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Toxicology Research
Professor James Ross
Edinburgh University
2012 - 2015: A scalable system for the production of human-induced pluripotent cell (hiPSC)-derived, functionally-mature, hepatocytes for replacement of animal toxicology testing
Barrett's Oesophagus
Professor George Macfarlane
Dundee University
2012 - 2014: Establishment of an oesophageal model system to investigate interactions in the development of Barrett's oesophagus and its progression to adenocarcinoma
Parkinson's Disease
Dr Mark Odell
Westminster University
One year pilot: Studying the behaviour of proteins responsible for Parkinson's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) in the plant, Arabidopsis thaliana
Alzheimer's Disease
Dr Robin Williams
Royal Holloway University (Surrey)
2012 – 2014: Dictyostelium as a non-sentient model for Presenilin research into Alzheimer's Disease
Blood Brain Barrier
Professor Geoffrey Pilkington
Portsmouth University
2012 – 2015: Application of a 3D 'All-Human' Blood Brain Barrier Model in Evaluating Nanoparticle-Facilitated Drug Delivery Systems
Lung Gene Therapy
Dr Uta Griesenbach
Imperial College, London
2012 – 2015 Research Technician: Validation Of Human Ex Vivo Models For Airway Gene Transfer
Medical Devices
Professor John Graeme Houston
University of Dundee
2012 – 2015 Post-Doc Research Fellowship: Thiel Embalmed Human Cadaveric Alternatives to Animal Models for Cardiovascular Device Testing and Training
Schizophrenia
Professor Peter Morris
University of Nottingham
2012 – 2015 Research Assistant: Multi-modal imaging and its application in schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Dr Robin Williams
Royal Holloway, University of London
2012 – 2015 PhD Studentship: Development of a first-choice non-sentient model for bipolar disorder molecular pharmacology research
Rabies
Professor Julian Ma
St George’s, University of London
2012 – 2015 Research Assistant: Replacement of animal derived products for prevention of rabies in under-developed countries
Neuromuscular Physiology
Dr Selim Cellek
Cranfield University, Bedford
2012 – 2013 Research Technician: Development of a Microfluidic Chamber for the
In Vitro Study of Skeletal Muscle Innervation
Epilepsy
Dr Mark Cunningham & Professor Miles Whittington
Newcastle University
2011 – 2013 Research Assistant Fellowship: The in vitro epileptic human brain slice: relating mechanistic features to clinical EEG
Abdominal pain studies
Mr Charles H. Knowles, MBBChir, PhD, FRCS.
Barts & Queen Mary’s, University of London
2010 – 2013 PhD Studentship: A novel pre-clinical human model of visceral pain
Brain cell imaging
Dr Andrew P. Bagshaw
Birmingham University
2011 – 2014 Research Assistant Fellowship: Development and experimental validation of an information theoretic approach to the multimodal integration of human EEG and fMRI data
Magnetoencephalography
Professor Paul Furlong, Dr Gareth Barnes and Dr Caroline Witton
Aston University, Birmingham
2012 – 2017 Strategic Grant: Translational humane research programme using MEG for non-invasive studies of the human brain.