InPulse: Engineered 2D & 3D hiPSC-CM platforms to detect cardiovascular safety liabilities Contractor: Professor Chris Denning, University of Nottingham CRACK IT Challenge
Replacing rodent models for investigating the influence of the microbiome upon innate immune responses and resistance to pathogens Principal Investigator: Dr Rachel Lawrence, Royal Veterinary College PhD Studentship
State of the art in vitro models which accurately predict human liver toxicity Contractor: Dr Dave Hay, University of Edinburgh CRACK IT Solution
A 3D air-liquid interface airway epithelial cell model to study pathogen interactions within the bovine respiratory tract Principal Investigator: Dr Robert Davies, University of Glasgow Project grant
SEARCHbreast: A virtual resource to facilitate sharing breast cancer materials and knowledge to benefit the 3Rs Principal Investigator: Professor Valerie Speirs, University of Leeds Infrastructure grant
Non-invasive diffusion tracking in pharmacokinetics Contractor: Dr Dan Daly, Lein Applied Diagnostics CRACK IT Solution
EFucci an atlas of proliferation to reduce mouse usage in embryonic proliferation assays Principal Investigator: Dr Richard Mort, MRC Human Genetics Unit University of Edinburgh Pilot study grant
Towards an in vitro system of predictive biomarkers of in vivo liposome efficacy Principal Investigator: Dr Andrew Devitt, Aston University Pilot study grant
Drosophila as a model to understand the role of glial cells in neurodegeneration Principal Investigator: Dr Manolis Fanto, King's College London Project grant
Replacement of murine transplantation assays by 3D in vitro substitutes for the assessment of therapeutic responses of cancer stem cells Principal Investigator: Professor Ian MacKenzie, Queen Mary University of London Project grant
An in vitro model to investigate the role of oestrogen and oestrogen metabolism in pulmonary vascular disease Principal Investigator: Professor Margaret MacLean, University of Glasgow PhD Studentship
Attention Bias: A novel method to assess psychological well-being in group-housed non-human primates Principal Investigator: Dr Emily Bethell, Liverpool John Moores University Pilot study grant
3Rs of murine models of malaria infection: immunology meets experimental genetics Principal Investigator: Dr Julius Hafalla, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Project grant
Reducing animal numbers in tasks of memory Contractor: Dr Alex Easton, University of Durham CRACK IT Solution
Applying the 3Rs to elucidate the mechanisms of tau pathology using DRG neurons in culture Principal Investigator: Professor Maria Grazia Spillantini, University of Cambridge Project grant
Novel approaches to immortalise salmon fish cells Principal Investigator: Dr Bertrand Collet, Marine Scotland Science Pilot study grant
Multi-user, multi-centre MRI to reduce and refine the use of mice in cancer and trauma research Principal Investigator: Dr John Marshall, Queen Mary University of London Infrastructure grant
Establishment of non-transformed, continuously growing, alternatively activated mouse macrophage cell lines Principal Investigator: Dr Gyorgy Fejer, University of Southampton Pilot study grant
Development of an in vitro screening system to minimise animal use in the search for factors that modulate (re)myelination Principal Investigator: Dr Julia Edgar, University of Glasgow Pilot study grant
Using human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes to test drug cardiac toxicity Contractor: Dr Tamer Mohammed, University of Manchester CRACK IT Solution