Saurin, Adrian

Professor, Dr

  • Professor (Teaching and Research) & Professor of Genome Stability, Cancer Research
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19992024

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Biography

Adrian setup his lab in 2013 to study how cell cycle networks preserve genome stability and protect cells against cancer.

He completed his PhD in cardiomyocyte cell signalling (King College London) before moving on to postdoctoral positions in protein phosphorylation signalling (with Peter Parker, CRUK London Research Institute) and chromosome segregation (with Geert Kops, UMC Utrecht)

Research

The Saurin lab studies how the cell cycle is controlled and how this breaks down to drive genome instability and cancer evolution. They focus on understanding how kinase and phosphatases work together to drive key cell cycle transitions, and how these enzymes can be inhibited to prevent cell division and treat cancer. 

They use a range of approaches to tackle these problems, including quantitative cell biology, synthetic biology, biochemistry and computation modelling. However, much of their day-to-day work involves single cell microscopy assays.

For further information including an up-to-date list of projects please visit: www.SaurinLab.com

Teaching

Adrian runs the 4th year Cancer Biology module. He also teaches on other undergraduate modules, and on the BMSc and MSci postgraduate courses.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Q Science (General)
  • Kinase
  • Phosphatase
  • signal transduction
  • mitosis
  • cell biology
  • cell cycle
  • Cell Signalling
  • Cancer Biology
  • cancer research

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