Research Funding

Keele Research Group in Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Techniques

CURRENT FUNDING:

The U.S. National Institutes of Health
Collaborators: Dr. C Exley (Keele), Dr. C Batich & Dr. M Davidson (University of Florida)
"Nanoscale Iron Phases in Neurodegenerative Diseases"

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
"Use of magnetic nanoparticles and macrophages to target two novel therapies to hypoxic areas of tumours: A combined biological and mathematical study"

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Collaborator: Prof. AJ El Haj (Keele)
"Development of magnetic nanoparticle strategies for manipulation and activation of stem cells in vitro and in vivo"

The Royal Society and The Wolfson Foundation
"Research Merit Award"

The UK Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Consortium
"Delivery of Therapeutic Genes to the Lung via Magnetic Nanoparticle Targeting"

The UK Alzheimer's Society
Fellowship support (Dr. J. Collingwood) and Research Expenses

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Collaborator: Prof. HG Wieser (University Hospital - Zurich) and Dr. AM Hirt (ETH-Zurich)
"Magnetic Properties of Brain Tissue Related to Epilepsy"

Australian Research Council
Collaborator: Assoc. Prof. Boris Martinac (University of Western Australia)
"The role of mechanosensitive channels in magnetoreception studied in bacteria"

PAST FUNDING:

The Wellcome Trust - Sir Henry Wellcome Showcase Award
Collaborator: Prof. AJ El Haj (Keele)
"Development of a therapeutic technique for activation of mechanosensitive ion channels using magnetic micro- and nanoparticle cytometry"

North Staffordshire Research and Development Consortium
"An improved magnetic force bioreactor for tissue engineering"

North Staffordshire Medical Institute
Collaborator: Dr. Paul Hoban (Keele)
"Investigation of the effects of mobile-phone type emissions on gene expression and mutation in astrocytes: Testing the ferromagnetic transduction hypothesis"

Swiss National Science Funds
Collaborator: Prof. HG Wieser (University Hospital - Zurich)
"Clinical applications of magnetic stimulation of focal epilepsy"

The Royal Society (United Kingdom)
"Magnetic Drug and Gene Delivery"

Reserach Foundation for Mobile Communication (Switzerland)
Collaborator: Prof. HG Wieser (University Hospital - Zurich)
"Examination of the effects of low frequency cell phone emissions on EEG-recorded brain electrical activity"

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Collaborator: Prof. AJ El Haj (Keele)
"Imaging magnetic micro- and nanoparticle-mediated activation of mechanosensitive transmembrane ion channels"

UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
"Development of a novel magnetic force bioreactor"

UK Medical Research Council (MRC) - Collaboration with the Department of Physics, University College London
"Magnetic biomineralization in the brain: A possible early diagnostic of neurological disorders"

EPSRC - Collaborative Network led by Dr. QA Pankhurst (University College London)
"Nanomagnetism network: clusters, particles and grains"

Hereditary Diseases Foundation (U.S.)
Collaborators: Dr. QA Pankhurst, Dr. C Davie and Dr. D Hautot (University College London)
"The role of magnetic biomineralization in Huntington's disease: magnetometry studies using a transgenic animal model"

Reserach Co-operation for Sustainable Mobile Communication (DiAx/Sunrise Telecommunications, AG) (Switzerland) - Collaboration with University Hospital, Zurich
"A Ferromagnetic Transduction Mechanism for Radio Frequency Bioeffects"

North Staffordshire Hospital Medical Institute
"Development of Enhanced Methods of Magnetically Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery"
"Laboratory Equipment Funds, 2001"

University of Florida BME Seed Fund - Collaboration with University of Florida Biomedical Engineering Program
"Dynamical responses of epileptogenic vs. non-epileptogenic human cerebral cortex to weak magnetic stimuli"

Univ. of Florida Opportunity Fund - Collaboration with the Biomedical Engineering Program and Geological Sciences (UF)
"Genesis, Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles"

Australia Research Council - Collaboration with Department of Pharmacology, University of Western Australia (UWA)
"Effects of weak magnetic fields on the activity of mechanosensitive bacterial ion channels"

Australian Research Council - Collaboration with Biophysics Programme (UWA)
"Evaluation of the effects of biogenic magnetite on MRI artefacts in human brain images"

Swiss National Science Funds - Joint application: Departments of Neurology (Univ. Hospital - Zurich), Electrical Engineering (ETH) , Geophysics (ETH) and the Biophysics Programme (UWA)
"Experimental and clinical neuromagnetic studies and iron biomineralization in the human brain"

Australian Research Council
"Iron biomineralization and experimental and theoretical neuromagnetic studies"

Australian Research Council
"Biophysics experimental facility start-up grant"

Australia Research Council - Joint application: Departments of Chemistry, Physics, Geology & Geophysics and the Research Center for Advanced Minerals and Materials Processing
"Funding for a Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) magnetometer"

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Zürich) Research Funds - Joint application: Departments of Neurology (Univ. Hospital - Zurich), Electrical Engineering (ETH) and Geophysics (ETH).
"Iron biomineralization and experimental and clinical neuromagnetic studies"

Sanolfi-Winthrop Epilepsy Foundation (Zürich)
"Clinical neuromagnetic studies of focal epilepsy"