We are proud to announce the recipients of the 2019 Research Grants. Following a competitive process, funding totalling over £85k has been awarded to:
- Amanda Sferruzzi-Perri, University of Cambridge, UK, The role of the endocrine placenta in programming maternal metabolic phenotype after pregnancy
- Milka Sarris, University of Cambridge, UK, Spatiotemporal control of inflammation through optogenetics
- Lee Wylie, University of Exeter, UK, Skeletal muscle as a regulator of nitric oxide homeostasis: influence of dietary nitrate and implications for cardiovascular health
- Stella Koutsikou, University of Kent, UK, Neural substrates underlying simple decision-making in the hatchling Xenopus laevis tadpole
- Julia Nowack, Liverpool John Moores University, UK, Avoiding being easy prey – Physiological responses of small mammals to predation
- Matthew Brook, University of Nottingham, UK, A pilot study using novel D2O proteomic approaches to investigate cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in ageing
- Adam Lightfoot, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, Role of defective mitochondrial function and ROS generation as mechanism of muscle weakness in myositis
- Mathew Piasecki, University of Nottingham, UK, Exploring the plasticity of human skeletal muscle motor units in response to ageing and in/activity
- David Burns, University College Cork, Ireland, The potential use of N-acetyl cysteine as an adjunct therapy in muscular dystrophy
What the recipients say…
‘I am extremely grateful to receive this award. This funding will allow us to implement interventional studies investigating the short term plasticity of the human neuromuscular system, and provide a foundation for future research aimed at attenuating functional decline in older age.’ —Mathew Piasecki
‘Receiving the Physiological Society Research Grant presents a fantastic opportunity that will enable me to get pilot data from a novel project and demonstrate independently driven research. Both of these elements will place me in a stronger position to submit for larger funding in the future.’ —Stella Koutsikou
About Research grants
The Physiological Society’s Research Grant Scheme has been running since 2012. It is intended to support physiologists in their first permanent academic position or returning to a permanent position after a career break. The grants provide funding to individuals wishing to conduct pilot studies, develop a new technique or finalise a project. Funds of up to £10,000 are available. More information about the scheme can be found online. Please check the website later in the year for announcements of further funding rounds.