Sanam Mustafa

Biography

Dr Sanam Mustafa is a trained Molecular Pharmacologist with a special interest in the study of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signalling and regulation. Dr Mustafa completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 2004 with a M.Sci (Honours) in Genetics. This included an Industrial work placement year at the Comparative Genomics department of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Dr Mustafa then trained in one of the world's leading laboratories researching GPCRs under the supervision of Prof Graeme Milligan and Dr Alan Wise. This PhD studentship was co-funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and GSK. During her case studentship, Dr Mustafa had the invaluable opportunity to spend 3 months in the high throughput-screening department of GSK. Following a short postdoctoral position in collaboration with Almiral, in 2009 Dr Mustafa joined A/Prof Kevin Pfleger's group at the Western Australian Institute for Medical Research at the University of Western Australia. Here Dr Mustafa expanded her skill-set to encompass the study of protein-protein interactions at a more detailed level. Alongside academic research projects, Dr Mustafa conducted contract research work for Dimerix Bioscience. This included project management of a research contract outsourced by Takeda Cambridge. Other responsibilities included the teaching and examination of undergraduate students. Dr Mustafa then moved to the University of Adelaide to join A/Prof Mark Hutchinson’s Neuroimmunopharmacology group and widened her research interests to include Toll-like receptors. Here Dr Mustafa is investigating receptor-receptor interactions and their role in intracellular signalling, with particular interest in the pain domain.

Research Interest

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