Professor Lu-Gang Yu PhD

Research Grants

Investigating the impact of protein O-glycosylation changes on EGFR activation, signalling and EGFRtargeted cancer therapies

ROYAL SOCIETY

March 2021 - March 2024

Research Support Fees for Muhammed Negedu

TERTIARY EDUCATION TRUST FUND (NIGERIA)

December 2019 - November 2023

The role of MUC1 in anoikis (suspension-induced apoptosis) of human epithelial calls. Biomedical vacation scholarship for Tony Lu. Vacation Scholarship

WELLCOME TRUST (UK)

June 2016 - July 2016

A pilot IBD biomarker study: analysis of serum levels of four proteins in IBD patients and healthy people

ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST (UK)

April 2015 - March 2016

Mucosa-associated bacteria and human colon cancer.

ROYAL LIVERPOOL AND BROADGREEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST (UK)

October 2005 - September 2007

Studies to characterise the intracellular ligands for the anti-proliferative mushroom lectin in colon cancer cells.

NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND

June 1999 - June 2002

Characterization of the endothelial cell surface molecule(s) responsible for galectin-3-induced secretion of metastasis-promoting cytokines

NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND, NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH INCORPORATING CLATTERBRIDGE CANCER RESEARCH (UK)

July 2014 - March 2017

Identification and functional characterization of the jacalin-binding cell membrane protein that regulates tyrosine phosphorylation of tumour suppressor PHAPI/pp32.

NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND

October 2006 - September 2009

The role of galectin-3-MUC1 interaction in epithelial cancer cell adhesion.

ROYAL SOCIETY (CHARITABLE)

September 2006 - August 2007

In vitro characterization of circulating galectin-3-induced cancer cell adhesion to endothelium.

CANCER RESEARCH UK (UK)

September 2006 - August 2010

Screening the NIH small molecule repository for galectin-3 inhibitors: A pilot study for identification of novel therapeutic leads for cancer treatment

CANCER RESEARCH UK (UK)

July 2010 - June 2011

Investigation into the mechanisms by which the galactose-binding lectin in mushrooms affects proliferation in colon cancer cells.

WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND (UK)

December 1999 - November 2002

Tumour suppressing activity of Sclerotium rolfsii lectin on colon cancer

UK-INDIA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE (UK)

January 2009 - December 2012

The cancer-associated MUC1 and MUC1-galectin interactions in cancer endothelial adhesion and extra-vasation

NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND

February 2008 - January 2011

Research Collaborations