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Epilepsy
Dr M. Cunningham & Professor M. Whittington
Newcastle University
2010 – 2012 Research Assistant Fellowship: The in vitro epileptic human brain slice: relating mechanistic features to clinical EEG
Bone disease
Dr B. Evans, Dr D. Mason, Dr A. Sloan, Dr J. Ralphs & Professor J. Gregory
Cardiff University
2010 – 2012 Research Technician Fellowship: Development of new methodologies for the 3-D in vitro study of bone disease
Nanotoxicity testing
Dr M. Garnett, Dr S. Stolnik-Trenkic & Dr F. Falcone
Nottingham University
2010 – 2012 Research Assistant Fellowship: Polarised monolayer cell models to determine permeability to macromolecules and nanoparticles for drug delivery and nanotoxicology
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
2010 – 2013 Research Assistant Fellowship: Development and experimental validation of an information theoretic approach to the multimodal integration of human EEG and fMRI data
Huntington’s disease
Dr Oliver Bandmann & Dr Heather Mortiboys
University of Sheffield
2009 - 2010 One year pilot study: Skin fibroblasts as a new disease model for Huntington’s disease to replace animals
Breast cancer
Dr Valerie Speirs & Dr Deborah Holliday
University of Leeds
2009 – 2010 One year study: Validation and computer reconstruction of a 3D model of breast cancer
Bacterial infection in cystic fibrosis
Dr Craig Winstanley
University of Liverpool
2008 – 2011 Postdoctoral Fellowship: Response of populations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antimicrobial challenge during chronic infections in cystic fibrosis
Viral encephalitis
Prof Tom Solomon & Dr Leman Hubble
University of Liverpool
2009 – 2012 Postdoctoral Fellowship: An in vitro blood brain barrier model to study viral encephalitis in the test-tube instead of in animals
Advances in human neuroscience
Dr Amanda Ellison
University of Durham
2008 – 2011 Postdoctoral Fellowship: Human brain research with dual-site TMS
Neurofibromatosis
Prof C Oliver Hanemann
Peninsula Medical School, Plymouth
2008 – 2011 Research Assistant: Cell culture tests for new NF2 therapies
Hypersecretion of mucus in asthma
Dr Sarah Herrick, Dr Robin Gore & Dr David Thornton
Manchester University
2008 – 2011 Research Assistant: Development of a 3D human airway model to understand the influence of epithelial-mesenchymal interactions on mucus production in hypersecretory respiratory disease
Chronic pain in arthritis and fibromyalgia
Prof Anthony Jones & Dr Wael El-Deredy
Manchester University
2009 – 2012 Postdoctoral Fellowship: Endogenous pain control mechanisms in patients with chronic pain.
Premature birth
Dr Rachel Tribe & Prof Michael Taggart
King’s College London and University of Newcastle
2007 – 2010 Research Assistant: Development of a human tissue model for investigating uterine function.
A clearer picture of pain relief
Prof Paul Furlong
Aston University, Birmingham
2007 – 2010 PhD Studentship: Functional neuroimaging and the pharmacokinetics of pain.
Tissue engineering of human liver
Prof Brian Thomson & Dr L Chen
Nottingham University
2007 – 2010 Postdoctoral Fellowship: The application of tissue engineering to develop three-dimensional models of human liver.
Creating knockout tissues
Dr Paul Genever & Dr Gary Spencer
University of York
2007 – 2010 Research Associate: Generation of three-dimensional human tissue structures with targeted gene disruptions.
Skin cancer
Prof Mike Philpott & Prof Harshad Navsaria
Queen Mary’s School of Medicine & Dentistry
2007 – 2010 Research Assistant: Generation of three-dimensional models of basal cell carcinoma.
Magnetoencephalography
Prof Paul Furlong, Dr Gareth Barnes and Dr Caroline Witton
Aston University, Birmingham
2006 – 2011 Strategic Grant: Translational humane research programme using MEG for non-invasive studies of the human brain.