Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Centre for Biomedical Science Research
Conducting diverse research to combat disease and improve health


The Centre for Biomedical Science Research facilitates both fundamental science and applied research. We cover a wide range of diseases to further understanding of pathophysiology and search for novel druggable targets. We develop cutting edge technologies and assays to aid understanding of basic science, and our work aims to improve public health and treatment strategies.
Our areas of research
- Hurley IP and Eldahshoury M (2023). Direct Sandwich ELISA to Detect the Adulteration of Human Breast Milk by Cow’s Milk. Journal of Dairy Science
- Baede VO, Gupta A et al. (2023) Markers of epidemiological success of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in European populations. Clinical Microbiology and Infection.
- Bi O, Anene CA, Nsengimana J, Shelton M, Roberts W, Newton-Bishop JK, Boyne J (2021). SFPQ promotes an oncogenic transcriptomic state in melanoma. Oncogene.
- Haigh JL* et al. (2021) Deletion of a non-canonical regulatory sequence causes loss of Scn1a expression and epileptic phenotypes in mice. Genome Medicine.
- Hughes L, Roberts W and Johnson D (2021) The impact of DNA adenine methyltransferase knockout on the development of triclosan resistance and antibiotic cross-resistance in Escherichia coli. Access Microbiology.
- Dobson SJ, Anene A, Boyne JR, Mankouri J, Macdonald A, Whitehouse A (2020). Merkel cell polyomavirus small tumour antigen activates the p38 MAPK pathway to enhance cellular motility. Biochem J.
- Haigh JL et al. (2020). A versatile cholera toxin conjugate for neuronal targeting and tracing. Chemical Communications.
- Shepherd J, Swift T, Chang CY, Boyne JR, Rimmer S, Martin WHC. Highly branched poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) functionalized with an inducer molecule suppresses quorum sensing in Chromobacterium violaceum. Chem Commun.
- Akhbari P, Tobin D, Poterlowicz K, Roberts W, Boyne JR (2018). MCV-miR-M1 targets the host-cell immune response during virus replication resulting in the attenuation of neutrophil chemotaxis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
- Anene C, Graham AM, Boyne J, Roberts W (2018) Platelet microparticle delivered microRNA-Let-7a promotes the angiogenic switch. BBA Molecular Basis of Disease.
- Nwogu N, Boyne J, Dobson SJ, Poterlowicz K, Macdonald A, Blair GE, Mankouri J, Whitehouse A. (2018). Cellular sheddases are induced by Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Small Tumour Antigen to mediate cell dissociation and invasiveness. PLoS Pathogens
- Xu L, Jones GW et al. (2018) The β6/β7 region of the Hsp70 substrate-binding domain mediates heat-shock response and prion propagation. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences.
- StakaitytÄ— G, Nwogu N, Lippiat JD, Blair GE, Poterlowicz K, Boyne JR, Macdonald A, Mankouri J, Whitehouse A (2018). The cellular chloride channels CLIC1 and CLIC4 contribute to virus-mediated cell motility. J Biol Chem.
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Global collaboration and impact
Our principal investigators have well-established successful collaborations with excellent research groups based in Brazil, China, India, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the USA, in addition to many UK-based collaborations. In recent years members of the CBSR have published their work in leading scientific journals such as Cell, PNAS, Plant Cell, Nature Protocols, JACS, JBC, NAR PLOS Pathogens, PLOS Computational Biology, PLOS Genetics, Genome Research, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, amongst others.
our experts
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Professor Gary Jones
Director of Research / School Of Health -
Professor Jim Boyne
Head of Subject / School Of Health -
Dr Wayne Roberts
Course Director / School Of Health
our experts
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Professor Gary Jones
Director of Research / School Of Health -
Professor Jim Boyne
Head of Subject / School Of Health -
Dr Wayne Roberts
Course Director / School Of Health -
Dr Jess Haigh
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health -
Dr Chinedu Anene
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health -
Dr Tara Sabir
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health -
Dr John George
Reader / School Of Health -
Alex Liversidge
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health -
Dr Andrew Paterson
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health -
Dr Damilare Akintade
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health -
Dr Donna Johnson
Course Director / School Of Health -
Dr Ghazala Tabasam
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health -
Dr Angela Oates
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health -
Dr Ian Hurley
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health -
Dr Osama Tashani
Senior Research Fellow / School Of Health -
Dr Sareen Galbraith
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health -
Dr Sue Lang
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health -
Dr Rochelle Hockney
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health -
Dr Arya Gupta
Senior Lecturer / School Of Health
state-of-the-art facilities
Leeds Beckett University has invested close to £1m in new resources for biomedical science research. This includes a newly refurbished biomedical research laboratory, which is stocked with state-of-the-art biochemical and cell biology equipment.
Our facilities include: hi-tech AKTA protein purifier, Seahorse Metabolic Analyser, FACS, RT-PCR, microbial fermenter, Nanosight particle analyser, advanced plate-readers, amongst other available resources. Our biomedical laboratory facilities allow us to carry out advanced microbiology, biochemistry and cell biology research that can produce high-impact publications.