Illustrated capsules from the advanced course in platelet research
(2025)
Journal Article
Outputs (27)
taxMyPhage: Automated taxonomy of dsDNA phage genomes at the genus and species level (2025)
Journal Article
Background: Bacteriophages are classified into genera and species based on genomic similarity, a process regulated by the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses. With the rapid increase in phage genomic data there is a growing need for au... Read More about taxMyPhage: Automated taxonomy of dsDNA phage genomes at the genus and species level.
Impact of dairy calf management practices on the intestinal tract microbiome pre-weaning (2025)
Journal Article
Introduction. Microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) consisting of the rumen and hindgut (the small intestine, cecum and colon) in dairy calves play a vital role in their growth and development. This review discusses the development of dairy... Read More about Impact of dairy calf management practices on the intestinal tract microbiome pre-weaning.
Identifying targetable metabolic dependencies across colorectal cancer progression (2024)
Journal Article
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a multi-stage process initiated through the formation of a benign adenoma, progressing to an invasive carcinoma and finally metastatic spread. Tumour cells must adapt their metabolism to support the energetic and biosynthet... Read More about Identifying targetable metabolic dependencies across colorectal cancer progression.
Spliceosomal vulnerability of MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma is contingent on PRMT5-mediated regulation of epitranscriptomic and metabolomic pathways (2024)
Journal Article
Approximately 50% of poor prognosis neuroblastomas arise due to MYCN over-expression. We previously demonstrated that MYCN and PRMT5 proteins interact and PRMT5 knockdown led to apoptosis of MYCN amplified (MNA) neuroblastoma. Here we evaluate the hi... Read More about Spliceosomal vulnerability of MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma is contingent on PRMT5-mediated regulation of epitranscriptomic and metabolomic pathways.
The effects of glucose supplementation on the development of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The Effect of Glucose on The Development of Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm
Background: Acinetobacter baumannii, is an opportunistic pathogen causing pneumonia, bacteraemia, wound and urinary tract infections with high mortality rates due to multi... Read More about The effects of glucose supplementation on the development of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms.
Resistance to bacteriophage incurs a cost to virulence in drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (2024)
Journal Article
Introduction . Acinetobacter baumannii is a critical priority pathogen for novel antimicrobials (World Health Organization) because of the rise in nosocomial infections and its ability to evolve resistance to last resort antibiotics. A. baumannii is... Read More about Resistance to bacteriophage incurs a cost to virulence in drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
Computational modelling of dynamic cAMP responses to GPCR agonists for exploration of GLP-1R ligand effects in pancreatic β-cells and neurons (2024)
Journal Article
The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) is a class B G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) which plays important physiological roles in insulin release and promoting fullness. GLP-1R agonists initiate cellular responses by cyclic AMP (cAMP) pathway... Read More about Computational modelling of dynamic cAMP responses to GPCR agonists for exploration of GLP-1R ligand effects in pancreatic β-cells and neurons.
In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the biofilm-degrading Pseudomonas phage Motto, as a candidate for phage therapy (2024)
Journal Article
Infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa are becoming increasingly difficult to treat due to the emergence of strains that have acquired multidrug resistance. Therefore, phage therapy has gained attention as an alternative to the treatment of pseu... Read More about In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the biofilm-degrading Pseudomonas phage Motto, as a candidate for phage therapy.
Determination of the relative sensitivity of polyaniline inks and films to deprotonation by ammonia using UV–Vis spectroscopy (2023)
Journal Article
The deprotonation behavior of conducting polymers such as polyaniline (PANI) is an important functional parameter in the design of novel printed electronic devices, particularly for sensors and energy storage. PANI can be fabricated into films from p... Read More about Determination of the relative sensitivity of polyaniline inks and films to deprotonation by ammonia using UV–Vis spectroscopy.
Bacteriophage taxonomy: A continually evolving discipline (2023)
Book Chapter
While taxonomy is an often underappreciated branch of science, it serves very important roles. Bacteriophage taxonomy has evolved from a discipline based mainly on morphology, characterized by the work of David Bradley and Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann, to... Read More about Bacteriophage taxonomy: A continually evolving discipline.
Gut bacteria promote proliferation in benign S/RG/C2 colorectal tumour cells, and promote proliferation, migration and invasion in malignant HCT116 cells (2023)
Journal Article
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant global health burden with a rising incidence worldwide. Distinct bacterial populations are associated with CRC development and progression, and it is thought that the relationship between CRC and associated gu... Read More about Gut bacteria promote proliferation in benign S/RG/C2 colorectal tumour cells, and promote proliferation, migration and invasion in malignant HCT116 cells.
Diversity and inclusion: Creating a culture of equity in the biosciences (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abstract: Globally, science remains exclusive and inequalities continue for minoritised communities in the UK, US and across the world. Access to learning resources, quality of learning experiences and graduate outcomes continues to impact minoritise... Read More about Diversity and inclusion: Creating a culture of equity in the biosciences.
A non-faradaic impedimetric biosensor for monitoring of caspase 9 in mammalian cell culture (2023)
Journal Article
Lower yields and poorer quality of biopharmaceutical products result from cell death in bioreactors. Such cell death is commonly associated with programmed cell death or apoptosis. During apoptosis, caspases are activated and cause a cascade of event... Read More about A non-faradaic impedimetric biosensor for monitoring of caspase 9 in mammalian cell culture.
NanoBiT‐ and NanoBiT/BRET‐based assays allow the analysis of binding kinetics of Wnt‐3a to endogenous Frizzled 7 in a colorectal cancer model (2023)
Journal Article
Background and Purpose: Wnt binding to Frizzleds (FZD) is a crucial step that leads to the initiation of signalling cascades governing multiple processes during embryonic development, stem cell regulation and adult tissue homeostasis. Recent efforts... Read More about NanoBiT‐ and NanoBiT/BRET‐based assays allow the analysis of binding kinetics of Wnt‐3a to endogenous Frizzled 7 in a colorectal cancer model.
Slow Violence (2023)
Book
This publication details research conversation between researchers Niamh Fahy and Dr. Gillian Clayton which took place in December 2022
Gillian and Niamh have been collaborating on a project at Honeygar farm in Somerset,UK, from which Niamh is using... Read More about Slow Violence.
Workshop on viral genomics and taxonomy (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
How many of us have isolated and sequenced a phage, gotten reads back from the sequencing facility and thought "What now?" How can I assemble the data, and should I use an automated pipeline (DFAST, RASTtk, PHANOTATE) to annotate the genome, or shall... Read More about Workshop on viral genomics and taxonomy.
The in situ production of aquatic fluorescent organic matter in a simulated freshwater laboratory model (2022)
Journal Article
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is ubiquitous throughout aquatic systems. Fluorescence techniques can be used to characterize the fluorescing proportion of DOM, aquatic fluorescent organic matter (AFOM). AFOM is conventionally named in association wit... Read More about The in situ production of aquatic fluorescent organic matter in a simulated freshwater laboratory model.
An investigation into the factors that effect how scientific evidence is communicated to policymakers (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The antimicrobial activity of essential oils against Bacillus subtilis (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution