Centre for Systems and Synthetic Biology

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  Transformation of constructs with engineered promoters in Arabidopsis thaliana to assess expression characteristics

  Lopez Juez, E.

  Phytoform

  1/05/22 → 31/10/22

  Project: Research

• Novel gas-plasma and heat-shock priming technologies to improve seed quality and enhance vegetable food production sustainability with Tozer Seeds

  Leubner, G. & Walker, M.

  1/05/22 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

• Impact of seed treatment with biostimulants on the resilience of sugar beet early development to drought stress

  Leubner, G., Chandler, J. & King, J.

  1/10/21 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

• Improving Crop Seed Quality with Gas Plasma Activated Water (EPOWER)

  Leubner, G. & Steinbrecher, T.

  KWS SAAT SE

  1/08/21 → 31/01/22

  Project: Research

• Enabling precision-agriculture in Ethiopia’s “orphan” teff crop by seed priming and seed pelleting

  Leubner, G., Steinbrecher, T., Chanyalew, S. & Tadele, Z.

  15/03/21 → 31/07/21

  Project: Research

• Understanding the Food Chain of Teff (Eragrostis tef) and the Application of Seed Technology in Teff

  Leubner, G., Hassen, S. M., Steinbrecher, T., Petrikova, I., Chanyalew, S., Tesfaye, B., Woldetsadik, B. & Negussie, E.

  Academy of Medical Sciences

  1/10/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: Other

• PlasSeed: Gas Plasma for Seed Disinfection

  Leubner, G. & Steinbrecher, T.

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/06/19 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

• PROSTRIG: Delivering novel maize genotypes with improved resilience and PROductivity through the application of predictive breeding technologies to modulate STRIGolactone levels

  Fraser, P. & Enfissi, G.

  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  15/04/19 → 14/04/22

  Project: Other

• Activation of Non-Photosynthetic Leaf Cells for Improved Productivity

  Lopez Juez, E.

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/01/19 → 31/12/20

  Project: Research

• African Cassava Whitefly Phase 2

  Fraser, P. & Enfissi, G.

  Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

  21/11/18 → 31/10/22

  Project: Research

• A tale of two morphs: bet-hedging survival strategies in the Brassicaceae as adaptations in unpredictable environments

  Steinbrecher, T., Arshad, W., Collinson, M. & Leubner, G.

  5/09/18 → 7/09/18

  Project: Research

• KWS pericarp mechanics / pelleting mass follow-up project (follow-up of Project Code: R10791)

  Steinbrecher, T.

  KWS Saat AG

  15/08/18 → 14/01/19

  Project: Research

• New methodologies for removal of methane from the atmosphere

  Nisbet, E., Lowry, D., Basu, A., Stead, T., Lopez Juez, E., Lanoiselle, M. & Fisher, R.

  Natural Envt Research Council (NERC)

  1/07/17 → 30/06/19

  Project: Other

• Optimisation of tomato fruit carotenoid content for nutritional improvement and industrial exploitation.

  Fraser, P. & Enfissi, G.

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/11/16 → 31/10/19

  Project: Other

• Mechanisms of Celery Seed Morphological Dormancy, Longevity and Quality

  Leubner, G. & Gawthrop, F.

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/10/16 → 30/09/20

  Project: Research

• Analysis of the regulation of stress tolerance and growth to improve stress responses under water scarcity in crops

  Devoto, A. & Bogre, L.

  European Union

  1/10/16 → 30/09/18

  Project: Research

• RHE Consultancy Seed-Microbe Interaction for Azotic Technologies

  Leubner, G.

  1/08/16 → 31/07/17

  Project: Consultancy

• Useful and high-value CO-PROducts from waste streams associated with staple crops in Low Medium Income Countries (LMICs) – COPRO

  Hogg, P., Fraser, P. & Enfissi, G.

  Eng & Phys Sci Res Council EPSRC

  1/07/16 → 1/10/17

  Project: Other

• Prediction of drug cocktails with anti-trypanosomal effect

  Paccanaro, A.

  Eng & Phys Sci Res Council EPSRC

  1/06/16 → 31/03/17

  Project: Research

• Sugar beet pericarp mechanics and pelleting mass characterization

  Steinbrecher, T.

  KWS Saat AG

  1/06/16 → 15/10/16

  Project: Other

• Rocket Science with RHS

  Leubner, G.

  20/05/16 → 31/07/20

  Project: Research

• TomGEM: A holistic multi-actor approach towards the design of new tomato varietites and management practices to improve yield and quality in the face of climate change

  Fraser, P.

  European Union

  1/03/16 → 31/08/19

  Project: Research

• LBNet Feedstock Resource

  Devoto, A.

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/02/16 → 29/02/16

  Project: Research

• Chemical manipulation and mechanisms of weed seed persistence, dormancy release and germination

  Leubner, G. & Stock, D.

  Weed Control Research Biology, Syngenta, Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/11/15 → 31/10/18

  Project: Research

• Gas plasma treatment as a novel seed technology to release dormancy and to improve germination uniformity of vegetable seeds

  Leubner, G.

  1/10/15 → 1/10/19

  Project: Research

• The biochemical and molecular mechanisms underlying colour retention trait in hot pepper (Capsicum)

  Fraser, P.

  1/10/15 → 1/10/19

  Project: Research

• Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Sugar Beet during Germination and Early Seedling Development with a focus on Chilling Tolerance

  Leubner, G. & Ignatz, M.

  KWS SAAT SE

  1/08/15 → 31/07/19

  Project: Research

• Bilateral NSF/BIO-BBSRC - Translational landscape to link cell growth with proliferation in the root meristem

  Bogre, L. & Paccanaro, A.

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/07/15 → 30/06/18

  Project: Research

• Karrikins and the environmental control of black-grass dormancy and germination

  Leubner, G.

  Syngenta Ltd

  1/06/15 → 31/10/15

  Project: Research

• Novel biomaterial engineering technologies, molecular and hormone analyses to improve vegetable seed priming and production in stressful environments

  Leubner, G. & Steinbrecher, T.

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/09/14 → 28/02/16

  Project: Research

• Endosperm weakening of wheat grains

  Steinbrecher, T. & Leubner, G.

  Buehler AG

  21/10/13 → 20/04/14

  Project: Research

• Early Germination of Sugar Beet

  Leubner, G. & Ignatz, M.

  KWS Saat AG

  1/08/13 → 31/07/15

  Project: Research

• Mining the Network Behaviour of Bots

  Cavallaro, L., Gammerman, A., Vovk, V., Shanahan, H. & Luo, Z.

  Eng & Phys Sci Res Council EPSRC

  16/06/13 → 17/04/17

  Project: Research

• Enhancing Global RTB Productivity through more targeted use of global genetic diversity

  Fraser, P.

  Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research

  1/06/13 → 30/06/17

  Project: Research

• Analysis of Bran Penetration by Proteins

  Leubner, G. & Steinbrecher, T.

  Buehler AG

  30/05/13 → 29/06/13

  Project: Research

• MAPK signalling network to adapt leaf growth to drought conditions

  Bogre, L., Paccanaro, A. & Papdi, C.

  European Commission

  1/05/13 → 30/04/15

  Project: Research

• Inference of RBR network and dynamic RBR complexes during leaf development

  Paccanaro, A., Bogre, L. & Horvath, B.

  European Commission

  1/03/13 → 28/02/15

  Project: Research

• Predictive modelling to optimise phage intervention against Campylobacter in poultry

  Jansen , V. A. A.

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/01/13 → 29/02/16

  Project: Research

• Feasibility study to investigate the biophysical properties of wheat grains with focus on the development of appropriate testing methods

  Leubner, G. & Steinbrecher, T.

  Buehler AG

  15/10/12 → 14/04/13

  Project: Research

• Understanding colour intensity and retention in Capsicum Fruit and products as a means of improving product quality

  Fraser, P.

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/10/11 → 30/09/12

  Project: Research

• The Application of Modern Proteomic and Metabolomic Methodologies to the Assessment of Food Safety

  Fraser, P.

  European Commission

  1/09/11 → 31/08/13

  Project: Research

• cTQM: A cloud based tool for testing the quality of micro-array data in H. sapiens.

  Shanahan, H. & Harrison, A.

  8/06/11 → 9/06/11

  Project: Research

• DFG Le720/7-2: Comparative analysis of distinct seed dormancy mechanisms within the genus Lepidium (cress) and the evolution of the Brassicaceae DOG1 dormancy genes

  Leubner, G.

  DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)

  1/04/11 → 31/10/14

  Project: Research

• Sugarbeet Seed Quality: Sugarbeet seed quality: Molecular mechanisms of seed aging

  Leubner, G.

  KWS Saat AG

  1/12/10 → 30/11/12

  Project: Research

• NERC Innovation Fund (Metabolomics) MyIP801

  Fraser, P.

  Natural Envt Research Council (NERC)

  1/10/10 → 31/05/11

  Project: Research

• Analysis of chromatin remodelling during drought and hormone treatment

  Devoto, A.

  Royal Society

  1/06/10 → 31/05/12

  Project: Research

• Inference and modelling of regulatory networks in multicellular systems

  Devoto, A.

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/06/10 → 30/06/10

  Project: Research

• Living with uninvited guests-comparing palnt and animal responses to endocytic invasions

  Jansen , V. A. A., Gammerman, A. & Soloviev, M.

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  15/04/10 → 14/04/13

  Project: Research

• DFG Le720/6-3: Molecular physiology of endosperm-limited seed germination - Gene function and regulation in the micropylar endosperm

  Leubner, G.

  DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)

  1/04/10 → 30/09/13

  Project: Research

• METAPRO: The development of tools and effective strategies for the optimisation of useful secondary METAbolite PROduction in planta

  Fraser, P.

  European Union

  1/01/10 → 30/06/13

  Project: Research