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Biography
My first degree (First class honours) was in Natural Sciences (Biological) at the University of Cambridge specialising in Biochemistry in my final year with a research project in Jean Thomas' lab (linker histone variants). After this I decided to embark on a PhD after catching the ‘bug’ for research in Cambridge and during a summer research placement in Edinburgh looking at apoptotic cells down the microscope! My PhD (University of Glasgow) focused on the deregulation of RNA polymerase III transcription in cancers and mechanistic studies relating to this. This was followed by my first post-doctoral position at the University of York within the group of Prof Jo Milner during which I identified a novel role for the tumour suppressor p53 in the regulation of global histone modifications.
This was followed by a year’s teaching English as a Foreign Language in a town in Northern Greece before I returned to the UK to resume my scientific career where I became interested in sirtuin biology. After further postdoctoral research positions at the Universities of York and Leeds, I began my independent research career at the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics of the University of Bradford after successfully securing my own external independent research funding for 2 years as a PI.
I joined the University of Huddersfield as a Senior Research Fellow within the School of Applied Sciences in August 2015 and was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in August 2016 and as a Reader in August 2019.
My research is currently funded by Kidscan and the University of Huddersfield.
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Research Expertise and Interests
- Exploitation of cancer cell metabolic re-wiring
- The sirtuins and other NAD+-dependent enzymes
- Molecular addictions/dependencies of cancer cells
- Inter- and intra-cellular crosstalk
- Regulation of epigenetic alterations in cancer cells
- Elucidation of mechanisms of action of novel anti-cancer agents
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Preclinical Evaluation of Zn(II) Self-Assemblies with Selective Cytotoxic Activity Against Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Ovo
Allison, S. J., Ashton, G. P., Lynch, H. J., Shire, B. R., Phillips, R. M., Parkes, G. M. B., Pinder, E., Rice, C. R., Teixeira, A. A. M., Volleman, T. & Wordsworth, D. A., 11 Jan 2024, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 30, 3, 7 p., e202302803.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cross-species oncogenomics offers insight into human muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Wong, K., Abascal, F., Ludwig, L., Aupperle-Lellbach, H., Grassinger, J., Wright, C. W., Allison, S. J., Pinder, E., Phillips, R., Romero, L. P., Gal, A., Roady, P. J., Pires, I., Guscetti, F., Munday, J. S., Peleteiro, M. C., Pinto, C. A., Carvalho, T., Cota, J., Du Plessis, E. C., & 34 others, 1 Dec 2023, In: Genome Biology. 24, 1, 29 p., 191.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigation of the cytotoxicity induced by cannabinoids on human ovarian carcinoma cells
Sooda, K., Allison, S. J. & Javid, F. A., 15 Dec 2023, In: Pharmacology Research and Perspectives. 11, 6, 15 p., e01152.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigation of the cytotoxicity induced by didocosahexaenoin, an omega 3 derivative, in human prostate carcinoma cell lines
Robinson, G., Sooda, K., Phillips, R., Allison, S. J. & Javid, F., 1 Dec 2022, In: Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery. 3, 9 p., 100085.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Novel Anti-cancer Agents and Cellular Targets and their Mechanism(s) of Action
Allison, S. (ed.), 1 Sep 2022, MDPI. 206 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Activities
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PhD External Examiner - University of Bradford
Simon Allison (Examiner)
5 Dec 2023Activity: Examination types › PhD Examination
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MRes External Examiner - University of York
Simon Allison (Examiner)
1 Apr 2023 → 28 Apr 2023Activity: Examination types › Masters by Research Examination
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British Society for Cell Biology (External organisation)
Simon Allison (Member)
21 Nov 2022 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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External Grant Reviewer
Simon Allison (Participant)
20 Oct 2021 → 10 Nov 2021Activity: Other activity types › Grant peer-review
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Grant Reviewer
Simon Allison (Participant)
24 May 2021Activity: Other activity types › Grant peer-review