Emeritus ProfessorLeigh Ackland
Emeritus Professor
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Office of the Executive Dean Science, Engineering and Built Environment
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- Emeritus ProfessorFaculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Office of the Executive Dean Science, Engineering and Built Environment
TEACHING EXPERTISE
Introducing an understanding of the experimental basis of science and how
research has shaped our understanding of biology
Expertise Summary
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition in cancer progression. Biology of metals
and metal transporters in prokaryote and eukaryote cells. Epigenetic basis of
disease
research has shaped our understanding of biology
Expertise Summary
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition in cancer progression. Biology of metals
and metal transporters in prokaryote and eukaryote cells. Epigenetic basis of
disease
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- UNIT TAUGHTSLE346 Molecular Basis of Disease
- UNIT TAUGHTSLE206 Molecular Cell Biology
- CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONUnderstanding Genetic and Epigenetic Factors in Chemotherapeutic Drug Resistance in Neuroendocrine Cancer
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONDefence Mechanisms of a Resistant Monocot Model to Phytophthora Cinnamomi
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONProfiling Secondary Metabolites of Plant Roots Inoculated with Phytophthora cinnamomi
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONThe Function of Zinc Transporter Genes in Human Cells
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONZinc and docosahexaenoic acid metabolism in brain cells
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONMolecular and immunological analysis of food allergens
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONCopper Transporters in the Human Placenta
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONHistopathological Fish Health Index: a Biomarker of Pollution Effect
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONMetal Uptake and Efflux Mechanisms in Nostoc Punctiforme
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONEpithelial-Stromal Interactions in Mammary Lineage Development and Carcinogenesis
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONIn Vitro Spheroids and Metastatic Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONFunction of zinc transporters in human cells
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONThe Relationship between Building Adaptation and Property Attributes
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONContent-based Video Indexing for Sports Applications using Integrated Multi-Modal Approac
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONCharacterisation of chromium interactions with Aspergillus flavus
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONCopper Homeostasis in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONSensitivity of Antarctic marine invertebrates and microalgae to metal exposure
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONTumour microenvironment interations in breast cancer and the role of caveolin-1
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONIdentification and Characterisation of a Novel Interleukin-4 Receptor Antagonist for Allergy Treatment
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONBioleaching-an approach for synthesizing functionalized nanoformulations for agricultural use
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONCyanobacterial Nanowires and Characterisation of Cell-Metalloid/Metal Interactions
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONEffects of free fatty acid Docosahexaenoic Acid on supported lipid bilayers
- COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISIONEffects of Different Forms of Docosahexaenoic Acid Supplementations on Human Neuronal Cells