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Staff Profile

Dr Paul Jowsey

Senior Research Associate

  • Email: paul.jowsey@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5827
  • Address: Medical Toxicology Centre
    Wolfson Unit
    Claremont Place
    Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne
    NE1 4AA
Background

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Biochemistry (Â鶹´«Ã½)
PhD (Cancer Research Unit, Â鶹´«Ã½)

Previous Positions

Postdoctoral research associate, MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit, University of Dundee (Oct '02 - Feb '04)
MRC Career Development Fellow, MRC Protein Phosphorylation Unit, University of Dundee (Feb '04 - Feb'06)


Research

Research Interests

Identification of novel cellular mechanisms that regulate genomic instability

Investigating potential adverse effects associated with medical radiation


Current Work

Novel mechanisms regulating the microcephalin-1 tumour suppressor

The impact of BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations on radiation sensitivity


Research Roles

Principal Investigator

Co-Investigator


Postgraduate Supervision

Co-supervision of PhD students (one current)

Supervision of BSc, MRes and MSci students


Funding

Department of Health, £309,586 (Principal Investigator), 'Quantifying the Potential Genotoxic Effects of Ionising Radiation on BRCA1/2 Mutant Cells' (November 2016 - April 2019).

NIHR, £3,387,712 (co-applicant), establishment of the Health Protection Research Unit in Chemical and Radiation Threats and Hazards' at Â鶹´«Ã½ (April 2014 - March 2020). 

Â鶹´«Ã½ PVC Discretionary Fund, £3,800 (Principal Investigator, July 2016 - January 2017).

Wellcome Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund, £8,300 (Principal Investigator, April 2015 - March 2016).

Home Office, £1,100,000 (Co-applicant), 'Chronic Health Effects after Exposure to Chemical Agents' (March 2006 - March 2010).


Teaching

Undergraduate Teaching

MMB8032 

Undergraduate research project supervision

Publications
  • Ahmadimanesh M, Abbaszadegan MR, Morshedi Rad D, Moallem SA, Mohammadpour AH, Ghahremani MH, Farid Hosseini F, Behdani F, Akhondpour Manteghi A, Jowsey P, Shabani Behbahani F, Moallem SMH, Etemad L. . Journal of Psychopharmacology 2019, 33(11), 1364-1376.
  • Li J, Dang M, MartinezLopez N, Jowsey PA, Huang D, Lightowlers RN, Gao F, Huang JY. . Cell Division 2019, 14(5).
  • Meyer SK, Dunn M, Vidler DS, Porter A, Blain PG, Jowsey PA. . The FASEB Journal 2019, 323(2), ePub ahead of Print.
  • Khateri S, Balali-Mood M, Blain P, Williams F, Jowsey P, Soroush MR, Behravan E, Sadeghi M. . Toxicology Letters 2018, 293, 67-72.
  • Behravan E, Moallem SA, Kalalinia F, Ahmadimanesh M, Blain P, Jowsey P, Khateri S, Forghanifard MM, BalaliMood M. . Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis 2018, 834, 1-5.
  • Meyer SK, Probert PME, Lakey AK, Leitch A, Blake LI, Jowsey PA, Cooke MP, Blain PG, Wright MC. . Toxicological Sciences 2017, 156(1), 54-71.
  • Meyer SK, Probert PME, Lakey AF, Axon AR, Leitch AC, Williams FM, Jowsey PA, Blain PG, Kass GEN, Wright MC. . Toxicology Letters 2017, 273, 55-68.
  • Langlands H, Blain PG, Jowsey PA. . PLoS One 2016, 11(5), e0155056.
  • Probert PME, Meyer SK, Alsaeedi F, Axon AA, Fairhall EA, Wallace K, Charles M, Oakley F, Jowsey PA, Blain PG, Wright MC. . Toxicology Research 2015, 4(2), 203-222.
  • Jowsey PA, Blain PG. . Toxicology Letters 2015, 232(2), 413-421.
  • Jowsey PA, Blain PG. . Biochemical Journal 2014.
  • Meyer S, Axon A, Jowsey P, Williams F, Blain P, Wright M. . In: 50th Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (EUROTOX). 2014, Edinburgh: Elsevier Ireland.
  • Jowsey PA, Blain PG. . Toxicology Letters 2014, 230(3), 393-401.
  • Behravan E, Moallem SA, Khateri S, Maraghi E, Jowsey P, Blain PG, Balali-Mood M. . Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 2013, 18(3), 239-244.
  • Jowsey PJ, Williams FM, Blain PG. . Toxicology Letters 2012, 209(1), 1-10.
  • Jowsey PA, Dunn M, Vidler D, Blain PG. Identification of Phosphorylation Sites in Microcephalin-1. In: American Society for Mass Spectromety. 2012, Vancouver.
  • Jowsey PA, Williams FM, Blain PG. . In: Toxicology: Annual Congress of The British Toxicology Society. 2011, Durham: Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
  • Jowsey PA, Williams FM, Blain PG. . Toxicology Letters 2010, 197(1), 12-18.
  • Jowsey PA, Williams FM, Blain PG. . Toxicology 2009, 257(3), 105-112.
  • Remington SE, Jowsey PA, Williams FM, Blain PG. . In: Annual Congress of The British Toxicology Society. 2008, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK: Toxicology: Elsevier.
  • Jowsey P, Morrice NA, Hastie CJ, McLauchlan H, Toth R, Rouse J. . DNA Repair 2007, 6(10), 1536-44.
  • Munoz IM, Jowsey PA, Toth R, Rouse J. . Nucleic Acids Research 2007, 35(16), 5312-5322.
  • Jowsey PA, Doherty AJ, Rouse J. . Journal of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279(53), 55562-55569.
  • Jowsey, P.A., Farnie, G., Durkacz, B.W., Lunec, J. . British Journal of Cancer 2001, 85(Supplement 1), 80-80.