Professor Bernadette Connolly

BSc (Hons), PhD

Deputy Director
Personal Chair

I am currently accepting PhDs in Medical Sciences.

Overview

Contact Details

Telephone: work +44 (0)1224 437360
Email: b.connolly@abdn.ac.uk
Address: The University of Aberdeen Room 4.31
Institute of Medical Sciences
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZD
Scotland, UK

Other Profiles: ORCiD; Personal Website

Biography

University of Aberdeen (1999 - present)

University of Bern, Switzerland, Group Leader (1994-1999) and Marie-Heim Vögtlin Fellow (1997-1999)

Post-doctoral Researcher, Imperial College London (1990-1993) Post-doctoral Researcher, Imperial Cancer Research Fund (1987-1990)
Post-doctoral Researcher, Brandeis University, Massachusetts (1983-1987)

PhD (Genetics), Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (1984)
BSc (Hons), NUI Maynooth, Ireland (1980)

Qualifications

PhD, Genetics	Trinity College Dublin	1984
BSc, Biology & Chemistry	NUI Maynooth	1980

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal: Deputy Director, Institute of Medical Sciences (2015 - present)
External: Member of the International Commission on Trichinellosis since 2007

Research

Research Areas

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Specialisms

Genetics
Molecular Biology
Parasitology

Research Overview

I am interested in the biology and evolution of nematodes, with a particular interest in parasitic species and understanding the molecular basis of the host-parasite interaction.

Supervision

My current supervision areas are: Medical Sciences.

Teaching

Courses

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Resolution of polycistronic RNA by SL2 trans-splicing is a widely-conserved nematode trait
2020
Wenzel, M., Johnston, C. S., Müller, B. M., Pettitt, J., Connolly, B.

RNA , vol. 26, no. 12, pp. 1891-1904

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.076414.120

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A high-throughput screen for the identification of compounds that inhibit nematode gene expression by targeting spliced leader trans-splicing
2019
Pandarakalam, G. C., Speake, M., McElroy, S., Alturkistani, A., Philippe, L., Pettitt, J., Muller, B., Connolly, B.

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, vol. 10, pp. 28-37

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2019.04.001

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12209/1/A_high_throughput_screen_for_the_identification_of_compounds_that_inhibit_nematode_gene_expression_by_targeting_spliced_leader_trans_splicing.pdf

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An in vivo genetic screen for genes involved in spliced leader trans-splicing indicates a crucial role for continuous de novo spliced leader RNP assembly
2017
Philippe, L., Pandarakalam, G. C., Fasimoye, R., Harrison, N., Connolly, B., Pettitt, J., Muller, B.

Nucleic Acids Research, vol. 45, no. 14, pp. 8474-8483

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkx500

Open Access

http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/8751/3/An_in_vivo_genetic_screen_for_genes_involved_in_spliced_leader_trans_splicing_indicates_a_crucial_role_for_continuous_de_novo_spliced_leader_RNP_assembly.pdf
Operons Are a Conserved Feature of Nematode Genomes
2014
Pettitt, J., Philippe, L., Sarkar, D., Johnston, C., Gothe, H., Massie, D., Connolly, B., Muller, B.

Genetics, vol. 197, no. 4, pp. 1201-1211

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1534/genetics.114.162875
SL2-like spliced leader RNAs in the basal nematode Prionchulus punctatus: new insight into the evolution of nematode SL2 RNAs
2010
Harrison, N., Kalbfleisch, A., Connolly, B., Pettitt, J., Muller, B.

RNA , vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 1500-1507

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.2155010
The evolution of spliced leader trans-splicing in nematodes
2010
Pettitt, J., Harrison, N., Stansfield, I., Connolly, B., Müller, B.

Biochemical Society Transactions, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 1125-1130

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1042/BST0381125
Cloning and analysis of a Trichinella pseudospiralis muscle larva secreted serine protease gene
2009
Cwiklinski, K., Meskill, D., Robinson, M. W., Pozio, E., Appleton, J. A., Connolly, B.

Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 159, no. 3-4, pp. 268-271

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.036
Micro-environmental conditions modulate protein secretion and infectivity of the Trichinella spiralis L1 larva
2009
Bolas-Fernandez, F., Dea-Ayuela, M. A., Connolly, B., Robinson, M. W.

Veterinary Parasitology, vol. 159, no. 3-4, pp. 236-239

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.049
Spliced leader trans-splicing in the nematode Trichinella spiralis uses highly polymorphic, noncanonical spliced leaders
2008
Pettitt, J., Muller, B. M., Stansfield, I., Connolly, B.

RNA , vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 760-770

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1261/rna.948008
Comparative analysis of the excretory-secretory proteome of the muscle larva of Trichinella pseudospiralis and Trichinella spiralis
2007
Robinson, M. W., Greig, R., Beattie, K. A., Lamont, D. J., Connolly, B.

International Journal for Parasitology, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 139-148

Contributions to Journals: Articles

Digital Object Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJPARA.2006.08.007

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Professor Bernadette Connolly

Contact Details

Biography

Qualifications

Memberships and Affiliations

Research Areas

Specialisms

Research Overview

Supervision

Courses

Publications

Resolution of polycistronic RNA by SL2 trans-splicing is a widely-conserved nematode trait

A high-throughput screen for the identification of compounds that inhibit nematode gene expression by targeting spliced leader trans-splicing

An in vivo genetic screen for genes involved in spliced leader trans-splicing indicates a crucial role for continuous de novo spliced leader RNP assembly

Operons Are a Conserved Feature of Nematode Genomes

SL2-like spliced leader RNAs in the basal nematode Prionchulus punctatus: new insight into the evolution of nematode SL2 RNAs

The evolution of spliced leader trans-splicing in nematodes

Cloning and analysis of a Trichinella pseudospiralis muscle larva secreted serine protease gene

Micro-environmental conditions modulate protein secretion and infectivity of the Trichinella spiralis L1 larva

Spliced leader trans-splicing in the nematode Trichinella spiralis uses highly polymorphic, noncanonical spliced leaders

Comparative analysis of the excretory-secretory proteome of the muscle larva of Trichinella pseudospiralis and Trichinella spiralis