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Details for Professor Andrew Halestrap
| Personal details | |
| Name | Professor Andrew Halestrap |
| Job title | Senior Research Fellow in Biochemistry Emeritus Professor |
| Department | School of Biochemistry University of Bristol School of Biochemistry University of Bristol |
| Personal web page | http://www.bris.ac.uk/biochemistry/research/aph.html |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Qualifications | M.A.(Cantab.), Ph.D., D.Sc.(Bristol), FMedSci |
| Professional details | |
| Membership of professional bodies | The Biochemical Society The American Heart Association The International Society for Heart Research The British Society for Cardiovascular Research |
| Keywords | mitochondria heart ischaemia / reperfusion injury metabolism lactate transport cell death biochemistry |
| Areas of expertise | The regulation of metabolism, especially mitochondrial. The role of mitochondria in cell death, especially of the heart following ischaemia and reperfusion. This work extends from isolated molecules through organelles to organs. The transport of lactate and pyruvate across the mitochondrial and plasma membrane - both structural studies on the proteins involved and their regulation. |