Investigator / Supervisor details

NameProfessor Peter Shewry
Current InstitutionRothamsted Research
Current DepartmentSustainable Soils and Crops
Institution websitehttp://www.rothamsted.ac.uk
Previous Institutions

Current Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
BB/S020101/1 Improving wheat grain quality by exploiting novel sources of genetic variation Principal Investigator 30,489 Research Grant
BB/T013923/1 Delivering high dietary fibre via improved wheat cultivars and products Principal Investigator 121,727 Research Grant
BB/T018291/1 Bilateral wheat improvement workshop with BalticWheat network Principal Investigator 9,905 Research Grant
BB/W01792X/1 Increasing UK Dietary Fibre - The Case for the Great White British Loaf Co-investigator 1,579,452 Research Grant
BBS/E/C/000I0250 DFW - Designing Future Wheat - Work package 2 (WP2) - Added value and resilience Co-investigator 6,810,998 Institute Project

Completed Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
0014906 Putting insects off the scent: modifying plant semiochemistry to disrupt plant-insect interactions Principal Investigator 100,528 Research Grant
95/A2/C/00271 The role of resident endoplasmic reticulum proteins in folding and assembly of cereal and oilseed storage proteins Co-Supervisor 30,553 Studentships
95/B1/D/00091 Exploring the functional properties of wheat gluten proteins using proteing engineering Principal Supervisor 30,553 Studentships
96/A2/B/02076 Structural analysis and stability of sunflower seed albumins Co-Supervisor 31,607 Studentships
99/A2/C/05037 Exploring the structure of plant-derived protease inhibitors Co-Supervisor 35,171 Studentships
99/A3/D/05721 Improvement of flour colour in durham wheat Principal Supervisor 35,171 Studentships
BB/C510591/1 Integration and coordination of UK research on the genomics genetics and improvement of small grain cereals Principal Investigator 69,432 Research Grant
BB/C51103X/1 Cellular analysis of gene expression during development pathogen interactions and abiotic stress in plants Co-investigator 56,738 Research Grant
BB/C512710/1 The relationship between patterns of gluten protein synthesis and deposition and grain processing quality: a transgenic approach Principal Investigator 297,238 Research Grant
BB/C518481/1 Targeted induced mutation discovery in barley Co-investigator 404,656 Research Grant
BB/D007321/1 An integrated approach to stabilising HFN in wheat: screens genes & understanding Co-investigator 444,192 Research Grant
BB/D007348/1 An integrated approach to stabilising HFN in wheat: screens genes & understanding Co-investigator 255,150 Research Grant
BB/D524767/1 At the cutting edge: an ultramicrotome for ambient and low temperature sectioning Principal Investigator 45,112 Research Grant
BB/D526753/1 BBSRC Doctoral Training Grant - 2005 Principal Investigator 867,552 Training Grants
BB/E007287/1 Optimising wheat grain shape and size for improved processing quality. Principal Investigator 392,903 Research Grant
BB/E528295/1 BBSRC Industrial Partnership Grant Principal Investigator 70,820 Training Grants
BB/F014295/1 Manipulation of cell wall synthesis to improve the dietary fibre composition of wheat flour Co-investigator 513,448 Research Grant
BB/G016216/1 The BBSRC Sustainable Bioenergy Centre (BSBEC): Perennial Bioenergy Crops Programme Co-investigator 5,259,854 Research Grant
BB/G022437/1 Improving the N response of UK wheat varieties Principal Investigator 629,899 Research Grant
BB/I002278/1 Enhancing diversity in UK wheat through a public sector prebreeding programme Principal Investigator 1,180,020 Research Grant
BB/I00582X/1 Mining diversity of cereal (wheat) fibre to improve the nutritional quality of wheat Principal Investigator 86,139 Research Grant
BB/I019979/1 Joint EMBRAPA: UK Workshop on Wheat Improvement Principal Investigator 13,195 Research Grant
BB/I02433X/1 Food Quality and Health - Sustaining the Future Co-investigator 3,183,526 Training Grants
BB/J012041/1 Developing research collaborations between Rothamsted research and Indian esearch providers Principal Investigator 3,825 Research Grant
BB/J019380/1 Development of a process scheme for the production of high value functional products from DDGS Principal Investigator 150,521 Research Grant
BB/J019526/1 The role of lipids in determining gas bubble retention in wheat dough Principal Investigator 303,524 Research Grant
BB/K007599/1 Xylan arabinosyl transferases: identification and characterisation of their role in determining properties of grass cell walls Co-investigator 647,894 Research Grant
BB/K010824/1 Low viscosity wheat for improved properties for fermentation and animal feed Co-investigator 144,811 Research Grant
BB/K021184/1 BBSRC:India Wheat Wortkshop Principal Investigator 10,182 Research Grant
BB/K501918/1 Project 1 Exploiting genetic diversity OR Project 2 Impact of environment Principal Investigator 92,173 Training Grants
BB/L025108/1 13TSB_N4L2CRD: High fibre wheat for healthier white bread Principal Investigator 70,224 Research Grant
BB/L025515/1 Speciation and bioavailability of iron in plant foods Principal Investigator 96,551 Research Grant
BB/L026333/1 Improving wheat as a source of essential micronutrients Principal Investigator 30,612 Research Grant
BB/M003574/1 Development and application of phenolic-rich oats for the maintenance of cardiovascular health Principal Investigator 16,804 Research Grant
BB/M020525/1 Exploiting variation in wheat land races to optimise dietary fibre content and viscosity in commercial wheats Principal Investigator 199,255 Research Grant
BB/N000854/1 Developing novel types of low protein wheat for breadmaking Principal Investigator 324,047 Research Grant
BB/N013360/1 Indo-UK Centre for the improvement of Nitrogen use Efficiency in Wheat (INEW) Principal Investigator 1,346,096 Research Grant
BB/N013808/1 Enhanced Rice quality for Health (EnRicH) Co-investigator 493,525 Research Grant
BB/N019628/1 Catalysing collaboration and exchange between wheat scientists in the UK and West Asia Principal Investigator 9,889 Research Grant
BB/P019358/1 CROPNUT: increasing iron in cereals Principal Investigator 83,762 Research Grant
BB/R020981/1 Catalysing collaborations between wheat scientists in the UK and Central Asia Principal Investigator 10,081 Research Grant
BB/S013954/1 MillNET_i: Millets and Nutritional Enhancement Traits for Iron bioavailability Co-investigator 1,623,623 Research Grant
BBS/B/13640 Integration and exploitation of data derived from post-genomic technologies Co-investigator 264,532 Research Grant
BBS/E/C/00004157 Structural and protein engineering studies of novel cereal and oilseed proteins with functional properties or biological activity Principal Investigator 816,451 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004226 Wheat gluten proteins: their characterisation and role in determining the functional properties and end use quality of wheat Principal Investigator 1,345,727 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004499 Functional genomics of shoot meristem dormancy Principal Investigator 6,848 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004551 A genomic approach to improving wheat grain quality for breadmaking Principal Investigator 268,093 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004560 Regulation and manipulation of gene expression during cereal development Principal Investigator 378,019 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004666 Molecular cell biology of plant development Principal Investigator 347,649 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004694 Integration and coordination of UK research on the genomics, genetics and improvement of small grain cereals Principal Investigator 24,030 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004716 The relationship between patterns of gluten protein synthesis and deposition and grain processing quality: a transgenic approach Principal Investigator 251,799 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004740 Exploiting bioactivity of European cereal grains for improved nutrition and health benefits - HEALTHGRAIN Principal Investigator 164,911 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004771 BBSRC CASE studentship: The impact of nutrition on the gluten composition and processing quality of wheat Principal Investigator 7,620 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004779 Characterisation of digestive proteinases of Eurygaster species and their inhibitors Principal Investigator 25,332 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004837 Optimising wheat grain shape and size for improved processing quality Principal Investigator 109,723 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004929 Manipulation of cell wall synthesis to improve the dietary fibre composition of wheat flour Principal Investigator 132,584 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00004953 Cereal seed composition and end use quality Principal Investigator 990,117 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00005048 BBSRC IPA: Improving the nitogen response of UK wheat varieties Principal Investigator 72,128 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00005135 Enhancing Diversity in UK wheat through a public sector prebreeding programme Principal Investigator 51,000 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00005206 Designing cereal seeds for nutrition and health Principal Investigator 3,876,176 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00823258 Analysis and manipulation of the protein and oil compositions of oilseeds Principal Investigator 109,255 Institute Project
BBS/E/C/00823293 Exploring and improving the functional properties of wheat gluten using protein engineering and transgenic wheat plants Principal Investigator 220,000 Institute Project
BBS/S/N/2004/11501 Elucidating the role of LMW glutenin subunits in wheat quality Principal Supervisor 47,623 Studentships
BBS/S/N/2006/13060 The role of puroindolines in determining grain texture in wheat Principal Supervisor 51,322 Studentships
CEL04640 Mechanisms of oil body biogenesis in sunflower seeds Principal Investigator 115,860 Research Grant
D06391 Structural and biochemical components of barley endosperm which influence malting quality Principal Investigator 167,813 Research Grant
D06393 Structural and biochemical components of barley endosperm which influence malting quality Principal Investigator 134,991 Research Grant
D06419 The rheology and structure of wheat gluten proteins Co-investigator 300,521 Research Grant
D08752 Novel methods for nanomechanical spectroscopy of specific protein interactions and single protein molecules Co-investigator 140,887 Research Grant
D10117 The molecular basis for the emulsification properties of seed proteins Principal Investigator 241,555 Research Grant
D10608 The impact of water availability during development on the composition and functional properties of wheat grain Principal Investigator 138,532 Research Grant
D13577 The biochemical and molecular basis for grain texture in wheat Principal Investigator 157,456 Research Grant
D14544 Molecular mechanisms of wheat protein elasticity in relation to food processing and biomaterials Co-investigator 283,092 Research Grant
EGA17694 A genomic approach to improving wheat grain quality for breadmaking Principal Investigator 536,608 Research Grant
GM114152 Do transgenes predictably alter the expression of the genome? Using wheat grain-filling as a model Principal Investigator 347,144 Research Grant
JE412658 Proteomic analysis of oil-synthesising subdomains of the endoplasmic reticulum Co-investigator 110,948 Research Grant
JE616440 Proteomic analysis for improvement of crop performance and quality Co-investigator 105,404 Research Grant
RMQ07453 Expression patterns of gluten genes in transgenic wheat and their effect on grain processing properties Principal Investigator 176,584 Research Grant
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