Go North: Expanding the use of the chick embryo model in cancer research to a multiuser facility at the University of Strathclyde Principal Investigator: Dr Anne Herrmann University of Liverpool Skills and Knowledge Transfer grant
A non-protected larval zebrafish model for the investigation of novel strategies to protect against nerve agent-induced toxicity and seizures Principal Investigator: Dr Matthew Parker University of Portsmouth Skills and Knowledge Transfer grant
Acquisition of the Drosophila model system to understand mechanisms of innate immunity regulation by chromatin dynamics Principal Investigator: Dr Patrick Varga-Weisz University of Essex Skills and Knowledge Transfer grant
Cerebral organoid models for optical investigation of neural circuit dynamics in neurodegenerative diseases Principal Investigator: Professor Simon Schultz Imperial College London Skills and Knowledge Transfer grant
Replacing in vivo models with the Quasi vivo system to investigate metastatic site priming by tumour cells Principal Investigator: Dr Hannah Harrison University of Manchester Skills and Knowledge Transfer grant
Generation of functionally mature pancreatic organoids as a replacement strategy for animal-models of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer Principal Investigator: Dr Jean-Francois Darrigrand King's College London Fellowship
Understanding brain regeneration in a zebrafish larval model of intracerebral haemorrhage Principal Investigator: Dr Siobhan Crilly University of Manchester Fellowship
Investigating biomechanical responses in healthy and diseases ageing cartilage - a tissue engineering approach Principal Investigator: Dr Katarzyna Pirog Newcastle University PhD Studentship
Optimisation and validation of 3D models of progressive human lung fibrosis Principal Investigator: Dr Joseph Bell University of Southampton Fellowship
INDUCE-seq: a novel tool for next generation risk assessment Principal Investigator: Professor Simon Reed Cardiff University PhD Studentship
Using ex vivo organotypic cultures to investigate donor cell integration in the gut Principal Investigator: Dr Conor McCann University College London Project grant
In vitro, off-host, rearing of the poultry red mite to supply parasites for development of new control methods Principal Investigator: Dr Alasdair Nisbet Moredun Research Institute Project grant
A Drosophila single-cell resource for brain metabolism research Principal Investigator: Dr Alex Gould The Francis Crick Institute Project grant
Drug risk assessment and repurposing using biomimetic chromatography and body-on-chip technology Principal Investigator: Dr Adriana Tavares University of Edinburgh PhD Studentship
Establishment of novel macrophage cell lines to study the pathogenesis of respiratory bacterial pathogens in lung alveolar macrophages Principal Investigator: Dr Gyorgy Fejer University of Plymouth Skills and Knowledge Transfer grant
Direct replacement of secondary antibodies by Affimer proteins Principal Investigator: Dr Christian Tiede University of Leeds PhD Studentship
Development of a Drosophila-based platform to replace and reduce animal experimentation in epilepsy research Principal Investigator: Dr Manolis Fanto King's College London Project grant
Cryo-storing research lines of chicken to eliminate breeding and save genetic resources Principal Investigator: Dr Michael McGrew University of Edinburgh Project grant
Preneoplastic Pancreatic (PanIN) Organoids as an in vitro Model of Pancreatic Cancer Progression Principal Investigator: Dr Pedro Perez-Mancera University of Liverpool Project grant
Developing stem cell-derived macrophages to study host pathogen interactions and advance strategies to combat globally important disease in the pig Principal Investigator: Dr Thomas Burdon University of Edinburgh Project grant