Investigator / Supervisor details

NameDr Michael Birkett
Current InstitutionRothamsted Research
Current DepartmentProtecting Crops and the Environment
Institution websitehttp://www.rothamsted.ac.uk
Previous Institutions

Current Awards

No current BBSRC awards

Completed Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
BB/H001700/1 Elucidating the Chemical Ecology of Belowground Plant-Plant Communication Co-investigator 425,583 Research Grant
BB/H009493/1 Monitoring and Intervention Strategies for Bluetongue Virus Epidemics in Rural India Co-investigator 213,363 Research Grant
BB/H017011/1 Design of bioactive sesquiterpene-based chemical signals with enhanced stability Co-investigator 479,026 Research Grant
BB/J001821/1 The interplay of rodent behaviour and semiochemistry: from scientific principles to control strategies Principal Investigator 721,873 Research Grant
BB/J008508/1 Olfactory mechanisms underlying behavioural manipulation of mosquitoes by malaria parasites Co-investigator 75,398 Research Grant
BB/J020281/1 UK-China Collaboration for production of biologically active homoisoprenoids and their eventual use for pest control Co-investigator 24,342 Research Grant
BB/J02029X/1 UK - Brazil partnership on the chemical ecology of crop-plant/rust-pathogen interactions for underpinning novel crop protection strategies Principal Investigator 30,305 Research Grant
BB/K007610/1 Bilateral BBSRC-FAPESP: Defining the Genetic and Semiochemical Basis of Tick Resistance in Cattle Principal Investigator 416,880 Research Grant
BB/L001683/1 CUKPGP:New pest resistance in rice, by breeding and genetic modification (GM) for constitutive and inducible levels of defence homoterpenes Co-investigator 160,395 Research Grant
BB/L02652X/1 UK-Brazil Partnering Award for Developing New Aphid Resistance in Wheat Principal Investigator 48,782 Research Grant
BB/M005097/1 Novel olfactory ligands - improving nature's smells Principal Investigator 9,267 Research Grant
BB/M023729/1 Epizingiberene synthase: structure, mechanism and a template for design of bioactive chemical space underpinning insect olfaction Principal Investigator 313,847 Research Grant
BB/M029204/1 14CONFAP: Brazil-UK Partnership on Delivering Pest Resilience in Brazilian Smallholder Maize Crops Principal Investigator 43,300 Research Grant
BB/N012526/1 Novel semiochemicals for crop protection through synthetic biology Co-investigator 197,423 Research Grant
BB/P023223/1 Targeting virus transmission in a vital crop for African food security Co-investigator 602,290 Research Grant
BB/R012342/1 Next generation catch-and-release trap for controlling agricultural pests Principal Investigator 11,039 Research Grant
BB/R019681/1 Development of novel semiochemicals for crop protection Co-investigator 551,216 Research Grant
BB/R020000/1 Novel Semiochemical-Based Management of Fall Armyworm (FAW) in Brazil using Companion Crops Principal Investigator 46,176 Research Grant
BB/S004882/1 Developing a New Tool for Phenotyping Tick Resistance in Cattle Principal Investigator 100,809 Research Grant
BB/V003429/1 Improving Production of High Value Terpene Synthases for Next Generation Pest Management Principal Investigator 250,083 Research Grant
BBS/E/C/00004785 Sustainable pest control - comparing tritrophic interactions in organic and conventional production systems Co-investigator 24,671 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00005061 Elucidating the chemical ecology of belowground plant-plant communication Co-investigator 72,631 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00005075 Monitoring and intervention strategies for bluetongue virus epidemics in rural India Co-investigator 15,154 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00005105 Design of bioactive sesquiterpene-based chemical signals with enhanced stability Principal Investigator 22,126 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00005194 Innovative approaches to pest management Principal Investigator 2,585,006 Institute Project
BBS/OS/CP/000001 BBSRC Strategic Programme in Smart Crop Protection Co-investigator 6,293,000 Research Grant
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