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The University of Manchester: Manchester, GB

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University of Manchester - PURE

University of Manchester: Manchester, GB

2003-01-10 to present | Professor of Neuroscience (Faculty of Life Sciences)
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Robert Lucas

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University of London: London, GB

1992-10-01 to 1996-01-05 | PhD (Kings College)
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Robert Lucas

Funding (24)

Switchable rhodOpsins in Life Sciences

2021-10-01 to 2027-09-30 | Grant
European Research Council (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER: 951644
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Role of the lateral hypothalamus in alerting effects of light

2019-12-16 to 2022-12-15 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/S015272/1
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The impact of network remodelling on outcomes for regenerative medicine in the retina - defining the therapeutic window

2019-11-01 to 2022-10-31 | Grant
Medical Research Council (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: MR/S026266/1
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Robert Lucas via DimensionsWizard

Using a visual display controlling melanopic irradiance to regulate sleep

2019-04-01 to 2023-03-31 | Grant
Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, CH)
GRANT_NUMBER: 182266
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Daylight vision beyond cone photoreceptors

2018-11-01 to 2023-11-01 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

210684/Z/18/Z

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An upright confocal microscope for multidisciplinary research

2018-04-30 to 2019-04-29 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/R014361/1
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Robert Lucas via DimensionsWizard

Using light to promote sleep and circadian rhythms

2017-09-30 to 2021-09-29 | Grant
Medical Research Council (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1916485
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The impact of daytime light exposure on diurnal and circadian rhythms in the diurnal rodent Rhabdomys pumillio

2017-05-31 to 2021-05-30 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/P009182/1
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Using colour to tell time

2016-09-25 to 2019-12-15 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/N014901/1
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Optogenetic potentials of animal opsin bound to 3,4-dehydroretinal

2016-04-01 to 2019-03-31 | Grant
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Tokyo, JP)
GRANT_NUMBER: 16K14778
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Restoring vision in mouse models of retinal degeneration using human rod opsin.

2016-03-31 to 2019-11-15 | Grant
Medical Research Council (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: MR/N012992/1
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A new architecture for visual display technology based upon recent advances in our understanding of visual physiology.

2015-12-01 to 2017-05-31 | Grant
European Research Council (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER: 692645
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Adapting metazoan opsins for optogenetic applications

2014-05-01 to 2017-04-30 | Grant
International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (Strasbourg, FR)
GRANT_NUMBER:

738cf3b9

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MICA: Imaging of cellular dynamics from single molecules to tissues

2013-05-31 to 2017-05-30 | Grant
Medical Research Council (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: MR/K015885/1
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Realising the optogenetic potential of JellyOp: an opsin photopigment from the box jellyfish

2012-09-30 to 2016-02-28 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/K002252/1
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The contribution of inner retinal photoreception to mouse visual function

2011-09-30 to 2014-09-29 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/I007296/1
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Melanopsin-based vision in health and disease

2011-05-01 to 2017-04-30 | Grant
European Research Council (Brussels, BE)
GRANT_NUMBER: 268970
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MRes Integrative Biology

2010-09-30 to 2013-09-29 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/H020713/1
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Acheiving instantaneous control of G-protein coupled receptors using light as a ligand

2009-05-05 to 2012-05-04 | Grant
Medical Research Council (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: G0801731
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Adaptation and rhythmicity in the contribution of cones to irradiance coding in circadian and non image forming pathways.

2008-02-11 to 2011-02-10 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

083172/Z/07/Z

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Functional characteristics and associated structural features of mammalian melanopsin photopigments

2007-03-01 to 2009-01-31 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

078808/A/05/Z

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Functional characteristics and associated structural features of mammalian melanopsin photopigments

2006-11-01 to 2008-06-30 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

078808/B/05/Z

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Behavioural and sub-cellular dissection of non-rod, non-cone ocular photoreceptors in mice and man.

2004-01-01 to 2009-06-30 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

069714/Z/02/Z

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Robert Lucas via DimensionsWizard

An innovative approach to the restoration of light sensitivity in retinal degenerative disease.

2003-02-01 to 2005-07-31 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER:

067768/Z/02/Z

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