Research Grants

Anatomy & Physiology
Prof CG Proud, Prof MJ Rennie, Dr GD Pavitt, Dr HS Hundal, Dr PM Taylor; Dr CJ Weijer (Anat. & Phys.,WTB); Dr C MacKintosh & Dr MJR Stark (Biochemistry) & Prof DG Hardie (Biochemistry, WTB): £6,384 from Medical Research Council for molecular mechanisms of nutrient sensing and signalling (Co-operative Group Grant – extension).

Anatomy & Physiology
(Wellcome Trust Biocentre)
Dr IS Nathke: £92,658 from Cancer Research Campaign for the role of APC protein in cell migration and colon cancer (Senior Fellowship).

Biochemistry
(Wellcome Trust Biocentre)
Prof AH Fairlamb: £173,939 from Wellcome Trust for clinical response and resistance to antimonial drugs in Leishmania.
Prof MAJ Ferguson: £85,550 from The Human Frontier Science Program for the glycosylphosphatidylinositol toxin of malaria: synthesis, structure, genetics, function.
Dr E Smythe, Prof C Watts & Dr S Ponnambalam; Prof CP Downes, Dr AR Prescott & Dr CGW Smythe (Biochemistry) & Dr JM Lucocq (Anat. & Physiol.): £97,901 from Medical Research Council for molecular mechanisms of eukaryotic membrane sorting (extension to Co-operative Group Grant).

Biological Sciences
Prof GM Gadd: £119,292 from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences RC for transformation of toxic metal minerals in the myco-rhizosphere (joint with University of Aberdeen and MLURI).

Biomedical Research Centre
Prof JD Hayes, Dr C Elcombe & Dr LI McLellan: £99,663 from World Cancer Research Fund for role of the Nrf2 transcription factor in prevention of colon cancer by cruciferous vegetables.
Dr C NA Palmer: £507,500 from Medical Research Council for transgenic models of tumour promotion by Peroxisome Proliferator activated receptors.

Child Health
Dr S Mukhopadhyay; Dr JRS Leslie & Dr G Mires (Gyno. & Obs.): £8,500 from Tenovus Tayside for correlation between three-dimensional ultrasound measurement of mature fetal and plethysmographic measurement of neonatal lung volumes.
Prof R Hume & Dr MWH Coughtrie (Molecular & Cellular Pathology): £258,732 from CEC Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources (QOL) for Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Premature Infants caused by Thyroid Hormone Insufficiency – Molecular Basis for Diagnosis and Therapy (EUTHYROID).

Dental School
Dr CH Lloyd & Dr SN Scrimgeour: £13,357 from Chief Scientist Office for NMR study of the reaction that occurs when phosphate bonded investment material sets.
Prof WP Saunders: £13,000 from PPP Healthcare Medical Trust for support for Undergraduate Intercalated Degree Student (Mr S C Henderson).

Dermatology
Dr SH Ibbotson, Prof J Ferguson & Prof CR Wolf (Biomedical Research Centre):£242,180 from Medical Research Council for factors affecting individuality in response to psoralen-UVA (PUVA) photochemotherapy.

Electronic Engineering & Physics
Dr B Ramsay: £2,000 from The Henry Lester Trust Limited for Mr Ning Zhu.
Dr RA Vaughan: £27,045 from CEC Confirming the International Role of Community Research for Hydrographic Monitoring -–Neva Bight (HYMNE).
Prof AG Fitzgerald: £8,100 from University of Jakarta for research studentship.

Epidemiology
(Centre for Applied Nutrition Research)
Dr G Lietz, Prof AS Anderson & Dr P Longbottom: £14,385 from Chief Scientist Office for validation of the EPIC food frequency questionnaire for use in adolescent populations.

General Practice
Dr JS Dowell: £18,841 from Chief Scientist Office for a study investigating factors which influence General Practitioners’ decision making when admitting patients into community hospitals (joint with Dr JA Grant, Auchterarder).

Geography
Prof A Findlay: £4,000 from British Council for research collaboration concerning poverty reduction.

Mathematics
Dr MAJ Chaplain: £108,804 from CEC Human Potential/Socio Economic for using mathematical modelling and computer simulation to improve cancer therapy.

Mechanical Engineering
Mr AP Slade, Dr MS Pridham, Prof JR Hewit, Dr EW Abel & Dr DA Carus; Dr T Frank (Surgery & Molecular Oncology): £3,845 from Engineering & Physical Sciences RC for Technology Meets Surgery International.

Medicine
Dr AW Al-Allaf, Dr CR Paterson & Dr T Pullar: £10,360 from Chief Scientist Office for a study of bone mineral density in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS).

Molecular & Cellular Pathology
Dr TR Hupp: £199,340 from Cancer Research Campaign for signal transduction pathways regulating the tumour suppressor p53.

Nursing & Midwifery
Ms M Wells & Prof AJ Munro (Surgery & Molecular Oncology): £6,000 from Chief Scientist Office for management of radiation skin reactions: A randomised controlled trial (joint with Napier University and Western General Hospitals NHS Trust) (supplement).

Petroleum & Mineral Law
Dr CP Andrews-Speed: £10,000 from The British Academy for evaluating the role of energy in China’s foreign policy (Sino-British Fellowship Trust).

Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Dr BG Frenguelli: £98,388 from Wellcome Trust for an investigation into the nature and functional implications of a depletable pool of adenosine in the CA1 region of the in vitro hippocampus.

Psychiatry
Prof IC Reid, Dr RK Day & Prof CR Wolf (Biomedical Research Centre):£136,212 from Medical Research Council for the association of cytochrome P450-2D6 genotype with outcome in the treatment of depressive episode with antidepressants.

Psychology
Prof PHK Seymour & Dr LG Duncan: £100,349 from Economic and Social Research Council for foundation literacy acquisition in European orthographies.
Dr TA Harley: £32,370 from Royal Society of Edinburgh for metalinguistic processes in pathological and normal ageing (RSE/Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland Research Studentship: Miss L Jessiman).

Social Work
Prof N Baldwin: £608 from The British Academy for issues of gender in planning child protection services.

Surgery & Molecular Oncology
Dr KL Ball: £20,740 from Cancer Research Campaign for regulation of the Oncogene IRF-2 by Reversible Phosphorylation (Studentship: Mr M Kelleher).

INDUSTRIAL AWARDS

Anaesthesia
Prof JAW Wildsmith: £90,000

Biomedical Research Centre
Prof CR Wolf & Dr C Elcombe: £2,120,625 (from 6 companies).
Dr C Elcombe & Prof CR Wolf: £30,000
Prof CR Wolf & Dr T Friedberg: £155,000
Prof CR Wolf & Dr C NA Palmer: £69,667
Dr C Elcombe: £3,031
Dr C Elcombe: £4,465
Dr C Elcombe: £10,575
Prof CR Wolf: £570

Chemistry
Dr W Nazarov: £630

Civil Engineering
Prof A Vardy: £1,000

Clinical Pharm. & Therapeutics
Prof P Davey, Mr DIR Boyle, Dr PT Donnan & Prof TM MacDonald; Dr AD Morris (Medicine): £107,200
Prof TM MacDonald: £118,675

Dental School
Prof NB Pitts: £5,000

Dermatology
Dr SH Ibbotson: £2,350
Dr SH Ibbotson: £259

History
Prof CA Whatley: £23,500

Medicine
Dr F Khan & Prof JJF Belch: £35,070
Prof JJF Belch, Dr GP Leese & Miss RF Robb: £30,209
Prof JJF Belch: £10,493
Dr AD Morris: £206
Dr AD Morris: £258
Dr AD Morris: £258
Dr AD Morris: £258
Prof JJF Belch & Mr PA Stonebridge (Surgery & Molecular Oncology): £82,511

Molecular & Cellular Pathology
Dr JF Dillon & Dr DA Johnston: £134,080

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