Dr James Baty
Research Fellow
Department of General Science
Malaghan Institute of Medical Research
New Zealand
Biography
Dr James Baty has been a Research Fellow at The Malaghan Institute since 2009. He completed a PhD on the signalling functions of naturally occurring oxidants in cells at the University of Otago Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences thirteen years ago. Today, he is a key researcher in our Cancer Cell Biology group. Dr Baty also works at the Victoria University of Wellington School of Biological Sciences to study various aspects of insect life in New Zealand.
Research Interest
I investigate the phenomenon of mitochondrial transfer, alongside Professor Mike Berridge. I am inspired by our ultimate aim, which is to understand cancer biology to create treatments and preventions. I enjoy the everyday learning and problem solving of research, and working with my colleagues to achieve common goals. I also work with Victoria University of Wellington to improve the health of bees and research ways to limit the spread of invasive insects in New Zealand.
Publications
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Waghorne CL, Corkran HM, Hunt-Painter AA, Niktab E, Baty JW, Berridge MV, Munkacsi AB, McConnell MJ, Timmer MS, Stocker BL (2016) N,N-Bis(glycityl)amines as anti-cancer drugs. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
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Gruber MAM, Cooling M, Baty JW, Buckley K, Friedlander A, Quinn O, Russell JEFJ, SeĢbastien A, Lester PJ (2017) Single-stranded RNA viruses infecting the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile. Scientific Reports
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Dobelmann J, Loope KJ, Wilson-Rankin E, Quinn O, Baty JW, Gruber MAM, Lester PJ (2017) Fitness in invasive social wasps: the role of variation in viral load, immune response and paternity in predicting nest size and reproductive output. Oikos
