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  Art, Attachment Agency: Exploring the Social Functions of Childhood Art Making

  Ross, J.

  1/09/18 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

• Medical Research Foundation National PhD Training Programme in Antimicrobial Resistance Research (PhD Training Programme) (Joint with University of Bristol and 15 Other Institutions)

  Marwick, C.

  Mason Medical Research Foundation

  1/09/18 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

• 16 ERA-CAPS Barley Yield Associated Networks (Joint with IPK Gatersleben as lead and University of Minnesota)

  Waugh, R.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  13/08/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Hordeum 100%
  • RNA-Seq 82%
  • Transcriptome 32%
  • Datasets 27%
  • Protein Isoforms 26%

• Interventions to Reduce Inequalities in Urgent Dental Visiting: RETURN (joint with Universities of Liverpool and Leeds)

  Clarkson, J. & Freeman, R.

  National Institute for Health Research

  1/08/18 → 30/04/24

  Project: Research

• Numeric Methods for Image Processing and Pattern Recognition

  Lin, P.

  China Scholarship Council

  1/08/18 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research

• Using c-Src Inhibitors to Improve Opioid Analgesia - (BJA/RCoA Non-Clinical PhD Studentship)

  Hales, T.

  1/08/18 → 31/07/21

  Project: Research

• Defining and Deploying Rpi gene Diversity in S. Americanum to Control Late Blight in Potato (Joint with James Hutton Institute and The Sainsbury Lab, Norwich)

  Birch, P.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  4/07/18 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

  • Phytophthora infestans 100%
  • Oomycetes 60%
  • Metagenomics 43%
  • Immunity 38%
  • Virulence 30%

• Feasibility for the BeWEL Intervention in a Non-Research Environment

  Anderson, A. & Steele, B.

  Scottish Cancer Foundation

  1/07/18 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research

• Expanding the Druggable Proteome of Innate Immune Cells - Towards Synthetic Immune Regulation (Fellowship - with Scripps Research Institute)

  Cohen, P. & Kavanagh, M.

  Wellcome Trust

  1/07/18 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

• mRNA Cap: Directing Cell Function and Fate (Wolfson Research Merit Award)

  Cowling, V.

  Royal Society

  1/07/18 → 30/06/23

  Project: Research

  • Methyltransferases 100%
  • mRNA (guanine(N7))-methyltransferase 91%
  • RNA Caps 74%
  • Ribosomes 46%
  • Messenger RNA 42%

• Sonix Touch Echocardiogram - TICR

  Belch, J.

  The Institute of Cardiovascular Research

  1/07/18 → 31/12/25

  Project: Research

• MRI Compatible Body-Mounted Robot to Streamline Pediatric Shoulder Arthrography, Preclinical Evaluation

  Houston, G., Melzer, A. & Wilkinson, T.

  National Institutes of Health

  1/06/18 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

• Characterisation of the Ovarian Cancer Stem Cell Niche - Targeting Stem Cell Biology to Combat Drug Resistance (NHS Tayside)

  Ferguson, M., McMullen, W. & Smith, G.

  Chief Scientist Office

  1/06/18 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Life Change Events 100%
  • Carcinoma 53%
  • Ovarian Neoplasms 48%
  • Mutation 44%
  • BRCA2 Gene 19%

• Regulation of Meiotic Chromosome Segregation by Post-Translational Modifications

  Pelisch, F.

  Medical Research Council

  14/05/18 → 13/05/23

  Project: Research

  • Chromosome Segregation 100%
  • Meiosis 93%
  • Oocytes 88%
  • Anaphase 69%
  • Kinetochores 61%

• Developing and evaluating a diabetes self-management intervention for people with sever mental illness: The DIAMONDS programme (Diabetes and Mental Illness, Improving Otcomes and Self-management (joint with University of York)

  Boehnke, J.

  National Institute for Health Research

  1/05/18 → 31/01/24

  Project: Research

• mRNA Cap Regulation and Function in CD8 T Cells (TCAPS)

  Cowling, V.

  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

  1/05/18 → 31/10/23

  Project: Research

  • Methyltransferases 100%
  • mRNA guanylyltransferase 81%
  • rapidFire Mass Spectrometry 60%
  • 4 alpha-glucanotransferase 50%
  • RNA Caps 49%

• Hypoglycaemia - REdefining SOLutions for better liVEs (Hypo-RESOLVE) (Joint with Stichting Katholieke Universiteit, King's College London, Medizinische Universitat Graz and 19 others)

  McCrimmon, R.

  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

  1/05/18 → 2/09/22

  Project: Research

  • Glucose Clamp Technique 100%
  • Hypoglycemia 99%
  • Hypoglycemic Agents 65%
  • Cold Temperature 61%
  • Rodentia 56%

• Development and Validation of a Screening Test to Predict the Likelihood of Fertilisation Failure Caused by Sperm Ion Channel Dysfunction (ICD) (Joint with University of Abertay and NHS Tayside)

  Barratt, C. & Martins Da Silva, S.

  Chief Scientist Office

  1/05/18 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

  • Spermatozoa 100%
  • Valinomycin 79%
  • Flagella 66%
  • Fertilization 65%
  • Ion Channels 53%

• Developing New Paradigms for Overcoming Drug Resistance in Cancer Using Novel Humanised Mouse Models (joint with University of St Andrews)

  Henderson, C. & Wolf, R.

  Medical Research Council

  1/05/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A2 100%
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 97%
  • Drug 73%
  • Drug Interactions 68%
  • Knockout Mice 64%

• Improving Medicines Use in People with Polypharmacy in Primary Care (IMPPP) (Health Services and Delivery Research Programme) (Joint with University of Bristol and University of Keele)

  Dreischulte, T., Guthrie, B. & Morales, D.

  National Institute for Health Research

  1/05/18 → 30/04/22

  Project: Research

• MRC QQR

  Alessi, D., Davies, P., Ganley, I., Kulathu, Y., Labib, K., Rouse, J., Rousseau, A., Sapkota, G., Virdee, S. & Walden, H.

  Medical Research Council

  1/04/18 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

• The Molecular Mechanisms by which TRAF6 Regulates the Immune System

  Cohen, P.

  Wellcome Trust

  1/04/18 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Ubiquitin 100%
  • Esters 96%
  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases 89%
  • Colony Stimulating Factor 70%
  • glomerulonephritis 70%

• Elucidation of Mechanisms that Restrict Activation of the Innate Immune System to Prevent Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases

  Arthur, S. & Cohen, P.

  Medical Research Council

  1/04/18 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

  • Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases 100%
  • Phosphotransferases 96%
  • Ubiquitin 82%
  • Esters 73%
  • Salts 63%

• Mechanisms Underlying Variation in Barley Hull Adhesion

  Campoli, C., Cook, S., McKim, S. & Waugh, R.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/04/18 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

  • internodes 100%
  • Morphogenesis 94%
  • morphogenesis 53%
  • Growth 47%
  • Flowers 40%

• UK-China International Exchange Research for Numerical Simulation of the Wake of Fish Cages (Joint with Beijing Normal University)

  Cuthbertson, A.

  Royal Society

  31/03/18 → 30/03/22

  Project: Research

  • mariculture 100%
  • effluents 70%
  • environmental standards 67%
  • effluent 52%
  • sustainable development 41%

• PONTIAC II - NT-proBNP Selected Prevention of Cardiac Events in a Population of Diabetic Patients Without a History of Cardiac Disease, A Prospective Randomised Trial

  McCrimmon, R.

  Medical University of Vienna

  26/03/18 → 25/06/22

  Project: Research

• MRC Proximity to Discovery 2017

  Brady, J., Brady, J., Ferguson, M. & Wyatt, P.

  Medical Research Council

  1/03/18 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

• Novel Genome Integrity Pathways that Regulate DNA Replication Termination in Metazoa

  Labib, K.

  Cancer Research UK

  1/03/18 → 28/02/23

  Project: Research

  • Ubiquitination 100%
  • DNA Replication 86%
  • Ubiquitin 60%
  • SARS Virus 54%
  • DNA synthesome 52%

• A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nebulised Hypertonic Saline in Bronchiectasis (joint with QUB, Newcastle & Southampton) (NIHR HTA)

  Chalmers, J.

  National Institute for Health Research

  1/03/18 → 28/02/22

  Project: Research

• Innovation in modelling Placenta for Maternal and Fetal Health (iPLACENTA) (joint with Aston University, Mimetas BV, St George's Medical School, University College Cork, Universita Degli Studi di Torino, Institut National de le Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Universitaet Rostock, Fundacion Para le Investigacion del Hospital Universitario La Fe De La Comunidad Valencia, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Universiteit Maastricht)

  Murdoch, C.

  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

  1/03/18 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research

  • Herbal Medicine 100%
  • Myocardial Ischemia 79%
  • Chinese Traditional Medicine 19%
  • Angioplasty 17%
  • Myocardium 14%

• Evaluating Population Impact of HCV DAA Treatment as Prevention to People Who Inject Drugs (EPI-TaP) (joint with University of Bristol)

  Dillon, J. & Donnan, P.

  National Institute for Health Research

  1/02/18 → 31/01/23

  Project: Research

• Development and Evaluation of a Novel Health Promotion Communication on Cancer Screening and Prevention for Men

  Anderson, A.

  Scottish Cancer Foundation

  1/02/18 → 31/07/21

  Project: Research

• Reformulation of the At-Risk State for Psychosis: Tailoring Evidence-Based Psychological Therapies in Primary Care for People with Severe Common Mental Distress & Psychotic Experiences (TYPPEX) (Joint with Cambridge University) (Programme Grant for Applied Research)

  Croudace, T.

  National Institute for Health Research

  1/02/18 → 31/01/23

  Project: Research

• Numerical Analysis for Stochastic Differential Equations

  Lin, P.

  China Scholarship Council

  15/01/18 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

• The Molecular Cell Biology of Plant-oomycete Interactions: Understanding Disease and Disease Resistance (Wolfson Research Merit Award)

  Birch, P.

  Royal Society

  1/01/18 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• Smart Autonomous Robotic Assistant Surgeon (SARAS) (Joint with Verona University, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University of Ferrara, Ospedale San Raffaele SRL, Polytechnic University of Catalunya,Oxford Brookes University, Medineeering GmbH and Austrian Center for Medical Innovation and Technology)

  Huang, Z., Melzer, A., Nabi, G. & Wilkinson, T.

  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

  1/01/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

• Use of Unscheduled Care in the Last Year of Life by People Who Die From Cancer (Scottish Clinical Academic Training Fellowship)

  Mills, S.

  1/01/18 → 31/01/22

  Project: Research

  • Scotland 100%
  • Cohort Studies 59%
  • Retrospective Studies 58%
  • Neoplasms 27%
  • Public Health 15%

• Climate Adaptation Control Technologies for Urban Spaces (CACTUS) (Joint with Durham, Cardiff, Queen's, Newcastle Universities and Imperial College)

  Bengough, G. & Knappett, J.

  Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

  1/01/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • mechanical testing 100%
  • grass 71%
  • grasses 61%
  • tissue 16%
  • Lolium multiflorum 14%

• Scottish Senior Clinical Fellowship

  Chalmers, J.

  Chief Scientist Office

  1/01/18 → 1/07/23

  Project: Research

  • Bronchiectasis 100%
  • Ecosystem 46%
  • Microbial Interactions 43%
  • Neutrophils 32%
  • Mycobiome 22%

• SBRI Project - My Way Digital Health

  Conway, N. & McCrimmon, R.

  10/12/17 → 9/12/21

  Project: Research

• Bacterial motility after dispersal - Why leave if you can't get away? (Joint with University of Edinburgh - lead- , University of Southampton and University of Nottingham).

  Bamford, N. & Stanley-Wall, N.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/12/17 → 30/11/22

  Project: Research

  • Bacillus subtilis 100%
  • Interpersonal Relations 96%
  • Biofilms 89%
  • Extracellular Polymeric Substance Matrix 21%
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria 16%

• Defining the Deleterious Effects of Environmental Pollutants at a Mechanistic Level (Joint with Queen Mary, University of London)

  Henderson, C. & Wolf, R.

  Medical Research Council

  1/12/17 → 30/11/21

  Project: Research

  • Oxidative stress 100%
  • Arsenic 84%
  • Biomarkers 71%
  • Toxicity 67%
  • biomarker 54%

• IKC Biofilms (Collaboration with University of Southampton via University of Edinburgh)

  Stanley-Wall, N.

  Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  1/12/17 → 30/11/22

  Project: Research

  • Biofilms 100%
  • Bacillus subtilis 98%
  • Dundee 52%
  • Microbiology 43%
  • Extracellular Polymeric Substance Matrix 42%

• Scottish Numerical Methods Network (Joint with Maxwell Institute and University of Strathclyde)

  Athanassoulis, A.

  20/11/17 → 19/09/21

  Project: Research

• Compared Analysis on International Health Systems: Problems, Agendas and Policies

  Fernandes, F., Freeman, R., Rodriguez, A. & Swinney, A.

  9/11/17 → 8/12/23

  Project: Research

  • Scotland 100%
  • Uruguay 58%
  • Colombia 46%
  • Chile 45%
  • England 44%

• Holographic Super-Resolution Micro-Endoscopy for In-Vivo Applications (LIFEGATE) (joint with Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology)

  Cuschieri, A.

  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

  1/11/17 → 31/10/22

  Project: Research

  • Multimode fibers 100%
  • Endoscopy 84%
  • brain 65%
  • Brain 56%
  • Light propagation 55%

• The British Lung Foundation/GSK Centre for Bronchiectasis Research

  Chalmers, J.

  British Lung Foundation

  1/11/17 → 31/10/22

  Project: Research

• Understanding and Improving Antimicrobial Prescribing in Care Homes: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Joint with City University, London, University College London and Queen's University, Belfast) (AMR Large Collaborative Grant)

  Donnan, P., Grant, S., Guthrie, B. & Marwick, C.

  Economic and Social Research Council

  1/10/17 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

  • Home Care Services 100%
  • Scotland 69%
  • Cholinergic Antagonists 46%
  • Intelligence 44%
  • Routine Diagnostic Tests 39%

• Regulation and Function of Protein FUBIylation (Lister Institute Research Prize 2017)

  Kulathu, Y.

  Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine

  1/10/17 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

• Unravelling the Molecular Heterogeneity within the Spinal Cord Stem Cell Niche by Single Cell Transcriptomics

  Storey, K.

  1/10/17 → 31/10/21

  Project: Research