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Research output per year
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Research Groups
Other research
Research Institutes
Biography
- SRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1978 - 1980.
- Postdoctoral Research Assistant, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1980 - 1981.
- SERC Advanced Fellow, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1981 - 1983.
- 'New Blood' lecturer in Microbial Physiology, Department of Botany & Microbiology, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1983 - 1988.
- Director, Aber Instruments Ltd, 1988 - 2008
- Reader in Microbiology, Dept of Biological Sciences, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1988 - 1992.
- Personal Chair, University of Wales, 1992 - 2002
- Director of Research, Institute of Biological Sciences, UW Aberystwyth, 1997-2002.
- EPSRC/RSC Research Chair in Bioanalytical Sciences, Dept of Chemistry, UMIST. 2002 (since 2004 School of Chemistry, University of Manchester) - present
- Director of the Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology 2005-2008
- Seconded (0.8 FTE) as Chief Executive, BBSRC (2008-2013)
- Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, Cranfield 2011
- Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales 2012 http://learnedsocietywales.ac.uk/node/344
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2012
Research interests
My interests are focused on the development and application of novel analytical methods to the solution of complex biological problems. Such methods are both experimental and computational, with the majority of the group's activities being 'dry'. The approach is typically referred to as Systems Biology. I was originally the Director of the BBSRC/EPSRC funded Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology. From October 2008 to October 2013 I was seconded for 0.8 FTE to be Chief Executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. My blog there was at http://blogs.bbsrc.ac.uk/ and the Group's Home Page is at http://dbkgroup.org/.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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):
External positions
Associated Scientific Director, Danish Technical University
1 Jan 2018 → …
Extraordinary (Honorary) Professor , Department of Physiological Science, Stellenbosch University
1 Aug 2017 → 31 Jul 2020
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Biotechnology
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SpeedyGenesXL: an Automated, High-Throughput Platform for the Preparation of Bespoke Ultralarge Variant Libraries for Directed Evolution
Sadler, J. C., Swainston, N., Dunstan, M. S., Currin, A. & Kell, D. B., 2022, Methods in Molecular Biology. Humana Press, Inc, p. 67-83 17 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 2461).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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A brain-permeable inhibitor of the neurodegenerative disease target kynurenine 3-monooxygenase prevents accumulation of neurotoxic metabolites
Zhang, S., Sakuma, M., Deora, G. S., Levy, C., Klausing, A., Breda, C., Read, K. D., Ross, B. P., Wright Muelas, M., Day, P., O'Hagan, S., Kell, D., Schwarcz, R., Leys, D., Heyes, D., Giorgini, F. & Scrutton, N., 2019, In: Communications Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bacterial Dysbiosis and Translocation in Psoriasis Vulgaris
Visser, M. J. E., Kell, D. B. & Pretorius, E., 2019, In: Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology. 9, 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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GeneORator: An Effective Strategy for Navigating Protein Sequence Space More Efficiently through Boolean OR-Type DNA Libraries
Currin, A., Kwok, J., Sadler, J. C., Bell, E. L., Swainston, N., Ababi, M., Day, P., Turner, N. J. & Kell, D. B., 21 Jun 2019, In: ACS Synthetic Biology. 8, 6, p. 1371-1378Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Involvement of multiple influx and efflux transporters in the accumulation of cationic fluorescent dyes by Escherichia coli
Jindal, S., Yang, L., Day, P. & Kell, D., 22 Aug 2019, In: B M C Microbiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
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Manchester Bioelectronics Network
Casson, A. (PI), Grieve, B. (PI), Ozanyan, K. (PI), Blanford, C. (PI), Cartmell, S. (PI), Li, Y. (PI), Ballestrem, C. (PI), Reid, A. (PI), Turner, M. (PI), Wong, L. S. (PI), Yeates, S. (PI), Trimble, E. (PI), Jones, C. (CoI), Scully, P. (CoI), Holmes, M. (CoI), Wimpenny, I. (CoI), Humphrey, B. (CoI), Turner, M. (CoI), Dobson, C. (CoI), Halsall, M. (CoI), Jones, S. (CoI), Echtermeyer, T. (CoI), Wijekoon, J. (CoI), Curry, R. (CoI), Picardo, M. (CoI), Tracey, K. (CoI), Persaud, K. (CoI), Migliorato, M. (CoI), Treves Brown, B. (CoI), Ozanyan, K. (CoI), Wright, P. (CoI), Majewski, L. (CoI), Hodgson, A. (CoI), Dudek, P. (CoI), Gaydecki, P. (CoI), Morgan, P. (CoI), Zhang, H. (CoI), Keavney, B. (CoI), Brenchley, P. (CoI), Fields, R. (CoI), Khan, U. (CoI), Casiraghi, C. (CoI), Blaker, J. (CoI), Saiani, A. (CoI), Vijayaraghavan, A. (CoI), Lu, J. (CoI), Kell, D. (CoI), Donald, A. (PGR student), Ozols, M. (CoI), Derby, B. (CoI), Sharma, J. (CoI), Mills, E. C. (CoI), Mohd Nawi, I. (PGR student), Tandon, B. (PGR student), Read, M. (CoI), Zhu, Q. (CoI), Ren, L. (CoI), Waigh, T. (CoI), Petersen, R. (CoI), Beach, C. (PGR student), Brown, T. (CoI), Thomas, A. (CoI) & Crowe, I. (CoI)
1/02/18 → 31/07/18
Project: Research
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Enriching Metabolic PATHwaY models with evidence from the literature (EMPATHY).
Ananiadou, S. (PI) & Kell, D. (CoI)
1/04/15 → 23/03/19
Project: Research
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Manchester Synthetic Biology Research Centre for Fine and Speciality Chemicals
Scrutton, N. (PI), Azapagic, A. (CoI), Balmer, A. (CoI), Barran, P. (CoI), Breitling, R. (CoI), Delneri, D. (CoI), Dixon, N. (CoI), Faulon, J.-L. (CoI), Flitsch, S. (CoI), Goble, C. (CoI), Goodacre, R. (CoI), Hay, S. (CoI), Kell, D. (CoI), Leys, D. (CoI), Lloyd, J. (CoI), Lockyer, N. (CoI), Martin, P. (CoI), Micklefield, J. (CoI), Munro, A. (CoI), Pedrosa Mendes, P. (CoI), Randles, S. (CoI), Salehi Yazdi, F. (CoI), Shapira, P. (CoI), Takano, E. (CoI), Turner, N. (CoI) & Winterburn, J. (CoI)
14/11/14 → 13/05/20
Project: Research
Prizes
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Fellow, American Society for the Advancement of Science
Kell, D. (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
- 6 Membership of professional association
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Biochemical Society (External organisation)
Kell, D. (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
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Society of Biology (External organisation)
Kell, D. (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
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Society for Applied Microbiology (External organisation)
Kell, D. (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
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Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) (External organisation)
Kell, D. (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
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Society for General Microbiology (SGM) (External organisation)
Kell, D. (Member)
2014 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
Datasets
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Analysis of drug–endogenous human metabolite similarities in terms of their maximum common substructures
O’Hagan, S. (Contributor) & Kell, D. (Contributor), figshare , 9 Mar 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3713905.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Analysis_of_drug_endogenous_human_metabolite_similarities_in_terms_of_their_maximum_common_substructures/3713905/1
Dataset
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Energetic evolution of cellular Transportomes
Darbani, B. (Contributor), Kell, D. (Contributor) & Borodina, I. (Contributor), figshare , 30 May 2018
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4117886.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Energetic_evolution_of_cellular_Transportomes/4117886/1
Dataset
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SYNBIOCHEM Design-Build-Test-Learn pipeline
Carbonell, P. (Creator), Jervis, A. J. (Contributor), Robinson, C. J. (Contributor), Yan, C. (Contributor), Dunstan, M. (Contributor), Swainston, N. (Contributor), Vinaixa, M. (Contributor), Hollywood, K. A. (Contributor), Currin, A. (Contributor), Rattray, N. J. W. (Contributor), Taylor, S. (Contributor), Spiess, R. (Contributor), Sung, R. (Contributor), Williams, A. R. (Contributor), Fellows, D. (Contributor), Stanford, N. J. (Contributor), Mulherin, P. (Contributor), Le Feuvre, R. (Contributor), Barran, P. (Contributor), Goodacre, R. (Contributor), Turner, N. J. (Contributor), Goble, C. (Contributor), Chen, G. G. (Contributor), Kell, D. B. (Contributor), Micklefield, J. (Contributor), Breitling, R. (Contributor), Takano, E. (Contributor), Faulon, J.-L. (Contributor) & Scrutton, N. S. (Contributor), Mendeley Data, 2 May 2018
DOI: 10.17632/8g4wfwtd43.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/8g4wfwtd43
Dataset
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Supplementary material from "Computing exponentially faster: implementing a non-deterministic universal Turing machine using DNA"
Currin, A. (Contributor), Korovin, K. (Contributor), Ababi, M. (Contributor), Roper, K. (Contributor), Kell, D. (Contributor), Day, P. (Contributor) & King, R. (Contributor), figshare , 15 Feb 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3691882.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Computing_exponentially_faster_implementing_a_non-deterministic_universal_Turing_machine_using_DNA_/3691882/1
Dataset
Press/Media
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MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS: University of Manchester professor develops tool in fight against antibiotics resistance
8/04/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL MEDIA: Plastic-eating enzyme holds promise in fighting pollution — scientists
17/04/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION: Academics’ top tips for publishing success
28/09/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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