Life Sciences

Hamzeh Kayhanian, William Cross, Suzanne E. M. van der Horst, Panagiotis Barmpoutis, Eszter Lakatos, Giulio Caravagna, Luis Zapata, Arne Van Hoeck, Sjors Middelkamp, Kevin Litchfield, Christopher Steele, William Waddingham, Dominic Patel, Salvatore Milite, Chen Jin, Ann-Marie Baker, Daniel C. Alexander, Khurum Khan, Daniel Hochhauser, Marco Novelli, Benjamin Werner, Ruben van Boxtel, Joris H. Hageman, Julian R. Buissant des Amorie, Josep Linares, Marjolijn J. L. Ligtenberg, Iris D. Nagtegaal, Miangela M. Laclé, Leon M. G. Moons, Lodewijk A. A. Brosens, Nischalan Pillay, Andrea Sottoriva, Trevor A. Graham, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Kai-Keen Shiu, Hugo J. G. Snippert and Marnix Jansen 2024. Homopolymer switches mediate adaptive mutability in mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancer. Nature Genetics. 56, pp. 1420-1433. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-024-01777-9

Odeyemi, O. A., Somorin, Y. M., Ateba, C. N., Onyeaka, H., Anyogu, A., Amin, M., Dewi, F. R., Stratev, D., Oko, J. O. and Kasan, N. A. 2024. Pathogens associated with seafood exports from Southeast Asia to the European Union: Analysis of the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (1997–2020). Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 27 (2), pp. 305-321. https://doi.org/10.15547/bjvm.2022-0026

Altayeb Ahmed, Madeleine Cule, Jimmy D. Bell, Naveed Sattar and Hanieh Yaghootkar 2024. Differing genetic variants associated with liver fat and their contrasting relationships with cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Journal of Hepatology. 81 (6), pp. p921-929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2024.06.030

Kalampouka, I., Mould, R., Botchway, S., Mackenzie, A.M., Nunn, A., Thomas, E.L. and Bell, J.D. 2024. Selective induction of senescence in cancer cells through near-infrared light treatment via mitochondrial modulation. Journal of Biophotonics. 17 (8) e202400046. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.202400046

Renato Santos, Víctor Moreno-Torres, Ilduara Pintos, Octavio Corral, Carmen de Mendoza, Vicente Soriano and Manuel Corpas 2024. Low-coverage whole genome sequencing for a highly selective cohort of severe COVID-19 patients. Gigabyte. https://doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.127

Edwards, K., Manoussaka, M., Sayed, U., Tsertsvadze, T., De Deyn, L., Nathwani, A., Gribben, J.G., Krysov, S., Volpi, E., Lydyard, P. and Porakishvili, N. 2024. MD-1 downregulation is associated with reduced cell surface CD180 expression in CLL. Leukemia Research. 143 107540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leukres.2024.107540

Sumudu Rangika Samarasinghe, Seung‐been Lee, Manuel Corpas, Segun Fatumo, Henk‐Jan Guchelaar and Shivashankar H. Nagaraj 2024. Mapping the Pharmacogenetic Landscape in a Ugandan Population: Implications for Personalized Medicine in an Underrepresented Population. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 1164 (4), pp. 980-995. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.3309

Smith, C.L. 2024. Challenges of developing and delivering authentic assessments. Teaching and Learning Conference 2024: Future-Focused Education: Innovation, Inclusion, and Impact. Nottingham Trent University - City campus 02 - 04 Jul 2024 Advance HE.

Alwyn Dart, D., Koushyar, S. and Uysal Onganer, P. 2024. Exploring the potential link between prostate cancer and magnetic fields. Medical Hypotheses. 189 111384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2024.111384

Aguzzi, Jacopo, Cuadros, Javier, Dartnell, Lewis, Costa, Corrado, Violino, Simona, Canfora, Loredana, Danovaro, Roberto, Robinson, Nathan Jack, Giovannelli, Donato, Flögel, Sascha, Stefanni, Sergio, Chatzievangelou, Damianos, Marini, Simone, Picardi, Giacomo and Foing, Bernard 2024. Marine Science Can Contribute to the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Life. Life. 14 (6) 676. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14060676

Marjola Thanaj, Nicolas Basty, Brandon Whitcher, Jimmy D. Bell and E. Louise Thomas 2024. MRI assessment of adipose tissue fatty acid composition in the UK Biobank and its association with diet and disease. Obesity (Silver Spring). 32 (9), pp. 1699-1708. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24108

Petagine, Lucy 2024. Investigating Inflammatory Pathways in Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wq305

Sum, Kiu 2024. Healing the Healer: Exploring UK-based doctors’ and nurses’ nutrition and dietary behaviours within the workplace. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wq300

Vecchiato, Vittoria 2024. Doctoral Research Project : Sustainable production of bacterial polymers. PhD thesis University of Westminster Life Sciences https://doi.org/10.34737/wq2zy

Agyekum Boaitey, Y., Alex Owusu-Ofori,, Amarachukwu Anyogu, Farhang Aghakhanian, Natasha Arora, Jonathan B. Parr, Philipp P. Bosshard, Saki Raheem and Pascale Gerbault 2024. Prevalence of yaws and syphilis in the Ashanti region of Ghana and occurrence of H. ducreyi, herpes simplex virus 1 and herpes simplex virus 2 in skin lesions associated with treponematoses. PLoS ONE. 19 (5) e0295088. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295088

Steponenaite, A., Lalic, T., Atkinson, L., Tanday, N., Brown, L., Mathie, A., Cader, Z.M. and Lall, G.S. 2024. TASK-3, two-pore potassium channels, contribute to circadian rhythms in the electrical properties of the suprachiasmatic nucleus and play a role in driving stable behavioural photic entrainment. Chronobiology International. 41 (6), pp. 802-816. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2024.2351515

Akkhasith, D., Sayasone, S., Homsana, A., Huebschen, J.M., Virachith, S., Black, A. and Paboriboune, P. 2024. Challenges to hepatitis C virus testing and treatment in a rural setting of Lao People's Democratic Republic. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. 14 (5) 101426.

D. Alwyn Dart, Charlotte L. Bevan, Pinar Uysal Onganer and Wen Guo Jiang 2024. Analysis of androgen receptor expression and activity in the mouse brain. Scientific Reports. 14 11115. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61733-9

Shahzadi, Z., Yousaf, Z., Anjum, I., Bilal, M., Yasin, H., Aftab, A., Booker, A., Ullah, R. and Bari, A. 2024. Network pharmacology and molecular docking: Combined computational approaches to explore the antihypertensive potential of Fabaceae species. Bioresources and Bioprocessing. 11 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40643-024-00764-6

Dekker, Trude, Hefele, Lisa, Neven, Anouk, Hübschen, Judith M., Essink, Dirk R. and Black, Antony P. 2024. Factors associated with hepatitis B vaccination in Laos: findings from the multiple indicator cluster surveys in 2011/12 and 2017. The Lancet Regional Health -Western Pacific. 46 101059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101059

Jones, D., Celis-Morales, C., Gray, S.R., Morrison, D.J., Ozone, S.E., Jain, M., Mattin, L.R. and Burden, S. 2024. Effect of Sustainably Sourced Protein Consumption on Nutrient Intake and Gut Health in Older Adults: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 16 (9) 1398. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16091398

Alistair Mathie, Samuel R. Bourne, Rachel Forfar, Walter E. Perfect and Emma L. Veale 2024. The Contribution of Genetic Sequencing Information to the Identification and Functional Characterization of Two-Pore Domain Potassium (K2P) Channels as Viable Therapeutic Targets. in: Stephens, G. and Stevens, E. (ed.) Ion Channels as Targets in Drug Discovery Springer Nature. pp. 199-220

Percy, L. 2024. Culturing marine bacteria from UK sediment samples to design co-created student research projects and promote microbiology and genomics education. Smith, C.L. (ed.) Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024. Edinburgh 08 - 11 Apr 2024 Microbiology Society.

Gancitano, G., Mucci, N., Stange, R., Ogal, M., Vimalanathan, S., Sreya, M., Booker, A., Hadj-Cherif, B., Albrich, W., Woelkart-Ardjomand, K., Kreft, S., Vanden Berghe, W., Hoexter, G., Schapowal, A. and Johnston, S.L. 2024. Echinacea Reduces Antibiotics by Preventing Respiratory Infections: A Meta-Analysis (ERA-PRIMA). Antibiotics. 13 (4) 364. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13040364

Wu, X, Cunningham, K.P., Bruening-Wright, A, Pandey, S and Larsson, H. P. 2024. Loose Coupling between the Voltage Sensor and the Activation Gate in Mammalian HCN Channels Suggests a Gating Mechanism. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25 (8) 4309. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25084309

Mohammed, M. 2024. Genomic Analysis of uropathogenic E. coli strains in Egypt. Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2024. Edinburgh 08 - 11 Apr 2024 Microbiology Society.

V. Savickas, A. J. Stewart, V. J. Short, A. Mathie, S. K. Bhamra, E. L. Veale and S. A. Corlett 2024. Screening for atrial fibrillation in care homes using pulse palpation and the AliveCor Kardia Mobile® device: a comparative cross-sectional pilot study. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 46, pp. 529-535. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-023-01672-z

Alavanda, Ceren, Dirimtekin, Esra, Mortoglou, Maria, Uysal Onganer, Pinar, Arslan Ates, Esra and Guney, Ahmet Ilter 2024. BRCA Mutations and MicroRNA Expression Patterns in the Peripheral Blood of Breast Cancer Patients. ACS Omega. 9 (15), pp. 17217-17228. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c10086

Marjola Thanaj, Nicolas Basty, Brandon Whitcher, Jimmy D. Bell and E. Louise Thomas 2024. Preprint: MRI assessment of adipose tissue fatty acid composition in the UK Biobank and its association with diet and disease. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.27.24304957

Cresswell, E., Basty, N., Atabaki-Pasdar, N., Karpe, F. and Pinnick, K.E. 2024. The value of neck adipose tissue as a predictor for metabolic risk in health and type 2 diabetes. Biochemical Pharmacology. 223 116171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116171

Sum, K. 2024. Learning Development as a collaborative discipline. Book review: Syska, A. and Buckley, C. (eds.) (2023) How to be a Learning Developer in higher education: critical perspectives, community and practice. Abingdon: Routledge. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. 30.

Bonaccorsi-Riani, Eliano, Ghinolfi, Davide, Czigany, Zoltan, Dondossola, Daniele, Emamaullee, Juliet, Yuksel, Muhammed, Boteon, Yuri L., Al-Adra, David, Ho, Cheng-Maw, Abdelrahim, Maen, Pang, Li, Barbas, Andrew, Meier, Raphael, MacParland, Sonya, Sayed, Blayne Amir, Pavan-Guimaraes, Juliana, Brüggenwirth, Isabel M.A., Zarrinpar, Ali, Mas, Valeria R., Selzner, Markus, Martins, Paulo N. and Bhat, Mamatha 2024. What Is Hot and New in Basic and Translational Science in Liver Transplantation in 2023? Report of the Basic and Translational Research Committee of the International Liver Transplantation Society. Transplantation. 108 (5), pp. 1043-1052. https://doi.org/10.1097/tp.0000000000004980

Roberts, S. 2024. Westminster hosts Student Health and Nutrition Conference 2024. University of Westminster.

de Valois, B., Young, T., Zollman, C., Appleyard, I., Ben-Arye, E., Cummings, M., Green, R., Hoffman, C., Lacey, J., Moir, F., Peckham, R., Stringer, J., Veleber, S., Weitzman, M. and Wode, K. 2024. Acupuncture in cancer care: recommendations for safe practice (peer-reviewed expert opinion). Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 32 (4) 229. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08386-6

Mohammed, M. 2024. Developing Phage Therapy by Investigating the Basis of Bacteria-Phage interaction. Research & Innovation 2024: Accelerating Future Drug Discovery. Manchester University, UK 20 - 21 Mar 2024

Aljasir, S., Eid, N., Volpi, E. and Tewfik, I. 2024. Nutrigenomics-guided lifestyle intervention programmes: A critical scoping review with directions for future research. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 64, pp. 296-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.10.149

Rashvand, S., Dishkelov, A. and Jurcevic, S. 2024. The role of Inflammation in platelet activation (and in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) vasculitis). GTH Congress 2024 – 68th Annual Meeting of the Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research – Building Bridges in Coagulation. Vienna, Austria 27 Feb - 01 Mar 2024 Georg Thieme Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1779178

Abraham, Angela, Cule, M., Thanaj, M., Basty, N., Hashemloo, M.A., Sorokin, E., Whitcher, B., Burgess, S., Bell, J.D., Sattar, N., Thomas, E.L. and Yaghootkar, H. 2024. Genetic evidence for distinct biological mechanisms that link adiposity to type 2 diabetes: towards precision medicine. Diabetes. 73 (6), pp. 1012-1025. https://doi.org/10.2337/db23-1005

Abdulbari Bener, A., Tokaç, M., Tewfik, I., Zughaier, S.M., Ağan, A.F. and Day, A.S. 2024. Breastfeeding duration reduces the risk of childhood leukemia lymphoma and modifies the risk of developing functional gastrointestinal disorders. Breastfeeding Medicine. 19 (7), pp. 539-546. https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2024.0033

Sum, K. 2024. Book review: Pedagogical Partnerships: A How-To Guide for Faculty, Students, and Academic Developers in Higher Education by Alison Cook-Sather, Melanie Bahti and Anita Ntem - A Book Review. The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change. 9 (1).