Life Sciences

Migliore, R., Lupascu, C.A., Bologna, L.L., Romani, R., Courcol, J-D., Antonel, S., Van Geit, W.A.H., Thompson, A.M., Mercer, A., Lange, S., Falck, J., Rossert, C.A., Shi, Y., Hagens, O., Pezzoli, M., Freund, T.F., Muller, E.B., Kali, S., Schurmann, F., Markram, H. and Migliore, M. 2018. The physiological variability of channel density in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal cells and interneurons explored using a unified data-driven modeling workflow. PLOS Computational Biology. 14 (9) e1006423. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006423

Lawton, S.P., Allan, F., Hayes, P.M. and Smit, N.J. 2018. DNA barcoding of the medically important freshwater snail Physa acuta reveals multiple invasion events into Africa. Acta Tropica. 188, pp. 86-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.08.027

Tamimi, R., Kyazze, G. and Keshavarz, T. 2018. Anti-biofilm efficacy of triclosan-amphotericinB combination against filamentous fungus, Aspergillus fumigatus. Biofilms 8. Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark 27 - 29 May 2018

Selim, N., Hamed, H., Fathy, R., Gamal, M., El Kareem, H.A., Breheny, M., Farahmand, N., Bowman, K., Kyazze, G., Keshavarz, T. and Gomaa, O.M. 2018. Modification of bacterial cell membrane to accelerate decolorization of textile wastewater effluent using microbial fuel cells: role of gamma radiation, salinity and endogenous biosurfactant induction. 4th European Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology. Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne 12 - 14 Sep 2018

Bowman, K., Breheny, M., Farahmand, N., Kyazze, G. and Keshavarz, T. 2018. Design of a single chamber air cathode microbial fuel cell using a stainless steel spiral anode and 3D printing techniques for continuous flow dye decolourisation. 4th European Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology. Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne 12 - 14 Sep 2018

Kyazze, G., Mani, P., Bowman, K., Farahmand, N., Breheny, M. and Keshavarz, T. 2018. Degradation of azo dyes (Acid orange 7) in a microbial fuel cell: comparison between anodic microbial-mediated reduction and cathodic laccase-mediated oxidation. 4th European Meeting of the International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology. Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne 12 - 14 Sep 2018

Barrios-Silva, L., Parnell, M., Shinwari, Z., Chaudhary, G., Xenofontos, T, van Bekhoven, A., McArthur, S. and Elliott, B. 2018. Activin subfamily peptides predict chronological age in humans. Physiological Report. 6 (17), p. e13823. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.13823

Lee, M.H., Thomas, J.L., Liao, C.L., Jurcevic, S., Crnogorac-Jurcevic, T. and Lin, H.Y. 2018. Epitope recognition of peptide-imprinted polymers for Regenerating protein 1 (REG1). Separation and Purification Technology. 192, pp. 213-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2017.09.071

Ferrier, C. 2018. Enhancing mathematics support using gaming technology, higher education current perspectives and future considerations. CELT-MSOR. Glasgow 05 - 06 Sep 2018

Buckley, A., Thomas, E.L., Lessan, N., Trovato, F.M., Trovato, G.M. and Taylor-Robinson, S.D. 2018. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: relationship with cardiovascular risk markers and clinical endpoints. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 144, pp. 144-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2018.08.011

Usman, M. and Volpi, E. 2018. Acquired DNA damage in adolescent obesity – a promoter and predictor of cancer? European Association for Cancer Research 25th Congress. Amsterdam 01 Jul 2018 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). https://doi.org/10.1136/esmoopen-2018-EACR25.63

Usman, M. and Volpi, E. 2018. DNA damage in obesity: Initiator, promoter and predictor of cancer. Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research. 778, pp. 23-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrrev.2018.08.002

Peters, D., Horn, C. and Gishen, F. 2018. Ensuring our future doctors are resilient. BMJ. 2018 (362), p. k2877 k2877 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k2877

Constantinides, C., Basnett, P., Lukasiewicz, B., Carnicer, R., Swider, E., Majid, Q.A., Srinivas, M., Carr, C.A. and Roy, I. 2018. In Vivo Tracking and 1H/19F Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Biodegradable Polyhydroxyalkanoate / Polycaprolactone Blend Scaffolds Seeded with Labeled Cardiac Stem Cells. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 10 (30), p. 25056–25068. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b06096

Patel, V.B (ed.) 2018. Molecular Nutrition: Fats . Elsevier.

Momen Heravi, F., Getting, S.J. and Moschos, S.A. 2018. Extracellular vesicles and their nucleic acids for biomarker discovery. Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 192, pp. 170-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmthera.2018.08.002

Ghasemi-Varnamkhasti, M., Apetrei, C., Lozano, J. and Anyogu, A. 2018. Potential use of electronic noses, electronic tongues and biosensors, as multisensor systems for spoilage examination in foods. Trends in Food Science and Technology. 80, pp. 71-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2018.07.018

Coleman, S.K. and Smith, C.L. 2018. Evaluating the benefits of virtual training for students. Westminster Learning and Teaching Symposium. London, UK 26 Jun 2018

Kosgodage, U., Mould, R., Henley, A., Nunn, A.V.W., Guy, G.W., Thomas, E.L., Inal, J.M., Bell, J.D. and Lange, S. 2018. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a Novel Inhibitor for Exosome and Microvesicle (EMV) Release in Cancer. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9 889. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.00889

Keith, R. 2018. Achieving Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 3 through an increased investment in the Alma Ata principles of voice and equity through an intersectoral approach. International Development: present research and future perspectives. Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, London 22 - 22 Jun 2018

Keith, R. 2018. Understanding Infant and Young Child Feeding and oral health practices and perceptions in Tower Hamlets . Second University of Westminster Research Conference, organised by the Researcher Network. University of Westminster, London 20 - 20 Jun 2018

Keith, R. 2018. Book Review of Alex De Waal's new book, Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine: World Nutrition. 9 (1), pp. 70-71. https://doi.org/10.26596/wn.20189170-71

Keith, R. 2018. Questioning the Solutions: Reaching the 800 million people living with hidden hunger in South and South east Asia, with effective interventions. Critical Public‭ ‬ Health‭ ‬ Consequences of the Double ‭ ‬Burden ‭ ‬of ‭ ‬Malnutrition and the Changing Food Environment in South and South East Asia‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬. New Delhi, India 27 - 30 Mar 2018

Liu, J.Y.W., Matarin, M., Reeves, C., McEvoy, A.W., Miserocchi, A., Thompson, P., Sisodiya, S.M. and Thom, M. 2018. Doublecortin-expressing cell types in temporal lobe epilepsy. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 6, p. 60 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-018-0566-5

Hofmann, I., Geer, M.J., Vögtle, T., Crispin, A., Campagna, D.R., Barr, A.J., Calicchio, M.L., Heising, S., van Geffen, J.P., Kuijpers, M.J.E., Heemskerk, J.W.M., Eble, J.A., Schmitz-Abe, K., Obeng, E.A., Douglas, M., Freson, K., Pondarré, C., Favier, R., Jarvis, G.E., Markianos, K., Turro, E., Ouwehand, W.H., Mazharian, A., Fleming, M.D. and Senis, Y. 2018. Congenital macrothrombocytopenia with focal myelofibrosis due to mutations in human G6b-B is rescued in humanized mice. Blood. 132, pp. 1399-1412. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2017-08-802769

Jolliffe, R., Durrant, J.R., Seers, H., Churchward, S.F., Griffiths, M., Naidoo, M., Ben-Arye, E., Polley, M.J. and Zollman, C. 2018. Impact of Penny Brohn UK’s Living Well course on informal caregivers of people with cancer. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 24 (9-10), pp. 974-980. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0195

Bah Camara, H., Anyanwu, M., Drammeh, J., Njie, A., Mattiuzzo, G., Gillard, L., Wright, E. and Kimmitt, P.T. 2018. Human Papillomavirus Sero-prevalence and Sexual Attitudes Amongst a Cohort of HIV Positive Women In The Gambia. ASM Microbe. Atlanta, Georgia 07 - 11 Jun 2018

Bah Camara, H., Noho, A., Sanyang, A., Wright, E. and Kimmitt, P.T. 2018. Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Time to Revisit the Syndromic Management Approach. ASM Microbe. Atlanta, Georgia 07 - 11 Jun 2018

Mohammed, M. 2018. Keynote Speech: Towards Treatment and Prevention of Invasive Non-typhoidal Salmonella. International Conference on Advanced Microbiology and Education. London, UK 14 - 16 Jun 2018

Makela, P. 2018. 'She doesn’t want to go to hospital. That’s one thing she hates’: Collective performativity in avoidable nursing home to hospital transfers. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 24 (5), pp. 1041-1048. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.12985

Makela, P. 2018. Disrupting 'Self-Management': Broadening Understandings Through Narratives of Traumatic Brain Injury. 17th Biennial European Health and Medical Sociology Society Conference. Univeristy of Lisbon (ISCTE), Portugal 06 - 08 Jun 2018

Smith, C.L., Ferrier, C. and Coleman, S.K. 2018. Employer and part-time student perceptions of virtual laboratory teaching and assessment resources. Creating Relevant Learning Experiences; employers ’ involvement with higher education. Leuven, Belgium 14 - 15 Jun 2018

Magnadóttir, B., Hayes, P.M., Hristova, M., Bragason, B., Nicholas, A.P., Dodds, A.W., Gudmundsdottir, S. and Lange, S. 2018. Post-translational Protein Deimination in Cod (Gadus morhua L.) Ontogeny: Novel Roles in Tissue Remodelling and Mucosal Immune Defences? Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 87, pp. 157-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2018.06.006

Mohammed, M. 2018. Who Fights Whom? Understanding the Complex Dynamics of Bacteria-Phage Interaction using Anderson Phage Typing System. Journal of Infectious Diseases & Therapy. 6 (3), p. 367 367. https://doi.org/10.4172/2332-0877.1000367

Lee, J.J., Lim, J., Gao, S., Lawson, C.P., Odell, M., Raheem, S., Woo, J., Kang, S-H., Kang, S-S., Jeon, B-Y. and Eoh, H. 2018. Glutamate mediated metabolic neutralization mitigates propionate toxicity in intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Scientific Reports. 8 8506. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-26950-z

Pushpakom, S.P., Adaikalakoteswari, A., Owen, A., Back, D.J., Tripathi, G., Kumar, S., McTernan, P. and Pirmohamed, M. 2018. Telmisartan reverses antiretroviral-induced adipocyte toxicity and insulin resistance in vitro. Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research. 15 (3), pp. 233-242. https://doi.org/10.1177/1479164118757924

Robertson, C.E. 2018. Dietary Assessment of Undernutrition. in: Hickson, M. and Smith, S. (ed.) Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Nutrition Support Chichester Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 82-90

Magnadóttir, B., Hayes, P.M., Gisladottir, B., Bragason, B., Hristova, M., Nicholas, A.P., Gudmundsdottir, S. and Lange, S. 2018. Pentraxins CRP-I and CRP-II are post-translationally deiminated and differ in tissue specificity in cod (Gadus morhua L.) ontogeny. Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 87, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2018.05.014

Ali, H., Platat, C., El Mesmoudi, N., El Sadig, M. and Tewfik, I. 2018. Evaluation of a photographic food atlas as a tool for quantifying food portion size in the United Arab Emirates. PLoS ONE. 13 (4) e0196389. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196389

Fiamoncini, J., Rundle, M., Gibbons, H., Thomas, E.L., Geillinger-Kästle, K., Bunzel, D., Trezzi, J.P., Kiselova-Kaneva, J., Wopereis, S., Wahrheit, J., Kulling, S.E., Hiller, K., Sonntag, D., Ivanova, D., van Ommen, B, Frost, G., Brennan, L., Bell, J.D. and Daniel, H. 2018. Plasma metabolome analysis identifies distinct human metabotypes in the postprandial state with different susceptibility to weight loss–mediated metabolic improvements. FASEB Journal. 32 (10), p. 5447–5458. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201800330R