Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Profile

Qualifications

BSc, PhD  

Internal memberships / posts

Deputy Course Leader for MSc Biomedical Science

Key teaching responsibilities

Level 1:  Immunology, Laboratory Skills

Level 2:  Haematology, 

Level 3:  Haematology,

Level M:  Genetic Engineering

MSc:  Review, molecular medicine, haematology, transfusion science 

Key research interests

The structural basis and biological function of cytokine-glycosaminoglycan interactions; leucocyte depletion and cardiopulmonary bypass, complementary medicine. Supervision of both MSc and PhD students.

Recent Publications

More recent publications

Publications Before 2006

Sheppard SV, Gibbs RV & Smith DC, Does leucocyte depletion during cardiopulmonary bypass improve oxygenation indices in patients with mild lung dysfunction?, Br J Anaesth., 93, 789-792, 2004.

Sheppard SV, Gibbs RV & Smith DC, Does the use of leucocyte depletion during cardiopulmonary bypass effect exhaled nitric oxide production?, Perfusion, 19, 7-10, 2004.

Alexiou C, Tang AT, Sheppard SV, Haw MP, Gibbs R & Smith DC, A prospective randomised study to evaluate the effect of leucodepletion on the rate of alveolar production of exhaled nitric oxide during cardiopulmonary bypass, Ann. Thorac. Surg., 78, 2139-2145, 2004.

Alexiou C, Tang AT, Sheppard SV, Smith DC, Gibbs R, Livesey SA, Monro JL & Haw MP, The effect of leucodepletion on leucocyte activation, pulmonary inflammation and respiratory index in surgery for coronary revascularisation: a prospective randomised study, Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., 26, 294-300, 2004.

Nika K, Mulloy B, Carpenter B & Gibbs R, Specific recognition of immune cytokines by sulphated polysaccharides from marine algae, Eur. J. Phycol., 38, 257-264, 2003.