https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/ijgallagher
I completed my PhD in immunology at the University of Edinburgh (2006) before moving fields to work in transcriptomics and human physiology at Heriot-Watt University (2007). From there I moved to a post doctoral position in the Medical School of the University of Edinburgh (2009) where I continued research into human muscle pathology as well as developmental biology. I returned to Immunology with a post doctoral position at the Roslin Institute (2011) before taking up my current post at the University of Stirling.
Invited Speaker - Chronic disease & Skeletal Muscle; Exercise Metabolism Research Methods Course, ISMAI, Porto, Portugal
Invited talk to students and Faculty from ISMAI and beyond on the chronic and metabolic disease changes in skeletal muscle.
Invited Speaker - Exercise as medicine; CIDESD International Congress, ISMAI, Porto, Portugal
Invited talk on exercise as medicine and why different people might respond differently to exercise interventions.
Invited Speaker - Statistical Cautions & Caveats; Exercise Metabolism Research Methods Course, ISMAI, Porto, Portugal
Invited talks to PhD students and Faculty at ISMAI about common statistical misunderstandings when interpreting results from studies, how to identify these misunderstandings and how to minimise the chance you make simple statistical mistakes.
Invited Speaker - Transcriptomics in cancer cachexia; SCWD 13th annual Cachexia Congress, Maastricht
Invited talk on using transcriptomic/genetic methods to uncover the basic biology underlying muscle and fat wasting in association with cancer.
Reviewer for Journal of Sports Sciences
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjsp20/current
Reviewer for Journal of Applied Physiology
https://journals.physiology.org/journal/jappl
Reviewer of Aging Journal
https://www.aging-us.com/
Reviewer for PLoS Genetics
https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/
Grant reviewer for Doctor Hadwen Trust
Associate Faculty Member of F1000 Prime
http://www.f1000.com/prime
F1000Prime (f1000.com/prime) is a post-publication peer review service that identifies and evaluates the top 2% of research in biology and medicine.
Member of Physiological Society
http://www.physoc.org/
My research involves using high throughput technology to examine mRNA and microRNA changes in a variety of biological contexts spanning pathology, aeging, development and immunology. These projects involve microarray, RNA-sequencing, qRT-PCR, western blotting, cell culture and bioinfomatics. Collaborations include Professor James Timmons (Kings College London), Dr Janet Kung and Professors Kenneth Fearon and James Ross (Department of Clinical Surgery, University of Edinburgh) and Professors Olav Rooyackers and Thomas Gustafsson (Karolinska Institute).
A Programme of Research Projects to Test the Efficacy and Bioavailability of an Omega 3 Emulsion on Exercise Metabolism and Performance in Cyclists
PI: Dr Iain Gallagher
Funded by: Ketolife Ltd
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Protein Deficiency, sacropenia and cardiometabolic risk in older urban black Cape Town populations: feasibility studies
PI: Professor Angus Hunter
Funded by: Medical Research Council
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Fish Oil Supplementation for Health and Performance
PI: Dr Iain Gallagher
Funded by: SmartFish
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Muscle microRNA expression in response to tumour burden
PI: Dr Iain Gallagher
Funded by: The Physiological Society
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Refalo MC, Hamilton DL, Paval DR, Gallagher IJ, Feros SA & Fyfe JJ (2021) Influence of resistance training load on measures of skeletal muscle hypertrophy and improvements in maximal strength and neuromuscular task performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39 (15), pp. 1723-1745. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1898094
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Mendham AE, Goedecke JH, Micklesfield LK, Brooks NE, Faber M, Christensen DL, Gallagher IJ, Lundin-Olsson L, Myburgh KH, Odunitan-Wayas FA, Lambert EV, Kalula S & Hunter AM (2021) Understanding factors associated with sarcopenic obesity in older African women from a low-income setting: a cross-sectional analysis. BMC Geriatrics, 21 (1), Art. No.: 247. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02132-x
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Willis CRG, Gallagher IJ, Wilkinson DJ, Brook MS, Bass JJ, Phillips BE, Smith K, Etheridge T, Stokes T, McGlory C, Gorissen SHM, Szewczyk NJ, Phillips SM & Atherton PJ (2021) Transcriptomic links to muscle mass loss and declines in cumulative muscle protein synthesis during short-term disuse in healthy younger humans. FASEB Journal, 35 (9), Art. No.: e21830. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202100276RR
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The Emerging Role of Interleukin 1β (IL-1β) in Cancer Cachexia
Laird BJ, McMillan D, Skipworth RJE, Fallon MT, Paval DR, McNeish I & Gallagher IJ (2021) The Emerging Role of Interleukin 1β (IL-1β) in Cancer Cachexia. Inflammation, 44 (4), pp. 1223-1228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10753-021-01429-8
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MacGregor KA, Gallagher IJ & Moran CN (2021) Relationship between insulin sensitivity and menstrual cycle is modified by BMI, fitness and physical activity in NHANES. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgab415
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Pina I, Mendham AE, Tomaz SA, Goedecke JH, Micklesfield LK, Brooks NE, Gallagher IJ, Crockett R, Dudchenko P & Hunter AM (2021) Intensity Matters for Musculoskeletal Health: A Cross-Sectional Study on Movement Behaviors of Older Adults from High-Income Scottish and Low-Income South African Communities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (8), Art. No.: 4310. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084310
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Sarcopenic Obesity in Africa: A Call for Diagnostic Methods and Appropriate Interventions
Mendham AE, Lundin-Olsson L, Goedecke JH, Micklesfield LK, Christensen DL, Gallagher IJ, Myburgh KH, Odunitan-Wayas FA, Lambert EV, Kalula S, Hunter AM & Brooks NE (2021) Sarcopenic Obesity in Africa: A Call for Diagnostic Methods and Appropriate Interventions. Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, Art. No.: 661170. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2021.661170
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Odunitan-Wayas FA, Faber M, Mendham AM, Goedecke JH, Micklesfield LK, Brooks NE, Christensen DL, Gallagher IJ, Myburgh KH, Hunter AM & Lambert EV (2021) Food Security, Dietary Intake, and Foodways of Urban Low-Income Older South African Women: An Exploratory Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (8), Art. No.: 3973. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18083973
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Relationship between cytokines and symptoms in people with incurable cancer: A systematic review
Patton R, Paval DR, McDonald JJ, Brown D, Gallagher IJ, Skipworth RJE, McMillan DC, Dolan RD, Fallon M & Laird BJA (2021) Relationship between cytokines and symptoms in people with incurable cancer: A systematic review. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 159, Art. No.: 103222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.critrevonc.2021.103222
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Bass JJ, Kazi AA, Deane CS, Nakhuda A, Ashcroft SP, Brook MS, Wilkinson DJ, Phillips BE, Philp A, Tarum J, Kadi F, Andersen D, Garcia AM, Smith K & Gallagher IJ (2021) The mechanisms of skeletal muscle atrophy in response to transient knockdown of the vitamin D receptor in vivo. Journal of Physiology, 599 (3), pp. 963-979. https://doi.org/10.1113/jp280652
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Overexpression of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) induces skeletal muscle hypertrophy
Bass JJ, Nakhuda A, Deane CS, Brook MS, Wilkinson DJ, Phillips BE, Philp A, Tarum J, Kadi F, Andersen D, Garcia AM, Smith K, Gallagher IJ, Szewczyk NJ, Cleasby ME & Atherton PJ (2020) Overexpression of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) induces skeletal muscle hypertrophy. Molecular Metabolism, 42, Art. No.: 101059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2020.101059
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Adipose depot gene expression and intelectin-1 in the metabolic response to cancer and cachexia
Miller J, Dreczkowski G, Ramage MI, Wigmore SJ, Gallagher IJ & Skipworth RJE (2020) Adipose depot gene expression and intelectin-1 in the metabolic response to cancer and cachexia. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 11 (4), pp. 1141-1153. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12568
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Untargeted metabolomics for uncovering biological markers of human skeletal muscle ageing
Wilkinson DJ, Rodriguez-Blanco G, Dunn WB, Phillips BE, Williams JP, Greenhaff PL, Smith K, Gallagher IJ & Atherton PJ (2020) Untargeted metabolomics for uncovering biological markers of human skeletal muscle ageing. Aging, 12 (13), p. 12517—12533. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.103513
Book Chapter
Nursing patients with disorders of the lymphatic and immune systems
Ward A & Gallagher I (2019) Nursing patients with disorders of the lymphatic and immune systems. In: Peate I (ed.) Alexander's Nursing Practice. 5th ed. Elsevier, pp. 171-182.
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A statistical and biological response to an informatics appraisal of healthy aging gene signatures
Timmons JA, Gallagher IJ, Sood S, Phillips B, Crossland H, Howard R, Kraus WE & Atherton PJ (2019) A statistical and biological response to an informatics appraisal of healthy aging gene signatures. Genome Biology, 20 (1), Art. No.: 152. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-019-1734-z
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Ryde G, Dreczkowski G, Gallagher I, Chesham R & Gorely T (2019) Device-measured Desk-based Occupational Sitting Patterns and Stress (hair cortisol and perceived stress). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (11), Art. No.: 1906. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111906
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The acute transcriptional response to resistance exercise: Impact of age and contraction mode
Deane CS, Ames RM, Phillips BE, Weedon MN, Willis CRG, Boereboom C, Abdulla H, Bukhari SSI, Lund JN, Williams JP, Wilkinson DJ, Smith K, Gallagher IJ, Kadi F & Szewczyk NJ (2019) The acute transcriptional response to resistance exercise: Impact of age and contraction mode. Aging, 11 (7), pp. 2111-2126. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101904
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A coding and non-coding transcriptomic perspective on the genomics of human metabolic disease
Timmons JA, Atherton PJ, Larsson O, Sood S, Blokhin IO, Brogan RJ, Volmar C, Josse AR, Slentz C, Wahlestedt C, Phillips SM, Phillips BE, Gallagher IJ & Kraus WE (2018) A coding and non-coding transcriptomic perspective on the genomics of human metabolic disease. Nucleic Acids Research, 46 (15), pp. 7772-7792. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gky570
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Jeromson S, Mackenzie I, Doherty MK, Whitfield PD, Bell JG, Dick JR, Shaw A, Rao F, Ashcroft SP, Philp A, Galloway SD, Gallagher IJ & Hamilton DL (2018) Lipid remodelling and an altered membrane-associated proteome may drive the differential effects of EPA and DHA treatment on skeletal muscle glucose uptake and protein accretion. American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 314 (6), pp. E605-E619. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00438.2015
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Assessing the Role of Muscle Protein Breakdown in Response to Nutrition and Exercise in Humans
Tipton KD, Hamilton DL & Gallagher IJ (2018) Assessing the Role of Muscle Protein Breakdown in Response to Nutrition and Exercise in Humans. Sports Medicine, 48 (S1), pp. 53-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-017-0845-5
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Multiple AMPK activators inhibit L-Carnitine uptake in C2C12 skeletal muscle myotubes
Shaw A, Jeromson S, Watterson KR, Pediani JD, Gallagher IJ, Whalley T, Dreczkowski G, Brooks N, Galloway SD & Hamilton DL (2017) Multiple AMPK activators inhibit L-Carnitine uptake in C2C12 skeletal muscle myotubes. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology, 312 (6), pp. C689-C696. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpcell.00026.2016
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Omics/systems biology and cancer cachexia
Gallagher IJ, Jacobi C, Tardif N, Rooyackers O & Fearon KCH (2016) Omics/systems biology and cancer cachexia. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 54, pp. 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2015.12.022
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iGEMS: an integrated model for identification of alternative exon usage events
Sood S, Szkop KJ, Nakhuda A, Gallagher IJ, Murie C, Brogan RJ, Kaprio J, Kainulainen H, Atherton PJ, Kujala UM, Gustafsson T, Larsson O & Timmons JA (2016) iGEMS: an integrated model for identification of alternative exon usage events. Nucleic Acids Research, 44 (11), Art. No.: e109. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkw263
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Molecular studies of exercise, skeletal muscle, and ageing [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
Timmons JA & Gallagher IJ (2016) Molecular studies of exercise, skeletal muscle, and ageing [version 1; referees: 2 approved]. F1000Research, 5 (F1000 Faculty Rev), Art. No.: 1087. https://doi.org/10.12688/F1000RESEARCH.8255.1
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Jensen K, Gallagher IJ, Kaliszewska A, Zhang C, Abejide O, Gallagher MP, Werling D & Glass EJ (2016) Live and inactivated Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium stimulate similar but distinct transcriptome profiles in bovine macrophages and dendritic cells. Veterinary Research, 47, Art. No.: 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-016-0328-y
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Skeletal Muscle Health
Jeromson S, Gallagher IJ, Galloway SD & Hamilton DL (2015) Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Skeletal Muscle Health. Marine Drugs, 13 (11), pp. 6977-7004. https://doi.org/10.3390/md13116977
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A novel multi-tissue RNA diagnostic of healthy ageing relates to cognitive health status
Sood S, Gallagher IJ, Lunnon K, Rullman E, Keohane A, Crossland H, Phillips BE, Cederholm T, Jensen T, van Loon LJC, Lannfelt L, Kraus WE, Atherton PJ, Howard R, Gustafsson T, Hodges A & Timmons JA (2015) A novel multi-tissue RNA diagnostic of healthy ageing relates to cognitive health status. Genome Biology, 16 (1), Art. No.: 185. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-015-0750-x
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Multiple sources of bias confound functional enrichment analysis of global -omics data
Timmons JA, Szkop KJ & Gallagher IJ (2015) Multiple sources of bias confound functional enrichment analysis of global -omics data. Genome Biology, 16 (1), Art. No.: 186. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-015-0761-7
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Stephens N, Skipworth RJE, Gallagher IJ, Greig C, Guttridge DC, Ross JA & Fearon KCH (2015) Evaluating potential biomarkers of cachexia and survival in skeletal muscle of upper gastrointestinal cancer patients. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 6 (1), pp. 53-61. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12005
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Molecular brakes regulating mTORC1 activation in skeletal muscle following synergist ablation
Hamilton DL, Philp A, MacKenzie MG, Patton A, Towler MC, Gallagher IJ, Bodine SC & Baar K (2014) Molecular brakes regulating mTORC1 activation in skeletal muscle following synergist ablation. American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 307 (4), pp. E365-E373. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00674.2013
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Increased skeletal muscle 11βHSD1 mRNA is associated with lower muscle strength in ageing
Kilgour AHM, Gallagher IJ, MacLullich AMJ, Andrew R, Gray C, Hyde P, Wackerhage H, Husi H, Ross JA, Starr JM, Chapman KE, Fearon KCH, Walker BR & Greig C (2013) Increased skeletal muscle 11βHSD1 mRNA is associated with lower muscle strength in ageing. PLoS ONE, 8 (12), Art. No.: e84057. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084057
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Lessard SJ, Rivas DA, Alves-Wagner AB, Hirshman MF, Gallagher IJ, Constantin-Teodosiu D, Atkins R, Greenhaff PL, Qi NR, Gustafsson T, Fielding RA, Timmons JA, Britton SL, Koch LG & Goodyear LJ (2013) Resistance to aerobic exercise training causes metabolic dysfunction and reveals novel exercise-regulated signaling networks. Diabetes, 62 (8), pp. 2717-2727. https://doi.org/10.2337/db13-0062
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Ruckerl D, Jenkins SJ, Laqtom NN, Gallagher IJ, Sutherland TE, Duncan S, Buck AH & Allen JE (2012) Induction of IL-4Rα-dependent microRNAs identifies PI3K/Akt signaling as essential for IL-4-driven murine macrophage proliferation in vivo. Blood, 120 (11), pp. 2307-2316. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2012-02-408252
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Sexual dimorphism modulates the impact of cancer cachexia on lower limb muscle mass and function
Stephens N, Gray C, MacDonald A, Tan BH, Gallagher IJ, Skipworth RJE, Ross JA, Fearon KCH & Greig C (2012) Sexual dimorphism modulates the impact of cancer cachexia on lower limb muscle mass and function. Clinical Nutrition, 31 (4), pp. 499-505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2011.12.008
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Gallagher IJ, Stephens N, MacDonald A, Skipworth RJE, Husi H, Greig C, Ross JA, Timmons JA & Fearon KCH (2012) Suppression of skeletal muscle turnover in cancer cachexia: evidence from the transcriptome in sequential human muscle biopsies. Clinical Cancer Research, 18 (10), pp. 2817-2827. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-2133
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Proteomic analysis of urinary upper gastrointestinal cancer markers
Husi H, Stephens N, Cronshaw A, MacDonald A, Gallagher IJ, Greig C, Fearon KCH & Ross JA (2011) Proteomic analysis of urinary upper gastrointestinal cancer markers. PROTEOMICS - Clinical Applications, 5 (5-6), pp. 289-299. https://doi.org/10.1002/prca.201000107
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Gene-chip studies of adipogenesis-regulated microRNAs in mouse primary adipocytes and human obesity
Keller P, Gburcik V, Petrovic N, Gallagher IJ, Nedergaard J, Cannon B & Timmons JA (2011) Gene-chip studies of adipogenesis-regulated microRNAs in mouse primary adipocytes and human obesity. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 11 (7). https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6823-11-7
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Davidsen PK, Gallagher IJ, Hartman JW, Tarnopolsky MA, Dela F, Helge JW, Timmons JA & Phillips SM (2011) High responders to resistance exercise training demonstrate differential regulation of skeletal muscle microRNA expression. Journal of Applied Physiology, 110 (2), pp. 309-17. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00901.2010
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A transcriptional map of the impact of endurance exercise training on skeletal muscle phenotype
Keller P, Vollaard N, Gustafsson T, Gallagher IJ, Sundberg CJ, Rankinen T, Britton SL, Bouchard C, Koch LG & Timmons JA (2011) A transcriptional map of the impact of endurance exercise training on skeletal muscle phenotype. Journal of Applied Physiology, 110 (1), pp. 46-59. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00634.2010
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Gallagher IJ, Scheele C, Keller P, Nielsen AR, Remenyi J, Fischer CP, Roder K, Babraj J, Wahlestedt C, Hutvagner G, Pedersen BK & Timmons JA (2010) Integration of microRNA changes in vivo identifies novel molecular features of muscle insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes. Genome Medicine, 2 (9), p. 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/gm130
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Stephens N, Gallagher IJ, Rooyackers O, Skipworth RJE, Tan BH, Marstrand T, Ross JA, Guttridge DC, Lundell L, Fearon KCH & Timmons JA (2010) Using transcriptomics to identify and validate novel biomarkers of human skeletal muscle cancer cachexia. Genome Medicine, 2 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/gm122
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Attout T, Martin C, Babayan SA, Kozek WJ, Bazzocchi C, Oudet F, Gallagher IJ, Specht S & Bain O (2008) Pleural cellular reaction to the filarial infection Litomosoides sigmodontis is determined by the moulting process, the worm alteration, and the host strain. Parasitology International, 57 (2), pp. 201-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2008.01.001
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Loke P, Gallagher IJ, Nair MG, Zang X, Brombacher F, Mohrs M, Allison JP & Allen JE (2007) Alternative activation is an innate response to injury that requires CD4+ T cells to be sustained during chronic infection. Journal of Immunology, 179 (6), pp. 3926-3936. http://www.jimmunol.org/content/179/6/3926.abstract
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Arora M, Chen L, Paglia M, Gallagher IJ, Allen JE, Vyas YM, Ray A & Ray P (2006) Simvastatin promotes Th2-type responses through the induction of the chitinase family member Ym1 in dendritic cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 103 (20), pp. 7777-7782. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0508492103
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Nair MG, Gallagher IJ, Taylor M, Loke P, Coulson PS, Wilson RA, Maizels RM & Allen JE (2005) Chitinase and Fizz family members are a generalized feature of nematode infection with selective upregulation of Ym1 and Fizz1 by antigen-presenting cells. Infection and Immunity, 73 (1), pp. 385-394. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.73.1.385-394.2005
I teach on the BSc (Hons) Sports & Exercise Science programme:
SPSU9D3 (Human Anatomy & Physiology 1) (Module Coordinator)
SPSU9D4 (Human Anatomy & Physiology 2) (Contributor)
SPSU915 (Physiology of Sport & Exercise) Contributor)
SPSU9C5 (Sports Medicine, Health & Wellbeing) (Contributor)
BIOU6AC (The Animal Cell) (Contributor)
SPSU9HP (Advanced Methods in Physiology Research) (Contributor)
SPSU9B7 (Research Methods in Sports & Exercise Sciences)
SPSU9RS (Research Project in Sports & Exercise Science) (Module Coordinator)
