John Lucocq
Reader
Medicine
University of St Andrews
United Kingdom
Biography
Research: I am a medically qualified research scientist working in the area of cell biology and electron microscopy. I also have an interest in membrane lipids, membrane traffic and mitosis. I have made discoveries in the areas of membrane compartmentation, organelle partitioning in mitosis and the evolution of organelles. Teaching: I have extensive experience in medical, dental, and life sciences teaching; delivering courses in the areas of cellular biochemistry, membrane traffic, problem solving, statistics and quantitative techniques as well as gross anatomy, histology and stereology. I have a 30 years experience in teaching international (european and world) courses on quantitative electron microscopy and immunoelectron microscopy. I specialise in teaching function-oriented neuroanatomy and neuroscience courses. Journalism: I have an interest in medical journalism and popular science writing as well as motivational speaking.
Research Interest
My research interest includes cell biology and electron microscopy. I also have an interest in membrane lipids, membrane traffic and mitosis.
Publications
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Arastoo, M, Hacker, C, Popovics, P, Lucocq, JM & Stewart, AJ 2016, 'Phospholipase C-η2 interacts with nuclear and cytoplasmic LIMK-1 during retinoic acid-stimulated neurite growth' Histochemistry and Cell Biology, vol 145, no. 2, pp. 163-173.
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Hacker, C, Asadi, J, Pliotas, C, Ferguson, SGA, Sherry, L, Marius, P, Tello, J, Jackson, D, Naismith, JH & Lucocq, JM 2016, 'Nanoparticle suspensions enclosed in methylcellulose: a new approach for quantifying nanoparticles in transmission electron microscopy' Scientific Reports, vol 6, 25275 .
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Freibert, S-A, Goldberg, AV, Hacker, C, Molik, S, Dean, P, Williams, TA, Nakjang, S, Long, S, Sendra, K, Bill, E, Heinz, E, Hirt, RP, Lucocq, JM, Embley, TM & Lill, R 2017, 'Evolutionary conservation and in vitro reconstitution of microsporidian iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis' Nature Communications, vol 8, 13932.
