Douglas Kell
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Professor Douglas Bruce Kell (born 7 April 1953) is a British biochemist
at the University of Manchester
and currently Chief Executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
(BBSRC).
and St John's College, Oxford
. He graduated with a BA Hons
in Biochemistry
in 1975 and a Doctor of Philosophy (Oxon
) in 1978 with a thesis titled: "The Bioenergetics
of Paracoccus denitrificans
" supervised by Stuart Ferguson and Philip John.
From 1978 to 2002 he worked at Aberystwyth University, moving to UMIST in 2002 as EPSRC
/RSC
Research Chair in Bioanalytical Sciences.
his most cited peer-reviewed research papers are in functional genomics
, metabolomics
and the yeast genome. He has also been involved in research to create a robot scientist
in collaboration with Stephen Muggleton
and Steve Oliver
as well as several projects in systems biology
Biochemist
Biochemists are scientists who are trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. The prefix of "bio" in "biochemist" can be understood as a fusion of "biological chemist."-Role:...
at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
and currently Chief Executive of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council is a UK Research Council and NDPB and is the largest UK public funder of non-medical bioscience...
(BBSRC).
Education
He was educated at Hydneye House in Sussex, Bradfield College in BerkshireBradfield College
Bradfield College is a coeducational independent school located in the small village of Bradfield in the English county of Berkshire.The college was founded in 1850 by Thomas Stevens, Rector and Lord of the Manor of Bradfield...
and St John's College, Oxford
St John's College, Oxford
__FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of...
. He graduated with a BA Hons
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
in 1975 and a Doctor of Philosophy (Oxon
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
) in 1978 with a thesis titled: "The Bioenergetics
Bioenergetics
Bioenergetics is the subject of a field of biochemistry that concerns energy flow through living systems. This is an active area of biological research that includes the study of thousands of different cellular processes such as cellular respiration and the many other metabolic processes that can...
of Paracoccus denitrificans
Paracoccus denitrificans
Paracoccus denitrificans, is a coccoid bacterium known for its nitrate reducing properties, its ability to replicate under conditions of hypergravity and for being the possible ancestor of the eukaryotic mitochondrion .-Description:...
" supervised by Stuart Ferguson and Philip John.
From 1978 to 2002 he worked at Aberystwyth University, moving to UMIST in 2002 as EPSRC
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is a British Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences , mainly to universities in the United Kingdom...
/RSC
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
Research Chair in Bioanalytical Sciences.
Research
According to Google ScholarGoogle Scholar
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his most cited peer-reviewed research papers are in functional genomics
Functional genomics
Functional genomics is a field of molecular biology that attempts to make use of the vast wealth of data produced by genomic projects to describe gene functions and interactions...
, metabolomics
Metabolomics
Metabolomics is the scientific study of chemical processes involving metabolites. Specifically, metabolomics is the "systematic study of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific cellular processes leave behind", the study of their small-molecule metabolite profiles...
and the yeast genome. He has also been involved in research to create a robot scientist
Adam (robot)
Adam is a robot scientist or laboratory robot created and developed by the Computational Biology research group at Aberystwyth University. As a prototype for a "robot scientist", Adam is able to perform independent experiments to test hypotheses and interpret findings without human guidance...
in collaboration with Stephen Muggleton
Stephen Muggleton
Professor Stephen Muggleton FBCS, FIET, FAAAI, FREng is Head of the Computational Bioinformatics Laboratory at Imperial College London. He received his BSc in Computer Science and PhD in Artificial Intelligence where he was supervised by Donald Michie from the University of Edinburgh...
and Steve Oliver
Stephen Oliver (scientist)
Stephen G. Oliver is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge and the director of the Cambridge Systems Biology Centre....
as well as several projects in systems biology
Systems biology
Systems biology is a term used to describe a number of trends in bioscience research, and a movement which draws on those trends. Proponents describe systems biology as a biology-based inter-disciplinary study field that focuses on complex interactions in biological systems, claiming that it uses...
External links
- Douglas Kell homepage
- Professor Douglas Kell’s blog at the BBSRC
- Peer reviewed publications by Douglas Kell from PubMedPubMedPubMed is a free database accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health maintains the database as part of the Entrez information retrieval system...
- Douglas Kell's publications on his website
- Publications by Douglas Kell in DBLPDBLPDBLP is a computer science bibliography website hosted at Universität Trier, in Germany. It was originally a database and logic programming bibliography site, and has existed at least since the 1980s. DBLP listed more than 1.3 million articles on computer science in January 2010...
- Interview with Douglas Kell on the website of the Royal Society of ChemistryRoyal Society of ChemistryThe Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
. - Douglas Kell research profile on BiomedExpertsBiomedExpertsBiomedExperts is a publication-based scientific social network that allows researchers to collaborate virtually, in order to increase biomedical research. It involves more than 3,500 institutions in more than 190 countries.-External links:*...
- Grants awarded to Douglas Kell by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilEngineering and Physical Sciences Research CouncilThe Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is a British Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences , mainly to universities in the United Kingdom...