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
Hassan Ali
- hassan.alimanchester.acuk
- Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences (L5) - Software Development Team Leader
Person: Administrative
Ali Al-Janabi
- Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences (L5) - NIHR Clinical Lecturer
Person: Academic

Noradrenergic excitation of astrocytes supports cognitive reserve
Zorec, R. & Verkhratsky, A., 1 Apr 2026, In: Neural Regeneration Research. 21, 4, p. 1546-1547 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Thermal desorption and coke deposition studies of spent zeolite catalysts in the hydrocracking of expanded polystyrene waste
Alabi-Babalola, O., Thangaraj, V., Alqahtani, N., Warsahartana, H., Smith, M., Asuquo, E., D’Agostino, C. & Garforth, A., 7 Jan 2026, In: Fuel.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2025 American College of Rheumatology/ European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Anti-Synthetase Syndrome
CLASS project participating investigators, 25 Jan 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals Of Rheumatic Diseases.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3D printed poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyexanoate) scaffolds support chondrogenic potential of human primary chondrocytes during in vitro culture
Pecorini, G., Puppi, D., Richardson, S., Chen, G.-Q. & Domingos, M., 21 Feb 2025, In: Polymer. 320, 128105.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
3D printing of bacterial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)/poly(lactide-co-glycolide) blend loaded with β-tricalcium phosphate for the development of scaffolds to support human mesenchymal stromal cell proliferation
Pecorini, G., Domingos, M. A. N., Richardson, S. M., Carmassi, L., Vecchi, D. L., Parrini, G. & Puppi, D., 1 Feb 2025, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 288, p. 138744
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

27 Not started
47 Active
258 Finished

Developing targeted strategies for precision breast cancer prevention (PROJECT)
Gilmore, A. (PI), Astley Theodossiadis, S. (PI), Howell, S. (PI), Nagarajan, S. (PI), Brennan, K. (CoI), Evans, D. (CoI), Clarke, R. (CoI), Fergie, M. (CoI), Flaum, N. (CoI), Harrison, H. (CoI), Sherratt, M. (CoI), Swift, J. (CoI) & Zhou, H. (CoI)
1/05/25 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
Targeting interleukin-1 as a treatment for acute brain injury
Allan, S. (PI) & Smith, C. (CoI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
The nanoscale governance of immune checkpoint receptors
Worboys, J. (PI)
1/10/24 → 30/09/32
Project: Research
Hub for long-acting technologies
McDonald, T. (PI), Bussy, C. (CoI), Gallego Schmid, A. (CoI), Hadjidemetriou, M. (CoI) & Tapeinos, C. (CoI)
1/10/24 → 30/09/30
Project: Research
BHF Centre for Research Excellence 2024-2029
Keavney, B. (PI), Tomaszewski, M. (CoI), Hentges, K. (CoI), Buch, M. (CoI), Ananiadou, S. (CoI), Miller, C. (CoI), Oceandy, D. (CoI), Smith, C. (CoI), Allan, S. (CoI), Cartwright, E. (CoI), Revell, A. (CoI), Frangi, A. F. (CoI), Peek, N. (CoI), Greenstein, A. (CoI), Wang, X. (CoI), Trafford, A. (CoI), Morris, A. (CoI), Newman, W. (CoI), Kontopantelis, E. (CoI), Brough, D. (CoI), Myers, J. (CoI), Mamas, M. (CoI) & Greenstein, A. (CoI)
1/10/24 → 30/09/29
Project: Research

Accurate in vitro prediction of in vivo genotoxicity and cancer hazard; reducing costs to industry and the use of animals in research
Walmsley, R. (Participant), Cahill, P. (Participant), Knight, A. (Participant), Jagger, C. (Participant), Hughes, C. (Participant), Billinton, N. (Participant) & Tate, M. (Participant)
Impact: Economic impacts, Health impacts, Technological impacts
Advancing treatments for lysosomal storage disorders
Bigger, B. (Corresponding participant), Wynn, R. (Participant) & Jones, S. (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) & Bailes, H. (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

2025 Phage Therapy Workshop
Brockhurst, M. (Co-Organiser)
25 Nov 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research

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Episignatures in Rare Diseases
Banka, S. (Speaker)
7 Jul 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Teaching
Episignatures in Rare Diseases
Banka, S. (Speaker)
3 Jul 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Teaching and Research
Uk Health Security Agency (External organisation)
Lucas, R. (Academic expert member)
Jul 2025
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Research
Analysis of R-loop forming regions identifies RNU2-2 and RNU5B-1 as neurodevelopmental disorder genes
Banka, S. (Speaker)
23 Jun 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › 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 anti-TNF clinical dataset
Lawson-Tovey, S. (Creator) & Ng, S. (Creator), CLUSTER consortium, 14 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7639960
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
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

New Co-Lead and Deputy Lead appointed for Industry and Commercialisation
Kitchen, G.
13/04/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
In 2023, the launch of Boots No 7’s new anti-aging range ‘broke the internet’. The collaboration between the high street brand and University of Manchester research was wildly successful. Now the MEN [manchestereveningnews.co.uk] report that a newly developed product is being added to the range.
Meng, Q.-J. & Sherratt, M.
9/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Pioneering research with sepsis patients helps fight superbugs
Dark, P.
11/02/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
The Skin Diary's Night Therapy Repair cream featured in the Times Magazine best luxury buys
Griffiths, C.
25/01/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Sliced bread
Cruickshank, S.
20/01/25
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), 27 Oct 2021
Student thesis: Master of Philosophy

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3D Bioprinted Tissue Engineered Meniscal Constructs
Mcdermott, G. (Author), Richardson, S. (Supervisor) & Domingos, M. (Supervisor), 6 Jun 2024
Student thesis: Phd

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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), 11 Jul 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), 7 Jul 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), 7 Dec 2018
Student thesis: Phd

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Genomic Technologies
Hayes, A. (Core Facility Lead), Smiga, M. (Technical Specialist), Morrisroe, C. (Technical Specialist), Holden, S. (Technical Specialist), Anderson, B. (Technical Specialist), Rash, B. (Senior Technician), Sharrocks, A. (Academic lead) & Foster, F. (Other)
FBMH Platform Sciences, Enabling Technologies & Infrastructure
Facility/equipment: Facility

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