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Alexander Demby
BA (Oxon)
MB DPhil Student
I am studying a combined programme, integrating a BM BCh in Clinical Medicine with a DPhil in Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics.
I am now in the third year of my DPhil, working in the Zaccolo Group. My research focuses on signal transduction by G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). It is now well established that GPCRs achieve response specificity through compartmentalisation of intracellular signals. My project investigates how receptors coordinate this compartmentalisation in cardiac myocytes with a particular focus on the cAMP/PKA signalling pathway.
Recent publications
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GPCR signalling: Yet another variant route in a highly complex road map.
Journal article
Demby A. and Zaccolo M., (2024), Cell Calcium, 124
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The decision to randomise specialised foundation programme places must be revised, if not reversed.
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Pakunwanich N. et al, (2024), BMJ, 385
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Higher-order thalamocortical circuits are specified by embryonic cortical progenitor types in the mouse brain.
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Buchan MJ. et al, (2024), Cell Rep, 43
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Investigating G-protein coupled receptor signalling with light-emitting biosensors.
Journal article
Demby A. and Zaccolo M., (2023), Front Physiol, 14