Dr Heather Walker

School of Biosciences

Biological Mass Spectrometry Facility Manager

Heather W.
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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

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

Journal articles

  • Caine RS, Khan MS, Brench RA, Walker HJ & Croft HL (2024) . Plant Cell Environ. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nazemi M, Yanes B, Martinez ML, Walker HJ, Pham K, Collins MO, Bard F & Rainero E (2024) . PLOS Biology, 22(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Parker EJ, Billane KC, Austen N, Cotton A, George RM, Hopkins D, Lake JA, Pitman JK, Prout JN, Walker HJ , Williams A et al (2023) . Metabolites, 13(4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Walker H, Jena A, McEwan K, Evans G & Campbell S (2023) . Forests, 14(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Webb JP, Paiva AC, Rossoni L, Alstrom-Moore A, Springthorpe V, Vaud S, Yeh V, Minde D-P, Langer S, Walker H , Hounslow A et al (2022) . Metabolic Engineering, 72, 133-149. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Kakonyi G, Mulligan S, Fairburn AW, Moharamzadeh K, Thornton SF, Walker HJ, Burrell MM & Martin N (2021) . Dent Mater J. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hodges HE, Walker HJ, Cowieson AJ, Falconer RJ & Cameron DD (2021) . Frontiers in Plant Science, 12. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Walker HJ & Burrell MM (2020) . Bioanalysis. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Austen N, Walker H, Lake J, Phoenix G & Cameron D (2019) . Frontiers in Plant Science, 10. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Webb J, Springthorpe V, Rossoni L, Minde D-P, Langer S, Walker H, Alstrom-Moore A, Larson T, Lilley K, Eastham G , Stephens G et al (2019) . mSystems, 4(4). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Walker H, Burrell M, Flatley J & Powers H (2017) . Bioanalysis, 9(8), 601-608. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Yahaya N, Petriacq P, Burrell M, Walker H, Malinowski R & Rolfe S (2017) . Advanced Science Letters, 23(5), 4623-4626. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lake JA, Walker HJ, Cameron DD & Lomax BH (2017) . Physiologia Plantarum, 159(4), 433-444. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Walker HJ, Steels C, Bendell L, Clench MR, Read DJ, Cameron D & Burrell MM (2016) . PROTEOMICS, 16(11-12), 1690-1694. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Chater C, Peng K, Movahedi M, Dunn JA, Walker HJ, Liang Y-K, McLachlan DH, Casson S, Isner JC, Wilson I , Neill SJ et al (2015) . Current Biology, 25(20), 2709-2716. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Duckett CJ, Wilson ID, Douce DS, Walker HJ, Abou-Shakra FR, Lindon JC & Nicholson JK (2007) . Xenobiotica, 37(12), 1378-1393. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Duckett CJ, Lindon JC, Walker H, Abou-Shakra F, Wilson ID & Nicholson JK (2006) . Xenobiotica, 36(1), 59-77. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wolfe CA, Van Doren M, Walker HJ, Seney ML, McClellan KM & Tobet SA (2005) . Developmental Brain Research, 157(1), 34-41. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bless EP, Walker HJ, Yu KW, Knoll JG, Moenter SM, Schwarting GA & Tobet SA (2005) . Endocrinology, 146(1), 463-468. RIS download Bibtex download
  • SHINOHARA A, CHIBA M, KONDO M, ABOU-AHAKRA FR, WALKER H, KOBAYASHI K & INABA Y (2004) . BUNSEKI KAGAKU, 53(6), 589-593. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Davis AM, Seney ML, Walker HJ & Tobet SA (2004) . Endocrinology, 145(1), 360-366. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Duckett CJ, Wilson ID, Walker H, Abou-Shakra F, Lindon JC & Nicholson JK (2003) . Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 17(16), 1855-1858. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Duckett CJ, Bailey NJC, Walker H, Abou-Shakra F, Wilson ID, Lindon JC & Nicholson JK (2002) . Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 16(4), 245-247. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ton J, Tao C-N, Buswell W, Zhang P, Walker H, Johnson I & Field K () 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. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Cox N, Walker HJ, Pitman JK, Quick WP, Smith LM & Fleming AJ () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nazemi M, Yanes B, Martinez ML, Walker H, Bard F & Rainero E () . RIS download Bibtex download
  • Basile S, Burrell M, Walker H, Cardozo J, Steels C, Kallenberg F, Tognetti J, DallaValle H & Rogers W () . Agronomy, 8(4), 45-45. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Overy SA () . Journal of Experimental Botany, 56(410), 287-296. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Walker H & Ismail H () . Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Walker HJ (2020) , Advances in Botanical Research Elsevier RIS download Bibtex download
  • Walker H () , Handbook of Molecular Microbial Ecology I (pp. 697-708). John Wiley & Sons, Inc. RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Tobet SA, Walker HJ, Seney ML & Yu KW (2003) . Integrative and Comparative Biology, Vol. 43(6) (pp 794-801) RIS download Bibtex download

Preprints

  • Caine R, Khan MS, Brench RA, Walker H & Croft HL (2023) , Authorea, Inc.. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Parker ΕJ, Billane KC, Austen N, Cotton A, George RM, Hopkins D, Lake JA, Pitman JK, Prout JN, Walker HJ , Williams A et al (2023) , MDPI AG. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tao C-N, Buswell W, Zhang P, Walker H, Johnson I, Schwarzenbacher R & Ton J () , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. RIS download Bibtex download
Teaching activities

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

Member of the Royal Society International Exchanges Panel