funding
current and past research grants
The Carare Group has received over £3 million in funding from well-established UK, European and American grant programs, by collaboration with industry partners including United Neurosciences, Biogen, Codiak Biosciences and Yumanity and by donations made by the public.
We are extremely grateful to all our funders!
Codiak Biosciences
Vaxxinity
Yumanity
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alcyone Therapeutics
Biogen Ltd
Royal Society
Medical Research Council
Stroke Association
National Institute of Health
Horizon 2020
Protea Biosciences
Japan Society of Science
Rosetrees Trust
BNS
BBSRC
Alzheimer’s Research UK
Invicro Ltd
2024
Alzheimer’s Society: TIMP-3 Proteinopathy: A Novel Mechanism in Age-Associated Neurodegenerative Diseases – fellowship to Dr Jennifer Dewing. £218,099.86
2023
Fondation Leducq: A Translational Approach Towards Understanding Brain Waste Clearance in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy. 8 million USD. Southampton component: 984,889 USD
Romania’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan. Intramural cells as biomarkers and therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s disease. EUR1.4million
Foundry Engineering, USA. HERV-K in neurological diseases £93,000
PhD Studentship Hashemite University, Jordan. Connections between the brain and the nose £100,000
2022
NIH” Perlecan Domain V as a therapeutic VCID strategy for the clearance of amyloid beta from the brain in cerebral amyloid angiopathy”, £ 76,645 (Co-PI)
2021
Codiak funded project “Exosomes in neurological diseases” £373,727
Alzheimer’s Research UK – Co-PI “Targeting perivascular innervation and vascular tone for improved clearance of ß-amyloid from the brain“. £88,440
VAXXINITY, “Effects of anti-tau immunization” £185,000
ALCYONE, “Patterns of distribution of AAV9” £142,335
PCE Romania- Clusterin as a therapeutic agent in Alzheimer’s disease 249,635 EUR
2020
Bright Focus (USA- award with Michigan State University) Noradrenergic regulation of amyloid clearance in AD. Total $285,000 . Southampton award: £109,647
Alzheimer’s Association (USA): Targeting cerebral smooth muscle cell mitochondria in Alzheimer’s disease $44,583
Clusterin is a key molecule that improves intramural periarterial drainage“. £140,000
Japan Society of Science fellowship to Dr Satoshi Saito – “ Horizon 2020 TUBE-LC-MG-2018 – “Transport derived ultrafines and their brain effects“. £239,039Royal Society – “Lysyl oxidase (LOX) as a facilitator of intramural periarterial drainage of the brain“. £24,000
United Neuroscience project grant – “New immunisation strategies for Alzheimer’s disease“.£250,000
Medical Research Council UK & United Neurosciences “Investigating immunisation strategies for the treatment of alpha synucleinopathies“. £70,000
Medical Research Council UK & United Neurosciences “Immunisation in alpha synucleinopathies“. £70,000
Stroke Association Priority Programme Award (vascular dementia) – “Failure of drainage of fluid from the brain along the walls of blood vessels in vascular dementia“. £245,198.00
National Institute of Health, award to Binghamton, Cornell and Southampton Universities – “Interdisciplinary assessment of intramural periarterial drainage“. £51,700 (Southampton component)
Rosetrees Trust Project grant – “The effect of maternal high fat on the clearance of interstitial fluid from the brain“. £25,000
British Neuropathological Society – “Aquaporin in white matter abnormalities“. £15,000
BBSRC CASE PhD Studentship with Kirkstall Ltd – “Development of an in vitro perivascular clearance system“. £95,042
Alzheimer’s Research UK – Co-PI – “Targeting perivascular innervation and vascular tone for improved clearance of ß-amyloid from the brain“. £88,440
Biogen Ltd Project grant – “Determining the pattern of distribution of small molecules in the CSF“. £60,000
Alzheimer’s Research UK Equipment Grant – co-applicant- Nano-Zoomer XR. £100,000
Biogen Ltd PhD studentship – “The connections between CSF and ISF compartments of the brain“. £75,000
Alzheimer’s Research UK Equipment Grant – Leica Confocal SP8. £100,000
Protea Biosciences – “Biomolecular imaging in offspring of maternal high fat“. £10,000
Invicro Ltd – “Age-related proteomic changes in the basement membranes of human brains“. £66,000
Invicro Ltd – “Study of the pattern of intracerebral distribution of small molecules“. £66,870
BBSRC Project grant – “Lymphatic drainage of ageing brains“. £600,000
RoseTrees Trust project grant – “Changes in the perivascular pathways for the elimination of amyloid from the ageing brains. Implications for new therapeutic strategies in Alzheimer’s Disease“. £24,000
Alzheimer’s Research UK, Network Cooperation Grant – “Age-related proteomic changes in the basement membranes of human brains“. £66,000
kirby Laing Foundation – “Epigenetic changes in offspring of maternal high fat“. £30,000
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ARUK Cooperation Grant – Universities of Southampton (Carare R.O), Newcastle (Kalaria R, Attems J) and Kings College London (Ward M): “Age-related changes in the basement membranes of cerebral blood vessels: implications for Alzheimer’s diseaseUniversity of Southampton – Research Management Committee of the School of Medicine for the project entitled “Impeding the elimination of extracellular fluid and solutes from the brain: An experimental model to study the pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease“. £20,000
ART Fellowship Grant – “Drainage failure of fluid and solutes from the brain in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy: A prelude to Alzheimer’s disease“. £137,188