Dr Heather Walker
School of Biosciences
Biological Mass Spectrometry Facility Manager
- Profile
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Career
- Mass Spectrometry Facility Manager, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of ºù«Ӱҵ (2015–present)
- PhD 'Direct Approaches to Metabolite Profiling by Mass Spectrometry', Animal and Plant Sciences, University of ºù«Ӱҵ (2014)
- Senior Research Technician, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of ºù«Ӱҵ (2003-2014)
- Mass Spectrometry Demo Chemist, Waters UK, Manchester (1999-2003)
- Chemical Analyst, ºù«Ӱҵ Hallam University (1994-1999)
- MSc Chemistry, UMIST, Manchester (1994)
- BSc (Hons) Chemistry, UMIST, Manchester (1991)
- Research interests
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I am an analytical biochemist with over 25 years’ experience in Mass Spectrometry. For more than 15 years, I have specialised in using Mass Spectrometry for the study of metabolites within different biological systems.
I collaborate with researchers and academics on many different research projects across the biological and natural sciences to help understand how metabolites adapt and change due to their environments.
The laboratory also has the capability for imaging metabolites, which allows the understanding of how metabolites are localised within tissue sections.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Plant Cell Environ.
- . PLOS Biology, 22(1).
- . Metabolites, 13(4).
- . Forests, 14(1).
- . Metabolic Engineering, 72, 133-149.
- . Dent Mater J.
- . Frontiers in Plant Science, 12.
- . Bioanalysis.
- . Frontiers in Plant Science, 10.
- . mSystems, 4(4).
- . Bioanalysis, 9(8), 601-608.
- . Advanced Science Letters, 23(5), 4623-4626.
- . Physiologia Plantarum, 159(4), 433-444.
- . PROTEOMICS, 16(11-12), 1690-1694.
- . Current Biology, 25(20), 2709-2716.
- . Xenobiotica, 37(12), 1378-1393.
- . Xenobiotica, 36(1), 59-77.
- . Developmental Brain Research, 157(1), 34-41.
- . Endocrinology, 146(1), 463-468.
- . BUNSEKI KAGAKU, 53(6), 589-593.
- . Endocrinology, 145(1), 360-366.
- . Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 17(16), 1855-1858.
- . Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 16(4), 245-247.
- A single amino acid transporter controls the uptake of priming-inducing beta-amino acids and the associated trade-off between induced resistance and plant growth.. Plant Cell.
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- . Agronomy, 8(4), 45-45.
- . Journal of Experimental Botany, 56(410), 287-296.
- . Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences.
Chapters
- , Advances in Botanical Research Elsevier
- , Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology I (pp. 697-708). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Conference proceedings papers
Preprints
- Teaching activities
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I teach on the postgraduate course BMS6007:Mass Spectrometry-based Proteomics and Metabolomics course which is organised annually and provides lectures and interactive sessions.
I also teach on APS6625:Advanced Analytical Techniques in Agricultural Research as part of the APS based Sustainable Agricultural Technologies MSc course providing lectures, tutorials and practical sessions.
- Professional activities and memberships
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Member of the Royal Society International Exchanges Panel