Table 1 Case studies on nine project grants and two fellowships
Project grants | ||
|---|---|---|
Researcher: title and location at time of proposal | Title of research (and ID) | Duration in months |
Bradding, Dr. Peter. Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester | Human mast cell adhesion to bronchial epithelium and airway smooth muscle (02/014) | 24 (2003–05) |
Britton, Professor John. University of Nottingham | Study of the role of parasites, dust mite exposure and other environmental factors in the aetiology of asthma and atopy in urban and rural Ethiopia (98/014) | 12 (1998–00) |
Bush, Dr. Andrew. Imperial College, London | Pathology of severe asthma in children (01/037) | 23 (2001–03) |
Durham, Professor Stephen. Imperial College, London | Influence of grass pollen immunotherapy (IT) on allergen-specific peripheral blood T-cell lines: allergy or immune deviation? (97/069) | 24 (1997–99) |
Hawrylowicz, Dr. Catherine. King’s College, London | IL-10: A critical regulator of inflammation and glucocorticoid responsiveness in asthma (00/023) | 36 (2000–03) |
Hubbard, Dr. Richard. University of Nottingham | A birth cohort study of the impact of asthma, acute exacerbations of asthma and asthma therapies on the risk of pregnancy complications and adverse perinatal and paediatric outcomes (04/019) | 24 (2004–06) |
Johnston, Dr. Sebastian. University of Southampton | Rhinovirus-induced regulation of adhesion molecule expression in asthma exacerbations (332) | 24 (1996–98) |
Pavord, Professor Ian. Glenfield Hospital, University of Leicester | The immunopathology and corticosteroid responsiveness of non-eosinophilic asthma (02/036) | 24 (2002–05) |
Sutton, Professor Brian. King’s College, London | Structure based design of inhibitors of IgE binding to the mast cell receptor (97/033) | 36 (1997–01) |
Fellowships | ||
Custovic, Dr. Adnan. University of Manchester | Gene-environment interaction in the development of atopy, asthma and other allergic diseases (RF01C) | 60 (2000–04) |
Thomas, Dr Mike. University of Aberdeen | Primary care asthma management: diagnosis, assessments and effective therapy (RF09T) | 60 (2005–10) |