What's this website about?
This is a personal website reflecting on 40 yrs of molecular science research.
I've offered two main resource pages on this website :
1.The Annexin Protein Family (I coined the name annexin whilst at the former Medical Research Council labs in Mill Hill, UK).
2. Adventures in Polypeptide Space (which is my perspective on the evolution of Protein Science from the early days to the present).
The remainder of this web covers other research and contract activities I carried out both within and external to academia. The work described has been completed, but I'm sharing it for the potential interest of young scientists presently in academia and industry. I feel there's a valuable perspective here about careers in fundamental and applied research. I also give an indication of what it's like strike out on your own and undertake contract work for the public sector, private industry or private enterprise.
I have been asked by lecturers if they can include selected links from this web as part of their student course material. I am happy for others to do this.
Although never planned at the outset, in aggregate, my basic and applied research has touched on a number of different areas of vascular molecular cell biology. This area of science is growing significantly and includes important areas of medical significance such as pathogen entry into cells, delivery of pharmaceuticals and new biomarkers of disease. I like to think of this as enquiries into our " vascular ecosystem".
I describe myself here as a 'Molecular Maverick' because I didn't stay with some of the foundational discoveries to which I contributed, but for different reasons sought adventures elsewhere. If you have made a foundational discovery or invented an enabling product or technology, try to stick with your advance whatever challenges you might face. My brand name(Permanent Presence) and logo (DNA) reflects something that nature invented and has very successfully 'stuck with' for a very long time!
At a relatively early stage in my career, I changed direction to work as an independent consultant. I describe various initiatives that might appeal to others at a time when obtaining permanency in academia or a fulfilling post in the pharmacuetical or biotech industry may be proving challenging. There are many opportunities out there to employ skills that have been developed in academia or industry and apply these as a private contractor - or even develop a small limited business of your own. "Being my own boss" was immensely satisfying for me. Of course, this may not be attractive, or even possible, for others, but I nevertheless commend it here!
Although content here is partly historic at present, my intention is to update the various topics covered to add further value, so it may be worth revisiting my website. I have included an indication of the last time content was updated.To help me keep what is covered up to date, I can be messaged through my LinkedIn profile (a link is at the foot of this page).
Open access to the titles & abstracts of my published research is available through the Pub Med and Research Gate links at the foot of this page.