Skip to content
Natural Environment Research Council
Grants on the Web - Return to homepage Logo

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
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

This grant award has a total value of £161,339  

top of page


FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

Total - T&STotal - StaffTotal - Other CostsTotal - Indirect CostsTotal - Equipment
£6,691£77,069£33,611£35,451£8,517

If you need further help, please read the user guide.