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    Douglas Kell
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    Reviewer 35

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    Computational-Biology 305
    Biotechnology 170
    Synthetic-Biology 170
    Bioinformatics 170
    Bioengineering 170
    Pharmacology 135
    Neurology 35
    Epidemiology 35
    Dentistry 35
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    Douglas B Kell


    Summary

    Top Scholar, Bradfield College, Berks (1996-1970). B.A. (Hons) Biochemistry at St John's College, Oxford (1975) (Class 2-1 with Distinction in Chemical Pharmacology). Senior Scholar of St John's College, Oxford, M.A. (Oxon), D.Phil. (Oxon) 1978. Various posts, UCW, Aberystwyth, 1988-1992, and Founding Director, Aber Instruments Ltd, Science Park, Aberystwyth. Personal Chair, The University of Wales, 1992. EPSRC/RSC Research Professor of Bioanalytical Science, UMIST 2002- , The University of Manchester 2004-present. 2005-8 Director, BBSRC Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology (www.mcisb.org/).

    1986 Recipient of the Fleming Award of the Society for General Microbiology.
    1998 Aber Instruments received a Queen’s Award for Export Achievement.
    2004 Royal Society of Chemistry Interdisciplinary Science Award
    2005 FEBS-IUBMB Theodor Bücher prize. 2005 Royal Society/Wolfson Merit Award.
    2006 Royal Society of Chemistry/ Societry of Analytical Chemistry Gold Medal
    2000-2006 Member, BBSRC Council, BBSRC Strategy Board,
    2008-2013 Chief Executive BBSRC (0.8 FTE)
    2012 Honorary DSc, Cranfield University
    2012 Fellow of the AAAS
    2013 Fellow, Aberystwyth University
    2014 CBE, New Years Honours
    2015 DSc, University of Aberdeen
    2015 DSc, University of East Anglia

    He has published over 400 scientific papers, 50 of which have been cited over 100 times (as judged by WoK). His H-index is 77 (WoK) or 91 (Google Scholar). Total citations >20,000 (WoK) or >30,000 (GS).

    Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biophysics Biotechnology Computational Biology Synthetic Biology

    Past or current institution affiliations

    The University of Manchester

    Work details

    Research Professor

    The University of Manchester
    Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology

    Research Professor

    Univ Manchester
    Chemistry & Manchester Institute of Biotechnology

    Websites

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    PeerJ Contributions

    • Articles 2
    • Preprints 2
    • Reviewed 1
    July 10, 2017
    CodonGenie: optimised ambiguous codon design tools
    2 citations
    162 downloads
    1,539 views
    Neil Swainston, Andrew Currin, Lucy Green, Rainer Breitling, Philip J. Day, Douglas B. Kell
    bioengineering
    bioinformatics
    biotechnology
    computational-biology
    synthetic-biology
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-cs.120
    November 17, 2015
    The apparent permeabilities of Caco-2 cells to marketed drugs: magnitude, and independence from both biophysical properties and endogenite similarities
    12 citations
    2,668 downloads
    2,212 views
    Steve O’Hagan, Douglas B. Kell
    computational-biology
    pharmacology
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1405 PubMed 26618081
    February 9, 2017 - Version: 1
    CodonGenie: optimised ambiguous codon design tools
    132 downloads
    378 views
    Neil Swainston, Andrew Currin, Lucy Green, Rainer Breitling, Philip J Day, Douglas B Kell
    bioengineering
    bioinformatics
    biotechnology
    computational-biology
    synthetic-biology
    https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2797v1
    July 29, 2015 - Version: 1
    The apparent permeabilities of Caco-2 cells to marketed drugs: magnitude, and independence from both biophysical properties and endogenite similarities
    189 downloads
    374 views
    Steve O'Hagan, Douglas B Kell
    computational-biology
    pharmacology
    https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1271v1

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    August 10, 2017
    Periodontal inflammatory disease is associated with the risk of Parkinson’s disease: a population-based retrospective matched-cohort study
    4 citations
    204 downloads
    1,449 views
    Chang-Kai Chen, Yung-Tsan Wu, Yu-Chao Chang
    dentistry
    epidemiology
    neurology
    public-health
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3647 PubMed 28828251
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