Research Grants
The following are current grants held by members of the Centre for Molecular Cell Biology that are of particular relevance:
Molecular mechanisms for loading the bacterial replicative helicaseAravindan Ilangovan
£1,329,648 Wellcome Trust (01-01-2023 - 31-12-2030)
Regulation of linear ubiquitin signaling in innate immunityBenjamin Stieglitz and Aravindan Ilangovan
£661,348 MRC Medical Research Council (01-03-2024 - 28-02-2027)
A Cell-Free Toolbox to Anticipate, Learn and Counter Antimicrobial ResistanceSimon Moore and Roberto Buccafusca
£550,068 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (01-03-2024 - 28-02-2027)
Understanding membrane shape remodelling in cilia formation and functionMark Van Breugel
£475,401 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (23-02-2024 - 22-02-2027)
Amyloids and Oligomers. Curvilinear and annular structures and their interation with exosomes and whole cellsJohn Viles, Ivan Kadurin, Vladimir Volkov and Vidya Darbari
£485,209 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (01-12-2023 - 30-11-2026)
Cooperativity and forces in molecular interactions governing chromosome stabilityVladimir Volkov and Viji Draviam Sastry
£717,413 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (20-11-2023 - 19-11-2026)
Molecular mechanism of DNA processing for antibiotic resistance gene transfer in bacteriaAravindan Ilangovan
£517,030 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (01-11-2023 - 31-10-2026)
Connecting grain yield and photosynthetic electron transport in developing seedsGuy Hanke
£509,548 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (25-09-2023 - 24-09-2026)
Photosynthesis on Alien Worlds: What might it look like, and can it be detected?Christopher Duffy, Edward Gillen, Conrad Mullineaux and Thomas James Haworth
£161,373 Leverhulme Trust (01-09-2023 - 31-08-2026)
Vitamin scavenging in the gut: Structure/function of the tight-binding B12 foraging machinery in Bacteroides - and its biotechnological applicationsRichard Pickersgill
£283,203 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (01-04-2023 - 31-03-2026)
How are mono-oriented chromosome-microtubule attachments protected to prevent errors in mitosis and associated cellular ageing?Viji Draviam Sastry
£403,926 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (28-11-2022 - 27-11-2025)
Proteolytic activation of calcium channels: potential target for channel - directed therapeutics in arterial smooth muscle cells - Grant Transfer Dr I KadurinIvan Kadurin
£488,751 MRC Medical Research Council (01-11-2022 - 31-10-2025)
Structure of the assembly platform of the type II secretion systemRichard Pickersgill, Vidya Darbari and Arianna Fornili
£579,167 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (28-10-2022 - 27-10-2025)
Joint-PhD Studentship with Carl ZeissViji Draviam Sastry
£40,226 Carl Zeiss Ltd (01-10-2022 - 30-09-2025)
Covalent PHOSTACs for targeted protein dephosphorylation against K-Ras driven tumoursElena De Vita
£69,401 Royal Society (01-03-2024 - 31-08-2025)
Harmonised IAA grant - Improve and accelerate the impact of QMUL research BBSRCDavid Lee and Viji Draviam Sastry
£350,000 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (01-04-2022 - 31-03-2025)
Structural Studies into E. coli SslE and its role in Diarrhoeal DiseasesVidya Darbari
£245,268 MRC Medical Research Council (01-03-2022 - 28-02-2025)
Membrane protein targeting and assembly in cyanobacteriaConrad Mullineaux
£456,448 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (01-03-2022 - 28-02-2025)
The Lexicon of miRISC: Deconstructing the functional complexity of the miRNA induced silencing complexTyson Sharp, Faraz Mardakheh, Jun Wang and Viji Draviam Sastry
£527,570 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (01-01-2022 - 31-12-2024)
Polymerase Epsilon bound to DNA clamps and clamp loader complexesMatthew Day
£70,000 Royal Society (01-12-2023 - 30-11-2024)
Bacterial decision-making: Exploring molecular switches of population dynamicsChristoph Engl
£312,314 Leverhulme Trust (01-10-2021 - 30-09-2024)
How do bacteria transalte megasynthases for natural product biosynthesis-GRANT TRANSFERSimon Moore
£122,762 Leverhulme Trust (01-01-2023 - 30-08-2024)
UK-China partnership: Chromosomal Instability aiding Genetic Variants (CIVa) linked to human ageingViji Draviam Sastry and Jose Martin Duran
£23,873 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (01-08-2021 - 31-07-2024)
Understanding the molecular mechanism of antibiotic resistance gene transfer in bacteriaAravindan Ilangovan
£99,466 AMS Academy of Medical Sciences (01-06-2022 - 31-05-2024)