Research
Research Interest 1
Transepithelial signalling
Research grants
Four year PhD Programme (2008)
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
October 2008 - December 2012
The endocrinology of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 2003 - September 2008
Gut-brain signalling in man: modulation of the cholecystokinin-vagus nerve pathway.
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
May 2003 - September 2006
Nutrient modulation of vagal afferent signalling.
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
September 2006 - August 2009
Nanoscale characterisation of cell surface signalling domains.
ROYAL SOCIETY
October 2003 - September 2008
Investigation of the genetic regulation of apoptosis in the stomach, with particular reference to the development of gastric atrophy.
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
September 2002 - December 2007
Gut-Brain Signalling: Roles of Lipid, Cholecystokinin and the Vagus Nerve in Man.
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 1999 - October 2002
Role of MMP-7 in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer.
NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND
November 2003 - November 2006
Myofibroblast control of oesophageal squamous cancer invasion: role of chemerin
NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND, NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH INCORPORATING CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH (UK)
February 2015 - December 2018
The role of the vagus nerve in nutrient signalling from the gut to the brain.
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
March 2002 - February 2004
The neuroendocrinology of the upper gastrointestinal tract
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
October 1998 - September 2003
The role of Reg and its putative receptor EXTL3 in the gastric epithelium.
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
October 1999 - September 2003
Wellcome Trust 3 year PhD - cellular and molecular physiology
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
October 2010 - September 2013
Cellular biology of the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas in health and disease.
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
January 2005 - December 2009
Cellular Biology of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Pancreas in Health and Disease.
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
January 2000 - December 2004
Four year PhD Programme in Cellular and Molecular Physiology.
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
October 2003 - September 2007
Identification of molecular mechanisms involved in the signalling of NMDA receptors to Ras.
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
October 2001 - September 2006
Bridging and accelerating the translation of novel scientific findings for health and wealth gain
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
March 2014 - August 2015
Actions of cholecystokinin on vagal afferent neurons
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
December 2009 - January 2013
Mechanisms of promotion of colorectal carcinogenesis by the non-amidated precursors of gastrin in vitro and in vivo.
NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND
January 2001 - August 2004
Modulation of gut-brain signalling: CCK effects on nodose ganglion neurones.
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
October 2002 - September 2006
Four year PhD Programme in Cellular and Molecular Physiology.
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
October 2000 - November 2004
Quantitative high-throughput proteomics for biomedical research.
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
March 2005 - March 2008
Application of automated, high-content, live-cell, fluorescence imaging in multidisciplinary studies of epithelial, neuronal and stem cell function.
BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
April 2007 - March 2008
Intracellular and extracellular regulation of epithelial cell function in the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas.
WELLCOME TRUST (UK)
April 2000 - September 2003
Research collaborations
Professor David Thompson
The University of Manchester
Continuous collaboration since 1995 on gut-brain signalling, mostly supported by BBSRC
Profs Dockray, Varro and Dimaline
Profs Dockray, Varro, and Dimaline
Collaboration on role of gastrin in gastrointestinal physiology