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Details for Dr Ash Toye
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Ash Toye |
| Job title | Reader in Cell Biology |
| Department | School of Biochemistry University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | B.Sc., Ph.D.(Bristol) |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | the bicarbonate transporter protein family: trafficking & molecular interactions in health and disease |
| Areas of expertise | My PhD with Prof. Owen Jones (University of Bristol) was on the generation of reactive oxygen species by neutrophils and non-phagocytic cells, with a focus on free radical damage in Alzheimer’s Disease. I then joined the laboratory of Prof. Mike Tanner where I developed my interest in the red blood cell AE1 and the kidney version of this protein. After Professor Tanner's retirement, I moved to Professor George Bantings laboratory where I have continued to work on AE1 trafficking and interactions. |