Nurturing the future leaders in biomedical research
Nurturing the future leaders in biomedical research
Fellow 1997-2002 Research Interests Transcriptional control of gene expression with a focus on transcription factors and co-activators/co-repressors, regulation by cellular signalling pathways including phosphorylation and sumoylation. Recent work focusses on the gene regulatory networks in cancer, chiefly in oesophageal adenocarcinoma.…
Fellow 1989-1995 Research Interests Synthesis and evaluation of novel biologically active chemicals with relevance to drug development and delivery. (Inositol phosphate and carbohydrate phosphate analogues, enzyme substrates and inhibitors.) Other Information Lilly Prize for Pharmaceutical Excellence, 1993 Leave of absence…
Fellow 1983-1998 Research Interests Understanding the molecular mechanisms of cell injury and death in human disease and in response to toxins. The role of antioxidants in nutrition, health and disease. Natural and synthetic antioxidants as therapeutic agents, especially for neurodegenerative…
Fellow 1995-2000 Research Interests Mechanisms of oxygen sensing and impact of hypoxia. The role of ion channels, neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in the maturation of oxygen sensing and the effect of hypoxia upon cardiorespiratory disease. Other Information Promoted to Senior Lecturer,…
Fellow 1988-1990 Research Interests Signalling pathways in cancer and normal cells; insulin signalling and its defects in type II diabetes; mechanisms of insulin action and of glucose uptake and resistance; insulin secretion and its control. Mitochondrial metabolism, its regulation, control…
Research Interests Biomarkers of materno-fetal health: role of placental endocrine mediators in normal and obese pregnancies Other Information Awarded the Hans Sigrist Prize, 2020