Investigator / Supervisor details

NameEmeritus Professor David Jonathan Leak
Current InstitutionUniversity of Bath
Current DepartmentBiology and Biochemistry
Institution websitehttp://www.bath.ac.uk
Previous InstitutionsImperial College London

Current Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
BB/S009779/1 Biomass Biorefinery Network (BBNet) Co-investigator 1,371,657 Research Grant

Completed Awards

ReferenceTitleAward RoleValue £Type
00/A1/C/06903 Forced evolution of non-haem iron monooxygenases Principal Supervisor 37,126 Studentships
00/B1/E/06241 Engineering a novel catalytic route for carvone production from pinene Principal Supervisor 37,132 Studentships
95/A2/E/00598 Terpene biotransformations Principal Supervisor 30,553 Studentships
96/B2/E/02272 Enantio-complementary hydrolysis of carbocyclic epoxides Principal Supervisor 31,607 Studentships
97/B1/B/03258 Forced evolution of alkene monooxygenase Principal Supervisor 32,558 Studentships
97/B1/E/03259 Alternative applications of active-site mutant epoxide hydrolases Principal Supervisor 32,570 Studentships
98/A2/C/04277 Metabolic engineering of thermophilic bacilli Principal Supervisor 33,602 Studentships
99/B1/B/05234 Reaction specificity in non-haem iron monooxygenases Principal Supervisor 35,171 Studentships
BB/E002994/1 Developing strategies and a toolbox for metabolic engineering of thermophiles for ethanol production Principal Investigator 338,088 Research Grant
BB/F004907/1 Pichia pastoris protein secretion: analysis of constraints optimisation and methods development Principal Investigator 723,007 Research Grant
BB/F018045/1 Understanding and improving the specific productivity of pichia pastoris recombinant protein secretion Principal Investigator 80,540 Training Grants
BB/G016348/1 Gaining insight into key bio processing issues using dual chemical engineering and molecular approaches. Co-investigator 247,230 Training Grants
BB/H015612/1 Bio processing for industry Co-investigator 166,562 Training Grants
BB/H01599X/1 Application of metabolic flux and transcript analyses to understanding the physiology of engineered geobacillus thermoglucosidasius Co-investigator 83,281 Training Grants
BB/I00534X/1 Evaluation of consolidated bioprocessing as a strategy for production of fuels and chemicals from lignocellulose Principal Investigator 539,799 Research Grant
BB/I00534X/2 Evaluation of consolidated bioprocessing as a strategy for production of fuels and chemicals from lignocellulose Principal Investigator 323,129 Research Grant
BB/I015841/1 Development and application of an in silico metabolic model of Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius Principal Investigator 99,932 Training Grants
BB/I015841/2 Development and application of an in silico metabolic model of Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius Principal Investigator 71,416 Training Grants
BB/J001120/1 Development of Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius as a robust platform for production of chemicals from renewables through modelling and experimentation Principal Investigator 436,808 Research Grant
BB/J001120/2 Development of Geobacillus thermoglucosidasius as a robust platform for production of chemicals from renewables through modelling and experimentation Principal Investigator 417,185 Research Grant
BB/J019445/1 Fractionation and exploitation of the component value of DDGS Principal Investigator 356,516 Research Grant
BB/J020427/1 Towards process development of bacterial strains able to convert renewables into biofuels and other useful chemical commodities Co-investigator 27,385 Research Grant
BB/J500008/1 Integrated Biorefining Research and Technology Club - Imperial College London Principal Investigator 99,932 Training Grants
BB/J500008/2 Integrated Biorefining Research and Technology Club - Imperial College London Principal Investigator 71,490 Training Grants
BB/K004433/1 Analysis of protein secretion bottlenecks in Pichia pastoris Principal Investigator 92,173 Training Grants
BB/K501761/1 Evolution of a-keto acid decarboxylases for use in Geobacillus spp Principal Investigator 92,173 Training Grants
BB/L013819/1 A Network of Integrated Technologies: Plants to Products Principal Investigator 639,819 Research Grant
BB/M015912/1 Developing global engineering and synthetic biology tools for process optimisation with Geobacillus spp Principal Investigator 95,042 Training Grants
BB/M027740/1 Accelerating Synthetic Biology Approaches to Renewable Chemicals and Fuels Co-investigator 51,021 Research Grant
BB/M028674/1 Production of D-lactate in Geobacillus spp App No 50484-338192 Principal Investigator 79,104 Research Grant
BB/P017460/1 [16- FAPESP-BE] An integrated approach to explore a novel paradigm for biofuel production from lignocellulosic feedstocks Principal Investigator 1,491,026 Research Grant
BB/S006532/1 ISCF WAVE 1 IB Process intensification of cellulosic biofuel production using continuous product extraction with microbubble technology Principal Investigator 63,022 Research Grant
BBS/OS/GC/4020014879 Research Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa Principal Investigator 20,000 Research Grant
BBS/S/L/2003/10215 Characterisation and metabolic engineering of thermophiles for ethanol production Principal Supervisor 44,773 Studentships
E07300 Heterologous expression and generation of molecular hybrids of alkene mono-oxygenases Principal Investigator 61,110 Research Grant
E14586 Engineering a novel biocatalytic route for R(-) carvone production from S(-) alpha-pinene Principal Investigator 240,088 Research Grant
E17405 Microbial strain dynamics and bioreactor stability in an intensive absorber-bioscrubbers process Co-investigator 203,928 Research Grant
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