Funding successes: August 2023

Congratulations to all members of the Department who have recently been awarded research grants. Here is our round-up of the latest funding successes.


Please note, this list comprises awards that have recently been set up on College’s grants management system, with some manual additions. It may not, therefore, include all new grants awarded to Principal Investigators in the Department.

Project Lead Co-Investigator(s) Funder Combined Scheme Project Title  Amount
Stephen Baker Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Broad Agency Announcement BASE – VSV-SUDV Ebola Sudan vaccine development £506,270
Stephen Baker Coalition For Epidemic Preparedness Innovations IAVI grant VSV Lassa Vaccine: Work package 3 (Phase 2a) £1,554,829
Alison Holmes Jesus Rodriguez Manzano Wellcome Trust Not provided Centres for Antimicrobial Optimisation Network £1,999,628*
José Penades MRC Medical Research Council (MRC) Infections & Immunity Programme Redefining mobility in bacterial genetics and its impact on infectious disease. £2,028,498

*Part of a larger fund awarded to CAMO-net of £11M+