Current Area of Interest

I am a Postdoctoral researcher working on the glycomics section of the Reproductive Biology Research Cluster which brings together researchers across many disciplines but focusing on the fertility of domestic animals using a variety of technologies including established animal models, in vitro tissue culture and bioinformatic tools for the analysis of reproductive tissues (follicles, oocytes, embryos, uterus, cervix). In particular my project looks at the variability of N- and O- linked glycosylation of the cervical mucus throughout the oestrous cycle of cattle.

My Ph.D. research interests included the optimization of recombinant protein production (IFN-beta and tPA) from CHO cells using high density cultures obtained by utilization of microcarriers.

The projects involved the production of the protein, quantification of the protein, and analysis of the glycosylation to ensure product quality.

Further information, including the recent publications, is available here.

Contact Information

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Further information regarding the RBRC project can be found here.