Projects recently funded

Ref:BRT Institution/Department Principal Investigator(s) Title Start Finish Period Grant value

04/23 University of Leicester Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry Prof NS Scrutton & Dr JR Woodward External magnetic fields and human health: a link to biological enzyme reaction systems 08-04
07-07
3 y £78 307

05/25 The Gray Cancer Institute and the Health Protection Agency (CRCE/RPD) Dr K Prise, Dr K Rothkamm, Dr M Folkard & Dr D Lloyd To determine whether intermittent in vitro exposure to ELF EMF causes DNA and chromosomal damage in cells 08-05
07-07
2 y £116,524

05/26 University College, London Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology Dr David Whitmore Extremely-low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) and their possible influence on the central mechanism of the circadian clock 01-06
09-08
2 y 8 m £139,764

05/27 Essex University, Dept of Biological Sciences Prof MT Wilson Investigations of magnetic field effects on the formation and termination of lipid peroxide radicals in biological membrane systems 02-06
10-09
3 y 9 m £172,742

06/30 Birmingham University Dept of Neurophysiology Prof JGR Jefferys Modulation of brain tissue function by low-frequency AC fields 08-06
07-08
2 y £85,784

07/31 Glasgow University Dept of Radiation Oncology Prof RJ Mairs Investigation of genotoxic effects of ELF-EMF radiation in vitro 04-07
03-10
3 y £176,704

06/32 University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry Prof PJ Hore Magnetic field effects on the photoreceptor function of Arabidopsis thaliana cryptochromes 12-06
11-08
2 y £232,897

08/33 University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry Prof PJ Hore Magnetic field sensitivity of flavin-tryptophan radical pairs in cryptochrome and photolyase 12-08
11-10
2 y £187,947

09/34 Health Protection Agency & Cambridge University, Dept of Biochemistry Dr Z Sienkiewicz Transcriptional responses of mouse bone marrow to power frequency magnetic fields 07-09
06-10
1 y £77,031

10/35 Manchester University, Faculty of Life Sciences Prof. NS Scrutton & Dr AR Jones Magnetic field and spin effects in light-driven biological processes: human cryptochromes 08-10
07-13
3 y £159,979

10/36 Oxford University, Dept of Chemistry Prof. PJ Hore Magnetic field effects on cryptochromes 05-10
04-11
1 y £195,084

10/37 University of Sussex, Genome Damage & Stability Prof. PA Jeggo Impact of low doses of ionizing radiation and ELF-EMF exposure on embryonic neuronal development 08-10
07-11
1 y £81,419

10/38 University of Leicester, Dept of Genetics Prof. CP Kyriacou The role of cryptochrome in the detection of electromagnetic fields in Drosophila 10-10
09-13
3 y £133,400

10/39 University of Cambridge, MRC Centre Dr MH Hastings A role for mammalian Cry proteins in magnetosensation 04-11
03-14
3 y £137,846

10/40 University of Cambridge, Dept of Biochemistry Prof. KM Brindle EMF effects on light-shock responses in mouse adrenal glands 07-10
06-11
1 y £93,551

Ref:BRT	Institution/Department	Principal Investigator(s)	Title	Start Finish Period	Grant value
04/23	University of Leicester Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry	Prof NS Scrutton & Dr JR Woodward	External magnetic fields and human health: a link to biological enzyme reaction systems	08-04 07-07 3 y	£78 307
05/25	The Gray Cancer Institute and the Health Protection Agency (CRCE/RPD)	Dr K Prise, Dr K Rothkamm, Dr M Folkard & Dr D Lloyd	To determine whether intermittent in vitro exposure to ELF EMF causes DNA and chromosomal damage in cells	08-05 07-07 2 y	£116,524
05/26	University College, London Department of Anatomy & Developmental Biology	Dr David Whitmore	Extremely-low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) and their possible influence on the central mechanism of the circadian clock	01-06 09-08 2 y 8 m	£139,764
05/27	Essex University, Dept of Biological Sciences	Prof MT Wilson	Investigations of magnetic field effects on the formation and termination of lipid peroxide radicals in biological membrane systems	02-06 10-09 3 y 9 m	£172,742
06/30	Birmingham University Dept of Neurophysiology	Prof JGR Jefferys	Modulation of brain tissue function by low-frequency AC fields	08-06 07-08 2 y	£85,784
07/31	Glasgow University Dept of Radiation Oncology	Prof RJ Mairs	Investigation of genotoxic effects of ELF-EMF radiation in vitro	04-07 03-10 3 y	£176,704
06/32	University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry	Prof PJ Hore	Magnetic field effects on the photoreceptor function of Arabidopsis thaliana cryptochromes	12-06 11-08 2 y	£232,897
08/33	University of Oxford, Department of Chemistry	Prof PJ Hore	Magnetic field sensitivity of flavin-tryptophan radical pairs in cryptochrome and photolyase	12-08 11-10 2 y	£187,947
09/34	Health Protection Agency & Cambridge University, Dept of Biochemistry	Dr Z Sienkiewicz	Transcriptional responses of mouse bone marrow to power frequency magnetic fields	07-09 06-10 1 y	£77,031
10/35	Manchester University, Faculty of Life Sciences	Prof. NS Scrutton & Dr AR Jones	Magnetic field and spin effects in light-driven biological processes: human cryptochromes	08-10 07-13 3 y	£159,979
10/36	Oxford University, Dept of Chemistry	Prof. PJ Hore	Magnetic field effects on cryptochromes	05-10 04-11 1 y	£195,084
10/37	University of Sussex, Genome Damage & Stability	Prof. PA Jeggo	Impact of low doses of ionizing radiation and ELF-EMF exposure on embryonic neuronal development	08-10 07-11 1 y	£81,419
10/38	University of Leicester, Dept of Genetics	Prof. CP Kyriacou	The role of cryptochrome in the detection of electromagnetic fields in Drosophila	10-10 09-13 3 y	£133,400
10/39	University of Cambridge, MRC Centre	Dr MH Hastings	A role for mammalian Cry proteins in magnetosensation	04-11 03-14 3 y	£137,846
10/40	University of Cambridge, Dept of Biochemistry	Prof. KM Brindle	EMF effects on light-shock responses in mouse adrenal glands	07-10 06-11 1 y	£93,551

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Projects recently funded