Current funded research

Below is a list of the projects and researchers we currently fund. We support research beyond the initial funding to ensure it continues to develop and deliver impact.

Assessment of the integration of molecular docking with AI-based design of personalised vaccines

Luca Iart Shytaj & Imre Berger

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Schools of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Biochemistry


Building the foundation for hepatitis B virus modelling in Cambodia

Aaron Lim

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Bristol Medical School


Capabilities and Responsible AI in Healthcare

Emanuele Ratti & Sarah Watkins

Faculties of Arts, Law and Social Sciences and Health and Life Sciences
School of Philosophy, School of Arts and Bristol Medical School


Community Participatory Research for Adolescent Health Promotion in Diverse Communities in Bangladesh 

Nick Townsend

Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences

School of Policy Studies


Evaluating the impact of the BioFire® FilmArray® blood culture panel in rapid diagnostics and antimicrobial stewardship in Zimbabwe

David Hettle

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Bristol Medical School


Improving tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment through novel testing modalities and biomarkers

Angus De Wilton

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Bristol Medical School


Kenyan Community One Health Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prescribing

Judy Bettridge

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Bristol Veterinary School


Investigating practices around antimicrobial prescribing in Harare, Zimbabwe

Jack Stanley

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Bristol Medical School


Leveraging Alphafold2 for Translational Cardiovascular Discovery Research

Danielle Paul & Jon Lees

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
School of Physiology Pharmacology and Neuroscience and Bristol Medical School


Mental Health in Young People

Myles -Jay Linton

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Bristol Medical School  


One Health Approaches to Understand Climate Impacts on Water-Related Disease in South Africa and Ethiopia

Josephine Walker

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Bristol Medical School 


Predictors of mental health problems in autism

Laura Hull 

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Bristol Medical School (Population Health Science) 


Preventing anxiety and depression in schools: Co-production of a novel arts-based programme

Naomi Warne

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Bristol Medical School 


Professional Ethical Guidance for Healthcare AI Use

Helen Smith and Jonathan Ives

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Bristol Medical School 


Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify Disease Phenotypes in Alzheimer's Disease through Cellular Morphology

Qiang Liu

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Engineering Mathematics and Technology


Using nanopore sequencing for rapid antimicrobial resistance profiling of Non-typhoidal Salmonella in South Africa

Sion Bayliss

Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Bristol Veterinary School 

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