Ryan Norris Coones
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+44 (0) 118 378 6375
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Graduate Teaching Assistant in Pharmaceutical Science
- PhD student/Graduate Teaching Assistant - research; small group teaching; project student supervision
Areas of interest
My areas of interest include cell biochemistry, lipid biophysics, and organic chemistry. Specifically, I will be studying lipid cell membranes and their structure and function, and how they interact with drug molecules.
Polyphenols are drugs of interest, as they have applications in treating cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and cardiovascular diseases among others.
Neutron reflectometry is used to determine the structure of the model vesicles and bilayers to determine the structure and elucidate the potential drug interactions. Other analytical methods include DLS, DSC, FT-IR spectrometry, and SAXS.
Publications
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Coones, R.
ORCID: 0000-0001-6651-4707
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Green, R.
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Frazier, R.
(2021)
Investigating lipid headgroup composition within epithelial membranes: a systematic review.
Soft Matter
, 17
(28).
pp.
6773-6786.
ISSN:
1744-6848
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doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D1SM00703C
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Hudson, R.
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Gerakines, P.
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Yarnall, Y.
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Coones, R.
ORCID: 0000-0001-6651-4707
(2021)
Infrared spectra and optical constants of astronomical ices: III. Propane, propylene, and propyne.
Icarus
, 354
ISSN:
0019-1035
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doi:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2020.114033