Research Grants
With lead investigator at Aberdeen based in the Arthritis and Regenerative Medicine laboratory
Feasibility of Recruiting an Early Scottish Knee Osteoarthritis cohort (FRESKO)
Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund Pilot Grant.
2020-2022
Investigating the regenerative ability of SM04690
Samumed, LLC
2019-2023
Extra-cellular vesicles for cartilage repair and prevention of osteoarthritis
Wellcome Trust (ISSF)
2018-2019
Characterisation of the cell surface receptome of adult joint morphogenic cells
Tenovus Scotland
2018-2020
Unlocking the Joint Morphogenetic Code in Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Synovium
Arthritis Research UK
2018-2023
The role of joint fat in osteoarthritis
NHS Research Endowment Trust
2017-2018
Centre of Excellence in Tissue Engineering (renewal)
Arthritis Research UK
2016-2023
Investigating mesenchymal stem cells in joint health and disease
Arthritis Research UK
2016-2024
Investigating Yap as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Medical Research Council
2015-2018
TargetCaRe – Targeting Cartilage Regeneration in joint and intervertebral disc diseases
EU Marie Curie ITN
2015-2019
SMART STEP – Stepwise Translational Pathway for Smart Material Cell Therapy
Medical Research Council / Arthritis Research UK (UK Regenerative Medicine Platform II Systems-focussed Programme)
2014-2018
Does mesenchymal stem cell-mediated synovial hyperplasia after traumatic joint surface injury affect the development of secondary osteoarthritis?
Wellcome Trust / STMTI
2014-2017
Intra-articular delivery of viral vectors for cell tracking and gene modulation studies in models of joint diseases
NHS Research Endowment Trust
2014-2015
Investigating Yap as a potential novel therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis
Tenovus Scotland
2014-2015
Understanding the Ontogeny of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Joint to Develop Tools to Study Osteoarthritis
Arthritis Research UK
2013-2016
Understanding the relationship between the synovial fibroblast and the mesenchymal stem cell in rheumatoid arthritis
Arthritis Research UK
2012-2018
Centre of Excellence in Tissue Engineering
Arthritis Research UK
2011-2016
Understanding joint stem cell niches to prevent osteoarthritis
Arthritis Research UK
2010-2015
Innovative cell-based technologies for bone regeneration (REGENBONE)
Technology Strategy Board/EPSRC
2009-2013
In vivo identification and characterization of synovial membrane mesenchymal stem cells
Medical Research Council
2005-2010