UCD Biomolecular & Biomedical Science

UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science - Research Publications 2020/2021

Below is the list of research publications for the UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science in the academic year 2020/2021.



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Dr Tanja Narancic
Narancic, T., Weirckx, N., Liu, S., & O’Connor, K. E. (2020). Converting Petrochemical Plastic to Biodegradable Plastic. In The Handbook of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (pp. 315-330). CRC Press. Available Online  
Rich, M. H., O'Connor, K. E., & Narancic, T. (2021). Non-canonical (unusual) amino acids as a toolbox for antimicrobial and anticancer peptide synthesis. In Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins: Volume 44 (Vol. 43, pp. 44-63). Available Online  
Professor Kevin O'Connor
Rich, M. H., O'Connor, K. E., & Narancic, T. (2021). Non-canonical (unusual) amino acids as a toolbox for antimicrobial and anticancer peptide synthesis. In Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins: Volume 44 (Vol. 43, pp. 44-63). Available Online  
Dr Emmanuel Reynaud
Glaser, A., & Reynaud, E. G. (2021) Light sheet fluorescence microscopy. In Imaging Modalities for Biological and Preclinical Research: A Compendium, Volume 1: Part I: Ex vivo biological imaging. IOP Publishing. Available Online  
Dr Michelle Rich
Rich, M. H., O'Connor, K. E., & Narancic, T. (2021). Non-canonical (unusual) amino acids as a toolbox for antimicrobial and anticancer peptide synthesis. In Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins: Volume 44 (Vol. 43, pp. 44-63). Available Online  

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Conference Paper

Dr Gary Brennan
Brennan, G. P., Bauer, S., Engel, T., Jimenez-Mateos, E. M., Del Gallo, F., Hill, T. D. M., et al. (2020). Genome-wide microRNA profiling of plasma from three different animal models identifies biomarkers of temporal lobe epilepsy. In Neurobiology of Disease Vol. 144. Available Online  
Dr Derek Costello
BNA 2017 Festival of Neuroscience: Abstract Book (2017). In Brain and Neuroscience Advances Vol. 1 (pp. 239821281770527). SAGE Publications. Available Online  
Professor William Gallagher
Connor, K., Conroy, E., White, K., Shiels, L., Gallagher, W., Keek, S., et al. (2020). EXPANDING THE UTILITY OF PRE-CLINICAL CONTRAST ENHANCED CT (CE-CT) FOR TUMOR DETECTION IN ORTHOTOPIC GBM MODELS USING RADIOMICS. In NEURO-ONCOLOGY Vol. 22 (pp. 93). ELECTR NETWORK: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.  
Dr Antonio Garzon Vico
Garzon-Vico, A., Krastev, D., & Rosier, J. A. (2021). Individuals and Absorptive Capacity: A Supervenient Model. In Academy of Management Proceedings Vol. 2021 (pp. 13177). Academy of Management. Available Online  
Professor John O'Connor
O'Connor, J., Puzio, M., & Moreton, N. (2020). The prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor, dimethyloxalylglycine (DMOG), attenuates the effects of 15 min oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD) and 20 min hypoxia on synaptic transmission in isolated rat hippocampal slices.. In Neuroscience Ireland Young Symposium. On line: Neuroscience Ireland.  
O'Connor, J., & Moreton, N. (2021). The effects of dimethyloxalylglycine, MnTMPyP and hypoxia on synaptic transmission in isolated rat hippocampal slices.. In Irish Journal of Medical Science Vol. 190 (pp. 1-2). Online: Springer.  
O'Connor, J., & Puzio, M. (2021). The nonspecific prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor, dimethyloxaloylglycine (DMOG), rescues synaptic transmission in an in vitro OGD model in rat hippocampus.. In Irish Journal of Medical Science Vol. 190 (pp. 1-2). on line: Springer.  
O'Connor, J., & Moreton, N. (2021). The modulatory effects of dimethyloxalylglycine and MnTMPyP on synaptic transmission post hypoxia in isolated rat hippocampal slices.. In The BRAIN Conference. Online.  
O'Connor, J., & Puzio, M. (2021). The effects of the nonspecific prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor, dimethyloxaloylglycine (DMOG) on synaptic transmission and plasticity in rat hippocampal slices. In The BRAIN Conference.  
Dr Tadhg Ó'Cróinín
Carney, G., Clyne, M., & Ó'Cróinín, T. (2021). Assessing antibiotic resistance and survival under aerobic stress within a panel of freshly isolated strains of Campylobacter. In Annual Conference of Microbiology Society 2021.  

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Internet publication

Dr David Hughes
Hughes, D. (2020). Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-products (sRAGE) and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Case-Control Study Nested within a European Prospective Cohort. Available Online  
Dr Emmanuel Reynaud
Reynaud, E., & Kugler, E. (2020). LSFM series – Surfing on the data freak wave! PART I: Knowing your turf, knowing your surf!. The Company of Biologists. Retrieved from https://focalplane.biologists.com/2020/09/05/lsfm-series-part1/  
Reynaud, E., & Kugler, E. (2020). LSFM series – Surfing on the data freak wave! Part II: Before imaging: Know your sample (geometry).  
Reynaud, E., & Kugler, E. (2020). LSFM series – Part III: Image acquisition: Calibration and acquisition.  
Reynaud, E., & Kugler, E. (2021). LSFM series – Part IV: Data post-processing: Cropping, tailoring, and trimming. Retrieved from https://focalplane.biologists.com/  
Reynaud, E., & Kugler, E. (2021). LSFM series – Part V: Part V The future: The hope of smart microscopes and phantoms. The company of biologists - Focal Plane. Retrieved from https://focalplane.biologists.com/2021/04/24/lsfm-series-partv-the-future/  

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Journal article

Professor Orina Belton
Fitzsimons, S., Oggero, S., Bruen, R., McCarthy, C., Strowitzki, M. J., Mahon, N. G., et al. (2020). microRNA-155 Is Decreased During Atherosclerosis Regression and Is Increased in Urinary Extracellular Vesicles During Atherosclerosis Progression. Frontiers in Immunology, 11. Available Online  
Coveney, S., Murphy, S., Belton, O., Cassidy, T., Crowe, M., Dolan, E., et al. (2021). Inflammatory cytokines, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and risk of one-year vascular events, death, and poor functional outcome after stroke and transient ischemic attack. International Journal of Stroke. Available Online  
Coveney, S., Mccabe, J. J., Murphy, S., Belton, O., Gray, C., Cassidy, T., et al. (2021). Dose-Dependent Association of Inflammatory Cytokines with Carotid Atherosclerosis in Transient Ischaemic Attack: Implications for Clinical Trials. Cerebrovascular Diseases. Available Online  
Assoc Professor Oliver Blacque
Lange, K. I., Tsiropoulou, S., Kucharska, K., & Blacque, O. E. (2021). Interpreting the pathogenicity of joubert syndrome missense variants in caenorhabditis elegans. DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms, 14(1). Available Online  
Acker, N., Smith, H., Devine, C., Oltjen, S. L., Tsiropoulou, S., Smit-McBride, Z., et al. (2021). A complement factor H homolog, heparan sulfation, and syndecan maintain inversin compartment boundaries in C. elegans cilia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(16). Available Online  
Park, K., Li, C., Tsiropoulou, S., Gonçalves, J., Kondratev, C., Pelletier, L., et al. (2021). CDKL kinase regulates the length of the ciliary proximal segment. Current Biology, 31(11), 2359-2373.e7. Available Online  
Dr Gary Brennan
Brennan, G. P., & Henshall, D. C. (2020). MicroRNAs as regulators of brain function and targets for treatment of epilepsy. Nature Reviews Neurology, 16(9), 506-519. Available Online  
Brennan, G. P., Bauer, S., Engel, T., Jimenez-Mateos, E. M., Del Gallo, F., Hill, T. D. M., et al. (2020). Genome-wide microRNA profiling of plasma from three different animal models identifies biomarkers of temporal lobe epilepsy.. Neurobiology of disease, 144, 105048. Available Online  
Casey, S., Goasdoue, K., Miller, S. M., Brennan, G. P., Cowin, G., O’Mahony, A. G., et al. (2020). Temporally Altered miRNA Expression in a Piglet Model of Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury. Molecular Neurobiology, 57(10), 4322-4344. Available Online  
Conboy, K., Henshall, D. C., & Brennan, G. P. (2021). Epigenetic principles underlying epileptogenesis and epilepsy syndromes. Neurobiology of Disease, 148. Available Online  
Wilson, M. M., Henshall, D. C., Byrne, S. M., & Brennan, G. P. (2021). Chd2-related cns pathologies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(2), 1-20. Available Online  
Brennan, G. P., Garcia-Curran, M. M., Patterson, K. P., Luo, R., & Baram, T. Z. (2021). Multiple Disruptions of Glial-Neuronal Networks in Epileptogenesis That Follows Prolonged Febrile Seizures. Frontiers in Neurology, 12. Available Online  
Mathoux, J., Henshall, D. C., & Brennan, G. P. (2021). Regulatory Mechanisms of the RNA Modification m<sup>6</sup>A and Significance in Brain Function in Health and Disease. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 15. Available Online  
Reschke, C. R., Silva, L. F. A., Vangoor, V. R., Rosso, M., David, B., Cavanagh, B. L., et al. (2021). Systemic delivery of antagomirs during blood-brain barrier disruption is disease-modifying in experimental epilepsy. Molecular Therapy, 29(6), 2041-2052. Available Online  
Dr Kieran Brennan
Brennan, K., Martin, K., FitzGerald, S. P., O’Sullivan, J., Wu, Y., Blanco, A., et al. (2020). A comparison of methods for the isolation and separation of extracellular vesicles from protein and lipid particles in human serum. Scientific Reports, 10(1). Available Online  
Professor Geraldine Butler
Pais, P., Califórnia, R., Galocha, M., Viana, R., Ola, M., Cavalheiro, M., et al. (2020). Candida glabrata transcription factor Rpn4 mediates fluconazole resistance through regulation of ergosterol biosynthesis and plasma membrane permeability. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 64(9). Available Online  
O’Brien, C., Oliveira-Pacheco, J., Cinnéide, E., Hasse, M., Hittinger, C. T., Rogers, T., et al. (2020). Population genomics of the pathogenic yeast Candida tropicalis identifies hybrid isolates in environmental samples. Available Online  
Mancera, E., Nocedal, I., Hammel, S., Gulati, M., Mitchell, K. F., Andes, D. R., et al. (2021). Evolution of the complex transcription network controlling biofilm formation in candida species. eLife, 10. Available Online  
O'Brien, C. E., Oliveira-Pacheco, J., Cinnéide, E., Haase, M. A. B., Hittinger, C. T., Rogers, T. R., et al. (2021). Population genomics of the pathogenic yeast Candida tropicalis identifies hybrid isolates in environmental samples. PLoS Pathogens, 17(3). Available Online  
Pekmezovic, M., Hovhannisyan, H., Gresnigt, M. S., Iracane, E., Oliveira-Pacheco, J., Siscar-Lewin, S., et al. (2021). Candida pathogens induce protective mitochondria-associated type I interferon signalling and a damage-driven response in vaginal epithelial cells. Nature Microbiology, 6(5), 643-657. Available Online  
Butler, G., Heitman, J., Idnurm, A., & James, T. Y. (2021). On a Special Collection in MMBR on Sex in Fungi: Molecular Mechanisms and Evolutionary Implications. Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR, 85(3), e0009421. Available Online  
Dr Annette Therese Byrne
O’Farrell, A. C., Jarzabek, M. A., Lindner, A. U., Carberry, S., Conroy, E., Miller, I. S., et al. (2020). Implementing systems modelling and molecular imaging to predict the efficacy of BCL-2 inhibition in colorectal cancer patient-derived xenograft models. Cancers, 12(10), 1-19. Available Online  
Connor, K., Murray, D. W., Jarzabek, M. A., Tran, N. L., White, K., Dicker, P., et al. (2020). Targeting the rhogef ßpix/cool-1 in glioblastoma: Proof of concept studies. Cancers, 12(12), 1-19. Available Online  
Barat, A., Smeets, D., Moran, B., Zhang, W., Cao, S., Das, S., et al. (2020). Combination of variations in inflammation- and endoplasmic reticulum-associated genes as putative biomarker for bevacizumab response in KRAS wild-type colorectal cancer. Scientific Reports, 10(1). Available Online  
White, K., Connor, K., Clerkin, J., Murphy, B. M., Salvucci, M., O'Farrell, A. C., et al. (2020). New hints towards a precision medicine strategy for IDH wild-type glioblastoma. Annals of Oncology, 31(12), 1679-1692. Available Online  
Woo, X. Y., Giordano, J., Srivastava, A., Zhao, Z. M., Lloyd, M. W., de Bruijn, R., et al. (2021). Conservation of copy number profiles during engraftment and passaging of patient-derived cancer xenografts. Nature Genetics, 53(1), 86-99. Available Online  
Woo, X. Y., Giordano, J., Srivastava, A., Zhao, Z. M., Lloyd, M. W., de Bruijn, R., et al. (2021). Author Correction: Conservation of copy number profiles during engraftment and passaging of patient-derived cancer xenografts (Nature Genetics, (2021), 53, 1, (86-99), 10.1038/s41588-020-00750-6). Nature Genetics, 53(5), 761. Available Online  
Assoc Professor Gerard Cagney
Mongan, D., Föcking, M., Healy, C., Susai, S. R., Heurich, M., Wynne, K., et al. (2021). Development of Proteomic Prediction Models for Transition to Psychotic Disorder in the Clinical High-Risk State and Psychotic Experiences in Adolescence. JAMA Psychiatry, 78(1), 77-90. Available Online  
Heurich, M., Föcking, M., Mongan, D., Cagney, G., & Cotter, D. R. (2021). Dysregulation of complement and coagulation pathways: emerging mechanisms in the development of psychosis. Molecular Psychiatry. Available Online  
Dowling, C. M., Hollinshead, K. E. R., Di Grande, A., Pritchard, J., Zhang, H., Dillon, E. T., et al. (2021). Multiple screening approaches reveal HDAC6 as a novel regulator of glycolytic metabolism in triple-negative breast cancer. Science Advances, 7(3). Available Online  
Föcking, M., Sabherwal, S., Cates, H. M., Scaife, C., Dicker, P., Hryniewiecka, M., et al. (2021). Complement pathway changes at age 12 are associated with psychotic experiences at age 18 in a longitudinal population-based study: evidence for a role of stress. Molecular Psychiatry, 26(2), 524-533. Available Online  
Dr Hilary Cassidy
Kumar, A., Mcgeogh, R., Cassidy, H., Ebhardt, H. A., & Sharma, V. (2020). CX3CR1 positive myeloid cells differentially regulate atherosclerotic vascular smooth muscle contraction by plc dependent activation of transient receptor potential cation (TRPC) channels. Atherosclerosis, 315, e32. Available Online  
Seidel, C., Zhernovkov, V., Cassidy, H., Kholodenko, B., Matallanas, D., Cosnier, F., & Gaté, L. (2021). Inhaled multi-walled carbon nanotubes differently modulate global gene and protein expression in rat lungs. Nanotoxicology, 15(2), 238-256. Available Online  
Royds, J., Cassidy, H., Conroy, M. J., Dunne, M. R., Lysaght, J., & McCrory, C. (2021). Examination and characterisation of the effect of amitriptyline therapy for chronic neuropathic pain on neuropeptide and proteomic constituents of human cerebrospinal fluid.. Brain, behavior, & immunity - health, 10, 100184. Available Online  
Dr Colm Collins
Olli, K. E., Rapp, C., Connell, L. O., Collins, C. B., McNamee, E. N., Jensen, O., et al. (2020). Muc5ac expression protects the colonic barrier in experimental colitis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 26(9), 1353-1367. Available Online  
Dr Derek Costello
Jones, A. C., Pinki, F., Stewart, G. S., & Costello, D. A. (2021). Inhibition of Urea Transporter (UT)-B Modulates LPS-Induced Inflammatory Responses in BV2 Microglia and N2a Neuroblastoma Cells. Neurochemical Research, 46(6), 1322-1329. Available Online  
Assoc Professor John Crean
Monks, P., Wychowaniec, J. K., McKiernan, E., Clerkin, S., Crean, J., Rodriguez, B. J., et al. (2021). Spatiotemporally Resolved Heat Dissipation in 3D Patterned Magnetically Responsive Hydrogels. Small, 17(5). Available Online  
Professor William Gallagher
Wilkinson, M., Sinclair, P., Dellatorre-Teixeira, L., Swan, P., Brennan, E., Moran, B., et al. (2020). The molecular effects of a high fat diet on endometrial tumour biology. Life, 10(9), 1-17. Available Online  
Horgan, D., Ciliberto, G., Conte, P., Baldwin, D., Seijo, L., Montuenga, L. M., et al. (2020). Bringing Greater Accuracy to Europe's Healthcare Systems: The Unexploited Potential of Biomarker Testing in Oncology.. Biomedicine hub, 5(3), 182-223. Available Online  
Watson, W., Gonzalez, C., Russell, N., Azam, H., Corey, E., Morrissey, C., et al. (2020). Inhibition of serum response factor as a new strategy to overcome resistance to enzalutamide in prostate cancer. European Journal of Cancer, 138, S49. Available Online  
O’Farrell, A. C., Jarzabek, M. A., Lindner, A. U., Carberry, S., Conroy, E., Miller, I. S., et al. (2020). Implementing systems modelling and molecular imaging to predict the efficacy of BCL-2 inhibition in colorectal cancer patient-derived xenograft models. Cancers, 12(10), 1-19. Available Online  
Slater, K., Heeran, A. B., Garcia-Mulero, S., Kalirai, H., Sanz-Pamplona, R., Rahman, A., et al. (2020). High cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 expression correlates with poor survival of uveal melanoma patients and cognate antagonist drugs modulate the growth, cancer secretome, and metabolism of uveal melanoma cells. Cancers, 12(10), 1-27. Available Online  
Kearns, C., Burke, A., Gallagher, W. M., & Kelly, C. M. (2020). Patient-informed learning to assist development of personalised treatment care plans for breast cancer patients and survivors. European Journal of Cancer, 138, S69. Available Online  
Connor, K., Conroy, E., White, K., Shiels, L., Gallagher, W., Keek, S., et al. (2020). EXTH-30. EXPANDING THE UTILITY OF PRE-CLINICAL CONTRAST ENHANCED CT (CE-CT) FOR TUMOR DETECTION IN ORTHOTOPIC GBM MODELS USING RADIOMICS. Neuro-Oncology, 22(Supplement_2), ii93. Available Online  
Dwane, L., O'Connor, A. E., Das, S., Moran, B., Mulrane, L., Pinto-Fernandez, A., et al. (2020). A functional genomic screen identifies the deubiquitinase USP11 as a novel transcriptional regulator of ERa in breast cancer. Cancer Research, 80(22), 5076-5088. Available Online  
Watson, R. W., Azam, H., Aura, C., Russell, N., McCormack, J., Corey, E., et al. (2020). Inhibition of serum response factor improves response to enzalutamide in prostate cancer. Cancers, 12(12), 1-13. Available Online  
Barat, A., Smeets, D., Moran, B., Zhang, W., Cao, S., Das, S., et al. (2020). Combination of variations in inflammation- and endoplasmic reticulum-associated genes as putative biomarker for bevacizumab response in KRAS wild-type colorectal cancer. Scientific Reports, 10(1). Available Online  
Genua, F., Mirkovic, B., Mullee, A., Levy, M., Gallagher, W. M., Vodicka, P., & Hughes, D. J. (2021). Association of circulating short chain fatty acid levels with colorectal adenomas and colorectal cancer. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. Available Online  
Olsson Hau, S., Wahlin, S., Cervin, S., Falk, V., Nodin, B., Elebro, J., et al. (2021). PRR11 unveiled as a top candidate biomarker within the RBM3-regulated transcriptome in pancreatic cancer. Journal of Pathology: Clinical Research. Available Online  
Collins, D. M., Madden, S. F., Gaynor, N., AlSultan, D., Le Gal, M., Eustace, A. J., et al. (2021). Effects of HER family-targeting tyrosine kinase inhibitors on antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity in HER2-expressing breast cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 27(3), 807-818. Available Online  
Genua, F., Raghunathan, V., Jenab, M., Gallagher, W. M., & Hughes, D. J. (2021). The Role of Gut Barrier Dysfunction and Microbiome Dysbiosis in Colorectal Cancer Development. Frontiers in Oncology, 11. Available Online  
Eustace, A. J., Madden, S. F., Fay, J., Collins, D. M., Kay, E. W., Sheehan, K. M., et al. (2021). The role of infiltrating lymphocytes in the neo-adjuvant treatment of women with HER2-positive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 187(3), 635-645. Available Online  
Lynch, S. M., Russell, N. M., Barron, S., Wang, C. J. A., Loughman, T., Dynoodt, P., et al. (2021). Prognostic value of the 6-gene OncoMasTR test in hormone receptor–positive HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer: Comparative analysis with standard clinicopathological factors. European Journal of Cancer, 152, 78-89. Available Online  
Fitzgerald, J., Higgins, D., Mazo Vargas, C., Watson, W., Mooney, C., Rahman, A., et al. (2021). Future of biomarker evaluation in the realm of artificial intelligence algorithms: Application in improved therapeutic stratification of patients with breast and prostate cancer. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 74(7), 429-434. Available Online  
Doherty, T., McKeever, S., Al-Attar, N., Murphy, T., Aura, C., Rahman, A., et al. (2021). Feature fusion of Raman chemical imaging and digital histopathology using machine learning for prostate cancer detection. Analyst, 146(13), 4195-4211. Available Online  
Dr Jana Haase
Kalinichenko, L. S., Mühle, C., Jia, T., Anderheiden, F., Datz, M., Eberle, A. L., et al. (2021). Neutral sphingomyelinase mediates the co-morbidity trias of alcohol abuse, major depression and bone defects. Molecular Psychiatry. Available Online  
Assoc Professor Chandralal Hewage
Timmons, P. B., & Hewage, C. M. (2020). HAPPENN is a novel tool for hemolytic activity prediction for therapeutic peptides which employs neural networks. Scientific Reports, 10(1). Available Online  
Timmons, P. B., & Hewage, C. M. (2021). ENNAACT is a novel tool which employs neural networks for anticancer activity classification for therapeutic peptides. Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy, 133. Available Online  
Timmons, P. B., & Hewage, C. M. (2021). Biophysical study of the structure and dynamics of the antimicrobial peptide maximin 1. Journal of Peptide Science. Available Online  
Timmons, P. B., & Hewage, C. (2021). APPTEST is an innovative new method for the automatic prediction of peptide tertiary structures. Available Online  
Timmons, P. B., & Hewage, C. (2021). ENNAVIA is an innovative new method which employs neural networks for antiviral and anti-coronavirus activity prediction for therapeutic peptides. Available Online  
Dr David Hughes
Genua, F., Mirkovic, B., Mullee, A., Levy, M., Gallagher, W. M., Vodicka, P., & Hughes, D. J. (2021). Association of circulating short chain fatty acid levels with colorectal adenomas and colorectal cancer. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. Available Online  
Butt, J., Jenab, M., Werner, J., Fedirko, V., Weiderpass, E., Dahm, C. C., et al. (2021). Association of Pre-diagnostic Antibody Responses to Escherichia coli and Bacteroides fragilis Toxin Proteins with Colorectal Cancer in a European Cohort. Gut Microbes, 13(1), 1-14. Available Online  
Rothwell, J. A., Murphy, N., Beševic, J., Kliemann, N., Jenab, M., Ferrari, P., et al. (2021). Metabolic Signatures of Healthy Lifestyle Patterns and Colorectal Cancer Risk in a European Cohort. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Available Online  
Aglago, E. K., Rinaldi, S., Freisling, H., Jiao, L., Hughes, D. J., Fedirko, V., et al. (2021). Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products (sRAGE) and colorectal cancer risk: A case-control study nested within a European prospective cohort. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 30(1), 182-192. Available Online  
Outzen, M., Tjønneland, A., Hughes, D. J., Jenab, M., Frederiksen, K., Schomburg, L., et al. (2021). Toenail selenium, plasma selenoprotein P and risk of advanced prostate cancer: A nested case-control study. International Journal of Cancer, 148(4), 876-883. Available Online  
Genua, F., Raghunathan, V., Jenab, M., Gallagher, W. M., & Hughes, D. J. (2021). The Role of Gut Barrier Dysfunction and Microbiome Dysbiosis in Colorectal Cancer Development. Frontiers in Oncology, 11. Available Online  
Aglago, E. K., Schalkwijk, C. G., Freisling, H., Fedirko, V., Hughes, D. J., Jiao, L., et al. (2021). Plasma concentrations of advanced glycation end-products and colorectal cancer risk in the EPIC study. Carcinogenesis, 42(5), 705-713. Available Online  
Tsilidis, K. K., Papadimitriou, N., Dimou, N., Gill, D., Lewis, S. J., Martin, R. M., et al. (2021). Genetically predicted circulating concentrations of micronutrients and risk of colorectal cancer among individuals of European descent: A Mendelian randomization study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 113(6), 1490-1502. Available Online  
Professor Breandán Kennedy
Slater, K., Heeran, A. B., Garcia-Mulero, S., Kalirai, H., Sanz-Pamplona, R., Rahman, A., et al. (2020). High cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 expression correlates with poor survival of uveal melanoma patients and cognate antagonist drugs modulate the growth, cancer secretome, and metabolism of uveal melanoma cells. Cancers, 12(10), 1-27. Available Online  
Kennedy, S. A., Morrissey, M. E., Dunne, M. R., O'Connell, F., Butler, C. T., Cathcart, M. C., et al. (2020). Combining 1,4-dihydroxy quininib with Bevacizumab/FOLFOX alters angiogenic and inflammatory secretions in ex vivo colorectal tumors. BMC Cancer, 20(1). Available Online  
Buckley, A. M., Dunne, M. R., Morrissey, M. E., Kennedy, S. A., Nolan, A., Davern, M., et al. (2020). Real-time metabolic profiling of oesophageal tumours reveals an altered metabolic phenotype to different oxygen tensions and to treatment with Pyrazinib. Scientific Reports, 10(1). Available Online  
Sánchez, A. G., Álvarez, Y., Colligris, B., & Kennedy, B. (2021). Affordable and Effective Optokinetic Response Methods to Assess Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity in Larval to Juvenile Zebrafish. Available Online  
Campiani, G., Cavella, C., Osko, J. D., Brindisi, M., Relitti, N., Brogi, S., et al. (2021). Harnessing the Role of HDAC6 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Design, Synthesis, Structural Analysis, and Biological Evaluation of Potent Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64(14), 9960-9988. Available Online  
Gómez Sánchez, A., Álvarez, Y., Colligris, B., & Kennedy, B. (2021). Affordable and effective optokinetic response methods to assess visual acuity and contrast sensitivity in larval to juvenile zebrafish. Available Online  
Dr Karen Lange
Lange, K. I., Tsiropoulou, S., Kucharska, K., & Blacque, O. E. (2021). Interpreting the pathogenicity of joubert syndrome missense variants in caenorhabditis elegans. DMM Disease Models and Mechanisms, 14(1). Available Online  
Professor Patricia Maguire
Kelliher, S., Maguire, P. B., Szklanna, P. B., Weiss, L., Ewins, K., O'Doherty, R., et al. (2020). Pathophysiology of the Venous Thromboembolism Risk in Preeclampsia. Hamostaseologie, 40(5), 594-604. Available Online  
O’Reilly, D., Murphy, C. A., Drew, R., El-Khuffash, A., Maguire, P. B., Ainle, F. N., & Mc Callion, N. (2021). Platelets in pediatric and neonatal sepsis: novel mediators of the inflammatory cascade. Pediatric Research. Available Online  
Cremer, S. E., Catalfamo, J. L., Goggs, R., Seemann, S. E., Kristensen, A. T., Szklanna, P. B., et al. (2021). The canine activated platelet secretome (CAPS): A translational model of thrombin-evoked platelet activation response. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 5(1), 55-68. Available Online  
Murphy, C. A., Neary, E., O’Reilly, D. P., Cullivan, S., EL-Khuffash, A., NíAinle, F., et al. (2021). The role of the calibrated automated thrombogram in neonates: describing mechanisms of neonatal haemostasis and evaluating haemostatic drugs. European Journal of Pediatrics. Available Online  
Cullivan, S., Murphy, C. A., Weiss, L., Comer, S. P., Kevane, B., McCullagh, B., et al. (2021). Platelets, extracellular vesicles and coagulation in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulmonary Circulation, 11(3). Available Online  
Comer, S. P., Cullivan, S., Szklanna, P. B., Weiss, L., Cullen, S., Kelliher, S., et al. (2021). COVID-19 induces a hyperactive phenotype in circulating platelets. PLoS Biology, 19(2). Available Online  
Szklanna, P. B., Altaie, H., Comer, S. P., Cullivan, S., Kelliher, S., Weiss, L., et al. (2021). Routine Hematological Parameters May Be Predictors of COVID-19 Severity. Frontiers in Medicine, 8. Available Online  
Murphy, C. A., O’Reilly, D. P., Neary, E., EL-Khuffash, A., NíAinle, F., McCallion, N., & Maguire, P. B. (2021). A review of the role of extracellular vesicles in neonatal physiology and pathology. Pediatric Research, 90(2), 289-299. Available Online  
Dr Simone Marcone
McCann, E., O'Sullivan, J., & Marcone, S. (2021). Targeting cancer-cell mitochondria and metabolism to improve radiotherapy response. Translational Oncology, 14(1). Available Online  
Assoc Professor Siobhán McClean
Sainz-Mejías, M., Jurado-Martín, I., & McClean, S. (2020). Understanding Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Host Interactions: The Ongoing Quest for an Efficacious Vaccine. Cells, 9(12). Available Online  
Schijns, V., Majhen, D., Van Der Ley, P., Thakur, A., Summerfield, A., Berisio, R., et al. (2021). Rational vaccine design in times of emerging diseases: The critical choices of immunological correlates of protection, vaccine antigen and immunomodulation. Pharmaceutics, 13(4). Available Online  
Jurado-Martín, I., Sainz-Mejías, M., & McClean, S. (2021). Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An audacious pathogen with an adaptable arsenal of virulence factors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(6), 1-37. Available Online  
Pither, M. D., McClean, S., Silipo, A., Molinaro, A., & Di Lorenzo, F. (2021). A chronic strain of the cystic fibrosis pathogen Pandoraea pulmonicola expresses a heterogenous hypo-acylated lipid A. Glycoconjugate Journal, 38(2), 135-144. Available Online  
Ma, C., & McClean, S. (2021). Mapping global prevalence of acinetobacter baumannii and recent vaccine development to tackle it. Vaccines, 9(6). Available Online  
Assoc Professor Margaret McGee
Brennan, K., Martin, K., FitzGerald, S. P., O’Sullivan, J., Wu, Y., Blanco, A., et al. (2020). A comparison of methods for the isolation and separation of extracellular vesicles from protein and lipid particles in human serum. Scientific Reports, 10(1). Available Online  
Wu, Y., Brennan, K., Fernández, A. B., & Mc Gee, M. M. (2021). Cyclophilin A regulates secretion of tumour-derived extracellular vesicles. Translational Oncology, 14(8). Available Online  
Professor Wim Meijer
Ballesté, E., Demeter, K., Masterson, B., Timoneda, N., Sala-Comorera, L., & Meijer, W. G. (2020). Implementation and integration of microbial source tracking in a river watershed monitoring plan. Science of the Total Environment, 736. Available Online  
Reynolds, L. J., Sala-Comorera, L., Martin, N. A., Nolan, T. M., Stephens, J. H., Gitto, A., et al. (2020). Correlation between antimicrobial resistance and faecal contamination in small urban streams and bathing waters. Science of the Total Environment, 739. Available Online  
Reynolds, L. J., Martin, N. A., Sala-Comorera, L., Callanan, K., Doyle, P., O’Leary, C., et al. (2021). Identifying Sources of Faecal Contamination in a Small Urban Stream Catchment: A Multiparametric Approach. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12. Available Online  
Sala-Comorera, L., Nolan, T. M., Reynolds, L. J., Venkatesh, A., Cheung, L., Martin, N. A., et al. (2021). Bacterial and Bacteriophage Antibiotic Resistance in Marine Bathing Waters in Relation to Rivers and Urban Streams. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12. Available Online  
Sala-Comorera, L., Reynolds, L. J., Martin, N. A., O'Sullivan, J. J., Meijer, W. G., & Fletcher, N. F. (2021). Decay of infectious SARS-CoV-2 and surrogates in aquatic environments. Water Research, 201. Available Online  
Brandão, J., Gangneux, J. P., Arikan-Akdagli, S., Barac, A., Bostanaru, A. C., Brito, S., et al. (2021). Mycosands: Fungal diversity and abundance in beach sand and recreational waters — Relevance to human health. Science of the Total Environment, 781. Available Online  
Furuta, Y., Cheng, C., Zorigt, T., Paudel, A., Izumi, S., Tsujinouchi, M., et al. (2021). Direct regulons of atxa, the master virulence regulator of bacillus anthracis. mSystems, 6(4). Available Online  
Dr Steven Middleton
Chen, S., He, L., Huang, A. J. Y., Boehringer, R., Robert, V., Wintzer, M. E., et al. (2020). A hypothalamic novelty signal modulates hippocampal memory. Nature, 586(7828), 270-274. Available Online  
Professor Cormac Murphy
Gimenez, D., Phelan, A., Murphy, C. D., & Cobb, S. L. (2021). <sup>19</sup>F NMR as a tool in chemical biology. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 17, 293-318. Available Online  
Khan, M. F., & Murphy, C. D. (2021). Bacterial degradation of the anti-depressant drug fluoxetine produces trifluoroacetic acid and fluoride ion. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Available Online  
Khan, M. F., & Murphy, C. D. (2021). 3-Hydroxytyrosol regulates biofilm growth in Cunninghamella elegans. Fungal Biology, 125(3), 211-217. Available Online  
Gimenez, D., Phelan, A., Murphy, C. D., & Cobb, S. L. (2021). Fengycin A Analogues with Enhanced Chemical Stability and Antifungal Properties. Organic Letters, 23(12), 4672-4676. Available Online  
Dr Tanja Narancic
Narancic, T., Salvador, M., Hughes, G. M., Beagan, N., Abdulmutalib, U., Kenny, S. T., et al. (2021). Genome analysis of the metabolically versatile Pseudomonas umsongensis GO16: the genetic basis for PET monomer upcycling into polyhydroxyalkanoates. Microbial Biotechnology. Available Online  
Tiso, T., Narancic, T., Wei, R., Pollet, E., Beagan, N., Schröder, K., et al. (2021). Towards bio-upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate. Metabolic Engineering, 66, 167-178. Available Online  
Assoc Professor David O'Connell
McGauran, G., Dorris, E., Borza, R., Morgan, N., Shields, D. C., Matallanas, D., et al. (2020). Resolving the Interactome of the Human Macrophage Immunometabolism Regulator (MACIR) with Enhanced Membrane Protein Preparation and Affinity Proteomics. Proteomics, 20(19-20). Available Online  
Reiter, T., Pajenda, S., O'Connell, D., Lynch, C., Kapps, S., Agis, H., et al. (2021). Renal Expression of Light Chain Binding Proteins. Frontiers in Medicine, 7. Available Online  
Professor Kevin O'Connor
Guzik, M. W., Duane, G. F., Kenny, S. T., Casey, E., Mielcarek, P., Wojnarowska, M., & O’Connor, K. E. (2021). A polyhydroxyalkanoates bioprocess improvement case study based on four fed-batch feeding strategies. Microbial Biotechnology. Available Online  
Narancic, T., Salvador, M., Hughes, G. M., Beagan, N., Abdulmutalib, U., Kenny, S. T., et al. (2021). Genome analysis of the metabolically versatile Pseudomonas umsongensis GO16: the genetic basis for PET monomer upcycling into polyhydroxyalkanoates. Microbial Biotechnology. Available Online  
O'connor, K. E. (2021). Microbiology challenges and opportunities in the circular economy. Microbiology (United Kingdom), 167(1), 1-3. Available Online  
Malagurski, I., Frison, R., Maurya, A. K., Neels, A., Andjelkovic, B., Senthamaraikannan, R., et al. (2021). Polyhydroxyoctanoate films reinforced with titanium dioxide microfibers for biomedical application. Materials Letters, 285. Available Online  
Pekmezovic, M., Krusic, M. K., Malagurski, I., Milovanovic, J., Stepien, K., Guzik, M., et al. (2021). Polyhydroxyalkanoate/antifungal polyene formulations with monomeric hydroxyalkanoic acids for improved antifungal efficiency. Antibiotics, 10(6). Available Online  
Tiso, T., Narancic, T., Wei, R., Pollet, E., Beagan, N., Schröder, K., et al. (2021). Towards bio-upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate. Metabolic Engineering, 66, 167-178. Available Online  
Dr Niamh O'Sullivan
Fowler, P. C., Byrne, D. J., Blackstone, C., & O’sullivan, N. C. (2020). Loss of the mitochondrial fission GTPase Drp1 contributes to neurodegeneration in a drosophila model of hereditary spastic paraplegia. Brain Sciences, 10(9), 1-18. Available Online  
Dr Maria Prencipe
Kumari, P., Pillai, V. V. S., Rodriguez, B. J., Prencipe, M., & Benedetto, A. (2020). Sub-toxic concentrations of ionic liquids enhance cell migration by reducing the elasticity of the cellular lipid membrane. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11(17), 7327-7333. Available Online  
Watson, W., Gonzalez, C., Russell, N., Azam, H., Corey, E., Morrissey, C., et al. (2020). Inhibition of serum response factor as a new strategy to overcome resistance to enzalutamide in prostate cancer. European Journal of Cancer, 138, S49. Available Online  
Watson, R. W., Azam, H., Aura, C., Russell, N., McCormack, J., Corey, E., et al. (2020). Inhibition of serum response factor improves response to enzalutamide in prostate cancer. Cancers, 12(12), 1-13. Available Online  
Dr Helen Reid
Mulvaney, E. P., Reid, H. M., Bialesova, L., Mendes-Ferreira, P., Adão, R., Brás-Silva, C., & Kinsella, B. T. (2020). Efficacy of the thromboxane receptor antagonist NTP42 alone, or in combination with sildenafil, in the sugen/hypoxia-induced model of pulmonary arterial hypertension. European Journal of Pharmacology, 889. Available Online  
Dr Emmanuel Reynaud
de Niz, M., Kehrer, J., Brancucci, N. M. B., Moalli, F., Reynaud, E. G., Stein, J. V., & Frischknecht, F. (2020). 3D imaging of undissected optically cleared Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes and midguts infected with Plasmodium parasites. PLoS ONE, 15(9 September). Available Online  
Torres-Leguizamon, M., Reynaud, E., Nefau, T., & Duplessy-Garson, C. (2020). La reduction des risques a distance, un programme adapte et efficace pour faire face a la pandemie de COVID-19. Psychotropes (Paris, France), 26, 123-137.  
Monks, P., Wychowaniec, J. K., McKiernan, E., Clerkin, S., Crean, J., Rodriguez, B. J., et al. (2021). Spatiotemporally Resolved Heat Dissipation in 3D Patterned Magnetically Responsive Hydrogels. Small, 17(5). Available Online  
Merces, G. O. T., Kennedy, C., Lenoci, B., Reynaud, E. G., Burke, N., & Pickering, M. (2021). The incubot: A 3D printer-based microscope for long-term live cell imaging within a tissue culture incubator. HardwareX, 9. Available Online  
Dr Michelle Rich
Copp, J. N., Pletzer, D., Brown, A. S., Van der Heijden, J., Miton, C. M., Edgar, R. J., et al. (2020). Mechanistic Understanding Enables the Rational Design of Salicylanilide Combination Therapies for Gram-Negative Infections.. mBio, 11(5). Available Online  
Hall, K. R., Robins, K. J., Williams, E. M., Rich, M. H., Calcott, M. J., Copp, J. N., et al. (2020). Intracellular complexities of acquiring a new enzymatic function revealed by mass-randomisation of active-site residues.. eLife, 9. Available Online  
Sharrock, A. V., McManaway, S. P., Rich, M. H., Mumm, J. S., Hermans, I. F., Tercel, M., et al. (2021). Engineering the <i>Escherichia coli</i> Nitroreductase NfsA to Create a Flexible Enzyme-Prodrug Activation System.. Frontiers in pharmacology, 12, 701456. Available Online  
Rich, M. H., Sharrock, A. V., Ashoorzadeh, A., Patterson, A. V., Smaill, J. B., & Ackerley, D. F. (2021). Directed evolution of the B. subtilis nitroreductase YfkO improves activation of the PET-capable probe SN33623 and CB1954 prodrug.. Biotechnology letters, 43(1), 203-211. Available Online  
Dr Laura Sala-Comorera
Ballesté, E., Demeter, K., Masterson, B., Timoneda, N., Sala-Comorera, L., & Meijer, W. G. (2020). Implementation and integration of microbial source tracking in a river watershed monitoring plan. Science of the Total Environment, 736. Available Online  
Reynolds, L. J., Sala-Comorera, L., Martin, N. A., Nolan, T. M., Stephens, J. H., Gitto, A., et al. (2020). Correlation between antimicrobial resistance and faecal contamination in small urban streams and bathing waters. Science of the Total Environment, 739. Available Online  
Sala-Comorera, L., Caudet-Segarra, L., Galofré, B., Lucena, F., Blanch, A. R., & García-Aljaro, C. (2020). Unravelling the composition of tap and mineral water microbiota: Divergences between next-generation sequencing techniques and culture-based methods. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 334. Available Online  
Ballesté, E., Blanch, A. R., Mendez, J., Sala-Comorera, L., Maunula, L., Monteiro, S., et al. (2021). Bacteriophages Are Good Estimators of Human Viruses Present in Water. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12. Available Online  
Reynolds, L. J., Martin, N. A., Sala-Comorera, L., Callanan, K., Doyle, P., O’Leary, C., et al. (2021). Identifying Sources of Faecal Contamination in a Small Urban Stream Catchment: A Multiparametric Approach. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12. Available Online  
Sala-Comorera, L., Nolan, T. M., Reynolds, L. J., Venkatesh, A., Cheung, L., Martin, N. A., et al. (2021). Bacterial and Bacteriophage Antibiotic Resistance in Marine Bathing Waters in Relation to Rivers and Urban Streams. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12. Available Online  
Sala-Comorera, L., Reynolds, L. J., Martin, N. A., O'Sullivan, J. J., Meijer, W. G., & Fletcher, N. F. (2021). Decay of infectious SARS-CoV-2 and surrogates in aquatic environments. Water Research, 201. Available Online  
Dr Julen Tomás Cortázar
Trentelman, J. J. A., Sima, R., Krezdorn, N., Tomás-Cortázar, J., Barriales, D., Takumi, K., et al. (2020). A combined transcriptomic approach to identify candidates for an anti-tick vaccine blocking B. afzelii transmission.. Scientific reports, 10(1), 20061. Available Online  
Knorr, S., Reissert-Oppermann, S., Tomás-Cortázar, J., Barriales, D., Azkargorta, M., Iloro, I., et al. (2021). Identification and Characterization of Immunodominant Proteins from Tick Tissue Extracts Inducing a Protective Immune Response against <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> in Cattle.. Vaccines, 9(6). Available Online  
Trentelman, J. J. A., Tomás-Cortázar, J., Knorr, S., Barriales, D., Hajdusek, O., Sima, R., et al. (2021). Probing an Ixodes ricinus salivary gland yeast surface display with tick-exposed human sera to identify novel candidates for an anti-tick vaccine.. Scientific reports, 11(1), 15745. Available Online  
Dr Dieter Waschbusch
Waschbüsch, D., & Khan, A. R. (2020). Phosphorylation of Rab GTPases in the regulation of membrane trafficking.. Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark), 21(11), 712-719. Available Online  
Waschbüsch, D., Berndsen, K., Lis, P., Knebel, A., Lam, Y. P. Y., Alessi, D. R., & Khan, A. R. (2021). Structural basis for the specificity of PPM1H phosphatase for Rab GTPases. EMBO Reports. Available Online  
McGrath, E., Waschbüsch, D., Baker, B. M., & Khan, A. R. (2021). LRRK2 binds to the Rab32 subfamily in a GTP-dependent manner <i>via</i> its armadillo domain.. Small GTPases, 12(2), 133-146. Available Online  
Waschbüsch, D., Purlyte, E., & Khan, A. R. (2021). Dual arginine recognition of LRRK2 phosphorylated Rab GTPases.. Biophysical journal, 120(9), 1846-1855. Available Online  
Dr Yan Yan
Boselli, L., Lopez, H., Zhang, W., Cai, Q., Giannone, V. A., Li, J., et al. (2020). Classification and biological identity of complex nano shapes. Communications Materials, 1(1). Available Online  
Dawson, K. A., & Yan, Y. (2021). Current understanding of biological identity at the nanoscale and future prospects. Nature Nanotechnology, 16(3), 229-242. Available Online  
Boselli, L., Lopez, H., Zhang, W., Cai, Q., Giannone, V. A., Li, J., et al. (2021). Author Correction: Classification and biological identity of complex nano shapes. Communications Materials, 2(1). Available Online  
Wang, Y. -F., Zhang, C., Yang, K., Wang, Y., Shan, S., Yan, Y., et al. (2021). Transportation of AIE-visualized nanoliposomes is dominated by the protein corona. National Science Review, 8(6). Available Online  

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