Cell and Molecular Biology Research Index
Bacterial Pathogenesis
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Dr Joanna MacKichan
Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences
AM AM303, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- Bacterial pathogenesis
Biochemistry and Microbiology
- Biochemistry
- Microbiology
- The evolution of enzymes and metabolic pathways
- Building better enzymes by directed evolution and rational design
- The biochemical basis of antibiotic resistance and sensitivity
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Cell and Immunobiology
- Multiple sclerosis
- Immune regulation
Cell Survival
- Genetics and cancer
Chemical Genetics
- Translational genomics
- Niemann-Pick Type C disease
- Next-generation exome sequencing
Clinical Research
- Bone health
Developmental Biology
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AProf Peter Pfeffer
Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences
TTR 319, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- Lineage determination
- Gastrulation
- Placental lineage development
Metagenomics and Drug Discovery
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Jeremy Owen
Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry
School of Biological Sciences
TTR 410, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- Metagenomics
- Drug Discovery
Microbial Biotechnology
- Microbiology
- Biotechnology
- Enzyme engineering
Natural Products
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Prof Paul Teesdale-Spittle
Associate Dean, Academic (Programme Development)
Faculty of Science and Engineering
AM 308, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- Biochemistry
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
Neuroscience
- Development of opioid receptors in the brain
- Neurobiology of drug abuse
- Molecular neuroscience
- Protein-protein interaction
- Protein structure
- Neurodevelopmental disorders
Proteomics
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Dr Lifeng Peng
Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences
AM 302, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- Cellular metabolism
- Metabolic engineering
- Transcript, proteome, metabolite and metabolic flux analysis using RT-PCR, 2D electrophoresis, HPLC/GC mass spectrometry and 13C-NMR
Reproductive Biology
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Prof Janet Pitman
Head of School
School of Biological Sciences
TTR 214, Te Toki A Rata, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- Gene regulation of the formation and function of gap junctions between the oocyte and its surrounding somatic cells
- Activity of specific genes in cumulus cells that surround the maturing oocyte
- Gene regulation of the progressive degeneration of ovarian integrity and of development of tumours in ovaries following oocyte loss