Investigator / Supervisor details

NameProfessor Nora Hunter
Current InstitutionUniversity of Edinburgh
Current DepartmentThe Roslin Institute
Institution websitehttp://www.ed.ac.uk
Previous InstitutionsThe Roslin Institute

Current Awards

No current BBSRC awards

Completed Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
00/A1/D/06533 Control of PrP gene expression in sheep Principal Supervisor 37,126 Studentships
BBS/E/A/00001656 Pathogenesis & epidemiology of TSE in sheep Principal Investigator 350,772 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000565 Natural modes of scrapie transmission Principal Investigator 307,104 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000622 Differential control of PrP gene expression in sheep brain and periphery Principal Investigator 64,234 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000629 The study of BSE in sheep and the possibility of its vertical transmission - EXTENSION A385 & A500 Co-investigator 12,291 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000640 Development of scrapie-free flocks of scrapie-susceptible sheep Principal Investigator 55,025 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000643 The 5'-leader sequence of PrP mRNA Principal Investigator 48,592 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000645 Pathogenesis of natural and experimental scrapie Principal Investigator 243,664 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000649 BSE agent replication in bovine brain cell lines Principal Investigator 2,414 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000664 Transmissibility of TSEs via blood: sheep experiments - EXTENSION A384 Principal Investigator 16,496 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000668 Improving prospects for scrapie control in sheep and goats by study of host geotype, TSE isolates and their in vivo and in vitro interaction Principal Investigator 9,600 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000672 PrPsc glycoform analysis and the origins of natural TSE strains in sheep Principal Investigator 117,260 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000681 Characterisation (by transmission to mice) of BSE from experimentally infected sheep of different PrP genotypes Co-investigator 11,123 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000688 Development of a pre-clinical test to differentiate between scrapie and BSE infection in sheep Principal Investigator 61,070 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000839 Control of PrP gene expression in sheep Principal Investigator 32,230 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000853 Does scrapie prevent BSE from replicating and producing disease in a single host? EXTENSION A386 Co-investigator 134,065 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000867 Do strains of mouse adapted scrapie and BSE correlate with strains seen in the natural host? Principal Investigator 94,814 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000899 The effect of age at challenge on subsequent development of BSE in sheep Co-investigator 22,127 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000900 Maternal transmission of scrapie in sheep Principal Investigator 218,295 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00000937 A functional genomic approach to understanding the molecular pathogenesis of sheep scrapie Principal Investigator 63,285 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00001026 European project to study BSE strain in sheep Co-investigator 48,088 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00001039 European network for surveillance and control of TSE in small ruminants (with special emphasis on epidemiology, pathology and diagnostic tests) Co-investigator 2,944 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00001053 TSE core programme Co-investigator 56,450 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00001054 TSE Core programme Co-investigator 1,654,893 Institute Project
BBS/E/I/00001128 Pathogenesis studies of experimental BSE in sheep 2 Principal Investigator 295,153 Institute Project
BBS/E/R/00001812 The development of a sensitive western blot assay to detect PrPsc in the blood of scrapie-infected sheep. Principal Investigator 6,450 Institute Project
BBS/S/C/2004/12656 Expression and distribution of PrPSc and PrPSc in blood of scrapie-infected sheep (Funded via Training Grant BB/B511951/1) Principal Supervisor Studentships
BS204791 Study of sheep PrP gene variants in transgenic mice Principal Investigator 264,719 Research Grant
BS309722 Pathogenesis of scrapie in sheep Principal Investigator 1,513,176 Research Grant
BS310920 The role of the lymphoreticular system (LRS) in the replication of scrapie in genetically susceptible and resistant sheep Co-investigator 334,467 Research Grant
BS410539 Scrapie control by cull and selective breeding: a randomised controlled trial Co-investigator 744,343 Research Grant
BS410563 PrPsc glycoform analysis and the origins of natural TSE strains in sheep Principal Investigator 120,305 Research Grant
BS410569 Role of lymph-borne cells in the early stages of scrapie agent replication Co-investigator 206,500 Research Grant
BS516875 A functional genomic approach to understanding the molecular pathogenesis of sheep scrapie Co-investigator 896,852 Research Grant
D12995 Analysis of natural scrapie outbreaks in Suffolk sheep Co-investigator 96,076 Research Grant
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