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I am a Lecturer in Genetics/Genomics at the Division of Cardiovascular Sciences since November 2015. Having come from a background in yeast genetics, I have committed my future career to the identification and study of genes linked to diseases, especially in the cardiovascular system, recognising the potential for patient benefit that may result from novel computational approaches.
My main research interest is in understanding why some variation (either quantitative or qualitative) is tolerated whereas other variation is deleterious.
Identification and interpretation of genetic variants linked to cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular diseases encompass many diverse conditions with very dissimilar origins; e.g., congenital, environmental, or as a complication of diseases such as kidney failure or diabetes mellitus. Therefore the comprehension of the pathophysiology of diseases not only relies on the identification of the genetic causes and the influence of external factors, but also on the understanding of the molecular consequences caused by any anomaly. This highlights the necessity for approaches that permit modelling the systemic changes (from transcriptional variation to protein degradation) undergoing within the cell.
Transcriptional and translational response to stress
Yeast is a very useful model organism for studying basic global processes such as translational control and stress response. We have been collaborating extensively with the Pavitt, Grant, O'Keefe, Ashe, and Hubbard labs in the study of some of these processes.
Co-Director of the MSc Bioinformatics and Systems Biology programme
Unit coordinator and lecturer on BIOL60791 Introduction to Bioinformatics
Lecturer on BIOL33011 MSci Bioinfromatics Tools and Resources
Lecturer on MRes Cardiovascular Health and Disease
Various roles on the MBChB programme
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1/11/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
Cartwright, E., Abraham, S., Allan, S., Ashton, N., Ballestrem, C., Dibb, K., Dobrzynski, H., Eisner, D., Galli, G., Greenstein, A., Heagerty, A., Hentges, K., Herbert, S., Keavney, B., Kitmitto, A., Liu, W., Oceandy, D., Pinali, C., Pinteaux, E., Saiani, A., Shiels, H., Talavera, D., Tomaszewski, M., Trafford, A., Venetucci, L. & Wang, X.
1/10/19 → 30/09/23
Project: Research
Cartwright, E., Abraham, S., Allan, S., Ballestrem, C., Boyett, M., Canfield, A., Dibb, K., Dobrzynski, H., Eisner, D., Galli, G., Heagerty, A., Hentges, K., Herbert, S., Holt, C., Humphries, M., Keavney, B., Kitmitto, A., Liu, W., Miller, C., Oceandy, D., Parry-Jones, A., Saiani, A., Sherratt, M., Shiels, H., Talavera, D., Tomaszewski, M., Trafford, A., Venetucci, L., Wang, X. & Zhang, Y.
1/10/17 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
Ames, R. (Contributor), Talavera, D. (Contributor), Williams, S. (Contributor), Robertson, D. (Contributor) & Lovell, S. (Contributor), figshare , 18 Feb 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3618035.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Binding_interface_change_and_cryptic_variation_in_the_evolution_of_protein-protein_interactions/3618035/1
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Costello, J. L. (Contributor), Kershaw, C. (Contributor), Castelli, L. M. (Contributor), Talavera, D. (Contributor), Rowe, W. (Contributor), Sims, P. F. G. (Contributor), Ashe, M. (Contributor), Grant, C. (Contributor), Hubbard, S. (Contributor) & Pavitt, G. (Contributor), figshare , 27 Oct 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3915958.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Dynamic_changes_in_eIF4F-mRNA_interactions_revealed_by_global_analyses_of_environmental_stress_responses/3915958/1
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