Newcastle University

Personal Information:

I have comprehensive laboratory experience in developmental and molecular biology within four distinguished research institutes. Specifically, I have experience of working in the area of signal transduction and gene expression within vertebrate developmental biology. I also have experience in teaching and tutoring students, in science writing and in science communication to the public.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Senior postdoctoral Research Associate

Laboratory manager 

Qualifications:

PhD (Biology) University of York (2004), BSc (Biology), University of York (2000) 

Previous Positions:

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of St Andrews 2007-2008 

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Dundee 2004-2007 

Memberships:

British Society for Developmental Biology (member since 2000) 

 Languages:  

English (Basic French, German and Spanish). 

Current Work 

Main Expertise

Other Expertise

Future Research

Research Role

Research Associate 

Postgraduate Supervision

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Funding Received

Industrial Relevance

• Ekerot M, Stavridis MP, Delavaine L, Mitchell MP, Staples C, Owens DM, Keenan ID, Dickinson RJ, Storey KG, Keyse SM. Negative-feedback regulation of FGF signalling by DUSP6/MKP-3 is driven by ERK1/2 and mediated by Ets factor binding to a conserved site within the DUSP6/MKP-3 gene promoter. Biochemical Journal 2008, 412(2), 287-98.
• Keenan ID, Sharrard RM, Isaacs HV. FGF signal transduction and the regulation of Cdx gene expression. Developmental Biology 2006, 299(2), 478-88.
• Smith TG, Karlsson M, Lunn JS, Eblaghie MC, Keenan ID, Farrell ER, Tickle C, Storey KG, Keyse SM. Negative feedback predominates over cross-regulation to control ERK MAPK activity in response to FGF signalling in embryos. FEBS Letters 2006, 580(17), 4242-4245.
• Reece-Hoyes JS, Keenan ID, Pownall ME, Isaacs HV. A consensus Oct1 binding site is required for the activity of the Xenopus Cdx4 promoter. Developmental Biology 2005, 282(2), 509-523.
• Reece-Hoyes JS, Keenan ID, Isaacs HV. Cloning and expression of the Cdx family from the frog Xenopus tropicalis. Developmental Dynamics 2002, 223(1), 134-140.