Funding successes: April 2022

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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.

Principal Investigator Group Funder Funding Scheme Proposal Title Award Amount (£) 
Dr Brian Robertson Molecular Microbiology Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust- BRC Funding BRC NIHR (rework of ICiC) A BCG Skin Challenge Model for Assessing TB Vaccines – Seed-stock preparation. 49,947
Professor Paul Freemont Structural and Synthetic Biology Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust- BRC Funding CALL FOR NEW PROPOSALS for period April – November 2022 Feasibility of implementing an early detection assay for UTIs in care homes 25,000
Dr Aran Singanayagam Molecular Microbiology The Royal Society Research Grant Microbial and immunological drivers of susceptibility to respiratory viral infection 20,000