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Meaningfully Embedding Industry-Relevant Life Science Skills in the Undergraduate Biosciences Curriculum (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Garden, C., Campbell Casey, S., & MacCallum, J. (2023, June). Meaningfully Embedding Industry-Relevant Life Science Skills in the Undergraduate Biosciences Curriculum. Presented at QAA Scotland's 5th International Enhancement Conference, Glasgow

For more than a decade I and colleagues have been working in partnership with the Scottish Lifesciences industry and other stakeholders to develop relevant, industry informed biosciences curricula at Edinburgh Napier University. This work has also be... Read More about Meaningfully Embedding Industry-Relevant Life Science Skills in the Undergraduate Biosciences Curriculum.

Researching skills development: students as partners in this process (2018)
Journal Article
Campbell Casey, S., MacCallum, J., Robertson, L., & Strachan, L. (2018). Researching skills development: students as partners in this process. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i13.2881

Many employers report that newly qualified graduates lack key skills necessary for success in the workplace. Although variable, many lack general ‘transferable’ or ‘soft’ skills including communication and teamworking. Staff at Edinburgh Napier Unive... Read More about Researching skills development: students as partners in this process.

Enhancing skills development and reflective practise in students during their programme of study (2017)
Journal Article
MacCallum, J., & Campbell Casey, S. (2017). Enhancing skills development and reflective practise in students during their programme of study. New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, 12(12), https://doi.org/10.29311/ndtps.v0i12.2368

The transition to the workplace can be challenging for new graduates. At Edinburgh Napier our approach is to work proactively with students to prepare them for the world of work. Staff within the School of Applied Sciences have partnered with both in... Read More about Enhancing skills development and reflective practise in students during their programme of study.

'Skills Passport' for Life Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University: Helping students to help themselves. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Campbell, S. A., Durkin, P., MacCallum, J., & MacNab, A. (2015, June). 'Skills Passport' for Life Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University: Helping students to help themselves. Paper presented at QAA Enhancement and Innovation in Higher Education Conference

Developing graduates with the appropriate skills for future employment is an issue that affects every sector of industry. Research within the Life Sciences sector in Scotland has identified a number of areas where improvements could be made in the sk... Read More about 'Skills Passport' for Life Sciences at Edinburgh Napier University: Helping students to help themselves..

Assessing the link between stress and retention and the existence of barriers to support service use within HE (2015)
Journal Article
Campbell Casey, S., Westbury, T., Florida-James, G., Harris, P., Campbell, S. A., Westbury, T., & Florida-James, G. (2016). Assessing the link between stress and retention and the existence of barriers to support service use within HE. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 40(6), 824-845. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2015.1014316

Students suffer from stress as a result of many factors, including educational unpreparedness, financial strain and inability to integrate socially. This mixed methods study aimed to investigate stress levels of undergraduate students in a post-1992,... Read More about Assessing the link between stress and retention and the existence of barriers to support service use within HE.

Driving Forward a Programme Based Approach - A Skills Passport Project (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Klawitter, P., Proudfoot, L., Mackinnon, J., Briers, R., Taylor, C., & Campbell Casey, S. (2013, June). Driving Forward a Programme Based Approach - A Skills Passport Project. Poster presented at Edinburgh Napier University Staff Conference, Edinburgh

Isolation and characterization of soilborne virulent bacteriophages infecting the pathogen Rhodococcus equi (2013)
Journal Article
Salifu, S., Casey, S. C., & Foley, S. (2013). Isolation and characterization of soilborne virulent bacteriophages infecting the pathogen Rhodococcus equi. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 114(6), 1625-1633. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.12194

Aims To isolate and characterize a diversity of bacteriophages (phages) that infect the soilborne pathogen Rhodococcus equi. Methods and Results Twenty-seven phages were isolated from soil samples from geographically distinct locations using a ran... Read More about Isolation and characterization of soilborne virulent bacteriophages infecting the pathogen Rhodococcus equi.

Genome and proteome analysis of phage E3 infecting the soil-borne actinomyceteRhodococcus equi: Rhodococcusbacteriophage E3 (2012)
Journal Article
Salifu, S. P., Vázquez-Boland, J. A., Salifu, S. P., Valero-Rello, A., Campbell, S. A., Inglis, N. F., …Vázquez-Boland, J. A. (2013). Genome and proteome analysis of phage E3 infecting the soil-borne actinomyceteRhodococcus equi: Rhodococcusbacteriophage E3. Environmental microbiology reports, 5(1), 170-178. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12028

We report on the characterization and genomic analysis of bacteriophage E3 isolated from soil and propagating in Rhodococcus equi strains. Phage E3 has a circular genome of 142 563 bp and is the first Myoviridae reported for the genus Rhodococcus and... Read More about Genome and proteome analysis of phage E3 infecting the soil-borne actinomyceteRhodococcus equi: Rhodococcusbacteriophage E3.

Comparative assessment of a DNA and protein Leishmania donovani gamma glutamyl cysteine synthetase vaccine to cross-protect against murine cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. major or L. mexicana infection (2011)
Journal Article
Campbell, S., Campbell, S. A., Alawa, J., Doro, B., Henriquez, F., Roberts, C., …Carter, K. (2012). Comparative assessment of a DNA and protein Leishmania donovani gamma glutamyl cysteine synthetase vaccine to cross-protect against murine cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. major or L. mexicana infection. Vaccine, 30(7), 1357-1363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.12.067

Leishmaniasis is a major health problem and it is estimated that 12 million people are currently infected. A vaccine which could cross-protect people against different Leishmania spp. would facilitate control of this disease as more than one species... Read More about Comparative assessment of a DNA and protein Leishmania donovani gamma glutamyl cysteine synthetase vaccine to cross-protect against murine cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. major or L. mexicana infection.

Vaccination with Recombinant Leishmania donovani Gamma-Glutamylcysteine Synthetase Fusion Protein Protects Against L. donovani Infection (2010)
Journal Article
Campbell, S. A., Henriquez, F. L., Campbell, S. A., Roberts, C. W., Mullen, A. B., Burchmore, R., & Carter, K. C. (2010). Vaccination with Recombinant Leishmania donovani Gamma-Glutamylcysteine Synthetase Fusion Protein Protects Against L. donovani Infection. Journal of Parasitology, 96(5), 929-936. https://doi.org/10.1645/ge-2360.1

Visceral leishmaniasis presents a serious health threat in many parts of the world. There is, therefore, an urgent need for an approved vaccine for clinical use to protect against infection. In this study, the ability of recombinant Leishmania donova... Read More about Vaccination with Recombinant Leishmania donovani Gamma-Glutamylcysteine Synthetase Fusion Protein Protects Against L. donovani Infection.

Human physiological and heat shock protein 72 adaptations during the initial phase of humid-heat acclimation (2007)
Journal Article
Marshall, H. C., Campbell, S. A., Roberts, C. W., & Nimmo, M. A. (2007). Human physiological and heat shock protein 72 adaptations during the initial phase of humid-heat acclimation. Journal of Thermal Biology, 32(6), (341-348). doi:10.1016/j.jtherbio.2007.04.003. ISSN 0306-4565

1. The timescale and integration of human whole body and cellular Hsp72 adaptations during the initial phase of human-heat acclimation were determined. 2. Two exercise humid-heat exposures on consecutive days lowered exercise rectal temperature (P

Type I and type II fatty acid biosynthesis in Eimeria tenella: enoyl reductase activity and structure (2007)
Journal Article
CAMPBELL, S., LU, J., MUENCH, S., ALLARY, M., Campbell, S. A., ROBERTS, C., …PRIGGE, S. (2007). Type I and type II fatty acid biosynthesis in Eimeria tenella: enoyl reductase activity and structure. Parasitology, 134(14), (1949-1962). doi:10.1017/s0031182007003319. ISSN 0031-1820

Apicomplexan parasites of the genus Eimeria are the major causative agent of avian coccidiosis, leading to high economic losses in the poultry industry. Recent results show that Eimeria tenella harbours an apicoplast organelle, and that a key biosynt... Read More about Type I and type II fatty acid biosynthesis in Eimeria tenella: enoyl reductase activity and structure.

Enzymes of type II fatty acid synthesis and apicoplast differentiation and division in Eimeria tenella (2006)
Journal Article
Ferguson, D., Campbell, S. A., Henriquez, F., Phan, L., Mui, E., Richards, T., …Roberts, C. (2007). Enzymes of type II fatty acid synthesis and apicoplast differentiation and division in Eimeria tenella. International Journal for Parasitology, 37(1), 33-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.10.003

Apicomplexan parasites, Eimeria tenella, Plasmodium spp. and Toxoplasma gondii, possess a homologous plastid-like organelle termed the apicoplast, derived from the endosymbiotic enslavement of a photosynthetic alga. However, currently no eimerian nuc... Read More about Enzymes of type II fatty acid synthesis and apicoplast differentiation and division in Eimeria tenella.

Evolutionary Origins of the Eukaryotic Shikimate Pathway: Gene Fusions, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Endosymbiotic Replacements (2006)
Journal Article
Richards, T. A., Dacks, J. B., Campbell, S. A., Blanchard, J. L., Foster, P. G., McLeod, R., …Roberts, C. W. (2006). Evolutionary Origins of the Eukaryotic Shikimate Pathway: Gene Fusions, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Endosymbiotic Replacements. Eukaryotic Cell, 5(9), 1517-1531. https://doi.org/10.1128/ec.00106-06

Currently the shikimate pathway is reported as a metabolic feature of prokaryotes, ascomycete fungi, apicomplexans, and plants. The plant shikimate pathway enzymes have similarities to prokaryote homologues and are largely active in chloroplasts, sug... Read More about Evolutionary Origins of the Eukaryotic Shikimate Pathway: Gene Fusions, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Endosymbiotic Replacements.

The Structure of Escherichia coli ATP-phosphoribosyltransferase: Identification of Substrate Binding Sites and Mode of AMP Inhibition (2003)
Journal Article
Lohkamp, B., McDermott, G., Campbell, S. A., Coggins, J. R., & Lapthorn, A. J. (2004). The Structure of Escherichia coli ATP-phosphoribosyltransferase: Identification of Substrate Binding Sites and Mode of AMP Inhibition. Journal of Molecular Biology, 336(1), 131-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2003.12.020

ATP-phosphoribosyltransferase (ATP-PRT), the first enzyme of the histidine pathway, is a complex allosterically regulated enzyme, which controls the flow of intermediates through this biosynthetic pathway. The crystal structures of Escherichia coli A... Read More about The Structure of Escherichia coli ATP-phosphoribosyltransferase: Identification of Substrate Binding Sites and Mode of AMP Inhibition.