Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2002/00159/2
Exploiting terrestrial sentinel and model species to integrate tiers of biological response to pollution.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor P Kille, Swansea University, Institute of Life Science Medical School
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor PM Brophy, Aberystwyth University, IBERS
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr D Lamb, Aberystwyth University, IBERS
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor ML Blaxter, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Tree of Life
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor SL Kelly, Swansea University, Institute of Life Science Medical School
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor DJ Spurgeon, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Pollution (Wallingford)
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor S Sturzenbaum, King's College London, Analytical & Environmental Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr AJ Morgan, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor J Barrett, Aberystwyth University, IBERS
- Grant held at:
- Swansea University, Institute of Life Science Medical School
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Pollution and Waste
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Ecotoxicology
- Environmental Genomics
- Environmental Informatics
- Technol. for Environ. Appl.
- Abstract:
- To use 'omic' technologies (transcriptomics, proteonics, mechanistics and demographics) to catalogue the response cascades in model and sentinel soil organisms exposed to a range of pollutants of concern. Central to achieving this goal will be the exploitation of the vast bioinformatic resources available for a model organism (the nematode C. elegans) to identify and characterise pollutant responses shared with a sentinel invertebrate (the earthworm L. rubellus). This unique data set will identify key pollutant response pathways consistent across taxa and will allow the genotypic, phenotypic and ecological consequence of soil pollution to be linked.
- Period of Award:
- 1 Jul 2004 - 31 Dec 2005
- Value:
- £161,339 Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2002/00159/2
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Environmental Genomics
This grant award has a total value of £161,339
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Indirect Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £6,691 | £77,069 | £33,611 | £35,451 | £8,517 |
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