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EPSRC Support by Research Area in Chemical Biology and Biological Chemistry

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. All the grants listed below have some relevance to this research area. The value of the investment is the total awarded by EPSRC and does not reflect the proportion assigned to this research area.

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Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
A Chemical Toolkit to Define Formaldehyde’s Enigmatic BiologyHopkinson, Dr RJUniversity of LeicesterChemistry 397,133
A New Liquid-state 400MHz NMR Spectrometer for Molecular CharacterisationBrown, Professor CTAUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 925,000
A nitrenoid strategy to access sp3-rich nitrogen heterocyclesDavies, Dr PWUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Chemistry 444,751
A Protein Functionalization Platform Based on Selective Modification at Methionine ResiduesGaunt, Professor MUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 1,892,760
A regionally strategic NMR spectrometer with globally unique high pressure and reaction monitoring capabilityAdams, Dr RWUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 1,698,226
A Research Dedicated Mini-Cyclotron for PET Ligand DiscoveryGouverneur, Professor VUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 771,540
A Systems Chemical Biology Paradigm to Accelerate the Discovery of New Medicines for Patients: A Prosperity Partnership for a Healthier NationBoulton, Dr SJThe Francis Crick InstituteResearch 4,379,705
Aberration-Corrected Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope with atomic resolution spectroscopy under controlled environmental conditions: AC-eSTEMLazarov, Professor VUniversity of YorkPhysics 3,250,534
An Artificial RibosomeTurberfield, Professor AJUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 664,201
An Artificial RibosomeO'Reilly, Professor RKUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Chemistry 581,943
An EPSRC National Research Facility to facilitate Data Science in the Physical Sciences: The Physical Sciences Data science Service (PSDS)Coles, Professor SJUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Chemistry 4,186,496
An Integrative National Infrastructure for Ultra-High-Field NMR in the Physical and Life SciencesCarlomagno, Professor TUniversity of BirminghamSch of Biosciences 6,000,000
ANTENNA - Advanced tools for predictive cleaning in a world of resource scarcityWilson, Professor MRDurham, University ofChemistry 2,188,999
Autonomous Phenotype-Directed Molecular DiscoveryNelson, Professor ASUniversity of LeedsSch of Chemistry 1,184,398
Boron: Beyond the ReagentLloyd-Jones, Professor GUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 5,012,847
BubblEs for TArgeting and TReatment of biOfilm InfectioNs (BETATRON)Evans, Professor SUniversity of LeedsPhysics and Astronomy 979,771
CageTag: Caged Tharanostics as a Universal Platform for Nuclear MedicineLusby, Professor PJUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 396,516
CageTag: Caged Theranostics as a Universal Platform for Nuclear MedicineArchibald, Professor SUniversity of HullBiomedical Sciences 481,520
Capital Award for Core Equipment 2022/23, National Research Facility for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyCollison, Dr DUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 474,873
Chemical biology tools for investigating the chemistry of cellular REDOX stressFaulkner, Professor SUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 5,334,387
Computing with proteionidsAdamatzky, Professor AUniversity of the West of EnglandFaculty of Environment and Technology 701,011
Connect NMR UK: A National NMR Network for the Physical and Life SciencesButts, Professor CPUniversity of BristolChemistry 20,103
Connect NMR UK: A National NMR Network for the Physical and Life SciencesBlanc, Professor FUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 344,249
Connect NMR UK: A National NMR Network for the Physical and Life SciencesRedfield, Professor CUniversity of OxfordBiochemistry 17,770
C-Terminal Selective Ligation to Access Homogeneous Antibody ConjugatesBaker, Professor JRUCLChemistry 444,295
Decarbonising The Acrylic Value Chain Via Resource CircularityBinner, Dr E RUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 1,839,693
Developing a rule book for rational discovery of molecular glues for intractable targetsDownward, Professor JThe Francis Crick InstituteResearch 4,132,670
Development of an Integrated Microfluidic Platform for the Identification of Therapeutic Peptides for Unmet Medical NeedsSpring, Professor DUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 444,689
Development of an on-demand sensor and monitoring technology based on switchable nanobodies for cell therapy bioprocessingMendes, Professor PUniversity of BirminghamChemical Engineering 341,048
Development of an on-demand sensor and monitoring technology based on switchable nanobodies for cell therapy bioprocessingEstrela, Professor PMUniversity of BathElectronic and Electrical Engineering 354,951
Development of novel acyclic chelators for gallium-68 and scandium-44 radiometals used in PETArchibald, Professor SUniversity of HullBiomedical Sciences 136,858
Development of novel acyclic chelators for gallium-68 and scandium-44 used in PETStasiuk, Dr GJKings College LondonImaging & Biomedical Engineering 534,369
Development of on-demand sensor and monitoring technology based on switchable nanobodies for cell therapy bioprocessingWall, Professor IUniversity of BirminghamInstitute of Immunology & Immunotherapy 154,795
Development of programmable nanomachines towards the enzymatic synthesis of peptide oligonucleotide conjugatesMukherjee, Dr PUniversity of YorkChemistry 1,483,311
Dialling up performance for on demand manufacturingWildman, Professor RUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 5,865,536
Digital Design and Manufacture of Amorphous Pharmaceuticals (DDMAP)Florence, Professor AJUniversity of StrathclydeInst of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sci 1,251,700
Directed Molecular Recognition through Next-Generation Hybrid Molecular ImprintingFulton, Dr DANewcastle UniversitySch of Natural & Environmental Sciences 308,037
Dynamic physicochemical nanoscale imaging at the solid-liquid interfaceGeorge, Professor MUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 1,171,682
Early-stage embryo as an active self-tuning soft materialYeomans, Professor JUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 398,151
Early-stage embryo as an active self-tuning soft materialWeijer, Professor KUniversity of DundeeSchool of Life Sciences 879,973
Early-stage embryo as an active self-tuning soft materialCharras, Dr GTUCLLondon Centre for Nanotechnology 511,227
Electron Microscopy of Selected Proteins and Protein Complexes Through Preparative Mass SpectrometryRauschenbach, Professor SUniversity of OxfordOxford Chemistry 367,126
Engineering Precision Medicine for the 21st CenturyStride, Professor EUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 4,080,457
Enhancing NMR Excellence at the University of Bath - EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment 2022Lubben, Dr ATUniversity of BathVice Chancellor's Office 875,000
EPSRC CDT in Sustainable Approaches to Biomedical Science: Responsible and Reproducible Research - SABS:R^3Gavaghan, Professor DUniversity of OxfordSABS CDT 5,623,061
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Automated Chemical Synthesis Enabled by Digital Molecular TechnologiesGaunt, Professor MUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 6,483,129
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in BioDesign EngineeringBaldwin, Professor GImperial College LondonLife Sciences 7,293,638
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Chemical Biology - Innovation for the Life SciencesBarter, Dr LMCImperial College LondonChemistry 6,418,363
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Molecular Sciences for MedicineWaring, Professor MNewcastle UniversitySch of Natural & Environmental Sciences 7,557,904
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Smart Medical Imaging at King's College London and Imperial College LondonYoung, Professor AAKings College LondonImaging & Biomedical Engineering 6,336,082
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Technology Enhanced Chemical SynthesisClayden, Professor JUniversity of BristolChemistry 6,867,342
EPSRC Core Equipment Award 2022Connolly, Professor PUniversity of StrathclydeBiomedical Engineering 875,000
EPSRC Core Equipment Award 2022 - A multi-user XRD facility for Advanced Materials researchBerry, Professor NGUniversity of LiverpoolFaculty of Science and Engineering 873,529
EPSRC-SFI: Glycoconjugate tools for sensing endoglycosidase activity: a diagnostic sugar probe for heparanaseMiller, Professor GJKeele UniversityFaculty of Natural Sciences 368,582
Every Ion Counts: 4-D Mass SpectrometrySmith, Dr BUniversity of LiverpoolElectrical Engineering and Electronics 165,827
Expanding the chemical range of RNA-mediated catalysis : structure and mechanismLilley, Professor DMJUniversity of DundeeSchool of Life Sciences 551,849
Exploring interactions of polar fluoroaliphatic motifs with biomolecules.O'Hagan, Professor DUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 632,666
GlioPrevent: PiezoMagnetic Nanoparticles to Prevent Glioma Invasion in Human Brain OrganoidsRAMACHANDRA KURUP SASIKALA, Dr AUniversity of BradfordFaculty of Life Sciences 161,913
High throughput 2D-IR analysis of biomolecules under physiological conditionsHunt, Professor NTUniversity of YorkChemistry 1,006,129
Hyperfine Resolution and Advanced Structural Analysis to Enable Next-Generation Molecular ScienceO'Connor, Professor PBUniversity of WarwickChemistry 3,101,722
Industrial Biotechnology Innovation ClusterMiller, Professor AFUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 5,233,296
Inhibiting RNA polymerase I by targeting the RPAC1/RPAC2 protein interaction highlighted by developmental disordersBeekman, Dr AMUniversity of East AngliaPharmacy 164,353
Interrogating the nisin:lipid II interaction: a chemical biology approachTabor, Professor AUCLChemistry 759,213
Investigating biosynthesis of the newly discovered natural product euglenatide and distribution across the breadth of Euglenoid algaeO'Neill, Dr EUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 157,085
Investigations into aryl nitriles for protein modification via an untapped mode of reactivityBaker, Professor JRUCLChemistry 529,598
Ion Beam Analysis for the 2020's and Beyond: An Integration of Elemental Mapping and 'omics'Bailey, Professor MJUniversity of SurreyChemistry 1,025,483
Irreversible Molecular Glues to Activate Anti-Cancer Interactome of 14-3-3sigmaDoveston, Dr RGUniversity of LeicesterChemistry 410,167
KinoGlu: A Chemical Strategy to illuminate CNS BiologyFarnaby, Dr WUniversity of DundeeSchool of Life Sciences 427,008
Late-Stage Bioisosterism: Small Ring Carbocations for Late-Stage Functionalisation and Medicinal ChemistryBull, Dr JAImperial College LondonChemistry 525,229
Machine Learning for Computational Water TreatmentWilkins, Dr DQueen's University of BelfastSch of Mathematics and Physics 391,699
Mapping membrane protein dynamics in time and space with mass spectrometryPolitis, Dr AUniversity of Manchester, TheSchool of Biological Sciences 1,018,512
Metabolic photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy of brain cancer.Vendrell, Professor MUniversity of EdinburghCentre for Inflammation Research 600,137
Meta-Smart: Merging de novo designed biomolecules with plasmonic metamaterials for new technologiesKadodwala, Professor MUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 1,022,161
Mussel-inspired tough and stiff injectable gels from inter-linked microgelsSaunders, Professor BUniversity of Manchester, TheMaterials 292,934
Native ambient mass spectrometry for membrane proteinsCooper, Professor HJUniversity of BirminghamSch of Biosciences 540,666
Navigating Chemical Space with Natural Language Processing and Deep LearningPang, Dr JUniversity of GreenwichPharm., Chem. & Environmental Sci., FES 89,566
Next Generation Helix Mimetics - Probes for Target SelectivityBarnard, Dr AImperial College LondonChemistry 480,447
Next generation molecular imaging and therapy with radionuclidesBlower, Professor PKings College LondonImaging & Biomedical Engineering 6,437,106
Next-Generation Biomimetic NanomedicinesItzhaki, Professor LUniversity of CambridgePharmacology 475,026
NMR at 1.2 GHz: A World-Leading UK Facility to Deliver Advances in Biology, Chemistry, and Materials ScienceAshbrook, Professor SEMUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 23,907
NMR at 1.2 GHz: A World-Leading UK Facility to Deliver Advances in Biology, Chemistry, and Materials ScienceWilliamson, Dr PTFUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Biological Sciences 74,115
NMR at 1.2 GHz: A World-Leading UK Facility to Deliver Advances in Biology, Chemistry, and Materials ScienceGriffin, Dr JLancaster UniversityChemistry 20,814
NMR at 1.2 GHz: A World-Leading UK Facility to Deliver Advances in Biology, Chemistry, and Materials ScienceBlanc, Professor FUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 23,188
NMR at 1.2 GHz: A World-Leading UK Facility to Deliver Advances in Biology, Chemistry, and Materials ScienceBrown, Professor SPUniversity of WarwickPhysics 16,836,161
Optimisation of CHO for Biotherapeutic ManufactureRosser, Professor SJUniversity of EdinburghSch of Biological Sciences 3,708,961
PEPR - A centre for Pulse Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy at Imperial CollegeRoessler, Dr MMImperial College LondonChemistry 2,288,049
Prosperity Partnerships Call 4 Strategic Students P&G and University of DurhamWilson, Professor MRDurham, University ofChemistry 83,949
Self-Assembled Cryptate Kinase Inhibitors as Anti-Cancer Therapeutic Agents.Rice, Professor CUniversity of HuddersfieldChemistry 481,054
Simulating catalysis: Multiscale embedding of machine learning potentialsvan der Kamp, Dr MWUniversity of BristolBiochemistry 391,585
Smart hydrophilic/ hydrophobic switches for targeted membrane deliveryHaynes, Dr C J EUCLChemistry 391,336
Spins and superconducting circuits for advanced spectroscopy (SpinSUPER)Roessler, Dr MMImperial College LondonChemistry 1,063,137
Stereoselective synthesis of biaryl compounds catalysed by artificial metalloenzymesRhys, Dr GCardiff UniversityChemistry 463,142
Structure, mechanism and assembly of a nano-scale biological rotary electric motorBerry, Professor RMUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 2,042,298
Supporting the OpenMM Community-led Development of Next-Generation Condensed Matter Modelling SoftwareMichel, Dr JUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 464,871
The UK Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation Magic Angle Spinning NMR FacilityGrey, Professor CPUniversity of CambridgeChemistry 247,949
The UK Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation Magic Angle Spinning NMR FacilityLee, Dr DUniversity of Manchester, TheChem Eng and Analytical Science 2,881,145
The UK Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation Magic Angle Spinning NMR FacilityKockenberger, Dr WUniversity of NottinghamSch of Physics & Astronomy 1,857,395
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityGriffin, Dr JLancaster UniversityChemistry 22,420
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityWilliamson, Dr PTFUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Biological Sciences 51,797
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityTitman, Dr JUniversity of NottinghamSch of Chemistry 43,315
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityBlanc, Professor FUniversity of LiverpoolChemistry 23,982
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityBrown, Professor SPUniversity of WarwickPhysics 2,431,378
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research FacilityAshbrook, Professor SEMUniversity of St AndrewsChemistry 30,069
The UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research Facility: EPSRC Core Equipment Award 2022Brown, Professor SPUniversity of WarwickPhysics 482,560
The UK Photoacoustic Standardisation (PAS) NetworkBohndiek, Professor SEUniversity of CambridgePhysics 142,706
TRIAL: Treatment of Respiratory Infections with inhaled AntimicrobiaLsFerreira, Professor DMUniversity of OxfordPaediatrics 413,496
TRIAL: Treatment of Respiratory Infections with inhaled AntimicrobiaLsD'Sa, Professor RAUniversity of LiverpoolMech, Materials & Aerospace Engineering 663,939
Tripping the light fantastic: elucidating global protein structural change correlated with chemical change across the femtosecond to second timescaleScrutton, Professor NSUniversity of Manchester, TheChemistry 1,419,928
University of Leeds Core Equipment Award 2022Plant, Professor NUniversity of LeedsChemical and Process Engineering 1,250,000
VIRTACs - Protein Degradation as an Anti-Viral StrategyFrance, Dr D JUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Chemistry 402,635

Total Number of Grants: 110
Total Value of Grants: £183,522,001

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).