Neurogenetics Department
Previous Grants
- Molecular genetic study of Friedreich’s ataxia; Funding body: Muscular Dystrophy Association (USA); Co-investigator; Support period: 05/1992 – 04/1995; Total grant: US $ 178,200.00
- Neuromuscular diseases in eastern Mediterranean countries; Funding body: Muscular Dystrophy Association (USA); Co-investigator; Support period: 11/1994 – 10/1996; Total grant: US $ 204,400.00
- Molecular genetics of Charcot-Marie-Tooth type II; Funding body: Association Francaise contre les Myopathies (France); Co-investigator; Support period: 01/1995 – 12/1995; Total grant: FF 100,000.00
- Molecular genetics of Charcot-Marie-Tooth type II; Funding body: Association Francaise contre les Myopathies (France) ; Co-investigator; Support period: 01/1996 – 12/1996; Total grant: FF 180,000.00
- Mutation analysis in Greek and Cypriot Neurofibromatosis type I families; Funding body: Planning Bureau (Cyprus); Principal Investigator; Support period: 01/1996 – 12/1998; Total grant: CY £ 3,000.00
- Clinical and genetic studies of Charcot-Marie Tooth type II and recessive forms; Funding body: Muscular Dystrophy Association (USA); Co-investigator; Support period: 03/1996 – 06/1999; Total grant: US $ 201,150.00
- Neuromuscular diseases in eastern Mediterranean countries (continuation); Funding body: Muscular Dystrophy Association (USA); Co-investigator; Support period: 02/1997 – 06/1999; Total grant: US $ 158,000.00
- Investigating the role of molecular motors in ALS pathogenesis; Funding body: Muscular Dystrophy Association (USA); Co-investigator; Support period: 01/2000 – 12/2000; Total grant: US $ 65,000.00
- Genetic studies in autosomal recessive hereditary motor neuronopathy and autosomal recessive inclusion body myopathy; Funding body: Muscular Dystrophy Association (USA); Principal Investigator; Support period: 07/1999 – 06/2002; Total grant: US $ 180,000.00
- Neuromuscular diseases in eastern Mediterranean countries; Funding body: Muscular Dystrophy Association (USA); Co-investigator; Support period: 07/1999 – 06/2002; Total grant: US $ 135,000.00
- Identifying novel genomic regions and genes associated with inherited predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer; Funding body: Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC); Co-principal Investigator; Support period: 07/2000 – 06/2002; Total grant: US $ 60,000.00
- Friedreich’s ataxia carrier screening in the population originating from the Paphos district of Cyprus; Funding body: United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS); Principal Investigator; Support period: 04/2001 – 11/2002; Total grant: CY £ 58,452.00
- Pancyprian epidemiological research for cancer; Funding body: Research Promotion Foundation (CYPRUS); Co-investigator; Support period: 07/2001 – 06/2003; Total grant: CY £ 45,000.00
- Genetic studies on hereditary nonpolyposis (HNPCC) colorectal cancer in families from Israel and Cyprus; Funding body: Middle East Cancer Consortium (MECC); Principal Investigator; Support period: 07/2001 – 06/2003; Total grant: US $ 60,000.00
- Identification of a novel Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 2 (CMT2) gene; Funding body: Muscular Dystrophy Association (USA); Principal Investigator; Support period: 01/2002 – 12/2003; Total grant: US $ 185,850.00
- Pancyprian study of amyloid neuropathy; Funding body: Research Promotion Foundation (CYPRUS); Co-investigator; Support period: 12/2002 – 06/2005; Total grant: CY £ 49,700.00
- Neuromuscular diseases in Eastern Mediterranean countries; Funding body: Muscular Dystrophy Association (USA); Principal Investigator; Support period: 07/2002 – 06/2005; Total grant: US $ 192,180.00
- Quality in molecular genetic testing: development of certified reference materials; Funding body: European Commission, 5th Framework Programme; Co-investigator; Support period: 01/2002 – 12/2005; Total grant: EURO 99,843.00
- Exploratory investigation in the analysis of high dimensional SNP data; Funding body: GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development Ltd; Co-investigator; Support period: 12/2004 – 12/2005; Total grant: UK £ 64,893.00
- Development of a high throughput microarray for the diagnosis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy; Funding body: Research Promotion Foundation (CYPRUS) for participation in the EU 6th FP; Principal Investigator; Support period: 11/2006; Total grant: CY £ 5,000.00
- Study of secondary genes in the pathogenesis of Mitochondrial encephalomyopathies; Funding body: Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus); Co-investigator; Support period: 11/2005 – 11/2007; Total grant: CY £ 63,580.00
- Hosting an International meeting: 9th Congress of the Mediterranean Society of Myology; Funding body: Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus); Principal Investigator; Support period: 02/2009 – 05/2009; Total grant: Euro 25,000.00
- Expression studies in hereditary motor neuronopathy type Jerash; Funding body: Telethon (Cyprus); Principal Investigator; Support period: 01/2007 – 06/2009; Total grant: CY £ 30,000.00
- Quantitative analysis of SMN genes based on the MLPA technique. A study of spinal muscular atrophy patients from Cyprus and Romania; Funding body: Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus); Principal Investigator; Support period: 03/2008 – 02/2010; Total grant: Euro 20,082.00
- Atypical FSHMD from Cyprus and Slovenia; Funding body: Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus); Co-investigator; Support period: 04/2008 – 03/2010; Total grant: CY £ 16,428.00
- Clinical and Genetic Investigation of SCA Cypriot patients; Funding body: Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus); Co-investigator; Support period: 02/2009 – 02/2011; Total grant: Euro 120,054.00
- Identification of a novel axonal type Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease gene; Funding body: Association Française contre les Myopathies (France); Principal Investigator; Support period: 04/2009 – 03/2012; Total grant: Euro 30,000.00
- Investigation of Type 2 Diabetes susceptibility loci in the Cypriot population; Funding body: Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus); Principal Investigator; Support period: 06/2011 – 08/2013; Total grant: Euro 180,000.00
- A study of modifier genes on disease severity in Multiple Sclerosis; Funding body: Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus); Co-investigator; Support period: 10/2011 – 10/2013; Total grant: Euro 180,000.00
- A next-generation, secure linked data medical information space for semantically-interconnecting electronic health records and clinical trials system advancing patients safety in clinical research [Linked2Safety, Grant agreement number: 288328]; Funding body: FP7-ICT-2011 (EU); Co-investigator; Support period: 10/2011 – 09/2014; Total grant: Euro 4,410,000.00
- Functional Analysis of a novel MFN2 mutation found in Cyprus CMT2 patients; Funding body: Research Promotion Foundation (Cyprus); Principal Investigator; Support period: 03/2013 – 09/2015; Total grant: Euro 60,000.00
- Establishment of a translational facility at the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics; Funding body: Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2009-2014 (Norway); Co-principal Investigator; Support period: 03/2013 – 04/2016; Total grant: Euro 492,500.00
- The role of LRSAM1 in neuropathy; Funding body: Telethon Grants (Cyprus); Principal Investigator; Support period: 10/2013 – 09/2016; Total grant: Euro 60,000.00
- Integrated Precision Medicine Technologies Research Centre of Excellence – IPMT; Funding body: EU-H2020-WIDESPREAD-2014-3 GA: 763781; Co-investigator; Support period: 09/2017 – 08/2018; Total grant: Euro 399,997.50
- Molecular reclassification to find clinically useful biomarkers for systemic autoimmune diseases – PRECISESADS; Funding body: IMI [EU-EFPIA joint undertaking] GA: 115565; Co-investigator; Support period: 02/01/2014 – 01/31/2019; Total grant: 9,999,323.00