Projects

  1. ViraVac, Ltd, UK (2021-2024): Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine. £291000, Role: PI
  2. ViraCorp, Ltd UK (BLS7200) (2021-2025): Functional Validation and Safety of Antimicrobial Properties of an Innovative Coating Material. Award: £1,413,566.71 (£1.4 million) of the total £2.0 million project, Role: PI
  3. Joy Welch Post-Doctoral Fund (BLS7211, 2021-2022): Drosovir – Discovering small-molecule SARS-CoV-2 antivirals from Drosophila eggs. £7000.00 Role: Co-I
  4. British Council, PhD studentship (2022-2025): Smart Diagnostic Platform to Simultaneously Identify Viral Respiratory Illnesses. £89,250.00, Role: PI
  5. British Council, PhD studentship (2022-2025): Underpinning the Molecular Barriers to the Emergence of Novel Viruses. £89,250.00, Role: PI
  6. EcoI-Health, PhD studentship (2021-2024): Developing an Environmentally Friendly Diagnostic Device to Detect Respiratory Disease. £89,250.00, Role: PI
  7. Govt of India PhD Studentship (2021-2024): An epigenetic control of influenza virus replication in diverse susceptible hosts. £89,250.00 Role: PI
  8. Govt of Saudi Arabia, PhD Studentship (BLS6126, 2021-2025): Public Health Importance of Influenza. £159,000.00, Role: PI
  9. Aeirtec Limited (BLS7189) 2021-2023: Inflammatory responses against viruses. £43,965.81, Role: PI
  10. Industry (Gaea Science Ltd), (BLS7204) 2021-2022: Nasal Cannabinoids. £30,129.00, Role: Co-PI
  11. Katalyst Communications Ltd (BLS7196) 2021-2022: Evaluation of CoVID-19 Diagnostic Kits on Anonymized Human Samples. £23,000.00, Role: PI
  12. British Council (BLS7180) 2020-2024: Development of CRISPR/Cas9 base Novel Poultry Vaccines. £69,690.00, Role: PI
  13. British Council, PhD studentship (2020-23) (BLS6101): Understanding the Replication Kinetics of Influenza Virus under Epigenetic Pressure and Stress. £89,250.00, Role: PI
  14. British Council, PhD studentship (2020-23) (BLS6101): Understanding Receptor-mediated Spill-over of Rabies Virus Across Different Mammalian Hosts. £89,250.00, Role: PI
  15. BBSRC (BLS7146XS01) 2020-2021: Low-cost Portable Molecular Diagnostic Platform for Rapid Detection of Poultry Infectious Pathogens. £25,518.63, Role: PI
  16. EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account Seed-Funding (BLS7188) 2020-2021: Improved LAMP-based COVID-19 Diagnostics: A case to Market Entry. £17,000.00 Role: PI
  17. EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account Seed-Funding (2020-2021: Clinical Validation of Virus Hunter 6 (VH6) for the Diagnosis of CoVID-19. £30,000.00 Role: PI
  18. EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account Seed-Funding (2020-2021) Plasma coated antiviral. £10,000, Role: Co-PI
  19. National Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia (2019) (A104241). Course on Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Infectious Diseases and Cancer for Saudi Public Health Organization. £34,240.82, Role: Co-I
  20. BBSRC (BLS7146) 2018-2021: Low-cost Portable Molecular Diagnostic Platform for Rapid Detection of Poultry Infectious Pathogens. £48,396.49, Role: PI
  21. BBSRC (BLS7148) 2018-2020: Dissecting Essential Roles of Chicken Interferon Stimulated Genes in the Pathobiology of Poultry Viruses. £118,300.00, Role: PI
  22. British Council (BLS7147) 2018-2020: Emerging and Next Generation Vaccine Strategies Against Veterinary Viruses. £42,000.00, Role: PI
  23. British Council (A103657) 2018-2020: Effective Diagnostics and Novel Vaccine Strategies for the Control of Multiple Respiratory Viral Infections in Egyptian Poultry. £87,967.00, Role: PI
  24. British Council (A103319) 2018-2019: Establishing Field Data-Driven Vaccine Platform for Newcastle Disease Virus in Poultry: Step Towards Poverty Alleviation & Food security in Kenya. £23,900.00, Role: PI
  25. BBSRC-FAPESP Research Grant (BB/M008681/1) (2018-2020). Dissecting Essential Roles of Chicken Interferon Stimulated Genes in the Pathobiology of Poultry Viruses. Role PI, Value: £620,000
  26. BBSRC Strategic Fellowship (BBS/E/I/00001852) 2013-18. Genetic Diversity in Immune Responses. Role: PI, Value: £582,950
  27. Royal Society Research Grant (2015-2017): Construction of an interferon stimulatory gene mini-library for chiropteran species and assessment of the expression dynamics of bat interferon stimulated genes. Role, PI, Value £15000
  28. British Council Institutional Links (2015-2017). Preparedness for novel virus emergence from wild birds and bats: metagenomics-driven viromes and understanding innate immunity. Role, PI: Value, £213,000
  29. BBSRC PhD Studentship Award (BBS/E/I/00001991) 2014-2018. Evasion of host innate immunity by Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) and its pathogenic consequences. Role: PI. Value: £83,104
  30. Royal Society Pump-Priming Award (2016-2017) Triple-Reporter Cell Lines for Screening of Antiviral and Viral Immune Modulator. Role, PI. Value £7500
  31. British Council Grant (2014-2015). Construction of a genotype-matched ND vaccine. Role, PI. Value: £12000
  32. BBSRC Partnering award (2014-2017, BB/L026546/1): Population genetic diversity of wild birds and its influence on virus evolution and biology in Brazil. Role, PI. Value: £18000
  33. BBSRC, UK (2018-2021): Low-cost Portable Molecular Diagnostic Platform for Rapid Detection of Zoonotic and Poultry Infectious Pathogens (LMDP) BBSRC BB/R012695/1. Role: Co-I, Value £623,604
  34. Swedish Research Council (2014-2017): Factors determining susceptibility of peste des petits ruminants virus infections in domestic and wild small ruminants, Role: Co-I, £324,000.00