Our Funding - Host-Pathogen Interactions


Our work on Host-Pathogen Interactions is supported by research councils, charitable organizations and government agencies. See below for some of our current funding in this area.

Davies, Robert. Molecular interactions of Mannheimia haemolytica with the bovine and ovine respiratory tracts using three-dimensional tissue engineering approaches. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. 2014 – 2017.

Davies, Robert. Development of a three-dimensional air-liquid interface epithelial cell model to study pathogen interactions within the bovine respiratory tract. National Centre for Replacement,Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs). 2014 – 2017.

Evans, Tom. Overcoming invasive Pneumococcal disease - a transcriptome approach. Tenovus-Scotland. 2014 – 2015.

Penades, Jose. Molecular biology of the PICIs, a novel and widespread family of mobile genetic elements involved in bacterial virulence. Medical Research Council. 2015 - 2017.

Penades, Jose. dUTPase Signalling: from Phage to Eukaryotes. ERC Advanced Grant. 2016 - 2020.

Roe, Andrew. Evalution of Shiga toxin inhibitors to prevent development of kidney disease in children. Yorkhill Children's Charity. 2015.

Smith, David. KOlimastIR - Controlling the impact of E. coli mastitis through modulation of immune responses. Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. 2014 – 2016.

Smith, David. Defining the molecular basis of H7 flagellin as an adhesion and mucosal adjuvant for vaccine development. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. 2012 – 2015.

Wall, Donal. BBSRC New Investigator: Survival and dissemination of enteric pathogens through exploitation and inhibition of programmed cell death pathways in circulating immune cells. Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. 2013 - 2016.