Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of York (UOY) 2012-2013
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Developed a novel and sensitive assay under the mentorship of Dr Chris Elliott and Professor Alex Wade at
University of York, Using Steady-State Visual Evoked Potential (SSVEP) in order to measure the neuronal
response amplitudes in Drosophila retina. This assay demonstrated an increase in neuronal activity at early stages of Drosophila visual neuronal development in flies expressing LRRK2-G2019S in their dopaminergic neurons,
which was eventually lost in the older animals.
Development of this novel assay became a critical method in carrying on research in mechanism of progression
of Parkinson's Disease and screening drugs, which play role in delaying this process.
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Electroretinogram (ERG) and Matlab , which were well established in our laboratories, were used in designing
this assay.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of York (UOY) 2010-2012
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Worked on hTERT Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) in Dr Paul Genever laboratory at University of York.​
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Investigated and characterised hTERT-MSCs osteogenic, adipogenic, chondrogenic and immunomodulatory
capacities using number of assays such as TRAPeze Assay in addition to Flow Cytometry.
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PhD Thesis Highlight at University of Edinburgh (UOE) 1999-2005
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Developed an assay for an atypical serine/threonine kinase, GSK3B (Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3B), phosphorylation of which results in its inactivation. GSK3B is a downstream key regulatory switch for number of signalling pathways such as insulin and Wnt/B-catenin signalling pathways.
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The aim of developing a kinase assay for GSK3B was to find a novel role for this kinase in mechanotransduction
pathway in addition to Wnt/B-catenin pathway following mechanical stimulation of chondrocytes.
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