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Mr Richard Bennett

BBSRC CASE (Badrilla PhD student
LabA, Protein Function Group
Institute of Integrative Biology
University of Liverpool,
Crown Street
Liverpool L69 7ZB
Tel: +44 151 794 5344

Email: rbennet [at] liv.ac.uk


About me

I completed my undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at the University of York, graduating in 2011. After a year working in data management for the NHS, I started an MSc in Biotechnology at the University of Leeds. During this time I carried out a research project in which I characterised molecular probes against a form of CaMKII oxidised at two methionine residues, which is implicated in heart disease. I utilised Western blot and SPR assays in order to study the specificity and characterise the binding of DNA aptamers and polyclonal antibodies to ox-CaMKII.

I joined the PFG as a PhD student in October 2013, where I will be developing the technology for the design and generation of DOSCATS. These are multiplexed standards for protein quantification based on QconCAT technology, which are capable of acting as a standard in mass spectrometry and western blotting. This work is funded by the BBSRC and Badrilla.