diagnostics and therapeutics
Diagnostics and novel therapeutics are becoming ever important as we seek to provide earlier interventions for medical conditions. The process of translating cutting edge research into clinical settings is often seen as a barrier to bringing innovation to life and thus, this strategic group will focus on the translation of research to improve patient care.
This Strategic Group is sponsored by Precision Medicine Scotland
SULSA's Strategic Groups
SULSA’s Strategic Groups cover three key areas of strategic importance which have been directed by Scottish Government and funding agencies priorities. They are:
- Diagnostics and Therapeutics
- Environment, Bioeconomy and Sustainability
- Infectious Disease
These Strategic Groups are formed of senior academics with valued input from our early career researchers. They allow SULSA member universities to respond collaboratively to large multidisciplinary funding bids and drive multidisciplinary knowledge exchange.
Strategic groups will be changed every three years and will be inclusive of human, plant, animal, and microbe researchers.
Strategic Group Overview
Diagnostics and novel therapeutics are becoming ever important as we seek to provide earlier interventions for medical conditions. The process of translating cutting edge research into clinical settings is often seen as a barrier to bringing innovation to life and thus, this strategic group will focus on the translation of research to improve patient care.
For the purposes of this group, novel therapeutics are any drug or drug-like molecule, including cell and gene therapies, which are novel in structure or delivery to prevent, treat, or relieve symptoms of a disease or condition.
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meet our strategic group members
Prof. Mirela Delibegovic
Professor at University of Aberdeen
Research Interest: Diabetes Physiology and Signalling
Dr Sergio Dall’Angelo (Deputy)
Research Fellow at University of Aberdeen
Research Interest: Medicinal Chemistry, PET Chemistry, Peptide Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Medical Imaging, PET Imaging, Peptide Therapeutics
Prof. Albena T Dinkova-Kostova
Professor of Chemical Biology at University of Dundee
Research Interest: Keap1, Nrf2, Covalent Reversible Drugs, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Fibrosis, Macrophage
Dr Sourav Banerjee (Deputy)
Principal Investigator at the University of Dundee
Research Interest: Novel Kinases in Glioblastoma Multiforme
Prof. Evelyn Telfer
Professor Chair in Reproductive Biology at University of Edinburgh
Research Interest: Reproductive Biology
Prof. Tilo Kunath (Deputy)
Chair of Regenerative Neurobiology at University of Edinburgh
Research Interest: Regenerative Neurobiology, Parkinson’s
Dr Sofia Ferreira-Gonzalez (ECR Chair)
Chancellors Fellow at University of Edinburgh
Research Interest: Regenerative Medicine, Ageing, Liver-Related Physiopathology, Biotechnology, Biomedical Science and Stem Cells
Dr Ricky Wing Kei WU
Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University
Research Interest: Photodynamic Therapy, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Ovarian Cancer, Gene and Protein Regulation, Combined Therapy, Flow Cytometry, Molecular Diagnostics
Dr Boatemaa Ofori-Frimpong (ECR Chair)
Postdoctoral Researcher at Glasgow Caledonian University
Research Interest: Cell & Molecular Biology, Tissue Acquisition & Processing, High Resolution Microscopy
Prof. Matthew Dalby
Professor of Cell Engineering at University of Glasgow
Research Interest: Cell Engineering, Molecular Biosciences, Innovation, Engagement and Enterprise
Prof. David Chang (Deputy)
Professor of Surgical Oncology at University of Glasgow
Research Interest: Surgical Oncology, Molecular Phenotyping
Dr Yuhang Chen
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University
Research Interest: Tissue Mechanics, Structure-Property-Function Relationship, Medical Devices, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Multiscale Modelling, Computational Mechanics
Dr Zahra Rattray
Senior Lecturer in Translational Pharmaceutics at University of Strathclyde
Research Interest: Drug Development, Antibodies, Nanomedicines, Oncology, Breast Cancer, Bioanalysis, Formulation
Dr Paul Mulheran (Deputy)
Reader in Chemical and Process Engineering, and Director of ARCHIE-WeSt University of Strathclyde
Research Interest: Biomolecular Simulation, Materials Modelling, Nanotechnology, Therapeutics, Antibodies, Protein Adsorption, Protein Aggregation
Prof. Peter Donnelly
Chair in Public Health at University of St Andrews
Research Interest: Epidemiological Principles, Public Health, Early Diagnosis of Human Disease
Dr Samantha Pitt (Deputy)
Reader in Molecular Medicine at the University of St Andrews
Research Interest: Cardiovascular, Heart failure, Molecular Mechanisms, Electrophysiology, Calcium Dynamics, Biomarkers, Ion Channels
Dr Gael Morrow
Chancellor's Fellow at Robert Gordon University
Research Interest: Trauma Coagulopathy, Fibrinolysis, Haemostasis, Extravascular Coagulation, Inherited Bleeding Disorders, Acquired Bleeding Disorders
Dr Antonia Pritchard
Reader of Genetics and Immunology at the University of the Highlands and Islands
Research Interest: Melanoma, Genetics, Genomics, Immunology, Neoantigens, Familial Cancer
Dr Roderick Williams
Lecturer at the University of the Highlands and Islands
Research Interest: Drug Discovery, Leishmania, Acanthamoeba and Neoparamoeba Parasite Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Host-Pathogen Interaction, Amoeba Symbiotic Relations, Metabolomics
Dr Stuart Woods (Deputy)
Lecturer in Biomedical Science at the University of the West of Scotland
Research Interest: Immunology, Parasitology, Drug Delivery, Vaccines, Infection models, Nanoparticles, Flow Cytometry
