Mitochondria are the power-stations of the cell, producing an energy supply for the various cellular processes. To ensure this demand never fails, these organelles have their own DNA that is separate from the majority of the cell's DNA that is kept in the nucleus. This mtDNA has a relatively short sequence and codes for only a few genes. The 16,775 base-pair mitochondrial genome of the white Leghorn chicken has been cloned and sequenced, and has a set of 37 genes for 13 proteins, 2 ribosomal RNAs and 22 transfer RNAs. Mitochondrial DNA sequencing can be used as a type of 'genetic barcoding' that allows for examination of evolution and species definition. An example of such work can be seen in the following paper on Black-Tailed Godwits.
Patterns in Nuclear and Mitochondrial DNA Reveal Historical and Recent Isolation in the Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Krijn B. Trimbos, Camiel Doorenweerd, Ken Kraaijeveld, C. J. M. Musters, Niko M. Groen, Peter de Knijff, Theunis Piersma, and Geert R. de Snoo
PLoS One. 2014; 9(1): e83949.
Published online 2014 January 9.
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As can be seen in the selection of recent articles below from only one journal 'Mitochondrial DNA' there is a significant amount of work being undertaken in this field with respect to avian genetics studies.
Complete mitochondrial genome of Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus inornatus (Passeriformes: Sylviidae)
Posted online on January 10, 2014.
Hui Qing, et al
Abstract
Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus inornatus (Passeriformes: Sylviidae) is a small insectivorous leaf-gleaning bird which breeds in forests of the east Palaearctic. In this study, we used PCR-based method to determine the complete mitochondrial genome (mtDNA) of this warbler species. The complete mtDNA is a 16,875 bp circular molecule, containing 37 typical genes and an extra pseudo-control region. The gene order differs from the standard gene order in birds, but similar to genus Sylvia and Acrocephalus, which has the remnant CR2 gene order. All protein-coding genes start with a typical ATG codon. The termination codon is usually the standard TAA, but may be TAG (Cyt b and ND6), AGG (COI) or incomplete T-(COIII and ND4). All tRNAs have the typical clover-leaf structure, except the dihydrouridine (DHU) arm of tRNASer (AGN) and tRNALys (CUN), which forms a simple loop. The non-coding region contains some intergenic spacers, a control region and an extra pseudo-control region.
Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2013.863299
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Germain’s Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron germaini (Aves, Galliformes, Phasianidae)
Posted online on January 27, 2014.
Destiny Omeire, et al
Abstract
The Germain’s Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron germaini (Aves, Galliformes, Phasianidae) is classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. The complete mitochondrial genome of P. germaini is 16,699 bp, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA, 22 tRNA genes and 1 control region. All of the 13 protein-coding genes have ATG as start codon. Eight of the 13 protein-coding genes have TAA as stop codon.
Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2013.830292
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An effective strategy for species identification of avian meats using the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene fragment
Posted online on January 27, 2014.
Lan-Ping Wang, et al
Abstract
An effective DNA-based molecular method had been used to identify avian species from meats. The method combined the use of a pair of universal primers, which amplified about 440-bp fragment of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene. A total of 99 meat samples were tested and 17 haplotypes were identified by DNA sequencing, which representing 14 avian species. One avian species was listed as the national first-grade protected animal in China and the IUCN endangered species. Two avian species were under the national second-grade state protection. The proposed method represents a straightforward and robust method for the accurate identification of avian species that could be used by law enforcement agencies as a tool for the control of illegal trade of meat from protected species.
Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2013.845769
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Complete mitochondrial genome of black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
Posted online on January 22, 2014.
Bo Li1, et al
Abstract
We sequenced the entire mitochondrial genome of Lyrurus tetrix for the first time. The mitogenome was 16,677 bp in length, encoded with a standard set of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes plus a putative control region. Almost all genes were encoded on the H-strand except the ND6 and eight tRNA genes. All protein-coding genes initiated with ATG, except for COX1 and ND5 (GTG). An 18-bp-nucleotide deletion occured in the ND6 of Lyrurus tetrix in contrast to other Galliformes. The total base composition of the mitogenome was 30.4% for A, 30.4% for C, 25.8% for T and 13.4% for G. These results provide basic information for phylogenetic analyses among Galliformes.
Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2013.878911
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The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Daweishan Mini chicken
Posted online on January 22, 2014.
Ming-Li Yan, et al
Abstract
Daweishan Mini chicken is a valuable chicken breed in China. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Daweishan Mini chicken using PCR amplification, sequencing and assembling has been obtained for the first time. The total length of the mitochondrial genome was 16,785 bp, with the base composition of 30.26% A, 23.73% T, 32.51% C, 13.51% G. It contained 37 genes (2 ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes) and a major non-coding control region (D-loop region). The protein start codons are ATG, except for COX1 that begins with GTG. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Daweishan Mini chicken provides an important data set for further investigation on the phylogenetic relationships within Gallus gallus.
Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2013.878913
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Garrulax cineraceus (Aves, Passeriformes, Timaliidae)
Posted online on January 22, 2014.
Hui Xue, et al
Abstract
The complete sequence of the mitochondrial DNA genome from Garrulax cineraceus was determined using the polymerase chain reaction method. The genome (17,800 bp in length) contained 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes and 22 tRNA genes) and 2 control regions (D-loop) at two different locations of mitogenome, which is similar to the typical mtDNA of vertebrates. All the protein-coding genes in G. cineraceus were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and eight tRNA genes which were encoded on the L-strand.
Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2013.878917
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Mitochondrial genome of the Anas crecca (Anatidae: Anas)
Posted online on January 17, 2014.
Chaochao Hu, et al
Abstract
Mitochondrial DNA plays an important role in living organisms, and has been used as a powerful molecular marker in various evolutionary studies. In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome of Anas crecca (16,601 bp in length). Similar to the typical mtDNA of vertebrates, it contained 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes and 22 tRNA genes) and a non-coding region (D-loop). Overall base composition of the complete mitochondrial DNA was 29.05% A, 22.35% T, 32.64% C and 15.96% G.
Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2013.834434
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the Xuefeng black-boned chicken
Posted online on January 17, 2014.
Li-Li Liu, et al
Abstract
Xuefeng black-boned chicken is one of the famous native breeds in China. In this work, we reported the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Xuefeng black-boned chicken for the first time, which was determined through PCR-based method. The total length of the mitogenome was 16,783 bp, with the base composition of 30.24% for A, 23.72% for T, 32.52% for C, 13.53% for G, in the order C > A > T > G feature occurring in the Xuefeng black-boned chicken. It contained the typical structure, including 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and 1 non-coding control region (D-loop region). It was similar to the gene arrangement in Silky chicken. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Xuefeng black-boned chicken provided an important data for further study on the genetic mechanism.
Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2013.869679
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the Feral Rock Pigeon (Columba livia breed feral)
Posted online on January 17, 2014.
Chun-Hong Li, et al
Abstract
In the present work, we report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of feral rock pigeon for the first time. The total length of the mitogenome was 17,239 bp with the base composition of 30.3% for A, 24.0% for T, 31.9% for C, and 13.8% for G and an A–T (54.3 %)-rich feature was detected. It harbored 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and 1 non-coding control region (D-loop region). The arrangement of all genes was identical to the typical mitochondrial genomes of pigeon. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of feral rock pigeon would serve as an important data set of the germplasm resources for further study.
Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2013.873914
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Complete mitochondrial genome of Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus jankowskii (Anseriformes: Anatidae)
Posted online on January 17, 2014.
Jinghua Wang, et al
Abstract
Cygnus columbianus jankowskii is a subspecies of Tundra swan, which breeds in eastern Russia and northeast China, wintering in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. In this study, we used PCR-based method to obtain the complete mtDNA of this subspecies. The arrangement pattern of the complete mtDNA is identical with typical bird species, which is the shortest (16,723 bp) in three subspecies. The length of the PCGs is same except ND2, ND3 and ND6, and the initiation/termination codons are all same with other subspecies. The length of 12S rRNA and 16S rRNA is same with C. c. columbianus, but different from C. c. bewickii. The length and structure of all tRNAs are the same with other subspecies except for tRNAIle, tRNAleu(CUN) and tRNAser(AGY). The control region is located between tRNAPhe and tRNAGlu, but the length is different with others.
Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2013.873917
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Mitochondrial genome sequence of Egyptian swift Rock Pigeon (Columba livia breed Egyptian swift)
Posted online on January 17, 2014.
Chun-Hong Li, et al
Abstract
The Egyptian swift Rock Pigeon is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. In this work, we report the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Egyptian swift Rock Pigeon. The total length of the mitogenome was 17,239 bp and its overall base composition was estimated to be 30.2% for A, 24.0% for T, 31.9% for C and 13.9% for G, indicating an A–T (54.2%)-rich feature in the mitogenome. It contained the typical structure of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a non-coding control region (D-loop region). The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Egyptian swift Rock Pigeon would serve as an important data set of the germplasm resources for further study.
Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19401736.2013.873931
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Current BBSRC research grants including the words 'bird' or 'avian' as of 27th January 2014
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK.
List of current grants including 'bird' or 'avian' as of 27th January 2014.
This is a long list (113 entries) - please search for topics, Principal Investigators, or Institutes of interest.
BBSRC
BB/E024459/2
Glucocorticoids and phenotypic programming in birds.
Dr Karen Spencer, University of St Andrews
£257,503
BB/H018603/1
Do Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides(CAMPs) impact on the microbiota & consequent gut health of commercially important broilers?
Dr Judith Hall, Newcastle University
£317,652
BBS/E/I/00001650
Characterising chicken susceptibility/ resistance markers for avian Influenza virus.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£399,910
BB/E009611/1
Viral & host immunomodulators in improved Fowlpox virus recombinant vector vaccines for use in poultry against highly pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£581,559
BBS/E/I/00001308
Viral and host immunomodulators in improved fowlpox virus recombinant vector vaccine for use in poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£20,261
BBS/E/I/00001463
Development of rationally attenuated live vaccines for
effective control of infectious bronchitis.
Professor Paul Britton, The Pirbright Institute
£406,715
BB/H009027/1
Development of an improved(DIVA) vaccine against peste des
petits ruminants and technology for a control strategy in endemic
areas.
Dr Michael Baron, The Pirbright Institute
£787,014
BB/E009956/1
Viral & host immunomodulators in improved Fowlpox virus
recombinant vector vaccines for use in poultry against highly
pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1.
Dr Michael Skinner, Imperial College London
£376,295
BBS/E/I/00001309
Virus transmission dynamics and the immune response of birds to
avian influenza.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£417,381
BB/H01425X/1
Development of rationally attenuated live vaccines for
effective control of infectious bronchitis.
Professor Paul Britton, The Pirbright Institute
£810,482
BB/H016171/1
Biomarkers of the innate immune response to disease in chickens:
acute phase proteins and resistance to disease.
Professor Peter Eckersall, University of Glasgow
£75,281
BB/H009337/2
Anticoccidial vaccine development: the importance of genetic diversity and delivery strategy.
Professor Fiona Tomley, Royal Veterinary College
£867,142
BB/H019979/1
Investigating microRNA:target gene interactions in myogenesis.
Professor Andrea Munsterberg, University of East Anglia
£509,699
BB/E011691/1
Virus transmission dynamics and the immune response of birds to
avian influenza.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£1,534,407
BB/H022716/1
Avoiding the costs of testosterone: testing a novel pathway for the regulation of aggression.
Dr Andrew Young, University of Exeter
£913,396
BB/H531427/1
The Immunology of Poultry Vaccination.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£25,581
BB/H021817/2
The evolution of corvid intelligence: development mechanisms and function of cognitive abilities in wild jackdaws.
Dr Alex Thornton, University of Exeter
£518,506
BBS/E/D/20320000
National Capability Grant - National Avian Research Facility.
Professor Peter Kaiser, University of Edinburgh
£224,958
BB/G023913/2
The ecological cultural and cognitive context of tool use in
New Caledonian crows.
Dr Christian Rutz, University of St Andrews
£563,653
BB/I011323/1
A novel role for the chemokine lymphotactin and its receptor in
trigeminal sensitisation.
Professor F Boissonade, University of Sheffield
£368,888
BB/H017178/1
Molecular convergence at thesequence level: a genome-wide approach in a novel mammalian model.
Dr Stephen Rossiter, Queen Mary, University of London
£346,204
BBS/E/I/00001774
PIR Fellowship: in Avian immune responses and signalling.
Professor VenugopalNair, The Pirbright Institute
£189,879
BBS/E/I/00001707
To investigate the role of autophagy in the replication cycles
of avian viruses.
Professor Paul Britton, The Pirbright Institute
£211,172
BB/I024674/1
Production systems bird welfare and endemic disease affect the
susceptibility of chickens to Campylobacter.
Professor Tom Humphrey, University of Liverpool
£458,538
BB/I001182/1
Novel aptamer-based diagnostics and antiviral therapeutics for
animal influenza viruses.
Dr Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute
£446,109
BB/I017577/1
Marek's disease virus spread: In and out of chickens.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£348,459
BB/I000690/1
The incentive value of a natural and cognitively demanding
behaviour: food-caching jays as a model system.
Professor Nicola Clayton, University of Cambridge
£404,041
BB/I011668/1
The morpho-functional evolution of bird beaks and skulls.
Dr Emily Rayfield, University of Bristol
£327,929
BB/I011714/1
The morpho-functional evolution of bird beaks and skulls.
Dr Samuel Cobb, University of Hull
£39,652
BB/I000615/1
Modelling systems for managing bee disease: the epidemiology of
European Foul Brood.
Professor Matthew Keeling, University of Warwick
£165,362
BB/I01361X/1
Defining the cistrome and quantitative transcriptome of virus
-transformed cells using massively parallel sequencing.
Mr Michael Watson, University of Edinburgh
£342,819
BB/H020195/2
Recombinant vaccines for poultry: the use of attenuated Eimeria acervulina as a novel live delivery vehicle for viral vaccines.
Professor Fiona Tomley, Royal Veterinary College
£508,311
BB/I001824/1
Novel aptamer-based diagnostics and antiviral therapeutics for
animal influenza viruses.
Professor Anthony Cass, Imperial College London
£375,606
BB/I024313/1
Advanced Training in Intensive Livestock Health and Production.
Professor Stephen May, Royal Veterinary College
£2,907,160
BB/I019634/1
The Cognition of Nest Building.
Dr Simone Meddle, University of Edinburgh
£60,964
BB/I019502/1
The cognition of nest building.
Dr Susan Healy, University of St Andrews
£514,051
BB/J015474/1
Production of genetically modified chickens resistant to major avian respiratory viral pathogens.
Professor Helen Sang, University of Edinburgh
£345,773
BB/J017108/1
Production of genetically modified chickens resistant to important avian respiratory diseases.
Dr Laurence Tiley, University of Cambridge
£535,742
BBS/E/I/00001711
Genetic analysis of arbovirus transmission by insect vectors.
Dr Mark Fife, The Pirbright Institute
£192,657
BB/J020257/1
China-Vietnam-United Kingdom Partnership in combating viral
diseases of poultry.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£24,293
BBS/E/I/00001706
Use of reverse genetics systems to study avian viruses responsible for endemic diseases and the development of novel vaccine strategies.
Professor Paul Britton, The Pirbright Institute
£173,944
BBS/E/I/00001721
Investigate the role of avian viral diseases in the modification of host epigenetic factors and translational control.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£541,379
BBS/E/I/00001712
Molecular and genetic determinants of virus-host interactions affecting pathogenicity.
Dr Mark Fife, The Pirbright Institute
£359,202
BBS/E/D/20241866
Novel strategies to control virus infection and disease.
Professor Paul Digard, University of Edinburgh
£641,686
BBS/E/I/00001704 Molecular interactions in oncogenesis by avian oncogenic viruses.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£1,028,081
BBS/E/I/00001708
Determinants of transmission,adaptation and pathogenicity of
avian influenza.
Dr Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute
£822,495
BBS/E/I/00001480
Correlation of immunogenicity with microarray analysis of vector
mutants to improve live recombinant poxvirus vaccines in poultry.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£17,324
BBS/E/I/00001705
Generation of molecules, tools and reagents for pathogen recognition, antigen presentation and effector responses in avians.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£655,660
BBS/E/D/20231760
The impact of host genetic variation on susceptibility and pathology.
Professor David Gally, University of Edinburgh
£920,620
BB/H007016/1
Correlation of immunogenicity with microarray analysis of vector
mutants to improve live recombinant poxvirus vaccines in poultry.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£569,923
BBS/E/I/00001758
IAH:studentship:The role of AKT activation during Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus infections.
Dr Mark Fife, The Pirbright Institute
£28,644
BBS/E/I/00001759
Identification of genetic markers in the haemagglutinin glycoprotein critical for antigeni activity of H9N2 avian influenza viruses.
Dr Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute
£32,620
BB/J016446/1
Early-life adversity and adult cognition: the starling as an
experimental model.
Professor Melissa Bateson, Newcastle University
£357,650
BB/J017124/1
Parameterisation of developmental networks to understand periodic patterning.
Dr Kevin Painter, Heriot-Watt University
£45,510
BB/J014109/1
Species interactions and the evolution of biological diversity:
visual signalling in antagonistic and mutalistic coevolution.
Dr Claire Spottiswoode, University of Cambridge
£911,470
BB/J015067/1
The assembly and function of the TREX complex.
Professor S Wilson, University of Sheffield
£426,391
BB/J015091/1
Early life adversity, telomere length and adult cognition: the
starling as an experimental model.
Professor Pat Monaghan, University of Glasgow
£92,858
BB/J016292/1
Early life adversity and adult cognition: the starling as an
experimental model.
Dr Karen Spencer, University of St Andrews
£26,276
BB/G022887/2
Predator vision and defensive coloration: from mechanism to
function.
Dr Martin Stevens, University of Exeter
£295,640
BB/K004468/1
Development of immune function and avian gut health.
Dr Adrian Smith, University of Oxford
£281,639
BB/I014284/1
Defining the cistrome and quantitative transcriptome of virus
-transformed cells using massively parallel sequencing.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£442,579
BB/J000272/1
Counter shaded animal patterns: from photons to form.
Professor Julie Harris. University of St Andrews
£314,325
BB/J000337/1
Counter shaded animal patterns: from photons to form.
Professor Graeme Ruxton, University of St Andrews
£10,535
BB/J006815/1
Mapping resistance to Campylobacter in the chicken.
Professor Peter Kaiser, University of Edinburgh
£462,693
BB/J016837/1
Role of AKT1 & SIVA1 in resistance to avian salmonellosis.
Dr Mark Fife, The Pirbright Institute
£108,941
BB/K000055/1
CamChain - Campylobacter in chicken production: survival,
virulence and control.
Dr Nicola Williams, University of Liverpool
£563,078
BB/J018791/1
Genetic basis of reproductive and plumage polymorphism in the ruff.
Professor Mark Blaxter, University of Edinburgh
£141,026
BB/I024542/1
Campylobacter phase variation and its impact on immunity and
vaccine development.
Dr Michael Jones, University of Nottingham
£292,546
BB/I024712/1
Campylobacter phase variation and its impact on immunity and
vaccine development.
Dr Christopher Bayliss, University of Leicester
£92,742
BB/J002372/1
Counter shaded animal patterns: from photons to form.
Professor Innes Cuthill, University of Bristol
£79,521
BB/J017353/1
Susceptibility of broiler chickens to Campylobacter: impacts of the gut environment and immune status on colonisation.
Professor Tom Humphrey, University of Liverpool
£479,785
BB/K004492/1
Epi-SEQ - Molecular epidemiology of epizootic diseases using next
generation sequencing technology.
Dr Donald King, The Pirbright Institute
£432,404
BB/K004514/1
CamChain - Campylobacter in chicken production: survival, virulence and control.
Professor Duncan Maskell, University of Cambridge
£533,121
BB/K002465/1
Developing Rapid Responses to Emerging Virus Infections of
Poultry (DRREVIP).
Dr Michael Skinner, Imperial College London
£5,069,406
BB/K005510/1
A novel bacterial defence system against antimicrobial peptides:
Implications for host colonisation in the food-borne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni.
Professor David Kelly, University of Sheffield
£349,792
BB/K001906/1
A Mathematical Modelling approach to defining factors which cause keel fractures in free range laying hens.
Dr John Tarlton, University of Bristol
£531,992
BB/H002006/2
Expression of the chicken W chromosome and the evolution of female phenotypes.
Professor Judith Mank, University College London
£38,949
BB/K011057/1
Vaccines as drivers of disease emergence: transmission ecology
and virulence evolution in Marek's disease.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£992,013
BBS/E/I/00001760
Is PB1-F2 a virulence factor for avian influenza virus in poultry?
Dr Holly Shelton, The Pirbright Institute
£16,461
BB/J015296/1
Role of AKT1 & SIVA1 in resistance to avian salmonellosis.
Professor Mark Stevens, University of Edinburgh
£371,438
BB/J018309/2
Predator Vision and Avian Egg Camouflage.
Dr Martin Stevens, University of Exeter
£334,022
BB/L00397X/1
Restriction of avian viruses by host interferon-inducible
transmembrane proteins (IFITMs).
Professor Paul Kellam, The Wellcome Trust
Sanger Institute
£266,363
BB/K008226/2
Genome assembly. chromosomal organization and comparative
genomics of multiple bird species: beyond "catalogues of genes".
Dr Denis Larkin, Royal Veterinary College
£268,643
BB/K008161/1
Genome assembly. chromosomal organization and comparative genomics of multiple bird species: beyond "catalogues of genes".
Professor Darren Griffin, University of Kent
£535,556
BB/K021362/1
India-United Kingdom Bioinformatics Network.
Dr Jan Kim, The Pirbright Institute
£25,510
BB/L004240/1
Enhancing potency and efficacy of herpesvirus of turkeys-based
multivalent vaccines against avian influenza viruses.
Dr Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute
£126,746
BB/L003996/1
Restriction of avian viruses by host interferon-inducible transmembrane proteins (IFITMs).
Dr Mark Fife, The Pirbright Institute
£345,713
BB/L003988/1
Selection Versus Mutation: Reducing the Risk of Vaccine
Reversion.
Professor Paul Britton, The Pirbright Institute
£338,811
BB/K002775/1
Thermography as a tool for the assessment of stress and affective
states in an avian model.
Dr Dorothy McKeegan, University of Glasgow
£364,775
BB/K021206/1
International workshop on "Recent Advances in Viral diseases of animals-implications on One Health".
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£9,879
BB/L000199/1
Investigating how the type and quantity of food affect foraging behaviour and the neural circuits controlling feeding in broiler breeder chickens.
Dr Ian Dunn, University of Edinburgh
£195,449
BB/L000288/1
Investigating how the type and quantity of food affect foraging behaviour and the neural circuits controlling feeding in broiler breeder chickens.
Dr Richard D'Eath, SRUC
£313,937
BB/J017183/1
Parameterisation of developmental networks to understand periodic patterning.
Dr Denis Headon, University of Edinburgh
£330,680
BB/J015245/1
The type III secretion system 'translocation-stop' activity of EspZ.
Professor Gad Frankel, Imperial College London
£397,028
BB/J016721/1
Genetic mapping of vector competence in Culicoides sonorensis.
Dr Mark Fife, The Pirbright Institute
£660,938
BB/J017159/1
Susceptibility of broiler chickens to Campylobacter: impacts of the gut environment and immune status on colonisation.
Professor Steven Rushton, Newcastle University
£112,437
BB/K005642/1
A novel bacterial defence system against antimicrobial peptides:
Implications for host colonisation in the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni.
Professor Mark Stevens, University of Edinburgh
£105,169
BB/J016667/1
Susceptibility of broiler chickens to Campylobacter: impacts of the gut environment and immune status on colonisation.
Professor Julian Ketley, University of Leicester
£287,749
BB/L004046/1
Understanding resistance and differential vaccine responses to
Eimeria in the chicken - novel biomarkers and genetic control.
Dr Damer Blake, Royal Veterinary College
£340,604
BB/J018937/1
Genetic basis of reproductive and plumage polymorphism in the ruff.
Professor Terence Burke, University of Sheffield
£338,513
BB/J01513X/1
Development of a vaccine to control poultry red mite.
Dr Alasdair Nisbet, Moredun Research
Institute
£402,644
BB/K007092/1
Cute-Egg, improvement of eggshell cuticle quality to reduce vertical transmission of zoonotic and pathogenic organisms.
Dr Ian Dunn, University of Edinburgh
£378,489
BB/L004003/1
Understanding resistance and differential vaccine responses to
Eimeria in the chicken - novel biomarkers and genetic control.
Professor Peter Kaiser, University of Edinburgh
£379,303
BB/K006096/1
Cute-Egg, improvement of eggshell cuticle quality to reduce vertical transmission of zoonotic and pathogenic organisms.
Dr Maureen Bain, University of Glasgow
£128,710
BB/K004484/1
Epi-SEQ - Molecular epidemiology of epizootic diseases using next
generation sequencing technology.
Professor Daniel Haydon, University of Glasgow
£272,856
BB/L004372/1
13TSB_SynBio A synthetic biology-based approach to engineering triterpenoid saponins and optimisation for industrial
applications.
Professor Anne Osbourn, John Innes Centre
£190,731
BB/L002353/1
Cross-modality integration of sensory signals leading to initiation of locomotion.
Dr Stephen Soffe, University of Bristol
£431,575
BB/L014262/1
ANIHWA call 1: MADISUP. Marek's Disease Virus induced immunosuppression: From diagnosis to vaccination.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£315,396
BB/L006081/1
The social dynamics of cultural behaviour: transmission biases and adaptive social learning strategies in wild great tits.
Professor Ben Sheldon, University of Oxford
£611,111
BB/L002264/1
Cognitive decline during ageing: understanding the roles of
developmental and adult stress.
Dr Karen Spencer, University of St Andrews
£491,909
BB/L00111X/1
Cross-modality integration of sensory signals leading to
initiation of locomotion.
Dr Wenchang Li, University of St Andrews
£349,602
BB/L000571/1
Investigating how the type and quantity of food affect foraging
behaviour and the neural circuits controlling feeding in broiler
breeder chickens.
Dr Timothy Boswell, Newcastle University
£24,731
BB/L000814/1
Cross-modality integration of sensory signals leading to initiation of locomotion.
Professor Roman Borisyuk, University of Plymouth
£271,482
Acknowledgment:
"Contains data obtained from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The data is protected by copyright, database right and related rights, and all such rights are reserved by the BBSRC. Use of the data is subject to terms imposed by the BBSRC and available on the BBSRC website. The BBSRC has not endorsed or otherwise specifically approved this use of the BBSRC data".
List of current grants including 'bird' or 'avian' as of 27th January 2014.
This is a long list (113 entries) - please search for topics, Principal Investigators, or Institutes of interest.
BBSRC
BB/E024459/2
Glucocorticoids and phenotypic programming in birds.
Dr Karen Spencer, University of St Andrews
£257,503
BB/H018603/1
Do Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides(CAMPs) impact on the microbiota & consequent gut health of commercially important broilers?
Dr Judith Hall, Newcastle University
£317,652
BBS/E/I/00001650
Characterising chicken susceptibility/ resistance markers for avian Influenza virus.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£399,910
BB/E009611/1
Viral & host immunomodulators in improved Fowlpox virus recombinant vector vaccines for use in poultry against highly pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£581,559
BBS/E/I/00001308
Viral and host immunomodulators in improved fowlpox virus recombinant vector vaccine for use in poultry against highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£20,261
BBS/E/I/00001463
Development of rationally attenuated live vaccines for
effective control of infectious bronchitis.
Professor Paul Britton, The Pirbright Institute
£406,715
BB/H009027/1
Development of an improved(DIVA) vaccine against peste des
petits ruminants and technology for a control strategy in endemic
areas.
Dr Michael Baron, The Pirbright Institute
£787,014
BB/E009956/1
Viral & host immunomodulators in improved Fowlpox virus
recombinant vector vaccines for use in poultry against highly
pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1.
Dr Michael Skinner, Imperial College London
£376,295
BBS/E/I/00001309
Virus transmission dynamics and the immune response of birds to
avian influenza.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£417,381
BB/H01425X/1
Development of rationally attenuated live vaccines for
effective control of infectious bronchitis.
Professor Paul Britton, The Pirbright Institute
£810,482
BB/H016171/1
Biomarkers of the innate immune response to disease in chickens:
acute phase proteins and resistance to disease.
Professor Peter Eckersall, University of Glasgow
£75,281
BB/H009337/2
Anticoccidial vaccine development: the importance of genetic diversity and delivery strategy.
Professor Fiona Tomley, Royal Veterinary College
£867,142
BB/H019979/1
Investigating microRNA:target gene interactions in myogenesis.
Professor Andrea Munsterberg, University of East Anglia
£509,699
BB/E011691/1
Virus transmission dynamics and the immune response of birds to
avian influenza.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£1,534,407
BB/H022716/1
Avoiding the costs of testosterone: testing a novel pathway for the regulation of aggression.
Dr Andrew Young, University of Exeter
£913,396
BB/H531427/1
The Immunology of Poultry Vaccination.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£25,581
BB/H021817/2
The evolution of corvid intelligence: development mechanisms and function of cognitive abilities in wild jackdaws.
Dr Alex Thornton, University of Exeter
£518,506
BBS/E/D/20320000
National Capability Grant - National Avian Research Facility.
Professor Peter Kaiser, University of Edinburgh
£224,958
BB/G023913/2
The ecological cultural and cognitive context of tool use in
New Caledonian crows.
Dr Christian Rutz, University of St Andrews
£563,653
BB/I011323/1
A novel role for the chemokine lymphotactin and its receptor in
trigeminal sensitisation.
Professor F Boissonade, University of Sheffield
£368,888
BB/H017178/1
Molecular convergence at thesequence level: a genome-wide approach in a novel mammalian model.
Dr Stephen Rossiter, Queen Mary, University of London
£346,204
BBS/E/I/00001774
PIR Fellowship: in Avian immune responses and signalling.
Professor VenugopalNair, The Pirbright Institute
£189,879
BBS/E/I/00001707
To investigate the role of autophagy in the replication cycles
of avian viruses.
Professor Paul Britton, The Pirbright Institute
£211,172
BB/I024674/1
Production systems bird welfare and endemic disease affect the
susceptibility of chickens to Campylobacter.
Professor Tom Humphrey, University of Liverpool
£458,538
BB/I001182/1
Novel aptamer-based diagnostics and antiviral therapeutics for
animal influenza viruses.
Dr Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute
£446,109
BB/I017577/1
Marek's disease virus spread: In and out of chickens.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£348,459
BB/I000690/1
The incentive value of a natural and cognitively demanding
behaviour: food-caching jays as a model system.
Professor Nicola Clayton, University of Cambridge
£404,041
BB/I011668/1
The morpho-functional evolution of bird beaks and skulls.
Dr Emily Rayfield, University of Bristol
£327,929
BB/I011714/1
The morpho-functional evolution of bird beaks and skulls.
Dr Samuel Cobb, University of Hull
£39,652
BB/I000615/1
Modelling systems for managing bee disease: the epidemiology of
European Foul Brood.
Professor Matthew Keeling, University of Warwick
£165,362
BB/I01361X/1
Defining the cistrome and quantitative transcriptome of virus
-transformed cells using massively parallel sequencing.
Mr Michael Watson, University of Edinburgh
£342,819
BB/H020195/2
Recombinant vaccines for poultry: the use of attenuated Eimeria acervulina as a novel live delivery vehicle for viral vaccines.
Professor Fiona Tomley, Royal Veterinary College
£508,311
BB/I001824/1
Novel aptamer-based diagnostics and antiviral therapeutics for
animal influenza viruses.
Professor Anthony Cass, Imperial College London
£375,606
BB/I024313/1
Advanced Training in Intensive Livestock Health and Production.
Professor Stephen May, Royal Veterinary College
£2,907,160
BB/I019634/1
The Cognition of Nest Building.
Dr Simone Meddle, University of Edinburgh
£60,964
BB/I019502/1
The cognition of nest building.
Dr Susan Healy, University of St Andrews
£514,051
BB/J015474/1
Production of genetically modified chickens resistant to major avian respiratory viral pathogens.
Professor Helen Sang, University of Edinburgh
£345,773
BB/J017108/1
Production of genetically modified chickens resistant to important avian respiratory diseases.
Dr Laurence Tiley, University of Cambridge
£535,742
BBS/E/I/00001711
Genetic analysis of arbovirus transmission by insect vectors.
Dr Mark Fife, The Pirbright Institute
£192,657
BB/J020257/1
China-Vietnam-United Kingdom Partnership in combating viral
diseases of poultry.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£24,293
BBS/E/I/00001706
Use of reverse genetics systems to study avian viruses responsible for endemic diseases and the development of novel vaccine strategies.
Professor Paul Britton, The Pirbright Institute
£173,944
BBS/E/I/00001721
Investigate the role of avian viral diseases in the modification of host epigenetic factors and translational control.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£541,379
BBS/E/I/00001712
Molecular and genetic determinants of virus-host interactions affecting pathogenicity.
Dr Mark Fife, The Pirbright Institute
£359,202
BBS/E/D/20241866
Novel strategies to control virus infection and disease.
Professor Paul Digard, University of Edinburgh
£641,686
BBS/E/I/00001704 Molecular interactions in oncogenesis by avian oncogenic viruses.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£1,028,081
BBS/E/I/00001708
Determinants of transmission,adaptation and pathogenicity of
avian influenza.
Dr Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute
£822,495
BBS/E/I/00001480
Correlation of immunogenicity with microarray analysis of vector
mutants to improve live recombinant poxvirus vaccines in poultry.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£17,324
BBS/E/I/00001705
Generation of molecules, tools and reagents for pathogen recognition, antigen presentation and effector responses in avians.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£655,660
BBS/E/D/20231760
The impact of host genetic variation on susceptibility and pathology.
Professor David Gally, University of Edinburgh
£920,620
BB/H007016/1
Correlation of immunogenicity with microarray analysis of vector
mutants to improve live recombinant poxvirus vaccines in poultry.
Dr Colin Butter, The Pirbright Institute
£569,923
BBS/E/I/00001758
IAH:studentship:The role of AKT activation during Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus infections.
Dr Mark Fife, The Pirbright Institute
£28,644
BBS/E/I/00001759
Identification of genetic markers in the haemagglutinin glycoprotein critical for antigeni activity of H9N2 avian influenza viruses.
Dr Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute
£32,620
BB/J016446/1
Early-life adversity and adult cognition: the starling as an
experimental model.
Professor Melissa Bateson, Newcastle University
£357,650
BB/J017124/1
Parameterisation of developmental networks to understand periodic patterning.
Dr Kevin Painter, Heriot-Watt University
£45,510
BB/J014109/1
Species interactions and the evolution of biological diversity:
visual signalling in antagonistic and mutalistic coevolution.
Dr Claire Spottiswoode, University of Cambridge
£911,470
BB/J015067/1
The assembly and function of the TREX complex.
Professor S Wilson, University of Sheffield
£426,391
BB/J015091/1
Early life adversity, telomere length and adult cognition: the
starling as an experimental model.
Professor Pat Monaghan, University of Glasgow
£92,858
BB/J016292/1
Early life adversity and adult cognition: the starling as an
experimental model.
Dr Karen Spencer, University of St Andrews
£26,276
BB/G022887/2
Predator vision and defensive coloration: from mechanism to
function.
Dr Martin Stevens, University of Exeter
£295,640
BB/K004468/1
Development of immune function and avian gut health.
Dr Adrian Smith, University of Oxford
£281,639
BB/I014284/1
Defining the cistrome and quantitative transcriptome of virus
-transformed cells using massively parallel sequencing.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£442,579
BB/J000272/1
Counter shaded animal patterns: from photons to form.
Professor Julie Harris. University of St Andrews
£314,325
BB/J000337/1
Counter shaded animal patterns: from photons to form.
Professor Graeme Ruxton, University of St Andrews
£10,535
BB/J006815/1
Mapping resistance to Campylobacter in the chicken.
Professor Peter Kaiser, University of Edinburgh
£462,693
BB/J016837/1
Role of AKT1 & SIVA1 in resistance to avian salmonellosis.
Dr Mark Fife, The Pirbright Institute
£108,941
BB/K000055/1
CamChain - Campylobacter in chicken production: survival,
virulence and control.
Dr Nicola Williams, University of Liverpool
£563,078
BB/J018791/1
Genetic basis of reproductive and plumage polymorphism in the ruff.
Professor Mark Blaxter, University of Edinburgh
£141,026
BB/I024542/1
Campylobacter phase variation and its impact on immunity and
vaccine development.
Dr Michael Jones, University of Nottingham
£292,546
BB/I024712/1
Campylobacter phase variation and its impact on immunity and
vaccine development.
Dr Christopher Bayliss, University of Leicester
£92,742
BB/J002372/1
Counter shaded animal patterns: from photons to form.
Professor Innes Cuthill, University of Bristol
£79,521
BB/J017353/1
Susceptibility of broiler chickens to Campylobacter: impacts of the gut environment and immune status on colonisation.
Professor Tom Humphrey, University of Liverpool
£479,785
BB/K004492/1
Epi-SEQ - Molecular epidemiology of epizootic diseases using next
generation sequencing technology.
Dr Donald King, The Pirbright Institute
£432,404
BB/K004514/1
CamChain - Campylobacter in chicken production: survival, virulence and control.
Professor Duncan Maskell, University of Cambridge
£533,121
BB/K002465/1
Developing Rapid Responses to Emerging Virus Infections of
Poultry (DRREVIP).
Dr Michael Skinner, Imperial College London
£5,069,406
BB/K005510/1
A novel bacterial defence system against antimicrobial peptides:
Implications for host colonisation in the food-borne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni.
Professor David Kelly, University of Sheffield
£349,792
BB/K001906/1
A Mathematical Modelling approach to defining factors which cause keel fractures in free range laying hens.
Dr John Tarlton, University of Bristol
£531,992
BB/H002006/2
Expression of the chicken W chromosome and the evolution of female phenotypes.
Professor Judith Mank, University College London
£38,949
BB/K011057/1
Vaccines as drivers of disease emergence: transmission ecology
and virulence evolution in Marek's disease.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£992,013
BBS/E/I/00001760
Is PB1-F2 a virulence factor for avian influenza virus in poultry?
Dr Holly Shelton, The Pirbright Institute
£16,461
BB/J015296/1
Role of AKT1 & SIVA1 in resistance to avian salmonellosis.
Professor Mark Stevens, University of Edinburgh
£371,438
BB/J018309/2
Predator Vision and Avian Egg Camouflage.
Dr Martin Stevens, University of Exeter
£334,022
BB/L00397X/1
Restriction of avian viruses by host interferon-inducible
transmembrane proteins (IFITMs).
Professor Paul Kellam, The Wellcome Trust
Sanger Institute
£266,363
BB/K008226/2
Genome assembly. chromosomal organization and comparative
genomics of multiple bird species: beyond "catalogues of genes".
Dr Denis Larkin, Royal Veterinary College
£268,643
BB/K008161/1
Genome assembly. chromosomal organization and comparative genomics of multiple bird species: beyond "catalogues of genes".
Professor Darren Griffin, University of Kent
£535,556
BB/K021362/1
India-United Kingdom Bioinformatics Network.
Dr Jan Kim, The Pirbright Institute
£25,510
BB/L004240/1
Enhancing potency and efficacy of herpesvirus of turkeys-based
multivalent vaccines against avian influenza viruses.
Dr Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute
£126,746
BB/L003996/1
Restriction of avian viruses by host interferon-inducible transmembrane proteins (IFITMs).
Dr Mark Fife, The Pirbright Institute
£345,713
BB/L003988/1
Selection Versus Mutation: Reducing the Risk of Vaccine
Reversion.
Professor Paul Britton, The Pirbright Institute
£338,811
BB/K002775/1
Thermography as a tool for the assessment of stress and affective
states in an avian model.
Dr Dorothy McKeegan, University of Glasgow
£364,775
BB/K021206/1
International workshop on "Recent Advances in Viral diseases of animals-implications on One Health".
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£9,879
BB/L000199/1
Investigating how the type and quantity of food affect foraging behaviour and the neural circuits controlling feeding in broiler breeder chickens.
Dr Ian Dunn, University of Edinburgh
£195,449
BB/L000288/1
Investigating how the type and quantity of food affect foraging behaviour and the neural circuits controlling feeding in broiler breeder chickens.
Dr Richard D'Eath, SRUC
£313,937
BB/J017183/1
Parameterisation of developmental networks to understand periodic patterning.
Dr Denis Headon, University of Edinburgh
£330,680
BB/J015245/1
The type III secretion system 'translocation-stop' activity of EspZ.
Professor Gad Frankel, Imperial College London
£397,028
BB/J016721/1
Genetic mapping of vector competence in Culicoides sonorensis.
Dr Mark Fife, The Pirbright Institute
£660,938
BB/J017159/1
Susceptibility of broiler chickens to Campylobacter: impacts of the gut environment and immune status on colonisation.
Professor Steven Rushton, Newcastle University
£112,437
BB/K005642/1
A novel bacterial defence system against antimicrobial peptides:
Implications for host colonisation in the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter jejuni.
Professor Mark Stevens, University of Edinburgh
£105,169
BB/J016667/1
Susceptibility of broiler chickens to Campylobacter: impacts of the gut environment and immune status on colonisation.
Professor Julian Ketley, University of Leicester
£287,749
BB/L004046/1
Understanding resistance and differential vaccine responses to
Eimeria in the chicken - novel biomarkers and genetic control.
Dr Damer Blake, Royal Veterinary College
£340,604
BB/J018937/1
Genetic basis of reproductive and plumage polymorphism in the ruff.
Professor Terence Burke, University of Sheffield
£338,513
BB/J01513X/1
Development of a vaccine to control poultry red mite.
Dr Alasdair Nisbet, Moredun Research
Institute
£402,644
BB/K007092/1
Cute-Egg, improvement of eggshell cuticle quality to reduce vertical transmission of zoonotic and pathogenic organisms.
Dr Ian Dunn, University of Edinburgh
£378,489
BB/L004003/1
Understanding resistance and differential vaccine responses to
Eimeria in the chicken - novel biomarkers and genetic control.
Professor Peter Kaiser, University of Edinburgh
£379,303
BB/K006096/1
Cute-Egg, improvement of eggshell cuticle quality to reduce vertical transmission of zoonotic and pathogenic organisms.
Dr Maureen Bain, University of Glasgow
£128,710
BB/K004484/1
Epi-SEQ - Molecular epidemiology of epizootic diseases using next
generation sequencing technology.
Professor Daniel Haydon, University of Glasgow
£272,856
BB/L004372/1
13TSB_SynBio A synthetic biology-based approach to engineering triterpenoid saponins and optimisation for industrial
applications.
Professor Anne Osbourn, John Innes Centre
£190,731
BB/L002353/1
Cross-modality integration of sensory signals leading to initiation of locomotion.
Dr Stephen Soffe, University of Bristol
£431,575
BB/L014262/1
ANIHWA call 1: MADISUP. Marek's Disease Virus induced immunosuppression: From diagnosis to vaccination.
Professor Venugopal Nair, The Pirbright Institute
£315,396
BB/L006081/1
The social dynamics of cultural behaviour: transmission biases and adaptive social learning strategies in wild great tits.
Professor Ben Sheldon, University of Oxford
£611,111
BB/L002264/1
Cognitive decline during ageing: understanding the roles of
developmental and adult stress.
Dr Karen Spencer, University of St Andrews
£491,909
BB/L00111X/1
Cross-modality integration of sensory signals leading to
initiation of locomotion.
Dr Wenchang Li, University of St Andrews
£349,602
BB/L000571/1
Investigating how the type and quantity of food affect foraging
behaviour and the neural circuits controlling feeding in broiler
breeder chickens.
Dr Timothy Boswell, Newcastle University
£24,731
BB/L000814/1
Cross-modality integration of sensory signals leading to initiation of locomotion.
Professor Roman Borisyuk, University of Plymouth
£271,482
Acknowledgment:
"Contains data obtained from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). The data is protected by copyright, database right and related rights, and all such rights are reserved by the BBSRC. Use of the data is subject to terms imposed by the BBSRC and available on the BBSRC website. The BBSRC has not endorsed or otherwise specifically approved this use of the BBSRC data".
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