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EM Prof Sandy Mc Lennan B.Sc., Ph.D., F.I.Biol.

Professor of Biochemistry Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology

    Research

    Research Interest 1

    Structural and functional analysis of Nudix hydrolases and HIT proteins; Roles of diadenosine polyphosphates in intracellular signalling; DNA and nucleotide metabolism in Artemia franciscana

    Research Grants

    The role of diadenosine tetraphosphate (Ap4A) in the DNA damage response

    NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND

    October 2010 - September 2013

    Characterization of human MutT motif proteins.

    WELLCOME TRUST (UK)

    March 1998 - March 2001

    The role of dinucleoside polyphosphate metabolism in the invasion of mammalian cells by bacteria.

    WELLCOME TRUST (UK)

    April 2000 - March 2003

    The role of diadenosine polyphosphates in determining cellular status.

    WELLCOME TRUST (UK)

    October 1999 - May 2004

    Molecular analysis of the pro-apoptotic Fhit-signalling pathway that is lost in many tumour cells.

    NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND

    January 2004 - December 2006

    Glasshouse facilities for plant based research at the University of Liverpool.

    BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

    October 2002 - November 2004

    The role of MutT motif proteins in environmental adaptation in Deinococcus radiodurans.

    BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL

    October 1999 - September 2002

    Regulation of DNA replication by diadenosine nucleotides after DNA damage

    NORTH WEST CANCER RESEARCH FUND

    October 2013 - September 2016