Life Sciences

Safi, A. 2019. The Conversation: Ramadan: four tips to help you eat right and stay healthy. The Conversation.

Watson, Jayne L., Sanchez-Garrido, Julia, Goddard, Philippa J., Torraca, V., Mostowy, Serge, Shenoy, Avinash R. and Clements, Abigail 2019. Shigella sonnei O-Antigen Inhibits Internalization, Vacuole Escape, and Inflammasome Activation. mBio. 10 (6) e02654-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02654-19

Vincenzo Torraca, Myrsini Kaforou, Jayne Watson, Gina M. Duggan, Hazel Guerrero-Gutierrez, Sina Krokowski, Michael Hollinshead, Thomas B. Clarke, Rafal J. Mostowy, Gillian S. Tomlinson, Vanessa Sancho-Shimizu, Abigail Clements and Serge Mostowy 2019. Shigella sonnei infection of zebrafish reveals that O-antigen mediates neutrophil tolerance and dysentery incidence. PLOS Pathogens. 15 (12) e1008006. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008006

Rougeot, Julien, Torraca, V., Zakrzewska, Ania, Kanwal, Zakia, Jansen, Hans J., Sommer, Frida, Spaink, Herman P. and Meijer, Annemarie H. 2019. RNAseq Profiling of Leukocyte Populations in Zebrafish Larvae Reveals a cxcl11 Chemokine Gene as a Marker of Macrophage Polarization During Mycobacterial Infection. Frontiers in Immunology. 10 832. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00832

Annemarie Meijer and Torraca, V. 2019. CXCR4 signaling regulates metastatic onset by controlling neutrophil motility and response to malignant cells. Scientific Reports. 9 2399. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-38643-2

Masud, Samrah, Prajsnar, Tomasz K., Torraca, V., Lamers, Gerda E. M., Benning, Marianne, Van der Vaart, Michiel and Meijer, Annemarie H. 2019. Macrophages target Salmonella by Lc3-associated phagocytosis in a systemic infection model. Autophagy. 15 (5), pp. 796-812. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2019.1569297

Torraca, V., Gomes, Margarida C., Sarris, Milka and Mostowy, Serge 2019. Meeting report: Zebrafish Infection and Immunity 2019. Lab Animal. 48, pp. 284-287. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-019-0400-0

Khalid, Q. 2019. Mechanisms into the development of fatty liver disease: role of bile acids, Betaine and MHY908. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/v291w

Evangelou, E., Gao, H., Chu, C., Ntritsos, G., Blakeley, P., Butts, A., Pazoki, R., Suzuki, H., Koskeridis, F., Yiorkas, A., Karaman, I., Elliott, J., Luo, Q., Aeschbacher, S., Bartz, T., Baumeister, S., Braund, P., Brown, M., Brody, J., Clarke, T., Dimou, N., Faul, J., Homuth, G., Jackson, A., Kentistou, K., Joshi, P., Lemaitre, R., Lind, P., Lyytikäinen, L., Mangino, M., Milaneschi, Y., Nelson, C., Nolte, I., Perälä, M., Polasek, O., Porteous, D., Ratliff, S., Smith, J., Stančáková, A., Teumer, A., Tuominen, S., Thériault, S., Vangipurapu, J., Whitfield, J., Wood, A., Yao, J., Yu, B., Zhao, W., Arking, D., Auvinen, J., Liu, C., Männikkö, M., Risch, L., Rotter, J., Snieder, H., Veijola, J., Blakemore, A., Boehnke, M., Campbell, H., Conen, D., Eriksson, J., Grabe, H., Guo, X., van der Harst, P., Hartman, C., Hayward, C., Heath, A., Jarvelin, M., Kähönen, M., Kardia, S., Kühne, M., Kuusisto, J., Laakso, M., Lahti, J., Lehtimäki, T., McIntosh, A., Mohlke, K., Morrison, A., Martin, N., Oldehinkel, A., Penninx, B., Psaty, B., Raitakari, O., Rudan, I., Samani, N., Scott, L., Spector, T., Verweij, N., Weir, D., Wilson, J., Levy, D., Tzoulaki, I., Bell, J.D., Matthews, P., Rothenfluh, A., Desrivières, S., Schumann, G. and Elliott, P. 2019. New alcohol-related genes suggest shared genetic mechanisms with neuropsychiatric disorders. Nature Human Behaviour. 3 (9), pp. 950-961. https://doi.org/10.1038/S41562-019-0653-Z

Al-Obaidi, H., Kowalczyk, R.M., Kalgudi, R. and Zariwala, M. 2019. Griseofulvin solvate solid dispersions with synergistic effect against fungal biofilms. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 184 110540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110540

Preston, L.J., Barcenilla, R., Dartnell, L., Kucukkilic-Stephens, E. and Olsson-Francis, K. 2019. Infrared Spectroscopic Detection of Biosignatures at Lake Tírez, Spain: Implications for Mars. Astrobiology. 20 (1), pp. 15-25. https://doi.org/10.1089/ast.2019.2106

Brimah, K. 2019. Understanding the role of different strain types of Fusobacterium necrophorum: biofilms, glycans and metabolic pathways. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qzxy2

Faramarzi, N. 2019. A transcriptomic and molecular approach uncovering ASCL2 as a novel tumourigenic gene in breast cancer. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qzxxy

Duricki, D.A., Drndarski, S., Bernanos, B., Tobias Wood, T., Bosch, K., Chen, Q., Shine, H.D., Simmons, C., Williams, S.C.R., McMahon, S.B., Begley, D.J., Cash, D. and Moon, L.D.F. 2019. Stroke recovery in rats after 24h-delayed intramuscular neurotrophin-3 infusion. Annals of Neurology. 85 (1), pp. 32-46. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.25386

Shibu, P. 2019. Investigations of Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella species and associated clinical considerations. Prof Doc Thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qz82z

Oluwaniyi, .R., Keith, R., Alvarez, J-L. and Amorim. A.R. 2019. Impact of the lipid-based nutrient supplements on prevention and treatment of childhood moderate undernutrition. International Journal of Food, Nutrition and Public Health. 11 (1/2), pp. 1-25.

Keith, R. 2019. Tributes to Prof David Sanders. World Nutrition. 10 (3), pp. 106-108. https://doi.org/10.26596/wn.2019103106-108

Patel, H. and Whitehouse, D. 2019. Microbial Proteomics. in: Rapley, R. and Whitehouse, D. (ed.) Genomics and Clinical Diagnostics The Royal Society of Chemistry. pp. 103-139

Patel, H. and Kukol, A 2019. Prediction of ligands to universally conserved binding sites of the influenza A virus nuclear export protein. Virology. 537, pp. 97-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2019.08.013

Orlando, I. 2019. Antibiotic-free antibacterial hydrogels for wound healing applications. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qz084

Rani, A., Dasgupta, P. and Murphy, J.J. 2019. Prostate Cancer: The role of inflammation and chemokines. American Journal of Pathology. 189 (11), pp. 2119-2137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2019.07.007

Glatz, S. 2019. Elucidating the Relationship between Chinese Medicine and Systems Biology: A Multi-Sited Ethnography. PhD thesis University of Westminster School of Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qy82x

Ortiz, R, Basnett, P., Roy, I. and Quintana, I. 2019. Picosecond Laser Ablation of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): Comparative Study of Neat and Blended Material Response. e-Polymers. 12 (1) 127. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12010127

Kasi Ganeshan, T. 2019. Investigating the protective role of the natural hormone Melatonin, in reducing drug-induced cardiotoxicity in the therapy of chronic diseases. PhD thesis University of Westminster School of Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qy74w

Mullen, M., Jin, X.Y., Child, A., Stuart, A.G., Dodd, M., Aragon-Martin, J.A., Gaze, D.C., Kiotsekoglou, A., Yuan, L., Hu, J., Foley, C., Van Dyck, L., Knight, R., Clayton, T., Swan, L., Thomson, J.D.R., Erdem, G., Crossman, D., Flather, M., Dean, J., Was, B., Gow, H., Murray, J., D'Allessandro, M., Christie, M., Cooper, P., Booth, P., Burns, S., Paterson, Y., Chikermane, A., Assing, A., Cotter, C., Atkins, G., Williamson, H., Barclay, J., Jennison, A., Henderson, A., McSkeane, A., Fairlamb, H., Kelly, J., Kelsall, N., Prentice, S., O'Sullivan, J., Head-Baister, A., Phillipson, A., Johnson, A., Crossland, D., Oliver, J., Davison, J., Wake, J., Quinn, L., Foreman, M., Wealleans, V., Walker, N., Duncan, A., Tibbs, E., Kelly, R., Khambadkone, S., Zotti, B., Brady, C., Cervi, E., Field, E., Szepezvary, E., Mantey, F., Riley, G., Titmus, H., Bo, I., Kaski, J.P., Green, L., Jones, N., Banks, R., Kiesewetter, C., Mathur, S., Frigiola, A., Savis, A., Belfield, H., Guzman, J., Harris, J., Wilson, K., Peacock, K., Gibson, K., Wellman, P., Simpson, J., Kabir, S., Mushemi, S., Stewart, M., Atkinson, B., Richardson, C., Leng, E., Brennan, P., Nixon, A., Spencer, C., Oliver, J., Forster, J., Turner, L., Bainbridge, S., Choy, A.M., Dawson, A., Kiddie, G., Kerr, H., Mordi, I., Duff, J., Dunlop, J., Berg, J., Armory, P., Freeman, L., Anwar, A., Graham, C., London, C., Healey, G., Gallagher, I., Ilsley, M., Ahmed, R., Wood, S., Wheeldon, N., Mason, C., Nassim, F., Middle, J., Adams, J., Angelini, K., Housley, K., Ryalls, K., Agyemang, M., Walker, R., Batigan, R., Bennett, T., Clift, P., Alvior, A.M., Nilsson, A., Green, C., Crook, C., Palmer, C.B., Dwenger, E., Doherty, P., Igbokwe, R., Sharif, S., MacDonald, S., West, C., Kirby, K., Naqvi, N., Welch, S., Warsama, S., Li, W., Farzad, Z., Smith, B., Murday, V., Murtagh, E., Adams, E., Armour, L., Lilley, S., Pandya, B., Richards, A., Andiapen, M., Macrae, R., Tome, M., Hutchinson, C., Angulo, K., Kauppayamootoo, R., Gati, S., Cruddas, E., Newman, W.G., Breen, C., Kumar, D., Wilson, D.G., Farrugia, A., Fraser, A., Sumers, J., Powell, J., Edwards, J., Hale, T., Boult, Z., Carroll, A., Veldtman, G., Ho, A., Black, D., Fletcher, L., Mapstone, S., Bharucha, T., Marsh, G., Jones, J., Sheehan, K., Selway, K., Stevenson, K., Nelson, M., Fairweather, R., Curtis, S., Simpson, S., Denvir, M., White, A., Steven, J., Munro, J., Lam, W., Toff, W., Petrou, M., Silcocks, P. and MacAllister, R. 2019. Irbesartan in Marfan syndrome (AIMS): a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial. The Lancet. 394 (10216), pp. 2263-2270. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32518-8

Benson, A., Irdam, D., Lubian, K., Barber, T. and Draper, A. 2019. Wave 5 Secondary Analysis: Trust in Food and the UK Food System. London NatCen Social Research.

Kargas, V., Castro-Hartmann, P., Escudero-Urquijo, N., Dent, K., Hilcenko, C., Sailer, C., Zisser, G., Marques-Carvalho, M.J., Pellegrino, S., Wawiorka, L., Freund, S.M., Wagstaff, J.L., Andreeva, A., Faille, A., Chen, E., Stengel, F., Bergler, H. and Warren, A.J. 2019. Mechanism of completion of peptidyltransferase centre assembly in eukaryotes. eLife. 8, p. e44904 e44904. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.44904

Muschelli, J., Gherman, A., Fortin, J.P., Avants, B., Whitcher, B., Clayden, J.D., Caffo, B.S. and Crainiceanu, C.M. 2019. Neuroconductor: an R platform for medical imaging analysis. Biostatistics. 20 (2), pp. 218-239. https://doi.org/10.1093/biostatistics/kxx068

Mohammed, M. 2019. BBC Radio: Manal Mohammed for BBC Radio London on getting the flu at Christmas (17 December 2019).

Wickstead, E. 2019. The Formyl Peptide Receptor 2 Regulates Microglial Phenotype Through Immunometabolism: Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease. PhD thesis University of Westminster School of Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qy292

Makela, P. 2019. Narratives of brain injury and self-management after hospital discharge. Prof Doc Thesis University of Westminster School of Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qy215

Sayed, U. 2019. The expression and signalling patterns of CD180 toll like receptor in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL). PhD thesis University of Westminster School of Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qy0x9

Mohammed, M. 2019. The Conversation: Kombucha, kimchi and yogurt: how fermented foods could be harmful to your health. The Conversation.

Dart, D.A., Arisan, D.E., Owen, S., Hao, C., Jiang, W.G. and Uysal-Onganer, P. 2019. Wnt-11 expression promotes invasiveness and correlates with survival in human pancreatic ductal adeno carcinoma. Genes. 10 (11) 921. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10110921

Asaturyan, H., Thomas, E.L., Bell, J.D. and Villarini, B. 2019. A Framework for Automatic Morphological Feature Extraction and Analysis of Abdominal Organs in MRI Volumes. Journal of Medical Systems. 43 334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-019-1474-3

Orzechowska, B. and Mohammed, M. 2019. The War between Bacteria and Bacteriophages. in: Growing and Handling of Bacterial Cultures [Working Title] InTech Publishing.

Mohammed, M. 2019. The Conversation: Can surgical masks protect you from getting the flu? The Conversation.

Matthew E. Pamenter, Uysal Onganer, P., Kenny W. Huynh, Kraev, I. and Lange, S. 2019. Post-Translational Deimination of Immunological and Metabolic Protein Markers in Plasma and Extracellular Vesicles of Naked Mole-Rat (Heterocephalus glaber). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20 (21) 5378. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20215378

Green, J. and Waterworth, J. 2019. Does the traditional medicinal use of Leonurus cardiaca L. as specified by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) monographs reflect documented historical use and current research? A content analysis. A Celebration of Herbal Medicine History: Researching Botanical Knowledge and Discovery . Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, UK, BA1 2HN 30 Oct 2019 Herbal History Research Network.

Mould, R. 2019. “Priming” as a novel strategy to enhance chemotherapeutic efficacy. PhD thesis University of Westminster School of Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/qx75q