Career History

 

2011-Present    Lecturer of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, UK.

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2008-2010        Senior Research Officer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, UK.

BBSRC funded research project: “Formation of Tyrosine Radicals in haem proteins: their role in electron transfer”

 

2006-2007        Senior Research Officer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, UK.

EU Framework VI funded multi-centre academic and industrial European team: “Genomics and Blood Substitutes for 21st Century Europe”

 

2003-2006        Senior Research Officer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, UK.

BBSRC funded research project: “Characterisation of haem-protein cross-linked respiratory proteins: investigation of mechanisms for enhanced pro-oxidant activity”.

 

1999 – 2003      Research Officer, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, UK.

Wellcome Trust funding research project: “Molecular mechanisms of haem-protein induced oxidative injury: Rhabdomyolysis-induced renal failure”.

 

Qualifications

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (April 2016)

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Oct 94 - Oct 98 PhD, Biological Chemistry, University of Essex, UK

Title of Thesis: Reactions of lipids and lipid hydroperoxides with myoglobin and lipoxygenase

 

Oct 93 - Oct 94 MSc, Biological Chemistry, University of Essex, UK

Title of Dissertation: The analysis of the spectra of cytochrome c oxidase and its derivatives: Second derivative spectroscopy and singular value decomposition

 

Oct 90 - Jul 93 BSc, Biological and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Essex, UK (Hons)

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