School of Biological Sciences

Waqar Ahmed
- Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection and Respiratory Medicine - Research Associate
Person: Academic
Oras Alabas
- Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences (L5) - Research Associate
Person: Academic
Peter Alexander
- Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection and Respiratory Medicine - Honorary Senior Lecturer (Teach and Res)
Person: Academic
Dennis Alferez-Castro, BSc, PhD
- Division of Molecular & Cellular Function (L5) - Teaching Associate
Person: Academic
Hassan Ali
- hassan.alimanchester.acuk
- Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences (L5) - Software Development Team Leader
Person: Administrative

Decline and fall of aging astrocytes: the human perspective
Verkhratsky, A. & Semyanov, A., Jun 2025, In: Neural Regeneration Research.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Periodic limb movements in sleep in patients using antidepressants
Marey, H., Chai, A. & Bikov, A., Feb 2025, In: Sleep Medicine Reviews.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10-year multimorbidity patterns among people with and without rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: an observational cohort study using linked electronic health records from Wales, UK
Jalali-najafabadi, F., Bailey, R., Lyons, J., Akbari, A., Dhafari, T. B., Azadbakht, N., Rafferty, J., Watkins, A., Martin, G. P., Bowes, J., Lyons, R. A., Barton, A. & Peek, N., 19 Jun 2024, In: BMJ Open. 14, 6, e079169.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
211 Systemic inflammation leads to neuronal loss and exacerbates behavioural deficits in a mouse model of MPS IIIA
Mandolfo, O., Parker, H., Aguado, È., Learmonth, Y. I., Liao, A., O'Leary, C., Ellison, S. M., Taylor, J., Wood, S. R., Holley, R., Boutin, H. & Bigger, B., Feb 2024, In: Molecular genetics and metabolism. 141, 2, 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
253 The meningeal immune landscape in mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIA
Parker, H., Donald, A. & Greenhalgh, A., Feb 2024, In: Molecular genetics and metabolism. 141, 2
Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review

28 Not started
45 Active
240 Finished

The STAR study: Specifying and Transforming our Approaches to managing Recurrent chronic musculoskeletal pain in children and young people
Hyrich, K. (PI), Lee, R. (CoI), Mcbeth, J. (CoI) & Peters, S. (CoI)
1/09/24 → 31/08/29
Project: Research
APP11784: Mastering Effectiveness Research by Meta-Analysing Trial and Real World Evidence in Immune-mediated inflammatory Diseases (MERMAID)
Yiu, Z. (PI)
19/08/24 → 18/08/29
Project: Research
Characterising the immune microenvironment of meninges in patients with a vestibular schwannoma
Islim, A. (PI)
1/08/24 → 31/07/27
Project: Research
Laser capture dissection for spatially-resolved -omics analysis
Swift, J. (PI), Caswell, P. (CoI), Chang, J. (CoI), Clarke, R. (CoI), Couper, K. (CoI), Dyer, D. (CoI), Eckersley, A. (CoI), Gilmore, A. (CoI), Hadjidemetriou, M. (CoI), Hayes, A. (CoI), Hepworth, M. (CoI), Hussell, T. (CoI), Knight, D. (CoI), Kostarelos, K. (CoI), Lennon, R. (CoI), March, P. (CoI), Meng, Q.-J. (CoI), Menon, M. (CoI), Piper Hanley, K. (CoI), Reid, A. (CoI), Sharrocks, A. (CoI), Sherratt, M. (CoI), Thornton, D. (CoI), Unwin, R. (CoI), Wong, J. (CoI) & Woolner, S. (CoI)
1/07/24 → 28/02/25
Project: Research
Fat on the frontline: Immune control of energy reserves during infection
Sinton, M. (PI)
1/06/24 → 31/05/29
Project: Research

Accurate in vitro prediction of in vivo genotoxicity and cancer hazard; reducing costs to industry and the use of animals in research
(Participant), (Participant), (Participant), (Participant), (Participant), (Participant) & (Participant)
Impact: Economic impacts, Health impacts, Technological impacts
Advancing treatments for lysosomal storage disorders
Bigger, B. (Corresponding participant), (Participant) & (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Economic
Affecting change of UK public health policy on vitamin D, sun exposure, skin cancer and vitamin D supplementation 2013-20
Webb, A. (Participant) & Rhodes, L. (Participant)
Impact: Society and culture, Health and wellbeing, Economic, Policy
A new international lighting standard that meets our biological needs
Lucas, R. (Participant), Brown, T. (Participant), Allen, A. (Participant) & (Participant)
Impact: Technological impacts, Health and wellbeing, Society and culture, Economic
A new international measurement standard and guidelines for healthy lighting
Brown, T. (Participant), Lucas, R. (Participant) & Allen, A. (Participant)
Impact: Society and culture, Policy, Economic, Awareness and understanding, Health and wellbeing

Integrating single cell and spatial transcriptomic data to understand the response of adipose tissue to parasitic infection
Sinton, M. (Speaker)
29 Jan 2025 → 30 Jan 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
The Wellcome Trust (External organisation)
Hager, R. (Academic expert member)
2025 → …
Activity: Membership › Membership of grants peer review panel › Research
The STEM Village Immunology Symposium
Sinton, M. (Chair)
18 Nov 2024 → 19 Nov 2024
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Manchester Minds: A University History of Ideas
Jones, S. (Speaker) & Cobb, M. (Speaker)
18 Nov 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
ORS PSRS 7th International Spine Research Symposium
Dube, C. (Speaker)
10 Nov 2024 → 14 Nov 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research

Human Embryonic Multi-tissue ChIP-seq (Manchester)
Gerrard, D. (Creator), Hanley, N. (Owner) & Jennings, R. (Data Manager), The European Genome-phenome Archive, 2019
https://ega-archive.org/datasets/EGAD00001004335
Dataset
Direct speech quotations promote low relative-clause attachment in silent reading of English
Yao, B. (Creator), UK Data Service, 2018
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-853105, http://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/853105/
Dataset
CLUSTER MTX clinical dataset
Lawson-Tovey, S. (Creator) & Ng, S. (Creator), CLUSTER consortium, 14 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7639899, https://zenodo.org/record/7639899
Dataset
CLUSTER anti-TNF clinical dataset
Lawson-Tovey, S. (Creator) & Ng, S. (Creator), CLUSTER consortium, 14 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7639960
Dataset
Novel skin photoageing biomarkers of epidermis and dermis revealed by traditional relative quantification in combination with a novel peptide locational fingerprinting MPLF.
Sherratt, M. (Creator), PRoteomics IDEntifications Database, 2021
DOI: 10.6019/PXD021194, https://proteomecentral.proteomexchange.org/cgi/GetDataset?ID=PXD021194
Dataset

1. Poster Prize at the GAB for Krzok, Nobis-Bosch, Willmes & Abel (2014)
Abel, S. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
1st Prize in Post-doctoral rheumatology quiz
Gupta, L. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
2004 Forschungspreis
Herholz, K. (Recipient), 2004
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
2012 Charles W. Serby COPD Research Fellowship
Mathioudakis, A. (Recipient), Nov 2012
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
2015 Fellow
Morton, C. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively

A Shot in the Arm: COVID-19 Vaccine Safety in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Gupta, L.
24/10/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Could fructose have a role in alopecia areata?
Purba, T.
27/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Professor of Critical Care Medicine becomes Vice Dean for Health and Care Partnerships
Dark, P.
19/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other
ITV - More than 39 million could die from antibiotic-resistant infections by 2050, study says
Van Rhijn, N.
16/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
More than 39m could die from antibiotic-resistant infections by 2050 – study
Van Rhijn, N.
16/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment

: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF REPORTED OUTCOMES IN VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS
Haseeb, F. (Author), Mathioudakis, A. (Supervisor) & Felton, T. (Supervisor), 1 Aug 2022
Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

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3D Bioprinting Whole Intervertebral Discs to Understand Degeneration & Inform Regenerative Therapies
Kibble, M. (Author), Hoyland, J. (Supervisor), Richardson, S. (Supervisor) & Domingos, M. (Supervisor), 31 Dec 2023
Student thesis: Phd

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Absolute quantification of low abundance mitochondrial proteins in yeast and its hybrids by F(C)CS
Manousaki, A. (Author), Hubbard, S. (Supervisor) & Delneri, D. (Supervisor), 31 Dec 2020
Student thesis: Phd

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Accelerated Construction of Kinetic Models for Cell Metabolism
Yap, C. F. (Author), Hubbard, S. (Supervisor) & Schwartz, J.-M. (Supervisor), 1 Aug 2019
Student thesis: Phd

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A COMPARISON OF ATROPHIC AND HYPERTROPHIC FACIAL PHOTOAGEING
Ayer, J. (Author), Griffiths, C. (Supervisor), Watson, R. (Supervisor) & Griffiths, T. (Supervisor), 31 Dec 2016
Student thesis: Doctor of Medicine

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