Prof. Craig Robson
Professor of Molecular Urology
- Email: c.n.robson@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: 0191 246 4426
- Fax: 0191 246 4301
- Address: Northern Institute for Cancer Research
Paul O'Gorman Building
Medical School
Framlington Place
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4HH
Research Interests
Molecular biology of Prostate Cancer
Androgen Receptor Signaling
Transcriptional Co-regulators
Selected Publications
- Awasthi, S.; Cole, M.; Lüscher, B.; Dittrich, O.; Tagami, H.; Nakatani, Y.; McGee, M.; Girard, A.; Gaughan, L.; Robson, C. N.; Monnat, R.; Sharma, A.; Harrod, R.; Wong, K.; Zhang, J.; Matlock, E.; Rogers, L.; Motloch, P.; Takemoto, S.; Taguchi, H. A human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 enhancer of Myc transforming potential stabilizes Myc-TIP60 transcriptional interactions. Molecular and Cellular Biology 2005, 25(14), 6178-6198.
- McKie AB; Douglas DA; Olijslagers S; Graham J; Omar MM; Heer R; Gnanapragasam VJ; Robson CN; Leung HY. Epigenetic inactivation of the human sprouty2 (hSPRY2) homologue in prostate cancer. Oncogene 2005, 24(13), 2166-2174.
- Gnanapragasam, V. J.; Darby, S.; Khan, M. M.; Lock, W. G.; Robson, C. N.; Leung, H. Y. Evidence that prostate gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors mediate an anti-tumourigenic response to analogue therapy in hormone refractory prostate cancer. Journal of Pathology 2005, 206(2), 205-213.
- Mills, I.; Gaughan, L.; Robson, C. N.; Ross, T.; McCracken, S. R. C.; Kelly, J.; Neal, D. E. Huntingtin interacting protein 1 modulates the transcriptional activity of nuclear hormone receptors. Journal of Cell Biology 2005, 170(2), 191-200.
- Gaughan, L.; Logan, I. R.; Neal, D. E.; Robson, C. N. Regulation of androgen receptor and histone deacetylase 1 by Mdm2-mediated ubiquitylation. Nucleic Acids Research 2005, 33(1), 13-26.
- Richardson, G. D.; Robson, C. N.; Lang, S.; Neal, D. E.; Maitland, N.; Collins, A. T. CD133, a novel marker for human prostatic epithelial stem cells. Journal of Cell Science 2004, 117(16), 3539-3545.
Funding
Medical Research Council,
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council,
Cancer Research UK,
Association for International Cancer Research,
European Union,
British Urological Foundation.
Roles and Responsibilities
Postgraduate Tutor, Northern Institute for Cancer Research
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Sheffield University
PhD Newcastle University
Previous Positions
Research Fellow, ICRF, IMM,Oxford University 1988-1993
Lecturer, Surgery, Newcastle 1993-2000
Senior Lecturer, Surgical Sciences, Newcastle 2000-2002
Reader in Prostate Cancer, Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University 2002-2005
Memberships
American Association for Cancer Research, British Association for Cancer Research, British Prostate Group, Society for Basic Urological Research, European Society for Urological Research.
Honours and Awards
Member of College of Experts, Medical Research Council
Undergraduate Teaching
Lecture courses:
BMS305: The science of human disease,
BGM324: Cancer and gene therapy.
