Julian Rayner

Julian Rayner is a malaria researcher, and a member of academic Faculty at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. He is also Director of the Wellcome Genome Campus Courses, Conferences and Public Engagement programme.

Education

Rayner completed his undergraduate studies in New Zealand, before undertaking his PhD at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. He joined the Sanger Institute in 2008,and became a Senior Group Leader in 2013.[1] In 2014 he was appointed as the Director of Courses, Conferences and Public Engagement for the Wellcome Genome Campus.[2]

Research

Rayner's research interests encompass the origins of Plasmodium parasites, and how their invasion of red blood cells cause all the symptoms of malaria. Working with collaborators such as Dr. Beatrice Hahn, he has demonstrated that Plasmodium falciparum is likely to have originated in gorillas, rather than chimpanzees or ancient humans.[3] Together with colleagues at the Sanger Institute, Rayner has identified a key ligand which is essential for erythrocyte invasion by P. falciparum and therefore has significant anti-malarial potential.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dr Julian Rayner - Senior Group Leader".
  2. ↑ "Genome Campus appoints Director of Scientific Conferences and Engagement".
  3. ↑ Liu, W; Li, Y; Learn, G. H.; Rudicell, R. S.; Robertson, J. D.; Keele, B. F.; Ndjango, J. B.; Sanz, C. M.; Morgan, D. B.; Locatelli, S; Gonder, M. K.; Kranzusch, P. J.; Walsh, P. D.; Delaporte, E; Mpoudi-Ngole, E; Georgiev, A. V.; Muller, M. N.; Shaw, G. M.; Peeters, M; Sharp, P. M.; Rayner, J. C.; Hahn, B. H. (2010). "Origin of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum in gorillas". Nature. 467 (7314): 420–5. Bibcode:2010Natur.467..420L. doi:10.1038/nature09442. PMC 2997044Freely accessible. PMID 20864995.
  4. ↑ Crosnier, C; Bustamante, L. Y.; Bartholdson, S. J.; Bei, A. K.; Theron, M; Uchikawa, M; Mboup, S; Ndir, O; Kwiatkowski, D. P.; Duraisingh, M. T.; Rayner, J. C.; Wright, G. J. (2011). "Basigin is a receptor essential for erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum". Nature. 480 (7378): 534–7. Bibcode:2011Natur.480..534C. doi:10.1038/nature10606. PMC 3245779Freely accessible. PMID 22080952.
  5. ↑ "CA Wright Memorial Medal".


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