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Preprint: Essential role of proline synthesis and the one-carbon metabolism pathways for systemic virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Ramos-Sevillano, E., Ercoli, G., Guerra-Assunção, J.A., Betts, M., Partridge, F., Fernandes, V.E., Wall, E., Gordon, S.B., Ferreira, D.M., Heyderman, R. and Brown, J.S. 2023. Preprint: Essential role of proline synthesis and the one-carbon metabolism pathways for systemic virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. biorxiv.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.08.03.550501

Informing the Cannabis Conjecture: From Life’s Beginnings to Mitochondria, Membranes and the Electrome - A Review

Journal article

Nunn, A., Guy, G. and Bell, J.D. 2023. Informing the Cannabis Conjecture: From Life’s Beginnings to Mitochondria, Membranes and the Electrome - A Review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24 (17) 13070. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241713070

Shigella serotypes associated with carriage in humans establish persistent infection in zebrafish

Journal article

Vincenzo Torraca, Dominik Brokatzky, Sydney L Miles, Charlotte E Chong, P Malaka De Silva, Stephen Baker, Claire Jenkins, Kathryn E Holt, Kate S Baker and Serge Mostowy 2023. Shigella serotypes associated with carriage in humans establish persistent infection in zebrafish. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 228 (8), pp. 1108-1118. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiad326

The distinctive hepatoprotective activity of turmeric kombucha (Curcuma longa) induced by diethylnitrosamine in Balb/C mice

Journal article

Elok Zubaidah, Ike Susanti, Hidayat Sujuti, Erryana Martati, Aldilla Putri Rahayu, Ignatius Srianta and Ihab Tewfik 2023. The distinctive hepatoprotective activity of turmeric kombucha (Curcuma longa) induced by diethylnitrosamine in Balb/C mice. Food Bioscience. 55 103043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2023.103043

Dr Manal Mohammed,has launched a campaign to raise awareness of superbugs (antibiotic resistant bacteria).

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Mohammed, M. 2023. Dr Manal Mohammed,has launched a campaign to raise awareness of superbugs (antibiotic resistant bacteria).

Different Conversations Podcast: Obesity as a genotoxic environment

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Volpi, E. 2023. Different Conversations Podcast: Obesity as a genotoxic environment. University of Westminster.

Biomonitoring and predictive modelling of genomic instability in childhood obesity

Article

Usman, M., Woloshynowych, M., Carrilho Britto, J., Bilkevic, I., Glassar, B., Chapman, S., Ford-Adams, M., Desai, A., Bain, M., Tewfik, I. and Volpi, E. 2023. Biomonitoring and predictive modelling of genomic instability in childhood obesity. Spanish Journal of Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics. 27 (1), p. 169.

Diet-induced weight loss and phenotypic flexibility among healthy overweight adults: a randomized trial

Journal article

Rundle, M., Fiamoncini, J., Thomas, E.L., Wopereis, S., Afman, L.A., Brennan, L., Drevon, C.A., Gundersen, T.E., Daniel, H,, Garcia Perez, I., Posma, J.M., Ivanova, D.G., Bell, J.D., van Ommen, B. and Frost, G. 2023. Diet-induced weight loss and phenotypic flexibility among healthy overweight adults: a randomized trial . American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 118 (3), pp. 591-604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.07.002

Groupwork: Advantages & Disadvantages. A Students as Co-Creators Project

Project report

Mohammed, Manal, Agarkar, Ishwari and Begum, Kamnoor 2023. Groupwork: Advantages & Disadvantages. A Students as Co-Creators Project. University of Westminster.

miR-34a-FOXP1 Loop in Ovarian Cancer

Journal article

Dirimtekin, E., Mortoglou, M., Alavanda, C., Yemlahi, A.B., Ates, E.A., Guney, I. and Uysal Onganer, P. 2023. miR-34a-FOXP1 Loop in Ovarian Cancer. ACS Omega. 8 (30), pp. 27743-27750. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c03867

Arcturus: what to know about the new COVID variant, omicron XBB.1.16

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Mohammed, M. 2023. Arcturus: what to know about the new COVID variant, omicron XBB.1.16. The Conversation.

To what extent do you think COVID-19 has impacted physiology teaching?

Article

Jacques, Matthew, Agwu, Chinedu, Mattin, Lewis, Deane, Colleen, Lester, Paul and Stevenson-Cocks, Harley 2023. To what extent do you think COVID-19 has impacted physiology teaching? Physiology News. 130, p. 45. https://doi.org/10.36866/pn.130.45

Prevalence of the related treponematoses syphilis and yaws and co-occurrence of pathogens causing similar skin lesions in Ghana

PhD thesis

Agyekum Boaitey, Yaw 2023. Prevalence of the related treponematoses syphilis and yaws and co-occurrence of pathogens causing similar skin lesions in Ghana. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/w4218

Interaction of skin cells with skin microbiota

PhD thesis

Moinipoor, Z. 2023. Interaction of skin cells with skin microbiota. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/w41z3

The role of CD180 in hematological malignancies and inflammatory disorders

Journal article

Edwards, K., Lydyard, P., Kulikova, N., Tsertsvadze, T., Volpi, E.V., Chiorazzi, N. and Porakishvili, N. 2023. The role of CD180 in hematological malignancies and inflammatory disorders. Molecular Medicine. 29, p. 97 https://molmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s10020-023-00682-x. https://doi.org/10.1186/s10020-023-00682-x

The Extracellular Vesicle Citrullinome and Signature in a Piglet Model of Neonatal Seizures

Journal article

Mitra, S., Harvey-Jones, K., Kraev, I., Verma, V., Meehan, C., Mintoft, A., Norris, G., Campbell, E., Tucker, K., Robertson, N.J., Hristova, M. and Lange, S. 2023. The Extracellular Vesicle Citrullinome and Signature in a Piglet Model of Neonatal Seizures. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24 (14) 11529. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241411529

Exploring the Impact of a Global Pandemic (COVID-19) on Factors Impacting the Resilience of Top-Tier London Hockey Players

Journal article

Sharland, Philippa Boag, Haroun, J. and Safi, A. 2023. Exploring the Impact of a Global Pandemic (COVID-19) on Factors Impacting the Resilience of Top-Tier London Hockey Players. Journal of Sports Medicine. 2023 5346846. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5346846

Characterisation of two snake toxin-targeting human monoclonal immunoglobulin G antibodies expressed in tobacco plants

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Catherine M. Moore, Anne Ljungars, Matthew J. Paul, Camilla Holst Dahl, Shirin Ahmadi, Anna Christina Adams, Lise Marie Grav, Sanne Schoffelen, Bjørn Gunnar Voldborg, Andreas Hougaard Laustsen and Julian K-C Ma 2023. Characterisation of two snake toxin-targeting human monoclonal immunoglobulin G antibodies expressed in tobacco plants. Toxicon. 232 107225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2023.107225

Standard immunosuppressive treatment reduces regulatory B cells in children with autoimmune liver disease

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Yuksel, Muhammed, Nazmi, Farinaz, Wardat, Dima, Akgul, Sebahat, Polat, Esra, Akyildiz, Murat and Arikan, Cigdem 2023. Standard immunosuppressive treatment reduces regulatory B cells in children with autoimmune liver disease. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1053216

Preprint: Near infrared-light treatment alters mitochondrial homeostasis to induce senescence in breast cancer cells

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Ifigeneia Kalampouka, Rhys R. Mould, Stan W. Botchway, Alasdair Mackenzie, Alistair V. Nunn, E. Louise Thomas and Jimmy D. Bell 2023. Preprint: Near infrared-light treatment alters mitochondrial homeostasis to induce senescence in breast cancer cells. biorxiv.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.06.547935

Similar voltage-sensor movement in spHCN channels can cause closing, opening, or inactivation

Journal article

Xiaoan Wu, Kevin P. Cunningham, Rosamary Ramentol, Marta E. Perez and H. Peter Larsson 2023. Similar voltage-sensor movement in spHCN channels can cause closing, opening, or inactivation. Journal of General Physiology. 155 (5) e202213170. https://doi.org/10.1085/jgp.202213170

Extracellular Vesicles in Phylogeny

Edited issue

Lange, S. 2023. Extracellular Vesicles in Phylogeny. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24 (13) 10466. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241310466

Preprint: Kidney Shape Statistical Analysis: Associations with Disease and Anthropometric Factors

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Thanaj, M., Basty, N., Cule, M., Sorokin, E., Whitcher, B., Srinivasan, R., Lennon, R., Bell, J.D. and Thomas, E.L. 2023. Preprint: Kidney Shape Statistical Analysis: Associations with Disease and Anthropometric Factors. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.26.23291901

Genomic analysis of Anderson typing phages of Salmonella Typhimrium: towards understanding the basis of bacteria-phage interaction

Journal article

Mohammed, M., Casjens, S.R., Millard, A.D., Harrison, C., Gannon, L. and Chattaway, M.A. 2023. Genomic analysis of Anderson typing phages of Salmonella Typhimrium: towards understanding the basis of bacteria-phage interaction. Scientific Reports. 13 10484. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37307-6

Biotechnology, sustainability and the water environment

Conference keynote

Kyazze, G. 2023. Biotechnology, sustainability and the water environment. FAPS International Symposium. Koladaisi University, Ibadan, Nigeria 29 - 29 May 2023

A Novel Microfluidic Dielectrophoresis Technology to Enable Rapid Diagnosis of Mycobacteria tuberculosis in Clinical Samples

Journal article

Catherine M. Moore, Jasvir Dhillon, Rebecca Flynn, Krzysztof Gizynski, Candice Adams, George Morgan, David McGurk, Eduardo Boada, Shireen Shabestary, Jonathan Peat, Jonathan O'Halloran, Neil G. Stoker, Philip D. Butcher, Heather Murton and Moore, C. 2023. A Novel Microfluidic Dielectrophoresis Technology to Enable Rapid Diagnosis of Mycobacteria tuberculosis in Clinical Samples. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 25 (7), pp. 513-523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoldx.2023.04.005

Identification of cardiotoxicity related to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatments: A systematic review

Journal article

Chan, S., Yasmin Khatib, Sherael Webley, Deborah Layton and Sam Salek 2023. Identification of cardiotoxicity related to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatments: A systematic review. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14 1137983. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1137983

Prohibitin Links Cell Cycle, Motility and Invasion in Prostate Cancer Cells

Journal article

Koushyar, S., Uysal Onganer, P., Jiang, W.G. and Dart , D.A. 2023. Prohibitin Links Cell Cycle, Motility and Invasion in Prostate Cancer Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24 (12) 9919. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24129919

RNA-Binding Proteins and Their Emerging Roles in Cancer: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg.

Journal article

Murphy, J., Surendranath, K. and Kanagaraj, R. 2023. RNA-Binding Proteins and Their Emerging Roles in Cancer: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24 (11) 9612. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24119612

Acquisition of a large virulence plasmid (pINV) promoted temperature-dependent virulence and global dispersal of O96:H19 enteroinvasive Escherichia coli

Journal article

Sydney L. Miles, Vincenzo Torraca, Zoe A. Dyson, Ana Teresa López-Jiménez, Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Damián Lobato-Márquez, Claire Jenkins, Kathryn E. Holt and Serge Mostowy 2023. Acquisition of a large virulence plasmid (pINV) promoted temperature-dependent virulence and global dispersal of O96:H19 enteroinvasive Escherichia coli. mBio. 14 (4). https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.00882-23

Making the elephant dance: Connectivity as transgressive practice in doctoral research

Book chapter

Sum, K. 2023. Making the elephant dance: Connectivity as transgressive practice in doctoral research. in: Abegglen, S., Burns, T. and Sinfield, S. (ed.) Collaboration in Higher Education: a New Ecology of Practice Bloomsbury.

Including the 'Students' as Co-Creators

Book chapter

Sum, K. 2023. Including the 'Students' as Co-Creators. in: Rossi, V. (ed.) Inclusive Learning Design in Higher Education: A Practical Guide to Creating Equitable Learning Experiences Routledge.

Smart Urban Metabolism: A Big-Data and Machine Learning Perspective

Book chapter

Ruchira Ghosh and Dipankar Sengupta 2023. Smart Urban Metabolism: A Big-Data and Machine Learning Perspective. in: Urban Metabolism and Climate Change Springer. pp. 325–344

Preprint: A drug repurposing screen for whipworms informed by comparative genomics

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Avril Coghlan, Frederick A. Partridge, María Adelaida Duque-Correa, Gabriel Rinaldi, Simon Clare, Lisa Seymour, Cordelia Brandt, Tapoka T. Mkandawire, Catherine McCarthy, Nancy Holroyd, Marina Nick, Anwen E. Brown, Sirapat Tonitiwong, David B. Sattelle and Matthew Berriman 2023. Preprint: A drug repurposing screen for whipworms informed by comparative genomics. biorxiv.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.03.02.530747

Factors Influencing Saudi Youth Physical Activity Participation: A Qualitative Study Based on the Social Ecological Model

Journal article

Al-Nuaim, A. and Safi, A. 2023. Factors Influencing Saudi Youth Physical Activity Participation: A Qualitative Study Based on the Social Ecological Model. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20 (10) 5785. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20105785

Getting connected: establishing direct communication between learning developers and PhD Students with teaching responsibilities

Journal article

Kantcheva, R. and Sum, K. 2023. Getting connected: establishing direct communication between learning developers and PhD Students with teaching responsibilities. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. 27. https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi27.1013

Physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of fruit-based kombucha

Journal article

Zubaidah, E., Cahyadi, A.B., Srianta, I. and Tewfik, I. 2023. Physicochemical and microbiological characteristics of fruit-based kombucha. Food Research. 7 (Suppl. 1), pp. 64-70. https://doi.org/10.26656/fr.2017.7s(1).8

Re-formulating Monascus fermented durian seeds yogurt with strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) puree to enhance its microbiological, physicochemical and organoleptic properties

Journal article

I. Kuswardani, F. Yuwono, N.E. Dharmawan, I. Nugerahani, S. Ristiarini, I. Srianta and Tewfik, I. 2023. Re-formulating Monascus fermented durian seeds yogurt with strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) puree to enhance its microbiological, physicochemical and organoleptic properties. Food Research. 7 (Suppl. 1), pp. 8-13. https://doi.org/10.26656/fr.2017.7(s1).11

Editorial: Investigating the molecular targets and therapeutic potential of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) in various pathophysiological conditions

Edited issue

Dar, N.J., Bhat, S.A., Rehman, M.U. and Booker, A. 2023. Editorial: Investigating the molecular targets and therapeutic potential of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) in various pathophysiological conditions. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 14 1187334. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1187334

The Use of Plant Steroids in Viral Disease Treatments: Current Status and Future Perspectives

Journal article

Obakan Yerlikaya, P., Arisan, E.D., Mehdizadehtapeh, L., Uysal Onganer, P. and Coker-Gurkan, A. 2023. The Use of Plant Steroids in Viral Disease Treatments: Current Status and Future Perspectives. European Journal of Biology. 82 (1), pp. 86-94. https://doi.org/10.26650/EurJBiol.2023.1130357


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