Professor Tony Walker

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About

After receiving my degree in Natural Sciences from Brunel University in 1993, I completed my PhD at the University of Bristol (1996). Subsequently, I worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Universities of Durham and Manchester and was appointed to a Lectureship in Cell Biology within the School of Life Sciences at Kingston Universityin 1999. I became Senior Lecturer in 2001, and Reader in 2006. In 2011, I was promoted to Professor of Cell Biology. I currently teach on a range of bioscience programmes and lead an active research group. In my laboratory, we particularly focus on the cell biology of schistosomes, important parasites that cause the neglected tropical disease human schistosomiasis.

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Academic responsibilities

Professor of Cell Biology

Qualifications

  • 2001 - Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 重口味SM
  • 1997 - PhD, University of Bristol (BBSRC – Long Ashton Research Station)
  • 1993 - BSc (Hons) Natural Science (Biology and Biochemistry), Brunel University

Teaching and learning

Undergraduate courses taught

Postgraduate courses taught

Research

Human schistosomiasis, caused by blood fluke parasites such as Schistosoma mansoni, is a neglected tropical disease that infects over 260 million people across 76 countries. Research within the Walker Laboratory aims to better understand the basic biology of these parasites and how they interact with their mammalian and snail hosts. By employing techniques such as protein kinase assay, confocal laser scanning microscopy/immunohistochemistry, RNA interference, and phenotype assays the research seeks to define the fundamental mechanisms by which cellular proteins regulate schistosome form and function. The research could result in the identification of candidate proteins for the development of novel anti-schistosome drugs. Key areas include:

  • Functional mapping of protein kinase signalling in Schistosoma mansoni
  • Understanding schistosome function through integration of cellular networks
  • Signalling through lipid rafts in Schistosoma mansoni
  • Male-female schistosome interactions
  • Phosphoproteomics of schistosomes
  • Immunity of Biomphalaria glabrata, intermediate host to Schistosoma mansoni

Research student supervision

Main supervision

Other supervision

Publications

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Article

, , and (2024) Open Biology, 14(1), ISSN (online) 2046-2441

Shakir, Eman M.N., Rinaldi, Gabriel, and (2023) Communications Biology, 6, p. 985. ISSN (online) 2399-3642

, , Emery, Aiden M., Webster, Joanne P. and Lawton, Scott P. (2023) Parasites and Vectors, 16, p. 97. ISSN (online) 1756-3305

, , and (2023) PLoS ONE, 18(2), e0270672. ISSN (online) 1932-6203

, Tomas Bort, Elena, , Grose, Richard P. and (2022) FEBS Journal, 289(12), pp. 3440-3456. ISSN (print) 1742-464X

, and (2022) Scientific Reports, 12, p. 19831. ISSN (online) 2045-2322

, Aguoru, Nancy A. and (2022) Parasites & Vectors, 15, p. 365. ISSN (online) 1756-3305

, , and (2021) International Journal for Parasitology, 51(8), pp. 613-619. ISSN (print) 0020-7519

, , Borrett, Hannah E., , Mondal, Mohammed M. H., , Webster, Joanne P., Rajapakse, R. P. V. Jayanthe and (2021) Scientific Reports, 11(1), p. 1246. ISSN (online) 2045-2322

, , and (2020) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 14(3), e000815. ISSN (print) 1935-2727

, , Borrett, Hannah E., , Mondal, Mohammed M. H., , Webster, Joanne P., Rajapakse, R.P.V. Jayanthe and (2020) Scientific Reports, 10, p. 2480. ISSN (online) 2045-2322

Skala, Vladimir, and Horak, Petr (2020) Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 102, p. 103464. ISSN (print) 0145-305X

Arias-Pinilla, Gustavo A., Dalgleish, Angus G., Mudan, Satvinder, Bagwan, Izhar, and (2020) Scientific Reports, 10, p. 537. ISSN (online) 2045-2322

Doenhoff, Michael J., Modha, Jay and (2019) International Journal for Parasitology, 49(10), pp. 747-757. ISSN (print) 0020-7519

, and (2018) The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 218(1), pp. 152-164. ISSN (print) 0022-1899

, Dalgleish, Angus G., Mudan, Satvinder, Bagwan, Izhar, and (2018) Oncotarget, 9, pp. 19994-20007. ISSN (online) 1949-2553

, , and (2018) Parasitology, 145(3), pp. 307-312. ISSN (print) 0031-1820

, and Horak, Petr (2018) Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 79, pp. 137-141. ISSN (print) 0145-305X

, , , and (2017) mBio, 8(4), e00534-17. ISSN (print) 2161-2129

Adema, Coen M, Hillier, LaDeana W, Jones, Catherine S, Loker, Eric S, Knight, Matty, Minx, Patrick, Oliveira, Guilherme, Raghavan, Nithya, Shedlock, Andrew, do Amaral, Laurence Rodrigues, Arican-Goktas, Halime D, Assis, Juliana G, Baba, Elio Hideo, Baron, Olga L, Bayne, Christopher J, Bickham-Wright, Utibe, Biggar, Kyle K, Blouin, Michael, Bonning, Bryony C, Botka, Chris, Bridger, Joanna M, Buckley, Katherine M, Buddenborg, Sarah K, Lima Caldeira, Roberta, Carleton, Julia, Carvalho, Omar S, Castillo, Maria G, Chalmers, Iain W, Christensens, Mikkel, Clifton, Sandra, Cosseau, Celine, Coustau, Christine, Cripps, Richard M, Cuesta-Astroz, Yesid, Cummins, Scott F, di Stephano, Leon, Dinguirard, Nathalie, Duval, David, Emrich, Scott, Feschotte, C茅dric, Feyereisen, Rene, FitzGerald, Peter, Fronick, Catrina, Fulton, Lucinda, Galinier, Richard, Gava, Sandra G, Geusz, Michael, Geyer, Kathrin K, Giraldo-Calder贸n, Gloria I, de Souza Gomes, Matheus, Gordy, Michelle A, Gourbal, Benjamin, Grunau, Christoph, Hanington, Patrick C, Hoffmann, Karl F, Hughes, Daniel, Humphries, Judith, Jackson, Daniel J, Jannotti-Passos, Liana K, de Jesus Jeremias, Wander, Jobling, Susan, Kamel, Bishoy, Kapusta, Aur茅lie, Kaur, Satwant, Koene, Joris M, Kohn, Andrea B, Lawson, Dan, , Liang, Di, Limpanont, Yanin, Liu, Sijun, Lockyer, Anne E, Lovato, TyAnna L, Ludolf, Fernanda, Magrini, Vince, McManus, Donald P, Medina, Monica, Misra, Milind, Mitta, Guillaume, Mkoji, Gerald M, Montague, Michael J, Montelongo, Cesar, Moroz, Leonid L, Munoz-Torres, Monica C, Niazi, Umar, Noble, Leslie R, Oliveira, Francislon S, Pais, Fabiano S, Papenfuss, Anthony T, Peace, Rob, Pena, Janeth J, Pila, Emmanuel A, Quelais, Titouan, Raney, Brian J, Rast, Jonathan P, Rollinson, David, Rosse, Izinara C, Rotgans, Bronwyn, Routledge, Edwin J, Ryan, Kathryn M, Scholte, Larissa L S, Storey, Kenneth B, Swain, Martin, Tennessen, Jacob A, Tomlinson, Chad, Trujillo, Damian L, Volpi, Emanuela V, , Wang, Tianfang, Wannaporn, Ittiprasert, Warren, Wesley C, Wu, Xiao-Jun, Yoshino, Timothy P, Yusuf, Mohammed, Zhang, Si-Ming, Zhao, Min and Wilson, Richard K (2017) Nature Communications, 8(15451), ISSN (online) 2041-1723

, , , , Emery, Aidan M, and (2016) Scientific Reports, 6, p. 35614. ISSN (online) 2045-2322

, and (2016) International Journal for Parasitology, 46(7), pp. 425-437. ISSN (print) 0020-7519

, and (2016) Cell and Tissue Research, 364(1), pp. 117-124. ISSN (print) 0302-766X

, , , Emery, Aidan M, and (2015) The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 212(11), pp. 1787-1797. ISSN (print) 0022-1899

, Lim, Rivka M., , Kett, Stephen M., , and (2015) Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 35, pp. 63-74. ISSN (print) 1567-1348

, Cernikova, Alena, Jindrova, Zuzana, Kasny, Martin, Vostry, Martin, and Horak, Petr (2014) PLoS One, 9(11), ISSN (online) 1932-6203

, , , , King, Aileen, Jones, Peter, , , Kocher, Hemant, Flodstrom-Tullberg, Malin, Edling, Charlotte and (2014) The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289, pp. 30614-30624. ISSN (print) 0021-9258

, and Rothermel, Rolf (2014) Frontiers in Genetics, 5, p. 229. ISSN (print) 1664-8021

, , , , Emery, Aiden M., , Davies, Angela J. and (2014) Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 8(6), ISSN (print) 1935-2727

, Lim, Rivka M., , , and (2014) Parasites & Vectors, 7, p. 277. ISSN (online) 1756-3305

, Lockyer, Anne E, , , Emery, Aidan M, Rollinson, David, Jones, Catherine S, Noble, Leslie R and (2014) PloS One, 9(3), e93215. ISSN (print) 1932-6203

, Bulantova, Jana, and Horak, Petr (2014) Parasitology International, 63(1), pp. 94-99. ISSN (print) 1383-5769

Sealey, Katie L., , , and (2013) International Journal for Parasitology, 43(1), pp. 95-103. ISSN (print) 0020-7519

, , , , Emery, Aidan M. and (2013) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7(1), e1988. ISSN (online) 1935-2735

Lockyer, Anne E., Emery, Aidan M., Kane, Richard A., , Mayer, Claus D., Mitta, Guillaume, Coustau, Christine, Adema, Coen M., Hanelt, Ben, , Noble, Leslie R. and Jones, Catherine S. (2012) PLoS ONE, 7(12), e51102. ISSN (online) 1932-6203

, , Jones, L.A. and (2012) Parasitology, 139(6), pp. 744-754. ISSN (print) 0031-1820

, Rollinson, David, Emery, Aidan M. and (2011) Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 180(1), pp. 51-55. ISSN (print) 0166-6851

Moon, Alice E, and Goodbourn, Stephen (2011) Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 41(8), pp. 628-636. ISSN (print) 0965-1748

, Rollinson, David, Emery, Aidan M. and (2011) BMC Cell Biology, 12(6), ISSN (online) 1471-2121

(2011) Parasites & Vectors, 4(203), ISSN (online) 1756-3305

, , , and (2010) Cell Stress & Chaperones, 15(5), pp. 639-650. ISSN (print) 1355-8145

, Lacchini, Audrey H, Sealey, Katie L, and (2010) Cell and Tissue Research, 341(1), pp. 131-145. ISSN (print) 0302-766X

Ludtmann, Marthe H.R., , Emery, Aidan M. and (2009) International Journal for Parasitology, 39(11), pp. 1223-1233. ISSN (print) 0020-7519

, , , and (2009) Parasites & Vectors, 2(18), ISSN (online) 1756-3305

and (2008) Parasitology, 135(3), pp. 337-345. ISSN (print) 0031-1820

Manship, BM, , and (2008) Marine Biology, 153(3), pp. 473-482. ISSN (print) 0025-3162

, , , and (2008) Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 32(12), pp. 1561-1571. ISSN (print) 0145-305X

Lockyer, AE, Spinks, JN, , Kane, RA, Noble, LR, Rollinson, D, Dias-Neto, E and Jones, CS (2007) Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 31(8), pp. 763-782. ISSN (print) 0145-305X

, , and (2006) The Journal of Experimental Biology (JEB), 209(24), pp. 4829-4840. ISSN (print) 0022-0949

, , and (2006) Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research, 1763(8), pp. 779-786. ISSN (print) 0167-4889

Wright, Bernice, , and (2006) Biology of the Cell, 98(5), pp. 265-278. ISSN (print) 0248-4900

(2006) Trends in Parasitology, 22(4), pp. 154-159. ISSN (print) 1471-4922

, , and (2006) Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 91(1), pp. 74-77. ISSN (print) 0022-2011

, , and (2005) International Journal for Parasitology, 35(3), pp. 293-302. ISSN (print) 0020-7519

, , and (2004) BBA - Molecular Cell Research, 1692(1), pp. 25-33. ISSN (print) 0167-4889

and (2003) Biology of the Cell, 95(8), pp. 527-533. ISSN (print) 0248-4900

, Draeger, Annette, Brahim, Houssa, Wim J., van Blitterswijk, Vasken, Ohanian and Jacqueline, Ohanian (2001) Biochemical Journal, 353(1), pp. 129-137. ISSN (print) 0264-6021

, Glen, David M. and Shewry, Peter R. (1999) Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 31(10), pp. 1387-1394. ISSN (print) 0038-0717

, Urwin, Peter E., Atkinson, Howard J., Brain, Philip, Glen, David M. and Shewry, Peter R. (1999) Transgenic Research, 8(2), pp. 95-103. ISSN (print) 0962-8819

, Glen, David M. and Shewry, Peter R. (1998) Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 46(7), pp. 2873-2881. ISSN (print) 0021-8561

Book Section

, Plows, LD, Humphries, WA, and (2003) In: Dussart, GBJ, (ed.) Slugs and Snails: Agricultural, Veterinary and Environmental Perspectives - Proceedings of an International Symposium Held in Canterbury, Kent 8-9 September 2003. Alton, Hampshire, U.K. : British Crop Protection Council. pp. 63-68. (Symposium proceedings (British Crop Protection Council), (80)) ISBN 1901396800

Conference or Workshop Item

[Speaker], , , , , , Swindon, J, , and (2018) In: International Pathogenic Neisseria Conference 2018; 23-28 September, 2018, Asilomar, California, USA. (Unpublished)

, Dalgleish, AG, Mudan, S, Bagwan, I, and (2018) In: 25th Biennial Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR25) : From Fundamental Insight to Rational Cancer Treatment; 30 Jun - 03 Jul 2018, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

, , , and (2017) In: 5th Mol Micro and 4th M4 Meeting; 13-14 Sep 2017, Birmingham, U.K.. (Unpublished)

, , and (2016) In: EMOP XII : 12th European Multicolloquium of Parasitology; 20 - 24 Jul 2016, Turku, Finland. (Unpublished)

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