{"id":758,"date":"2023-03-05T23:33:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T23:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ladomerylab.org\/?page_id=758"},"modified":"2023-03-05T23:33:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T23:33:12","slug":"research-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ladomerylab.org\/about\/research-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gene-tools.com\/\">GeneTools <span class=\"caps\">LLC<\/span><\/a> (2020-2023), $30,000 \u201cTargeting oncofetal transcripts with antisense morpholinos\u201d. PI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/prostatecanceruk.org\/\">Prostate Cancer UK<\/a> (2016-2018), \u00a3136,390 \u201cTargeting the <span class=\"caps\">ERG<\/span> oncogene through splice switching oligonucleotides\u201d. PI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gene-tools.com\/\">Gene Tools <span class=\"caps\">LLC<\/span><\/a> (2016-2018), $20,000 \u201cTargeting the <span class=\"caps\">ERG<\/span> oncogene through splice switching oligonucleotides\u201d. PI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Higher Education Ministry, Saudi Arabia. PhD studentship (2016-2019), \u00a364,000 \u201cAn investigation into the regulation of expression of the splice factor kinase SRPK1\u201d. Director of Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <span class=\"caps\">TETF<\/span>und, Nigeria. PhD studentship (2015-2018), \u00a370,000 \u201cTargeting the splice factor kinase SRPK1 in leukemia\u201d. Director of Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <span class=\"caps\">TETF<\/span>und, Nigeria. PhD studentship (2015-2018), \u00a370,000 \u201cTargeting the splice factor kinase CLK1 in prostate cancer\u201d. Director of Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Government of Malawi. PhD studentship (2014-2017), \u00a365,000 \u201cFunctio and regulation of <span class=\"caps\">ERG<\/span>\u2019s oncogenic exon 7b\u201d. Director of Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>QR funded pilot project \u201cDevelopment of a prototype microRNA nanosensor\u201d (2015), \u00a322,752. For postdoctoral Research Associate, Dr Laura Gonzalez-Macia. PI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Higher Education Ministry, Saudi Arabia. PhD studentship (2014-2017), \u00a370,000 \u201cRole of the glycine-rich <span class=\"caps\">RNA<\/span> binding protein CrGRP in stress adaptation in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii\u201d. Director of Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Genetics Society, Summer Studentship (2013), \u00a32350, \u201cRole of the splice factor kinase SRPK1 in leukemia\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Biochemical Society, Summer Studentship (2013), \u00a31600, \u201cThe effect of hypoxia on alternative splicing\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD studentship, <span class=\"caps\">UWE<\/span> RAE2008 QR money (2012-2015), Elizabeth Bowler. \u00a360,000 \u201cRegulation of expression of the splice factor kinase SRPK1\u201d. Director of Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bui.ac.uk\/\">Bristol Urological Institute<\/a> (2012-2014) \u00a370,000 two year postdoc. \u201cInvestigation of the TMPRSS2 <span class=\"caps\">ERG<\/span> fusion gene and related gene expression in invasive and metastatic prostate cancer.\u201d Joint-PI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD studentship, funded by the Kuwaiti Dept of Health (2012-15) Hanan Alabouh, \u00a372,000 \u201cRole of ths splice factor kinase SRPK1 in leukemia\u201d. Director of Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"caps\">UWE<\/span> RAE2008 QR money (2010-2012), two year postdoc Dr Hagen, \u00a375,000 \u201cInvestigating novel biomarkers of breast and prostate cancer\u201d. Joint Principal Investigator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bhf.org.uk\/\">British Heart Foundation<\/a>, three year project grant, postdoc Dr Oltean, (2011-2014), \u00a3234,166 \u201cAngiogenic potential of regulation of <span class=\"caps\">VEGF<\/span> 3\u2019end processing\u201d. Co-applicant (PI Prof Dave Bates, University of Bristol).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD studentship, funded by the University of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Cluj-Napoca. (2010-12) Oana Ciuzan. \u201cGlycine-rich <span class=\"caps\">RNA<\/span> binding proteins in plant stress responses\u201d. Director of Studies (SS Dr Iulia Pop, Dr Ian Wilson).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD studentship, funded by the <a href=\"http:\/\/prostate-cancer.org.uk\/\">Prostate Cancer Charity<\/a> (2010-13) Athina Mavrou \u201cRegulation of alternative splicing of <span class=\"caps\">VEGF<\/span>\u201d. Second Supervisor (DoS Prof Dave Bates).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD studentship, self-funded. (2010-12) Zoe Wang. \u201cAlternative splicing of the androgen and insulin receptors in prostate cancer\u201d. Second Supervisor (DoS Prof Jeff Holly).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/royalsociety.org\/\">Royal Society<\/a>, travel grant, (2010) \u00a33,950 \u201cEffects of plant extracts on the alternative splicing of prostate cancer associated genes\u201d. Principal Investigator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD studentship, funded by the Faculty of Applied Sciences (<span class=\"caps\">HEFCE<\/span>). (2008-10) Stephanie Wilton, \u00a354,000 \u201cAlternative splicing of the rhCG and rhBG genes\u201d. Director of Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frm.org\">Fondation Recherche Medicale<\/a> Fellowship (2008-9); C. Hoareau-Aveilla. Euros 24,000. \u201cAn investigation into the post- transcriptional functions of WT1\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbt.nhs.uk\">North Bristol <span class=\"caps\">NHS<\/span> Trust<\/a>, Bristol Urological Institute. PhD studentship Patsy Adamo (2008-10); co-supervisor; \u00a360,000. \u201cAn investigation into novel biomarkers associated with prostate cancer\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-funding PhD studentship, Emma Assam (2008-2010); co-supervisor and co-PI, \u00a360,000 \u201cAlternative splicing of HER2\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wellcome.ac.uk\">Wellcome Trust<\/a> Advanced Training Fellowship (2007-9); J. Woolard, in collaboration with Bristol University. \u00a3186,680. \u201cRegulation of splicing in the <span class=\"caps\">VEGF<\/span> gene\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sponsored Student Representative\/ Knowledge Transfer. \u00a32,090 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.primerdesign.co.uk\">PrimerDesign Ltd UK<\/a>. (2007).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Visiting Researcher grant from the German Academic Exchange Programme (2006) in collaboration with the University of Bielefeld. Approx. Euros 5,000. \u201cAn investigation into the glycine rich <span class=\"caps\">RNA<\/span> binding proteins GRP7\/8 in the stress response in Arabidopsis thaliana\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD studentship, funded by the Faculty of Applied Sciences (<span class=\"caps\">HEFCE<\/span>). (2006-9) Elianna Amin \u00a351,000. \u201cRegulation of the alternative splicing of the human Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor gene <span class=\"caps\">VEGF<\/span>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A vacation scholarship funded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.genetics.org.uk\">The Genetics Society<\/a> (2006) \u00a32,000 \u201cKnock down of the Wilms tumour suppressor gene WT1 in conditionally immortalised human podocytes\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A pilot project funded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubht.nhs.uk\">United Bristol Healthcare <span class=\"caps\">NHS<\/span> Trust<\/a> (2006) \u00a316,000 \u201cKnock-down of the Wilms tumour suppressor gene WT1 in neuroblastoma cell lines\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>An undergraduate Research Bursary from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nuffieldfoundation.org\/home\/\">The Nuffield Foundation<\/a> (2005) \u00a31,400 \u201cProteomic analysis of mRNA-bound proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana\u201d. This project was highlighted on the Nuffield Foundation website \u2013 click here<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Co-supervisor on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhf.org.uk\">British Heart Foundation<\/a> PhD studentship \u2013 c\/- Dr David Bates, University of Bristol, Microvascular Research Laboratories. (2005-8) \u00a375,351 \u201cRegulation of angiogenic and anti-angiogenic isoforms of <span class=\"caps\">VEGF<\/span>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Peel Medical Research Trust (2004) \u00a31,600 \u201cA transcriptomic and proteomic investigation of gene expression in Acute Myeloid Leukemia\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>PhD studentship, funded by the Faculty of Applied Sciences (<span class=\"caps\">HEFCE<\/span>). (2003-6) \u00a354,000. \u201cAn investigation into the effects of a WT1 mutation on the in vitro differentiation of a Denys Drash Syndrome human podocyte cell line\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Grant from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.royalsoc.ac.uk\">Royal Society<\/a> (2003) \u00a313,400 \u201cWT1 in podocyte differentiation\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Three year Project Grant from A.I.C.R. (2002-5) \u00a3101,827 (Association for International Cancer Research) \u201cInvestigating the post-transcriptional roles of the Wilm\u2019s tumour suppressor gene WT1, encoding a protein involved in urogenital development and cancer.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current and past research grants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":605,"parent":218,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladomerylab.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/758"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladomerylab.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladomerylab.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladomerylab.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladomerylab.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=758"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ladomerylab.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":760,"href":"https:\/\/ladomerylab.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/758\/revisions\/760"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladomerylab.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ladomerylab.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ladomerylab.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}