Dr Russ Morphew

PhD

Dr Russ Morphew

Senior Lecturer

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Research

Current research is aimed at utilising modern high resolution proteomic technologies and mass spectrometry to investigate protein function and interactions. This work has focussed upon microbial-host interactions and the proteins that act upon this interface. In particular, how proteins can facilitate the invasion, establishment or colonisation of an organism within a host. Present research focuses upon the interaction of ruminant bacteria upon ingested forage using proteomics to uncover proteins involved in bacterial colonisation, plant protein degradation and the metabolic pathways involved. Also of interest are parasitic helminths of economic importance including the liver flukes Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica, nematodes Haemonchus contortus and Teladorsagia circumcincta and the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Recent research using high resolution proteomics has focussed upon vaccine discovery and the development and response to anthelmintic stress and metabolism. The main driver of future research is to increase our understanding of how proteins interact with other proteins within the same organism, between organisms, within a host or with a forage. How proteins interact with ligands such as anthelmintics and metabolites are also of interest, including how proteins function in the metabolism and action of anthelmintics and ultimately anthelmintic resistance.

Research Groups

  • Parasitology and Helminth Control

Publications

Davis, C, Winters, A, Milic, I, Devitt, A, Cookson, A, Brophy, P & Morphew, R 2020, 'Evidence of sequestration of triclabendazole and associated metabolites by extracellular vesicles of Fasciola hepatica', Scientific Reports, vol. 10, 13445. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69970-4
Tyson, F, Dalesman, S, Brophy, P & Morphew, R 2020, 'Novel Equine Faecal Egg Diagnostics: Validation of the FECPAKG2', Animals, vol. 10, no. 8, 1254. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10081254
Collett, C, Morphew, R, Timson, D, Phillips, H & Brophy, P 2020, 'Pilot Evaluation of Two Fasciola hepatica Biomarkers for Supporting Triclabendazole (TCBZ) Efficacy Diagnostics', Molecules, vol. 25, no. 15, 3477. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25153477
Livingstone, PG, Ingleby, O, Girdwood, S, Cookson, AR, Morphew, RM & Whitworth, DE 2020, 'Predatory Organisms with Untapped Biosynthetic Potential: Descriptions of Novel Corallococcus Species C. aberystwythensis sp. nov., C. carmarthensis sp. nov., C. exercitus sp. nov., C. interemptor sp. nov., C. llansteffanensis sp. nov., C. praedator sp. nov., C. sicarius sp. nov., and C. terminator sp. nov', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol. 86, no. 2, e01931-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01931-19
Pawluk, R, Stuart, R, Garcia de Leaniz, C, Cable, J, Morphew, R, Brophy, P & Consuegra, S 2019, 'Smell of Infection: a novel, non-invasive method for detection of fish excretory- secretory proteins', Journal of Proteome Research, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 1371-1379. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jproteome.8b00953
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