Life Sciences

Smith, C.L. and Guiliano, D.B. 2024. University of Westminster HUBS L&T workshop ‘Authentic assessments in an AI world’.

Ryniejska, Maritchka, El‐Hachami, Hanaa, Mrzyglod, Alicja, Liu, Joan and Thom, M. 2024. The prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a historical epilepsy post‐mortem collection. Brain Pathology. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/bpa.13317

Mortoglou, M., Lian, M., Miralles, F., Dart, D.A. and Uysal Onganer, P. 2024. miR-210 Mediated Hypoxic Responses in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma. ACS Omega. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c08947

Lekkala Ravindar, Ng Yan hong, Khairul Azreena Bakar, Ahmad Fadhlurrahman bin Ahmad hidayat, Shevin Rizal Feroz, Saki Raheem, Siti Aishah Hasbullah and Nurul Izzaty Hassan 2024. Synthesis, Molecular Docking and Heme Detoxification of Pyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole-aminoquinoline Hybrids as Potential Antimalarial Agents. Sains Malaysiana. 53 (8), pp. 1953-1968. https://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2024-5308-18

Jones, D, Mattin, L.R, Morrison, D.J, Burden, S, Gray, S., Ozanne, S., Celis-Morales, C., Jain, Mahek, Getting, Matthew, Alkhedhairi, S.A.A and Dorling, J.L 2024. Dietary intake, gut permeability and inflammation in older adults: A cross-sectional study . BAPEN 2024 Annual Conference. Gateshead, UK 05 - 06 Nov 2024

Romani, A., Antonietti, A., Bella, D., Budd, J., Giacalone, E., Kurban, K., Sáray, S., Abdellah, M., Arnaudon, A., Boci, E., Colangelo, C., Courcol, J-D., Delemontex, T., Ecker, A., Falck, J., Favreau, C., Gevaert, M., Hernando, J.B., Herttuainen, J., Ivaska, G., Kanari. L., Kaufmann, A-K., King, J.G., Kumbhar, P., Lange, S., Lu, H., Lupascu, C.A., Migliore, R., Petitjean, F., Planas, J., Rai, P., Ramaswamy, S., Reimann, M., Riquelme, J.L., Guerrero, N.R., Shi, Y., Sood, V., Sy, M.F., Van Geit, W., Vanherp, L., Freund, T.F., Mercer, A., Muller, E., Schürmann, F., Thomson, A.M., Migliore, M., Káli, S. and Markram, H. 2024. Community-based reconstruction and simulation of a full-scale model of the rat hippocampus CA1 region. PLOS Biology. 22 (11) e3002861. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002861

Alessia Golluscio, Jodene Eldstrom, Jessica J. Jowais, Marta Elena Perez, Kevin Peter Cunningham, Alicia De La Cruz, Xiaoan Wu, Valentina Corradi, D. Peter Tieleman, David Fedida and H. Peter Larsson 2024. PUFA stabilizes a conductive state of the selectivity filter in IKs channels. eLife. 13 RP95852. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.95852

Ramos-Sevillano, Elisa, Ercoli, Giuseppe, Betts, Modupeh, Guerra-Assunção, José Afonso, Iverson, Amy, Frank, Matthew, Partridge, Frederick, Lo, Stephanie W., Fernandes, Vitor E., Nasher, Fauzy, Wall, Emma, Wren, Brendan, Gordon, Stephen B., Ferreira, Daniela M., Heyderman, Rob, Rosch, Jason and Brown, Jeremy S. 2024. Essential role of proline synthesis and the one-carbon metabolism pathways for systemic virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae. mBio. 15 (11), pp. e01758-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.01758-24

de Celis Alonso, B., Shumbayawonda, E., Beyer, C., Hidalgo-Tobon, S., Klunder-Klunder, M., Thomas, E.L., Bell, J.D. and So, P. 2024. Liver magnetic resonance imaging, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome risk in pre-pubertal Mexican boys. Scientific Reports. 14 (1) 26104. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77307-8

Morad, H. 2024. In sepsis hydrogen peroxide release accompanies neutrophil chemotaxis to organs, artesunate prevents this neutrophil-mediated organ infiltration, cytokine storm and NET release. International Conference on Vaccines and Immunology . Paris, France 17 - 18 Oct 2024 Scientific Collegium.

Leite, Mara 2024. Implications of Microorganisms in Future Crewed Missions to Mars . PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wx442

Ferreira, A.M., Silva-Álvarez, V., Kraev, I., Uysal Onganer, P. and Lange, S. 2024. Extracellular vesicles and citrullination signatures are novel biomarkers in sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) during chronic stress due to seasonal temperature challenge. Fish and Shellfish Immunology. 154 (8), p. 109974 109974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2024.109974

Mohammed, M. 2024. Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda – what you need to know. The Conversation.

Lekkala Ravindar, Siti Aishah Hasbullah, K.P. Rakesh, Saki Raheem, Norzila Ismail, Lau Yee Ling and Nurul Izzaty Hassan 2024. Pyridine and Pyrimidine hybrids as privileged scaffolds in antimalarial drug discovery: A recent development. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 114 129992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2024.129992

Liu, J.Y.W. and Thom, M. 2024. Investigating the prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a historical epilepsy post-mortem collection. Brain Pathology.

Mercer, A., Sancandi, M., Maclatchy, A. and Lange, S. 2024. Brain-Region-Specific Differences in Protein Citrullination/Deimination in a Pre-Motor Parkinson’s Disease Rat Model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25 (20) 11168. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms252011168

Yousfan, Amal, Al Khatib, Arwa Omar, Salman, Afrah M. H., Abu Elella, Mahmoud H., Barrett, Glyn, Michael, Nicholas, Zariwala, M. and Al-Obaidi, H. 2024. Innovative Microencapsulation of Polymyxin B for Enhanced Antimicrobial Efficacy via Coated Spray Drying. Molecular Pharmaceutics. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c00594

Elizabeth Shumbayawonda, Cayden Beyer, Benito de Celis Alonso, Silvia Hidalgo-Tobon, Briceida López-Martínez, Miguel Klunder-Klunder, América Liliana Miranda-Lora, E. Louise Thomas, Jimmy D.Bell, David J. Breen, Kamil Janowski, Maciej Pronicki, Wieslawa Grajkowska, Malgorzata Wozniak, Elzbieta Jurkiewicz, Rajarshi Banerjee, Piotr Socha and Po-Wah So 2024. Reference Range of Quantitative MRI Metrics Corrected T1 and Liver Fat Content in Children and Young Adults: Pooled Participant Analysis. Children. 11 (10) 1230. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11101230

Joan Y.W. Liu, Lawrence Binding, Isha Puntambekar, Smriti Patodia, Yau Lim, Alicja Mrzyglod, Fenglai Xiao, Shengning Pan, Remika Mito, Jane deTisi, John S Duncan, Sallie Baxendale, Matthias Koepp and Maria Thom 2024. Microangiopathy in temporal lobe epilepsy with diffusion MRI alterations and cognitive decline. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 148 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-024-02809-8

Rutland, H, Bowman, K., Fudge, T., Crossley, E., Kyazze, G., Haixia, L and You, J 2024. Real-time monitoring and control of MEC-AD systems using biosensor technology with simulated brewery wastewater. LA-ISMET. LA-ISMET, Fortaleza, Brazil. Organizers: Fernanda Leite Lobo (Unversidade Federal do Ceará), Andre Bueno Valente 02 - 04 Sep 2024

D'alessio, S. 2024. Profiling extracellular vesicles signatures and deiminated protein cargo across phylogeny and pilot assessment of in vitro application of EVs in tissue regeneration, with focus on selected taxa displaying unusual immunological properties. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wwww0

Woodley, S. 2024. Mitochondrial Function as a Tool for Assessing Function, Quality and Adulteration in Medicinal Herbal Teas. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wwwvy

Lange, S., Inal, J.M., Kraev, I., Dart, D. and Uysal Onganer, P. 2024. Low Magnetic Field Exposure Alters Prostate Cancer Cell Properties. Biology. 13 (9), p. 734 13090734. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13090734

Sediva, Hana 2024. Personalisation of a multimethod digital health behaviour change intervention (DHBCI) for midlife women in the UK. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/ww762

Edwards, K. 2024. Understanding the biology of CD180 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/ww761

Teotia, Varsha 2024. Investigating the Involvement of RNA-Binding Protein ZFP36L1 in Breast Cancer Progression. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/ww3y5

Fenech, Michael, Holland, Nina, Zeiger, Errol, Chang, Peter Wushou, Kirsch-Volders, Micheline, Bolognesi, Claudia, Stopper, Helga, Knudsen, Lisbeth E., Knasmueller, Siegfried, Nersesyan, Armen, Thomas, Philip, Dhillon, Varinderpal, Deo, Permal, Franzke, Bernhard, Andreassi, Maria-Grazia, Laffon, Blanca, Wagner, Karl-Heinz, Norppa, Hannu, da Silva, Juliana, Volpi, Emanuela, Wilkins, Ruth and Bonassi, Stefano 2024. Objectives and Achievements of the HUMN project on its 26th Anniversary. Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research. 794 108511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrrev.2024.108511

Volpi, E. 2024. Single-telomere length analysis (STELA) identifies accelerated genome ageing in adolescents with severe obesity. UKEMS 2024. Bath 07 - 10 Jul 2024 United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society.

Kung, V., Broad, J., Makwana, R., Palmer, A., Baidoo, N., Epton, Sarah, Elahi, S., Chin‐Aleong, Joanne, Thaha, M., Knowles, C. and Sanger, G. 2024. The impact of long‐course chemoradiotherapy on the myenteric plexus, neuromuscular functions and responses to prokinetic drugs in the human rectum. United European Gastroenterology Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/ueg2.12653

Philp, Amber R., Reyes, C., Mansilla, Josselyne, Sharma, Amar, Zhao, Chao, Valenzuela-Krugmann, C., Rawji, K., Gonzalez Martinez, Ginez A, Dimas, Penelope, Hinrichsen, Bryan, Ulloa-Leal, César, Waller, Amie K., Bessa de Sousa, Diana M, Castro, Maite A., Aigner, Ludwig, Ehrenfeld, Pamela, Silva, M., Kazanis, Ilias, Ghevaert, Cedric, Franklin, Robin J.M. and Rivera, F. 2024. Circulating platelets modulate oligodendrocyte progenitor cell differentiation during remyelination. eLife. 12 RP91757. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.91757

Chu, J. 2024. Real World Application of “Authentic” Themed Meeting Plan Assessment from L4 Module Professional Development in Science (ProDS). HE Teaching Development Conference 2024. Royal Holloway University of London 04 Jun 2024

Henry W.W. Potts, Paulina Bondaronek, Ana Luisa Neves, Alex Bolotov, Lucie Burgess, Jona Shehu, Gabriella Spinellli, Emanuela Volpi and Austen El-Osta 2024. Preprint: A foggy minefield: Experiences of regulation among developers of AI and other medical software in the UK, survey and focus group study. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.08.25.24312551

Baidoo, N. and Sanger, G. 2024. Age-related decline in goblet cell numbers and mucin content of the human colon: Implications for lower bowel functions in the elderly. Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 139 104923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexmp.2024.104923

Mercer, A., Sancandi, M., Maclatchy, A. and Lange, S. 2024. Preprint: The Brain Region Specific Citrullinome and PAD 1-6 Isozyme Detection in a Pre-motor Parkinson’s Disease Rat Model. Preprints.org. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202406.2001.v1

Anyogu, A., Somorin, Y., Oladipo, A.O. and Raheem, S. 2024. Food safety issues associated with sesame seed value chains: Current status and future perspectives. Heliyon. 10 (16) e36347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36347

Marcello, E., Nigmatullin, R., Basnett, Pooja, Maqbool, Muhammad, Prieto, M., Knowles, J.C., Boccaccini, A. and Roy, I. 2024. 3D Melt-Extrusion Printing of Medium Chain Length Polyhydroxyalkanoates and Their Application as Antibiotic-Free Antibacterial Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c00624

Soriano, Vicente, Ramos, José Manuel, López-Ibor, María Inés, Chiclana-Actis, Carlos, Faraco, Manuel, González-Cabrera, Joaquín, González-Fraile, Eduardo, Mestre-Bach, Gemma, Pinargote, Héctor, Corpas, Manuel, Gallego, Lucía, Corral, Octavio and Blasco-Fontecilla, Hilario 2024. Trends in suicidal behavior among hospitalized adolescents in Spain over two decades. Journal of Affective Disorders. 363, pp. 106-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.07.081

Elizabeth D. Kim, Xiaoan Wu, Sangyun Lee, Gareth R. Tibbs, Kevin P. Cunningham, Eleonora Di Zanni, Marta E. Perez, Peter A. Goldstein, Alessio Accardi, H. Peter Larsson and Crina M. Nimigean 2024. Propofol rescues voltage-dependent gating of HCN1 channel epilepsy mutants. Nature. 632, pp. 451-459. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07743-z

Nyadroh, C., Keshavarz, T. and Kyazze, G. 2024. Water desalination using 3D-printed biofilms in microbial desalination cells. 6th Annual EBNet Early Career Researcher Conference. Newcastle University 24 - 26 Jul 2024

Engel, Bastian, Diestelhorst, Jana, Hupa-Breier, Katharina Luise, Kirchner, Theresa, Henjes, Nicole, Loges, Stephanie, Yuksel, Muhammed, Janczyk, Wojciech, Lalanne, Claudine, Zachou, Kalliopi, Oo, Ye H, Gournay, Jérôme, Pape, Simon, Drenth, Joost P H, Renand, Amédée, Dalekos, George N, Muratori, Luigi, Socha, Piotr, Ma, Yun, Arikan, Cigdem, Baumann, Ulrich, Manns, Michael P, Wedemeyer, Heiner, Junge, Norman, Jaeckel, Elmar and Taubert, Richard 2024. Detection of polyreactive immunoglobulin G facilitates diagnosis in children with autoimmune hepatitis. Hepatology international. 18, pp. 1214-1226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12072-024-10695-1