Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/D000807/1
Molecular and genomic ecotoxicology knowledge transfer for environmental chemical risk assessment
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor JK Chipman, University of Birmingham, Sch of Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor M Viant, University of Birmingham, Sch of Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor CR Tyler, University of Exeter, Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor J Craft, Glasgow Caledonian University, Sch of Health and Life Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor sg george, University of Stirling, Institute of Aquaculture
- Grant held at:
- University of Birmingham, Sch of Biosciences
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Marine
- Freshwater
- Earth
- Atmospheric
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Biodiversity
- Science Topics:
- Pollution
- Ecotoxicology
- Environmental Genomics
- Environment & Health
- Abstract:
- One the major concerns for the Natural Environment is the possible effects of polluting chemicals especially in rivers and seas. Industry and Government departments that monitor and regulate the levels of chemicals in the environment can check to see if disease is caused in fish and can look for possible polluting chemicals but what we really need are very sensitive measurements to detect tiny changes that might be harmful in fish before it is too late and disease occurs. In recent years there have been fantastic scientific advances that allow researchers to look at thousands of different molecules (messenger RNA, metabolites and proteins)all at the same time and this tells us about the health of the animal in great detail. This new area of biological science is called the 'omics'. This project involves a transfer of information to and from Universities and organisations such as the Environment Agency so that both can learn about how this technology can be used to improve the assessment of animal health in the environment and to help companies and the government to see which chemicals, if any, are causing harm in the environment.We will have a workshop where the scientists will decide on what is needed and how to do it and then workers will exchange between organisations to learn from each other and to put this into action.In the end we should have better test methods for detecting effects of chemicals on fish and other organisms in the environment.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/D000807/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- EO Programmes Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Networks Project
This grant award has a total value of £59,674
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - Staff | Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| £22,229 | £26,707 | £514 | £10,226 |
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