Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2002/00161
Exploiting terrestrial sentinel and model species to integrate tiers of biological response to pollution.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor P Kille, University of Edinburgh, Inst of Evolutionary Biology
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr D Lamb, Aberystwyth University, IBERS
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor S Sturzenbaum, King's College London, Analytical & Environmental Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor SL Kelly, Swansea University, Institute of Life Science Medical School
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr AJ Morgan, Cardiff University, School of Biosciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor PM Brophy, Aberystwyth University, IBERS
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor J Barrett, Aberystwyth University, IBERS
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor ML Blaxter, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Tree of Life
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor DJ Spurgeon, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Pollution (Wallingford)
- Grant held at:
- University of Edinburgh, Inst of Evolutionary Biology
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Biodiversity
- 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:
- 9 Dec 2002 - 8 Mar 2006
- Value:
- £217,975 Split Award
Authorised funds only
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2002/00161
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Environmental Genomics
This grant award has a total value of £217,975
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Staff | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment | Total - Indirect Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3,992 | £110,330 | £49,401 | £3,500 | £50,752 |
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