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Biography
Suzanne gained a BSc in Chemistry at the University of Southampton, and then worked at a government research institute in Norwich before moving to the University of Cambridge where she did her PhD in MRI scanner. In 2007, she was awarded a Wellcome Re-entry Fellowship at the University of Dundee to study disease development and treatments using clinical and preclinical MRI. Since 2014, Suzanne joined the Jalview team at the School of Life Sciences. In addition to running training workshops and public outreach events, she has produced a range of Jalview YouTube videos and has designed several web-based resources for school pupils to view and interact with DNA, RNA and proteins www.jalview.org/school-resources. Suzanne has participated in a wide range of public engagement activities and helps organise several ‘Open Doors’ days at the University of Dundee. She has taken part in the International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases Festival in London and won several awards in this area of science communication. In 2019, she won the School of Life Sciences’ Brian Cox Public Engagement Project of the Year award for the children’s illustrated book ‘Kirsty’s Project: Searching for a New Medicine’ and 2020 she won the award for her outreach work with Jalview. Her Sci*Art and photographs have been exhibited in galleries across Dundee and also in London. One of these images was featured on the front cover of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.
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Projects
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Aref#d: 18678. Musculoskeletal Study of Limb Development in Vertebrates by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Microscopy (Career Re-entry fellowship)
Duce, S. (Investigator)
1/02/07 → 30/09/12
Project: Research
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Allopurinol versus usual care in UK patients with ischaemic heart disease (ALL-HEART): a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint trial
Mackenzie, I. S. (Lead / Corresponding author), Hawkey, C. J., Ford, I., Greenlaw, N., Pigazzani, F., Rogers, A., Struthers, A. D., Begg, A. G., Wei, L., Avery, A. J., Taggar, J. S., Walker, A., Duce, S. L., Barr, R. J., Dumbleton, J. S., Rooke, E. D., Townend, J. N., Ritchie, L. D., MacDonald, T. M. & ALL-HEART study group, 8 Oct 2022, In: The Lancet. 400, 10359, p. 1195-1205 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alignment of Biological Sequences with Jalview
Procter, J. B. (Lead / Corresponding author), Carstairs, G. M., Soares, B., Mourão, K., Ofoegbu, T. C., Barton, D., Lui, L., Menard, A., Sherstnev, N., Roldan-Martinez, D., Duce, S., Martin, D. M. A. & Barton, G. J., 2021, Multiple Sequence Alignment: Methods and Protocols. Katoh, K. (ed.). 1 ed. New York: Humana Press, p. 203-224 22 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 2231).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
Open AccessFile86 Citations (Scopus)212 Downloads (Pure) -
Challenges and recent progress in drug discovery for tropical diseases
De Rycker, M., Baragaña, B., Duce, S. L. & Gilbert, I. H. (Lead / Corresponding author), 25 Jul 2018, In: Nature. 559, 7715, p. 498-506 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Cohort comparison study of cardiac disease and atherosclerotic burden in type 2 diabetic adults using whole body cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging
Duce, S. L., Weir-McCall, J. R. (Lead / Corresponding author), Gandy, S. J., Matthew, S. Z., Cassidy, D. B., McCormick, L., Rauchhaus, P., Looker, H., Colhoun, H. M. & Houston, J. G., 18 Sept 2015, In: Cardiovascular Diabetology. 14, 11 p., 122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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3D MRI Analysis of the Lower Legs of Treated Idiopathic Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (Clubfoot)
Duce, S. L. (Lead / Corresponding author), D'Alessandro, M., Du, Y., Jagpal, B., Gilbert, F. J., Crichton, L., Barker, S., Collinson, J. M. & Miedzybrodzka, Z., 30 Jan 2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 1, 10 p., e54100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access23 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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The Brian Cox Prize for Excellence in Public Engagement with Research: Project of the Year
Duce, S. (Recipient), Abbott, J. (Recipient), Procter, J. (Recipient), Soares, B. (Recipient), Barton, G. (Recipient), Hale, J. (Recipient), Bos, J. (Recipient), Lakin, L. (Recipient), Frediani, K. (Recipient), Adams, T. (Recipient), Escudero Martinez, C. (Recipient), Harrower, B. (Recipient), Hein, I. (Recipient), Houston, K. (Recipient), Huitema, E. (Recipient), Macaulay, M. (Recipient), Mateos, B. (Recipient), Mcallister, T. (Recipient), Mchugh, K. (Recipient), Robertson-Albertyn, S. (Recipient) & Shadbolt, J. (Recipient), 2 Feb 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Brian Cox Prize for Excellence in Public Engagement with Research
Duce, S. (Recipient), Bayliss, T. (Recipient) & MacGowan, D. (Recipient), 12 Jan 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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The Brian Cox Prize for Excellence in Public Engagement with Research: Project of the Year
Duce, S. (Recipient), 15 Jan 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2024 Stephen Fry Public Engagement Awards - Engaged Researcher of the Year
Duce, S. (Recipient), 5 Jan 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Neglected Tropical Diseases Festival Art Award
Duce, S. (Recipient), Mar 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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'Easy Bioinformatics Exercises to View Proteins, RNA, & DNA in Genes & Genomes' Workshop for Secondary School Teachers
Duce, S. (Speaker)
10 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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ASE Annual Conference 2023 'The metamorphosis of Narcissus – next generation DNA sequencing in the classroom' presentation
Duce, S. (Speaker), Hale, J. (Speaker) & Leader, D. (Speaker)
5 Jan 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The Daffodil DNA Project Teachers Training Day 2022
Duce, S. (Speaker), Frediani, K. (Organiser), Lakin, L. (Organiser), Hale, J. (Organiser), Bulgarelli, D. (Host), Macaulay, M. (Speaker) & Phillips, C. (Speaker)
11 Nov 2022Activity: Other activity types › Schools engagement
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The Scottish Daffodil Project Schools Celebration Day 2022
Duce, S. (Invited speaker), Frediani, K. (Organiser), Bos, J. (Speaker), Lakin, L. (Organiser), Robertson-Albertyn, S. (Contributor), Huitema, E. (Contributor), Mchugh, K. (Contributor) & Mcallister, T. (Contributor)
30 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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The Scottish Daffodil Project Teachers Training Day
Duce, S. (Presenter), Bos, J. (Presenter) & Macaulay, M. (Presenter)
11 Nov 2021Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - public lecture/debate/seminar