Investigator / Supervisor details

NameProfessor Alison Smith
Current InstitutionJohn Innes Centre
Current DepartmentMetabolic Biology
Institution websitehttp://www.jic.ac.uk
Previous Institutions

Current Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
BBS/E/F/000PR9793 Crop Quality Co-investigator 307,655 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000PR9790 Products and Pathways Co-investigator 7,677,550 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000PR9799 Crop Quality Co-investigator 4,862,448 Institute Project

Completed Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
97/B1/D/03642 The origins of growth rings in starch granules Principal Supervisor 32,558 Studentships
99/B2/D/05572 The use of mutants to study starch synthesis in oats Principal Supervisor 35,156 Studentships
BB/C507361/1 Discovery of the pathway from starch to sucrose in leaves in the dark Principal Investigator 307,375 Research Grant
BB/C513542/1 Investigation of the function of the PTPKIS protein phosphatase in the regulation of starch degradation in Arabidopsis leaves Principal Investigator 216,169 Research Grant
BB/D00599X/1 Chemical interrogation: a new 'systems' approach to starch metabolism in germinating barley seeds. Principal Investigator 432,066 Research Grant
BB/E007015/1 The Smart Carbohydrate Centre Principal Investigator 872,161 Research Grant
BB/H020810/1 Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement Co-investigator 167,403 Training Grants
BB/I01280X/1 Cytosolic invertases and the control of plant growth. Principal Investigator 547,043 Research Grant
BB/I017291/1 Glucosidase inhibitors: new approaches to malting efficiency Principal Investigator 496,788 Research Grant
BB/I024453/1 CAPP: Combining Algal and Plant Photosynthesis Principal Investigator 313,802 Research Grant
BB/J500069/1 CIRC - Limit Dextrinase in germinating barley grain Principal Investigator 91,932 Training Grants
BB/K006517/1 Enhanced capacity for grain filling in wheat: WHEASE Principal Investigator 443,442 Research Grant
BB/L008378/1 Uncovering the control of leaf starch degradation Principal Investigator 549,020 Research Grant
BB/L014130/1 OpenPlant Co-investigator 11,787,968 Research Grant
BB/M006352/1 14-PSIL Combining Algal and Plant Photosynthesis (CAPP2) Principal Investigator 11,589 Research Grant
BB/N001389/1 The twilight zone: the initiation of starch degradation in leaves Principal Investigator 532,755 Research Grant
BBS/B/11877 The role of glucan water dikinase in the control of starch degradation in leaves Principal Investigator 205,083 Research Grant
BBS/E/J/00000020 Control of primary carbohydrate metabolism in plants Principal Investigator 3,668,567 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/00000169 Starch metabolism in cereals Principal Investigator 1,160,072 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/00001105 Mechanisms of synthesis of starch polymers Principal Investigator 7,901 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/00001110 Factors determining the structure of amylopectin in plant storage organs Principal Investigator 64,310 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/00001116 Importance of malto-oligosaccharides in the synthesis of starch Principal Investigator 2,084 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/00001132 The nature and role of growth rings in starch granules Principal Investigator 10,531 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/00001136 The roles of plastidial starch modifying enzymes in determining starch quantity and quality in plants Principal Investigator 75,298 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/00001229 Starch synthase specificity and the control of starch composition and structure Co-investigator 54,675 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/0000A028 The roles of sucrose synthase isoforms in Arabidopsis Principal Investigator 38,640 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/0000A048 Impact of the R1protein on starch mobilisation in Arabidopsis thaliana Principal Investigator 4,953 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/0000A053 Discovery and functional analysis of the starch proteome Principal Investigator 82,214 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/0000A156 Regulation of carbon partitioning from glucose-6-phosphate in heterotrophic plastids Principal Investigator 109,918 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/0000A187 The role of glucan, water dikinase in the control of starch degradation in leaves Principal Investigator 138,499 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/0000A209 Discovery of the pathway from starch to sucrose in leaves in the dark Principal Investigator 234,027 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/0000A223 Investigation of the function of the PTPKIS protein phosphatase in the regulation of starch degradation in Arabidopsis leaves Principal Investigator 132,900 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA263 Chemical interrogation: a new, systems approach to starch metabolism in germinating barley seeds Principal Investigator 396,973 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA291 The Smart Carbohydrate Centre Principal Investigator 317,081 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA418 Linking the clock to metabolism Principal Investigator 202,617 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA442 Cytosolic invertases and the control of plant growth Principal Investigator 140,273 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA445 CAPP: Combining Algal and Plant Photosynthesis Principal Investigator 103,930 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA448 Glucosidase inhibitors: new approaches to malting efficiency Principal Investigator 70,453 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA508 Enhanced capacity for grain filling in wheat: WHEASE Principal Investigator 158,691 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA544 Uncovering the control of leaf starch degradation Principal Investigator 194,243 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA556 OpenPlant: University of Cambridge-John Innes Centre for Synthetic Biology Co-investigator 1,213,657 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/000CA624 The twilight zone: the initiation of starch degradation in leaves Principal Investigator 9,469 Institute Project
BBS/E/J/11000060 Starch synthesis in potatoes Principal Investigator 8,381 Institute Project
BBS/OS/GC/000010A Accessible Germplasm and Data Resources for Healthier Cereal Crops Co-investigator 404,094 Research Grant
BBS/S/L/2003/10270 Starch metabolism in leaves of forage maize Principal Supervisor 44,773 Studentships
CT05292 Investigation of the mechanism of synthesis of starch polymers Principal Investigator 172,946 Research Grant
D08036 Importance of malto-oligosaccharides in the synthesis of starch Principal Investigator 167,572 Research Grant
D09503 The nature and role of growth rings in starch granules Principal Investigator 9,803 Research Grant
D11090 The roles of plastidial starch modifying enzymes in determining starch quantity and quality in plants Principal Investigator 203,400 Research Grant
D16787 Discovery and functional analysis of the starch proteome Principal Investigator 199,200 Research Grant
D20100 The role of beta-amylases in plastidial starch breakdown in plants Co-investigator 116,944 Research Grant
P15891 The roles of sucrose synthase isoforms in Arabidopsis Principal Investigator 209,828 Research Grant
P19448 Regulation of carbon partitioning from glucose-6-phosphate in heterotrophic plastids Principal Investigator 226,616 Research Grant
REI20489 High throughput of SEM samples in cell and developmental biology Streptomyces research and plant pathology Co-investigator 200,000 Research Grant
RSP07676 The role of sucrose synthase in determining sink strength and carbon partitioning in developing pea embryos Principal Investigator 305,079 Research Grant
WCP05391 Factors determining the structure of amylopectin in plant storage organs Principal Investigator 253,788 Research Grant
WCP11512 Starch synthase specificity and the control of starch composition and structure Co-investigator 196,106 Research Grant
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