Jo Rushworth

Biography

Dr Jo Rushworth is a DMU Teacher Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry in the School of Allied Health Sciences. Jo's main research area is Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common form of dementia. Her recent research has focussed on developing a portable biosensor as cheap and easy way of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease sooner. Recently, Jo invented a new biochemical method which she named “midland blotting” in homage to her Leicester roots. During her Wellcome Trust-funded PhD at the University of Leeds, she studied the structural and molecular biology of Alzheimer’s disease.

Research Interest

Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, Biosensors for earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, Protein aggregation and misfolding, Electrochemical impedance, Biochemistry and cell biology, Pedagogic research.