Application of a 3D hydrogel-based model to replace use of animals for passaging patient-derived xenografts Principal Investigator: Dr Anna Grabowska, University of Nottingham PhD Studentship
Neuroinflammation and nociception in a dish Contractor: Professor Adalberto Merighi, University of Turin CRACK IT Solution
Training in hIPSC differentiation protocols to generate motor neuron-muscle cultures to replace rat models in study of mitochondria on axon physiology Principal Investigator: Dr Mark Rigby, King's College London Fellowship
A 3D in vitro glioblastoma cell culture system for identification and evaluation of novel radiosensitisers reducing rodent xenograft studies Principal Investigator: Professor Anthony Chalmers, University of Glasgow Project grant
Development of new experimental models to understand the genetic basis of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis Principal Investigator: Dr Sara Gago, University of Manchester Fellowship
An industrial standard cancer drug development platform using human induced pluripotent stem cell technology Principal Investigator: Dr Deepali Pal, Newcastle University Fellowship
Standardisation of preclinical PET/CT protocols across multiple research centres Principal Investigator: Dr Adriana Tavares, University of Edinburgh PhD Studentship
Towards in vitro oncology trials: drug testing in cultured patient derived tumour organoid cultures Principal Investigator: Professor Andrew Tutt, King's College London Project grant
Inter-neuronal variability in human nociceptor electrophysiology: experimentally-driven computational study of response to drugs and channelopathies Principal Investigator: Dr Oliver Britton, University of Oxford Project grant
Unravelling the mechanism of transcellular chaperone signalling in C. elegans Principal Investigator: Dr Patricija van Oosten-Hawle, University of Leeds Project grant
Using chicken eggs to advance the 3Rs in cancer drug discovery Contractor: Dr Jean Viallet CRACK IT Solution
TruLarv Galleria mellonella - a model host for infection studies, toxicity testing and drug development (Partnering with Demuris) Contractor: Dr Olivia Champion, Biosystems Technology CRACK IT Solution
TruLarv Galleria mellonella - a model host for infection studies, toxicity testing and drug development (Partnering with Envigo) Contractor: Dr Olivia Champion, Biosystems Technology CRACK IT Solution
Human tissue models for lung disease Principal Investigator: Professor Maria Belvisi, Imperial College London Infrastructure grant
Developing a zebrafish model of neurovascular coupling (NVC) Principal Investigator: Dr Clare Howarth, University of Sheffield Project grant
Developing alternative models to evaluate the impact of nanomaterials on neutrophils during the stimulation and resolution of inflammation Principal Investigator: Dr Helinor Johnston, Heriot-Watt University Project grant
Developing an Organ on a Chip Model to Test the Therapeutic Efficacy of Adhirons in Breast Cancer Principal Investigator: Dr Darren Tomlinson, University of Leeds PhD Studentship
Development of functional 3D human intestinal mucosae to replace rodent models and improve the predictive accuracy of existing in vitro systems Principal Investigator: Professor Stefan Przyborski, Durham University PhD Studentship
Developing a Drosophila melanogaster model of the cardiac myocyte action potential to investigate function and performance Principal Investigator: Dr Jeremy Niven, University of Sussex PhD Studentship
Developing Human Glioma OrganDot Cultures Principal Investigator: Professor William Gray, Cardiff University PhD Studentship