Ten Programme Leaders based in the major life science centres of Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and including Nick Morrice, Head of Proteomics in the MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit, have been awarded the UK's Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration in Proteomic Technology (IRCPT). The grant of £10.8 M over the next 6 years will fund postdoctoral and technical positions in the participating laboratories to develop methods for analysing protein complexes, identifying post-translational modifications in proteins and determine protein-drug interactions. Nick Morrice, who spearheaded the Dundee bid, will use the three positions he has been awarded to focus on problems that are crucial to the current research programmes of the Unit. In addition to the £10.8 M the IRCPT has also been awarded a further £0.9 M to fund a centre for the training of PhD students in this area and £0.9M to enhance infrastructure. The total amount awarded to Nick Morrice to fund staff positions and equipment for his research was £1m.