Jack Rivers-Auty, Ph.D. in pharmacology

University of Manchester

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Jack Rivers-Auty, Ph.D. in pharmacology
Manchester, United Kingdom

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Doctor
University of Manchester
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/david.brough/research

Education

Ph.D. Pharmacology Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Otago. April 2008 – April 2013. Title: An investigation into the cannabinoid receptor type 2 as a therapeutic target for childhood cerebral hypoxia. Diploma for Graduates in Applied Statistics Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Massey University. January 2014 – Present. First Class Postgraduate Diploma (Honours Equivalent) Department of Botany, University of Otago. February 2007 – December 2007. Title: The interaction between oxidative stress signals during heat stress and viral infection in Phaseolus Vulgaris. Evaluating the roles of antioxidant activity, DNA damage and lipid peroxidation during stress. B.Sc. (Anatomy) - Grade A average. Department of Structural Anatomy, University of Otago. 2004-2006.

Bio

I am currently investigating the role of the inflammasome in Alzheimer’s disease at the University of Manchester. Under the supervision of Dr. Catherine Lawrence and Dr. David Brough I am investigating if zinc deficiency leads to a hyperinflammatory state in the APP-PS1 mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. I am using a range of histological and behavioural assessments to track the disease progression in the mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. I am also performing a number of in vitro experiments to further elucidate the pathways of inflammasome activation.