ENGINEERING LIFE SCIENCE INTERFACE

Modifying signal processing in ultrasound systems re cardiovascular diseases:
Dr Joanne Cowe, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Dr Stefano Ricci, Università di Firenze

Vitreous mixing and stresses on the retina induced by saccadic eye rotations:
Dr Jennifer Siggers, Imperial College London and Dr Rodolfo Repetto, Università dell'Aquila

Coordinated inference of expression and variation in functional genomics models:
Dr Maria De Iorio, Imperial College London and Dr Enrico Capobianco, Parco Tec. Sardegna Ricerca

Manipulation of liposomes by laser tweezers to investigate the role of vesicular proteins in exocytosis:
Dr Bazbek Davletov, MRC Lab. of Molecular Biology, Cambridge and Dr Enrico Ferrari, Lab. Naz. TASC, Trieste

Single molecule detection:
Prof. Hywel Morgan, Southampton University and Dr Marco Tartagni, ARCES, Università di Bologna

Development of a sensor for the quantification of the hormone hepcidin:
Dr Iva Chianella, Cranfield University and Dr Alessandra Bossi, Università di Verona

Silicon photomultipliers for the combination of PET and MRI technologies:
Dr Adrian Carpenter, University of Cambridge and Dr Maria Giuseppina Bisogni, Università di Pisa

Breast cancer imaging:
Dr Ian Craddock, Bristol University and Dr Massimo Donelli, Università di Trento

Exploitation of cellular model systems to study the role of AID regulatory pathways in the onset of genetic alterations:
Dr Michael Neuberger, MRC Cambridge and Dr Silvestro Conticello, Istituto Toscano Tumori, Firenze

Refining spatial information in computational models for systems biology:
Dr Emilio Tuosto, Leicester University and Dr Andrea Bracciali, Università di Pisa

Characterisation of toxic organic species produced in combustion processes and from coal treatment:
Dr Marcos Millan-Agorio, Imperial College and Dr Barbara Apicella, Istituto Ricerche sulla Combustione CNR Napoli

NON-BIO RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Applications to nonlinear elasticity and hydrogen combustion:
Dr Vladimar Titarev, Cranfield University and Dr Michael Dumbser, Università di Trento

Potential of organic polymer-based thin-film photovoltaic devices:
Dr Mark Gillott, Nottingham University and Dott. Giacomo Bizzarri, Università di Ferrara

Comparison of ZnO and TiO2 based dye sensitized solar cells:
Dott. Giuseppe Mallia, Imperial College and Dr Giancarlo Cicero, Politecnico di Torino

CULTURAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION

Microorganisms that actively damage artistic and historic stoneworks:
Prof. John Colin Murrell, Warwick University and Dr Elisabetta Zanardini, Università dell'Insubria, Como

Implementing The London Charter in Second Life:
Dr Martin Blazeby, King's College London and Dr Beatrice Rapisarda, Università di Pisa

In situ preservation of shipwrecks' sites:
Dr  Paola Palma, Bournemouth University and Dr Nicola Macchioni, IVALSA-CNR, Sesto Fiorentino

Mosaic glassy tesserae from Italian sites: the study of provenance and technology:
Dr Kalliopi Nikita, Nottingham University and Dr Paolo Veronesi, Università Modena e Reggio Emilia

ADULT STEM CELLS

Peripheral nerve regeneration using in vitro model of co-culture with adult stem cells and neurons:
Dr Cristina Mantovani, Manchester University and Dr Stefania Raimondo, Università di Torino

Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells from adult mesenchymal stem cells and analysis of their genomic stability:
Dr Melanie Welham, Bath University and Dr Claudia Giachino, Università di Torino

Role of mesenchymal stem cells in the regulation of sensivity of cancer cells to cytotoxic agents:
Dr Francesco Dazzi, Imperial College London and Dr Antonio Procopio, Università Politecnica  delle Marche

A new chordate animal model for the study of adult stem cells and regenerative mechanisms:
Dr Sebastian Shimeld, Oxford University and Dr Lucia Manni, Università di Padova