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M. Whelan

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Cell Biology· 1 Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1 Physiology· 1

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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A. E. Scott· 1 shared A. Grimmitt· 1 shared A. Lubin· 1 shared C. Jolly· 1 shared C. M. Weight· 1 shared D. Ferreira· 1 shared D. N. Martini· 1 shared E. Payne· 1 shared

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Walking with increased step length variability increases the metabolic cost of walking

A. Grimmitt, M. Whelan, D. N. Martini, W. Hoogkamer

This study shows that increased step length variability during walking raises metabolic cost by 0.7% per 1% increase in variability.

Journal of Experimental Biology · Apr 24, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology

Disease-attenuated pneumococcal biosynthesis gene mutants invade the mucosal epithelium and induce innate immunity

C. M. Weight, G. M. Pollara, M. Betts, R. Ragazzini, M. Connor, E. Ramos-Sevillano, J. Reine, M. Whelan, J. A. Guerra-Assuncao, P. Bonfanti, C. Jolly, M. Noursadeghi, D. Ferreira, J. Brown, R. S. Heyderman

This paper shows that disease-attenuated pneumococcal mutants retain epithelial microinvasion but show reduced transmigration and altered inflammatory responses.

bioRxiv · Jun 15, 2023Microbiology

A versatile automated high-throughput drug screening platform for zebrafish embryos

A. Lubin, J. Otterstrom, Y. Hoade, I. Bjedov, E. Stead, M. Whelan, G. Gestri, Y. Paran, E. Payne

The paper develops an automated high-throughput drug screening platform for zebrafish embryos using AI-driven image analysis and validation through GFP-tagged cell counts and genetic mutation assessments.

bioRxiv · Dec 16, 2020Cell Biology

Assessments of hepatitis B virus-like particles and Crm197 as carrier proteins in melioidosis glycoconjugate vaccines

M. Bayliss, G. Pergolizzi, M. I. Donaldson, A. E. Scott, S. A. Nepogodiev, L. Beales, M. Whelan, W. Rosenberg, H. Peyret, G. P. Lomonossoff, N. J. Harmer, T. Atkins, R. A. Field, J. L. Prior

This study compares the effectiveness of Crm197 and hepatitis B virus-like particles as carrier proteins for a melioidosis glycoconjugate vaccine, finding that Crm197 conjugates produce higher antibody titres but both protect against bacterial challenge.

bioRxiv · Apr 8, 2020 · PreprintImmunology