Department of Biological Sciences

Projects

Projects per year 2000 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2021 2027

• 4 Not started
• 32 Active
• 399 Finished

Projects per year

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  Metabolic “death signatures” in Drosophila melanogaster

  Augustin, H. (PI) & Snowden, S. (CoI)

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/01/23 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• Enhancing muscle strength in muscular dystrophies through RPL3L inhibition

  Malerba, A. (PI)

  AFM Telethon

  7/12/22 → 6/12/23

  Project: Research

• Enhancing muscle strength in muscular dystrophies through RPL3L inhibition

  Lu-Nguyen, N. (Researcher), March, J. (Researcher) & Malerba, A. (PI)

  7/12/22 → 6/12/23

  Project: Research

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

  Leubner, G. (PI) & Steinbrecher, T. (CoI)

  KWS SAAT SE

  1/12/22 → 31/05/23

  Project: Research

• Studying the impact of novel seed treatments on crop seeds

  Leubner, G. (PI), Mani, A. (Student) & Steinbrecher, T. (CoI)

  1/10/22 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

• Metabolomic investigation of the effects of nonanoic acid and 4-MOA in a C9Orf72 Drosophila model of ALS

  Augustin, H. (PI) & Snowden, S. (CoI)

  Motor Neurone Disease Association

  15/08/22 → 14/10/22

  Project: Research

• Enhanced Steady-State Levels of Exon Skipped and gene therapy expressed “BMD-LIKE” Dystrophins Through Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) inhibition

  Malerba, A. (PI)

  Muscular Dystrophy UK

  3/05/22 → 2/05/23

  Project: Research

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

  Lopez Juez, E. (PI)

  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. (PI) & Walker, M. (CoI)

  1/05/22 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

• An investigation of the synaptic role of the proto-oncogene Yorkie at the Drosophila larval neuromuscular junction

  Augustin, H. (PI)

  Royal Society

  21/03/22 → 20/09/23

  Project: Research

• In Vivo Evaluation of Muscle Specific Synthetic Promoters

  Popplewell, L. (PI) & Malerba, A. (PI)

  SynPromics Ltd

  14/03/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

• In Vivo Evaluation of Muscle Specific Synthetic Promoters

  Lu-Nguyen, N. (Researcher), Popplewell, L. (CoPI) & Malerba, A. (PI)

  14/03/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

• CelFacto: 21EBTA: Engineering plant cell factories for the production of biomedicines and their ingredients

  Fraser, P. (PI) & Enfissi, G. (CoI)

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  31/01/22 → 30/09/24

  Project: Research

• Engineering plant cell factories for the production of biomedicines and their ingredients

  Drapal, M. (Researcher), Fraser, P. (PI) & Enfissi, G. (CoI)

  31/01/22 → 30/01/24

  Project: Research

• Proof of concept study: Local in vivo delivery

  Popplewell, L. (PI)

  Replay Holdings LLC

  1/01/22 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

• EVOBOMICS: Evolution of the interaction between mitochondrial and nuclear genomes in bumblebees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus): the importance of numts and heteroplasmy

  Brown, M. J. F. (Mentor) & Francosco, E. (Fellow)

  European Commission

  4/10/21 → 3/10/23

  Project: Research

• Nature-based solutions for climate change at the landscape scale

  Lee, M. (CoI)

  1/10/21 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

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

  Leubner, G. (PI), Chandler, J. (CoI) & King, J. (Student)

  1/10/21 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research

• Cultural evolution of bird song and air pollution

  Lachlan, R. (PI), Sarfati, M. (Student) & Leadbeater, E. (CoI)

  21/09/21 → 24/09/24

  Project: Research

• Establishing a mouse model of disease to test combined antisense oligonucleotides and AAV systemic gene therapy as new treatment for Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

  Malerba, A. (PI)

  AFM Telethon

  1/09/21 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

• SaToBa: Improving salt tolerance and stress memory in barley

  Devoto, A. (Mentor) & Ganie, S. (Fellow)

  European Commission

  1/09/21 → 31/08/23

  Project: Research

• Identifying metabolic signatures of pathology in muscle and blood to identify biomarkers of oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.

  Snowden, S. (PI) & Popplewell, L. (CoI)

  AFM Telethon

  1/09/21 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

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

  Leubner, G. (PI) & Steinbrecher, T. (CoI)

  KWS SAAT SE

  1/08/21 → 31/01/22

  Project: Research

• DeTecSeeD: Detection and diagnosis of seed-borne diseases utilising machine learning enhanced gas plasma integrated multispectral imaging

  Leubner, G. (PI) & Steinbrecher, T. (Researcher)

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/08/21 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• Identification of novel modifiers of synaptic function, neurodegeneration and longevity in a Drosophila FTD/ALS model

  Augustin, H. (PI)

  Academy of Medical Sciences

  1/06/21 → 30/05/24

  Project: Research

• Optimisation of a gene therapy for Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

  Popplewell, L. (PI) & Malerba, A. (CoI)

  LifeArc

  17/05/21 → 16/05/24

  Project: Research

• Delivery of codon-optimised full-length dystrophin to muscle using 4BaseBio non-viral methodology - Phase 1

  Popplewell, L. (PI)

  4BaseBio Discovery

  4/05/21 → 3/10/21

  Project: Research

• Pilot Study

  Popplewell, L. (PI)

  Healx

  4/05/21 → 3/08/21

  Project: Research

• In vitro screening for anti-DUX4 compounds

  Lu-Nguyen, N. (Researcher) & Popplewell, L. (PI)

  4/05/21 → 3/08/21

  Project: Research

• RHUL Laboratory Products; creating commercial activity from knowledge transfer

  Fraser, P. (PI), Enfissi, G. (CoI) & Perez, L. (Researcher)

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/04/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

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

  Leubner, G. (PI), Steinbrecher, T. (CoI), Chanyalew, S. (CoI), Tadele, Z. (CoI) & Fatelnig, L. (Other)

  15/03/21 → 31/07/21

  Project: Research

• Forecasting the impact of shifting the dispersal ability of organisms: from a global biodiversity crisis to the rise of pandemics

  Garcia Perez, C. (PI)

  Royal Society

  1/10/20 → 30/04/24

  Project: Research

• Automated robotic nitrogen diagnosis of arable soil

  Lee, M. (CoI)

  1/06/20 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

• Resilience of sugar beet early development to multiple environmental stresses

  Leubner, G. (PI) & Chandler, J. (Researcher)

  KWS SAAT SE

  1/04/20 → 31/05/23

  Project: Research

• Scaling-up biocontrol innovations in Africa

  Ratto, F. (Researcher)

  1/04/20 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

• PROMAL: The production and promotion of nutrient rich foodstuffs to address the double burden of malnutrition

  Fraser, P. (PI), Petrikova, I. (CoI) & Enfissi, G. (CoI)

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  14/02/20 → 13/02/23

  Project: Other

• How does Facebook influence parliament?

  Bryden, J. (PI)

  Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

  1/02/20 → 1/03/21

  Project: Research

• Helicobacter pylori in Vietnam: Prevalence, AMR and Vaccination

  Cutting, S. (PI)

  Medical Research Council MRC

  14/01/20 → 13/01/23

  Project: Other

• ASENT: Foundations of Animal Sentience

  Leadbeater, E. (CoI)

  European Research Council

  1/01/20 → 31/12/24

  Project: Research

• The Origin of Sperm Parasitism through the Looking Glass of the Amazon Molly

  Úbeda de Torres, F. (PI)

  Natural Envt Research Council NERC

  1/01/20 → 31/12/22

  Project: Other

• Plants and Minerals in Byzantine Popular Pharmacy. A New Multidisciplinary Approach

  Zipser, B. (PI) & Scott, A. C. (CoI)

  Wellcome Trust

  1/11/19 → 31/10/22

  Project: Other

• Fire-adapted seed traits in Cerrado species

  Leubner, G. (PI), Steinbrecher, T. (Researcher) & Chandler, J. (Researcher)

  Natural Envt Research Council NERC

  1/10/19 → 30/09/21

  Project: Other

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

  Leubner, G. (CoPI), Hassen, S. M. (PI), Steinbrecher, T. (Other), Petrikova, I. (Other), Chanyalew, S. (CoI), Tesfaye, B. (CoI), Woldetsadik, B. (CoI) & Negussie, E. (CoI)

  Academy of Medical Sciences

  1/10/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: Other

• PlasSeed: Gas Plasma for Seed Disinfection

  Leubner, G. (PI) & Steinbrecher, T. (CoI)

  Biotechnology&BioSci Research BBSRC

  1/06/19 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

• Spots, stars or stripes? The evolution of eggshell surface topography

  Portugal, S. (PI)

  Leverhulme Trust

  20/05/19 → 31/12/21

  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. (PI) & Enfissi, G. (CoI)

  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

  15/04/19 → 14/04/22

  Project: Other

• Epi-TOM: The development and characterization of an EpiRIL TOMato population

  Fraser, P. (PI) & Enfissi, G. (CoI)

  31/03/19 → 30/03/21

  Project: Research

• Preventing biodiversity loss depends on understanding how people choose what to conserve

  Papworth, S. (PI)

  National Geographic Society

  1/02/19 → 30/04/21

  Project: Other

• Noble Chafer Monitoring Scheme 2019

  Harvey, D. (PI)

  People's Trust for Endangered Species

  1/02/19 → 30/09/19

  Project: Research

• In Vivo Evaluation of Muscle Specific Synthetic Promoters

  Lu-Nguyen, N. (Researcher), Dickson, G. (CoPI) & Popplewell, L. (PI)

  SynPromics Ltd

  2/01/19 → 1/04/20

  Project: Research