Research supported by Medical Research Scotland in Glasgow
Medical Research Scotland aims to support medical research of the highest quality in Scotland. Its scope is unrestricted. It therefore supports research into any disease. It awards grants for scientific research aimed at understanding the mechanisms and causes of all or any diseases and improving methods of their detection, prevention and treatment.
Medical Research Scotland supports research in each of the academic centres in Scotland. The table below shows research currently, or recently, supported by Medical Research Scotland in Glasgow. To see what is being supported elsewhere, please use the links on the left-hand side.
| Grantholder | Institution | Project title & summary | Type of Award | Awarded | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Shauna E. Culshaw | Strathclyde University | Dissecting the adaptive immune response to cariogenic bacteria in the oral cavity | Project Grant | 2007-08 | 2 years |
| Dr Mary Donaldson | Glasgow University Veterinary School | TopBP1 as a therapeutic target for human papillomavirus infection | Project Grant | 2007-08 | 3 years |
| Dr Anna Sutherland | Glasgow University | Perceived interpersonal threat as a unifying psychological model in Cluster B personality disorder | Research Fellowship | 2007-08 | 2 years |
| Dr Trevor Bushell | Strathclyde University | Determining the role of proteinase-activated recetor 2 upregulation in CNS neurones | Project Grant | 2006-07 | 2 years |
| Dr Christopher Loughrey | Glasgow University Veterinary School | Investigating the role of intracellular calcium in left ventricular diastolic dysfunction | Project Grant | 2006-07 | 2 years |
| Dr Julie Calvert | Glasgow Caledonian University | Dorsal stream dysfunction in children: identification, characterisation and management | Project Grant | 2006-07 | 2 years |
| Dr Sally Pimlott | Glasgow University | Development of a molecular imaging tracer for the noradrenaline transporter | Project Grant | 2005-06 | 2 years |
| Dr Patricia Martin | Glasgow Caledonian University | An investigation of the therapeutic benefits of gap junction inhibitors in chronic wound-healing events | Project Grant | 2005-06 | 2 years |
| Dr Robert Nibbs | Glasgow University | An investigation of the role of the chemokine receptor D6 in placental dysfunction | Project Grant | 2004-05 | 2 years |