Professor Alex Blakemore
Professor in Human Genomics
Heinz Wolff 236
- Email: alex.blakemore@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 268430
- Biosciences
Summary
Alex completed her first degree and PhD at the University of Sheffield. After a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from ARC (now Arthritis Research UK), she took up her first academic post as a Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in 1994. In 2001 she moved to Imperial College London where she was Professor in Human Molecular Genetics, in the Faculty of Medicine and she retains a visiting chair position there. Alex joined ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ as Head of the Department of Life Sciences in January 2016 and undertook that role for 5 years before handing it on and returning to a more research-focussed role in January 2022.
Qualifications
University of Sheffield 1990 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Medium-chain acyl Co-A dehydrogenase deficiency
1986 Bachelor of Science (BscHons), Genetics, First Class Honours
Newest selected publications
Cheang, RTS., Skjevling, M., Blakemore, AIF., Kumari, V. and Puzzo, I. (2024) ''. Autism, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 1362-3613
Almansoori, S., Alsters, SI., Yiorkas, AM., Nor Hashim, NA., Walters, RG., Chahal, HS., et al. (2024) ''. International Journal of Obesity, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 6. ISSN: 0307-0565
Zagkos, L., Drenos, F., Emmett, P., Blakemore, AI., Nordström, T., Hurtig, T., et al. (2023) ''. Appetite, 190. pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 0195-6663
Ramzi, NH., Auvinen, J., Veijola, J., Miettunen, J., Ala-Mursula, L., Sebert, S., et al. (2023) ''. Journal of Affective Disorders, 331. pp. 1 - 7. ISSN: 0165-0327
Amin, HA., Kaewsri, P., Yiorkas, AM., Cooke, H., Blakemore, AI. and Drenos, F. (2022) ''. Scientific Reports, 12 (1). pp. 1 - 10. ISSN: 2045-2322