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Dr Gemma Walmsley MA VetMB PhD DipECVN FHEA MRCVS

Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Neurology Musculoskeletal & Ageing Science

Research

Research Overview

Mutations in the gene encoding HACD1 – a muscle specific enzyme for fatty acid biosynthesis - cause autosomal recessive congenital myopathies in humans, dogs and mice. My research aims to elucidate the pathogenetic mechanisms of these myopathies and discover the functions of HACD
enzymes and lipids in muscle. I welcome applications from prospective PhD students and postdoctoral fellows.

Research Grants

2014 allocation - Wellcome ISSF non clinical fellowships

WELLCOME TRUST (UK)

May 2015 - October 2018