Molecular and developmental biology

In the financial year 2006/2007 grants totalling £382,691 were agreed in this area.

£126,248 - Dr Macelo Rivolta, University of Sheffield
3 Year Project Grant of £126,248: Derivation of human auditory precursors by manipulation of human Bone Marrow Stem Cells and human umbilical cord blood stem cells. [Grant ref: 427]

£9,000 - Dr Macelo Rivolta, University of Sheffield
Equipment for Project Grant: Derivation of human auditory precursors by manipulation of human Bone Marrow Stem Cells and human umbilical cord blood stem cells. [Grant ref: 436]

£35,286 - Dr David Furness, Keele University
Year one funding for 3-year Project Grant of £116,248: Role of fibrocyte degeneration in age-related hearing loss and exploration of a replacement/stem cell strategy for its prevention. [Grant ref: 439]

£2,650 - Dr Walter Marcotti, University of Sheffield
Small project grant: Re-derivation of knockout mice. [Grant Ref: 440]

£9,871 - Dr Walter Marcotti, University of Sheffield
Small project grant: Functional characterization of voltage-gated calcium channels in mammalian inner hair cells. [Grant Ref: 457]

£170,000 - Dr Sally Dawson, University College London Ear Institute
Three year Fellowship: The Haigh Fellowship in age-related deafness. [Grant Ref: 444]

£14,636 - Dr Michael Evans, Keele University
Equipment: Flourescence attachments and table for an upright microscope. [Grant Ref: 458]

£15,000 - Professor Andy Forge, UCL Ear Institute
Consumables grant: Research relating to the prevention, repair or regeneration of the sensory cells of the inner ear. [Grant ref: 294]