Dr Andrew Bicknell
Lecturer
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Reading
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr. Andrew Bicknell is currently working as a Lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Reading , United Kingdom. Major Responsibilities: Lecturer • Admissions Tutor for Bsc Biomedical Sciences Research: • Role of POMC derived and tachykinins peptides in the regulation of adrenal, adipocyte and platelet function. • Purification of peptide and protein hormones. • Development and purification of antibodies. Member of the Molecular & Cellular Medicine Group Impact, Enterprise and Outreach: • Supplied antibodies and POMC peptides to various labs around the world. • Purified snake venom proteins that are potential therapeutic targets. • Various outreach activities for A-level students. Teaching: • Part 1: Genes and Chromosomes, Pathology: Introduction to Human Disease • Part 2: Immunology, Endocrinology, Recombinant DNA exercise • Part 3: Selected topics in Endocrinology and Endocrine Disease, Mammalian Reproduction, Therapeutics 3 • Masters: MRes in Biomedical Research.
Research Interest
Research: • Role of POMC derived and tachykinins peptides in the regulation of adrenal, adipocyte and platelet function. • Purification of peptide and protein hormones. • Development and purification of antibodies.
Publications
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Glister, C., Satchell, L., Michael, A. E., Bicknell, A. B. and Knight, P. G. (2012) The anti-epileptic drug Valproic Acid (VPA) inhibits steroidogenesis in bovine theca and granulosa cells in vitro. PLoS ONE, 7 (11). e49553. ISSN 1932-6203 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049553
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Satchell, L., Glister, C., Bleach, E. C., Glencross, R., Bicknell, A., Dai, Y., Anand-Ivell, R., Ivell, R. and Knight, P. G. (2013) Ovarian expression of insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) and its receptor (RXFP2) during development of bovine antral follicles and corpora lutea and measurement of circulating INSL3 levels during synchronized estrous cycles. Endocrinology, 154 (5). 1897-1906. ISSN 1945-7170 doi: 10.1210/en.2012-2232
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Williams, H. F., Vaiyapuri, R., Gajjeraman, P., Hutchinson, G., Gibbins, J. M., Bicknell, A. B. and Vaiyapuri, S. (2017) Challenges in diagnosing and treating snakebites in a rural population of Tamil Nadu, India: the views of clinicians. Toxicon, 130. pp. 44-46. ISSN 0041-0101 doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2017.02.025
