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Biography
Educated at Hymers Collge Hull, before stuying medicine and biochemistry at the University of Edinburgh.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
1971-72 Surgical and Medical House Officer, Longmore and Western General Hospitals, Edinburgh
1972-75 Faculty of Medicine Research Scholar, University of Edinburgh (supervisor Dr I B R Bowman)
1975-76 MRC Travelling Fellow, University of Amsterdam (Prof Piet Borst)
1976-80 Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh (Dr I B R Bowman)
1980-81 Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (Prof W Peters)
1981-87 Assistant Professor, The Rockefeller University, New York (Prof A Cerami)
1987-90 Senior Clinical Lecturer, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
1990-96 Professor of Molecular Parasitology and Head, Biochemistry & Chemotherapy Unit, LSHTM
1996- Wellcome Principal Research Fellow, Professor of Biochemistry and Head of Division of Biological Chemistry & Drug Discovery (1996-2102), University of Dundee
2006- Co-Director Drug Discovery Unit, University of Dundee
Biography
HONOURS AND AWARDS
1987 Seymour H. Hutner Prize, Society of Protozoologists
1988 Frederick Murgatroyd Prize, Royal College of Physicians
1989 Fellow of the Linnean Society, London
1991 Ernst A.H. Friedheim Commemorative Lecture, Rockefeller University, New York
1993 Co-vice chairman (with Immo Scheffler) Gordon Research Conference on Polyamines
1995 Co-chairman (with Immo Scheffler) Gordon Research Conference on Polyamines
1996 John Scaife Commemorative Lecture, Edinburgh
1996 C.A.Wright Medal, British Society for Parasitology
1999 Foreign Corresponding Member, National Academy of Medicine of Buenos Aires, Argentina
2001 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
2005 Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
2005 Kitasato Microbial Chemistry Medal, Kitasato Institute, Japan
2005 Commander of the British Empire for services to medical science
2006 3Rs Prize 2006 for Refinement and Reduction of Animal Models of Leishmaniasis
2011 Fellow of the Society of Biology
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, A study of glycerophosphate oxidase in Trypanosoma brucei., University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1975
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1971
Bachelor of Science, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 1968
External positions
Governing Board member & trustee
2010 → …
Keywords
- RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
- Parasitology
- drug discovery
- drug resistance
- mode of drug action
- malaria
- African trypanosomiasis
- leishmaniasis
- Chagas disease
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Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research
Cook, S., De Rycker, M., Fairlamb, A., Ferguson, M., Field, M., Gilbert, I., Gray, D., Horn, D., Pawlowic, M., Read, K., Wyatt, P. & Wyllie, S.
1/04/17 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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Aref#d: 9354. The establishment of a Post-Genomics and Molecular Interactions Centre at the University of Dundee (Joint Infrastructure Fund)
Cohen, P., Downes, P., Fairlamb, A., Ferguson, M., Hunter, B., Lamond, A., Lilley, D., Norman, D., Watts, C. & Williams, J.
Project: Research
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Target Assessment for Drug Discovery Against the Kinetoplastida
Dhir, R., Fairlamb, A. & Ferguson, M.
Project: Research
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Monocyclic Nitro-heteroaryl Nitrones with Dual Mechanism of Activation: Synthesis and Antileishmanial Activity
Pacheco, J. D. S., Costa, D. D. S., Cunha-Júnior, E. F., Andrade-Neto, V. V., Fairlamb, A. H., Wyllie, S., Goulart, M. O. F., Santos, D. C., Silva, T. L., Alves, M. A., Costa, P. R. R., Dias, A. G. & Torres-Santos, E. C., 9 Sep 2021, In: ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 12, 9, p. 1405-1412 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Multiple unbiased approaches identify oxidosqualene cyclase as the molecular target of a promising anti-leishmanial
S. Paradela, L., Wall, R. J., Carvalho, S., Chemi, G., Corpas-Lopez, V., Moynihan, E., Bello, D., Patterson, S., S. Guther, M. L., Fairlamb, A. H., Ferguson, M. A. J., Zuccotto, F., Martin, J., Gilbert, I. H. & Wyllie, S., 20 May 2021, In: Cell Chemical Biology. 28, 5, p. 711-721.e8 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile7 Citations (Scopus)34 Downloads (Pure) -
Surmounting structural barriers to tackle endemic infectious diseases
Calderón, F., Fairlamb, A. H., Strange, M., Williams, P. & Nathan, C. F., 6 Sep 2021, In: Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218, 9, 3 p., e20211418.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tres Cantos Open Lab: celebrating a decade of innovation in collaboration to combat endemic infectious diseases
Calderón, F., Ballell, L., Barros, D., Bilbe, G., Cammack, N., Gabarró, R., Halsey, A., Heaton, P. M., Kang, G., Mizrahi, V., Nathan, C. F., Strange, M. E., Williams, P. M., Winzeler, E. A. & Fairlamb, A. H., 1 Nov 2021, In: Nature reviews. Drug discovery. 20, 11, p. 799-800 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Uptake of diamidine drugs by the P2 nucleoside transporter in melarsen- sensitive and -resistant Trypanosoma brucei brucei
Carter, N. S., Berger, B. J. & Fairlamb, A. H., 4 Jan 2021, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270, 47, p. 28153-28157 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Citations (Scopus)7 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Whole Genome Sequencing Variant Call Files for Trypanosoma brucei clones resistant to nifurtimox or fexinidazole
Fairlamb, A. (Creator), Foth, B. (Creator) & Berriman, M. (Creator), University of Dundee, 2015
DOI: 10.15132/10000107
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Prizes
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3Rs Prize 2006 for Refinement and Reduction of Animal Models of Leishmaniasis
Fairlamb, Alan (Recipient) & Wyllie, Susan (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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C.A.Wright Medal, British Society for Parasitology
Fairlamb, Alan (Recipient), 1996
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Commander of the British Empire
Fairlamb, Alan (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Fairlamb, Alan (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Election to learned society
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Fellow of the Linnean Society, London
Fairlamb, Alan (Recipient), 1989
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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The WeeCAIR Medicinal Garden
Catharine Goddard (Member), Ali Floyd (Member), Luciana De Sousa Paradela (Member), Claire Naylor (Member), Sharon Shepherd (Member), Claudia McGinnis (Member), Irene Hallyburton (Member), Suze Farrell (Member), Kevin Frediani (Member), Alan Fairlamb (Member), Amy Crawford (Member), Hope Busak (Member), Caroline Brown (Member), Caroline Peet (Member), Elena Knatko (Member), Henry Onyame (Member), Juliana Pacheco (Member), Luma Godoy Magalhaes (Member), Matthew Jarron (Member), Parul Dixit (Member), Sarah Niven (Member) & Ailsa Mackintosh (Member)
2020 → 2022Activity: Other activity types › Other
Press / Media
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Tuberculosis drug may also target visceral leishmaniasis
24/05/16
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Potential new treatment identified for Leishmaniasis
1/02/12 → 2/02/12
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Drug breakthrough in fight against neglected diseases
Paul Wyatt, Alan H. Fairlamb & Michael A. J. Ferguson
1/04/10
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research