteolysis Targeting chimera (PROTAC) 40%