Liz A Dyrynda
Assistant Professor
Life and Earth Sciences
Heriot-Watt University
United Kingdom
Biography
Liz Dyrynda graduated in Zoology from the University of Wales Swansea and later obtained her PhD there in comparative immunology (1995). Following University of Wales and Wellcome Trust Research Fellowships, she was appointed as Lecturer in Aquatic Biology at Swansea in 2000 and joined Heriot Watt as Lecturer in Marine Biology in 2002.
Research Interest
Dr Dyrynda’s research interests include developmental and comparative immunology, particularly the effects of stress on the immune system and the consequences for successful disease resistance. The research involves a number of different species, but focuses in particular on molluscs and crustaceans, which are an important economic resource. Current aspects of research include the expression and activity of novel anti-microbial peptides, immunotoxicology and cell death processes.
Publications
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Antimicrobial proteins: From old proteins, new tricks Smith, V. J. & Dyrynda, E. Dec 2015 In : Molecular Immunology. 68, 2, Part B, p. 383-398 16 p.
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An Antarctic molluscan biomineralisation tool-kit Sleight, V. A., Marie, B., Jackson, D. J., Dyrynda, E., Marie, A. & Clark, M. S. 11 Nov 2016 In : Scientific Reports. 6, 36978
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Unusual tissue distribution of carcinin, an antibacterial crustin, in the crab, Carcinus maenas, reveals its multi-functionality Suleiman, S., Smith, V. J. & Dyrynda, E. A. 24 Jun 2017 In : Developmental and Comparative Immunology. 76, p. 274-284 11 p.
