{"id":15,"date":"2022-05-11T09:18:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T09:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/munirlab\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-10-28T20:03:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:03:24","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/munirlab\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. The International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) (2025-2026)<\/strong> Structure-Guided and Economical Platform for Effective Vaccines Development. \u00a379,534.40, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  2. Innovate UK (24-26)<\/strong> Development of a rapid on-site diagnostic platform for the detection of foodborne pathogens in fish and shellfish production. \u00a358,636.31, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  3. QE Diagnostics, Ltd (2023-25)<\/strong>. Rapid and Smart Diagnostic System for Infectious Diseases. \u00a3375,579.69. Role: PI<\/li>\n
  4. ViraVac, Ltd, UK (2021-2024<\/strong>): Pre-Clinical Evaluation of Intranasal COVID-19 Vaccine. \u00a3291000, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  5. ViraCorp, Ltd UK (BLS7200) (2021-2025): <\/strong>Functional Validation and Safety of Antimicrobial Properties of an Innovative Coating Material. <\/strong>Award: \u00a31,413,566.71 (\u00a31.4 million) of the total \u00a32.0 million project, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  6. Joy Welch Post-Doctoral Fund (BLS7211, 2021-2022): <\/strong>Drosovir \u2013 Discovering small-molecule SARS-CoV-2 antivirals from Drosophila eggs. \u00a37000.00 Role: Co-I<\/li>\n
  7. British Council, PhD studentship (2022-2025)<\/strong>: Smart Diagnostic Platform to Simultaneously Identify Viral Respiratory Illnesses. \u00a389,250.00, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  8. British Council, PhD studentship (2022-2025)<\/strong>: Underpinning the Molecular Barriers to the Emergence of Novel Viruses. \u00a389,250.00, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  9. EcoI-Health, PhD studentship (2021-2024): <\/strong>Developing an Environmentally Friendly Diagnostic Device to Detect Respiratory Disease. \u00a389,250.00, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  10. Govt of India <\/strong>PhD Studentship<\/strong> (2021-2024): <\/strong>An epigenetic control of influenza virus replication in diverse susceptible hosts. \u00a389,250.00 Role: PI<\/li>\n
  11. Govt of Saudi Arabia, PhD Studentship (BLS6126, 2021-2025)<\/strong>: Public Health Importance of Influenza. \u00a3159,000.00, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  12. Aeirtec Limited (BLS7189) 2021-2023<\/strong>: Inflammatory responses against viruses. \u00a343,965.81, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  13. Industry (Gaea Science Ltd), (BLS7204) 2021-2022<\/strong>: Nasal Cannabinoids. \u00a330,129.00, Role: Co-PI<\/li>\n
  14. Katalyst Communications Ltd (BLS7196) 2021-2022<\/strong>: Evaluation of CoVID-19 Diagnostic Kits on Anonymized Human Samples. \u00a323,000.00, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  15. British Council (BLS7180) 2020-2024<\/strong>: Development of CRISPR\/Cas9 base Novel Poultry Vaccines. \u00a369,690.00, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  16. British Council, PhD studentship (2020-23) (BLS6101)<\/strong>: Understanding the Replication Kinetics of Influenza Virus under Epigenetic Pressure and Stress. \u00a389,250.00, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  17. British Council, PhD studentship (2020-23) (BLS6101)<\/strong>: Understanding Receptor-mediated Spill-over of Rabies Virus Across Different Mammalian Hosts. \u00a389,250.00, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  18. BBSRC (BLS7146XS01) 2020-2021<\/strong>: Low-cost Portable Molecular Diagnostic Platform for Rapid Detection of Poultry Infectious Pathogens. \u00a325,518.63, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  19. EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account Seed-Funding (BLS7188) 2020-2021<\/strong>: Improved LAMP-based COVID-19 Diagnostics: A case to Market Entry. \u00a317,000.00 Role: PI<\/li>\n
  20. EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account Seed-Funding (2020-2021: <\/strong>Clinical Validation of Virus Hunter 6 (VH6) for the Diagnosis of CoVID-19. \u00a330,000.00 Role: PI<\/li>\n
  21. EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account Seed-Funding (2020-2021) <\/strong>Plasma coated antiviral. \u00a310,000, Role: Co-PI<\/li>\n
  22. National Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia (2019) (A104241)<\/strong>. Course on Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Infectious Diseases and Cancer for Saudi Public Health Organization. \u00a334,240.82, Role: Co-I<\/li>\n
  23. BBSRC (BLS7146) 2018-2021<\/strong>: Low-cost Portable Molecular Diagnostic Platform for Rapid Detection of Poultry Infectious Pathogens. \u00a348,396.49, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  24. BBSRC (BLS7148) 2018-2020<\/strong>: Dissecting Essential Roles of Chicken Interferon Stimulated Genes in the Pathobiology of Poultry Viruses. \u00a3118,300.00, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  25. British Council (BLS7147) 2018-2020<\/strong>: Emerging and Next Generation Vaccine Strategies Against Veterinary Viruses. \u00a342,000.00, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  26. British Council (A103657) 2018-2020<\/strong>: Effective Diagnostics and Novel Vaccine Strategies for the Control of Multiple Respiratory Viral Infections in Egyptian Poultry. \u00a387,967.00, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  27. British Council (A103319) 2018-2019<\/strong>: Establishing Field Data-Driven Vaccine Platform for Newcastle Disease Virus in Poultry: Step Towards Poverty Alleviation & Food security in Kenya. \u00a323,900.00, Role: PI<\/li>\n
  28. BBSRC-FAPESP Research Grant (BB\/M008681\/1) (2018-2020).<\/strong> Dissecting Essential Roles of Chicken Interferon Stimulated Genes in the Pathobiology of Poultry Viruses. Role PI, Value: \u00a3620,000<\/li>\n
  29. BBSRC Strategic Fellowship (BBS\/E\/I\/00001852) 2013-18. <\/strong>Genetic Diversity in Immune Responses. Role: PI, Value: \u00a3582,950<\/li>\n
  30. Royal Society Research Grant (2015-2017): <\/strong>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 \u00a315000<\/strong><\/li>\n
  31. British Council Institutional Links (2015-2017).<\/strong> Preparedness for novel virus emergence from wild birds and bats: metagenomics-driven viromes and understanding innate immunity. Role, PI: Value, \u00a3213,000<\/li>\n
  32. BBSRC PhD Studentship Award (BBS\/E\/I\/00001991) 2014-2018<\/strong>. Evasion of host innate immunity by Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) and its pathogenic consequences. Role: PI. Value: \u00a383,104<\/li>\n
  33. Royal Society Pump-Priming Award (2016-2017) <\/strong>Triple-Reporter Cell Lines for Screening of Antiviral and Viral Immune Modulator. Role, PI. Value \u00a37500<\/li>\n
  34. British Council Grant (2014-2015). <\/strong>Construction of a genotype-matched ND vaccine. Role, PI. Value: \u00a312000<\/li>\n
  35. BBSRC Partnering award (2014-2017<\/strong>, BB\/L026546\/1): Population genetic diversity of wild birds and its influence on virus evolution and biology in Brazil. Role, PI. Value: \u00a318000<\/li>\n
  36. BBSRC, UK (2018-2021): <\/strong>Low-cost Portable Molecular Diagnostic Platform for Rapid Detection of Zoonotic and Poultry Infectious Pathogens (LMDP) BBSRC BB\/R012695\/1. Role: Co-I, Value \u00a3623,604<\/li>\n
  37. Swedish Research Council (2014-2017)<\/strong>: Factors determining susceptibility of peste des petits ruminants virus infections in domestic and wild small ruminants, Role: Co-I, \u00a3324,000.00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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