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Professor Gary Hardiman

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Professor Gary Hardiman

School of Biological Sciences

I work in the field of systems biology the objective of which is the study of biological systems, including genes, RNAs, proteins, metabolites and cells in a focused manner, and organs, organisms and populations in a broader context. Areas of research focus include;

  • Studying the effects of man-made contaminants (e.g. microplastics, persistent organic pollutants, xenobiotics) on marine and human health
  • Studying prostate cancer in the context of racial differences and nutritional deficiency
  • Examining the impacts of long term space travel – specifically the effects of nutrition, torpor, space radiation and microgravity on hepatic and intestinal biology
  • Developing a rat model of opioid abuse to better understand the biological basis for substance abuse disorders and advance development of preventive strategies and more efficacious treatments
  • Developing a robust toolkit for better integration of Omics data sets into genotype-phenotype predictions.

I maintain active research collaborations with groups in the USA (University of California, Medical University of South Carolina, Wake Forest School of Medicine), (Université de Camerino & Università Politecnica delle Marche (Italy), National University of Ireland Galway (Ireland) & University of Aberdeen (Scotland).

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 4961
  • @ghardiman

Research Interests

I am open to PhD applications from individuals holding or expecting to hold at least a 2.1 degree (or equivalent) in the fields of

  • Computer science
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biochemistry
  • Microbiology
  • Marine biology

A strategy for obtaining funding for a PhD is required. Applicants should be interested in computational biology approaches, multi-omics data integration and systems and network biology.  

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Systems analysis of the impact of microplastics in the marine environment
  • A human body map of bisphenol-A (BPA) exposure: Systems level analysis of genomic and epigenomic alterations in primary human cells
  • Genome-wide analysis of genetic alterations in prostate cells in response to soy chemicals
  • A Novel Data Integration Framework for Modeling the Adverse Outcome Pathway

Public outreach & key achievements

  • Systems Analytics and Integration of Big Omics Data
  • Interplay between MicroRNAs and targeted genes in cellular homeostasis of adult zebrafish
  • Gary Hardiman (Medical University of South Carolina) received U01 to study opioid dependence in HS rat
  • Prostate Cancer Genes in African American Men May Be Affected by Vitamin D Supplementation
  • Weathered oil from DW Horizon spill may threaten fish embryos and larvae development
  • Racial Disparities at Transcriptome Level Found for Prostate Cancer

Research students

PhD Title Systems analysis of the vitamin D deficient prostate transcriptome
   
PhD Title  A systems biology approach to dissect the effects of nutrition, space radiation, microgravity and torpor on hepatic and intestinal biology
   

 


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