Investigator / Supervisor details

NameProfessor Simon J. Foster
Current InstitutionUniversity of Sheffield
Current DepartmentSchool of Biosciences
Institution websitehttp://www.shef.ac.uk
Previous Institutions

Current Awards

No current BBSRC awards

Completed Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
00/A1/D/06422 The identification and characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity-associated components Principal Supervisor 37,126 Studentships
00/B1/D/06433 Bacterial endospore cortex structure and its role in heat resistance and dormancy Principal Supervisor 37,126 Studentships
01/A1/P/07430 Stress resistance in the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus Principal Supervisor 39,359 Studentships
02/B1/P/08373 Global regulation of cellular physiology by manganese in the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus Principal Supervisor 41,845 Studentships
94/B1/S/00949 The role and regulation of the autolysins of Listeria monocytpgenes Principal Supervisor 29,397 Studentships
95/B1/G/00431 Molecular analysis of the role of autolysins of Staphylococcus aureus Principal Supervisor 30,553 Studentships
96/A2/S/02499 The identification of genes essential to growth of Staphylococcus aureus in in vitro models mimicking infection Principal Supervisor 31,607 Studentships
97/B1/P/03480 The role of bacterial autolysins in cell growth and division Principal Supervisor 32,558 Studentships
98/B1/P/04496 Co-regulation of toxin production, starvation-survival and the stress response of Staphylococcus aureus Principal Supervisor 39,568 Studentships
99/A1/S/05425 The regulation of virulence determinant production in Staphylococcus aureus Principal Supervisor 35,156 Studentships
99/B1/D/05427 Prevention of toxin production in Staphylococcus aureus Principal Supervisor 35,156 Studentships
BB/C512161/1 The role of phenylalanine in Staphylococcus aureus pathogenicity Principal Investigator 223,569 Research Grant
BB/D007534/1 Analysis of peptidoglycan architecture in Gram positive bacteria Principal Investigator 221,236 Research Grant
BB/D525748/1 Novel targets for vaccine development and immunotherapy to combat Staphylococcus aureus and other pathogens Principal Investigator 59,703 Research Grant
BB/E001378/1 Development of video atomic force microscopy for in vivo bioimaging of biological processes Co-investigator 461,138 Research Grant
BB/H011005/1 Bacterial cell wall architecture and dynamics Principal Investigator 503,878 Research Grant
BB/I005579/1 Disruption of cytoplasmic membrane-associated functions in Staphylococcus aureus by epicatechin gallate Co-investigator 330,756 Research Grant
BB/I023518/1 Super-resolution fluorescence atomic force (SURFACE) microscopy Principal Investigator 118,901 Research Grant
BB/L006162/1 Bacterial cell wall architecture Principal Investigator 676,775 Research Grant
BB/L014904/1 FastScan atomic force microscope for rapid imaging and property measurement of biological systems under natural conditions. Co-investigator 305,833 Research Grant
BBS/S/C/2002/12858 Peptidoglycan structure and dynamics in Bacillus subtilis 168 (Funded via Training Grant BB/A517750/1) Principal Supervisor Studentships
BBS/S/C/2004/12630 Analysis of novel bacterial antigens (Funded via Training Grant BB/A517750/1) Principal Supervisor Studentships
BBS/S/C/2005/13314 The function of essential components of staphyloccus aureus (Funded via Training Grant BB/A517750/1) Principal Supervisor Studentships
BBS/S/P/2003/10441 Development of tools for essential gene verification in gram positive pathogenic bacteria Principal Supervisor 44,773 Studentships
D01664 The role of bacterial endospore cell wall structure during differentiation and the maintenance of heat resistance Principal Investigator 135,699 Research Grant
D08052 A novel approach to the study of the physiology and molecular basis of bacterial starvation-survival Principal Investigator 166,783 Research Grant
D08208 The molecular basis of bacterial endospore resistance germination & outgrowth and effects of spore control treatments Principal Investigator 298,057 Research Grant
D11839 The role of novel genes in the co-control of starvation-survival toxin production and stress resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Principal Investigator 154,180 Research Grant
EGH16083 The road to drug discovery: structure-function studies of novel essential bacterial gene products Principal Investigator 740,068 Research Grant
JE616400 Modernised growth facilities for microbiology at Sheffield University Co-investigator 87,312 Research Grant
JE616406 A tissue culture facility for multidisciplinary research Principal Investigator 80,440 Research Grant
P09902 The response of Staphylococcus aureus to metal ion stress Principal Investigator 174,414 Research Grant
P11511 The role of RNA polymerase subunit of Staphylococcus aureus Principal Investigator 171,676 Research Grant
P18537 Oxidative stress resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Principal Investigator 199,448 Research Grant
PRS12152 The role of oxidative stress in the life of Staphylococcus aureus Principal Investigator 171,124 Research Grant
REI18513 Real time 3-dimensional imaging of fluorescently tagged proteins in living cells Co-investigator 102,260 Research Grant
REI20528 Reliable quantification of nucleic acids and proteins in liquid and solid phase Co-investigator 68,201 Research Grant
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