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Biological and Chemical Sciences
Dr Kate Reddington
Ph.D
Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
| Project | Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid Identification of Repiratory Tract Infections (RiD-RTI) | 01-JUL-12 | 31-DEC-15 | |
| Rapid Culture independent nucleic acid diagnostics technologies for use in the analysis of microbial biocontamination of water distribution and centralised air conditioning systems | 12-JAN-15 | 18-MAY-15 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2020) | 'Metagenomic analysis of planktonic riverine microbial consortia using nanopore sequencing reveals insight into river microbe taxonomy and function (vol 9, giaa053, 2020)'
Reddington, K;Eccles, D;O'Grady, J;Drown, DM;Hansen, LH;Nielsen, TK;Ducluzeau, AL;Leggett, RM;Heavens, D;Peel, N;Snutch, TP;Bayega, A;Oikonomopoulos, S;Ragoussis, J;Barry, T;van der Helm, E;Jolic, D;Richardson, H;Jansen, H;Tyson, JR;Jain, M;Brown, BL (2020) 'Metagenomic analysis of planktonic riverine microbial consortia using nanopore sequencing reveals insight into river microbe taxonomy and function (vol 9, giaa053, 2020)'. Gigascience, 9 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Novel Multiplex Real-Time PCR Diagnostic Assay for Identification and Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium canettii, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains'
Reddington, K;O'Grady, J;Dorai-Raj, S;Maher, M;van Soolingen, D;Barry, T (2011) 'Novel Multiplex Real-Time PCR Diagnostic Assay for Identification and Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium canettii, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains'. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology, 49 :651-657 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'A Novel Multiplex Real-Time PCR for the Identification of Mycobacteria Associated with Zoonotic Tuberculosis'
Reddington, K;O'Grady, J;Dorai-Raj, S;Niemann, S;van Soolingen, D;Barry, T (2011) 'A Novel Multiplex Real-Time PCR for the Identification of Mycobacteria Associated with Zoonotic Tuberculosis'. Plos One, 6 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'SeekTB, a Two-Stage Multiplex Real-Time-PCR-Based Method for Differentiation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex'
Reddington, K;Zumla, A;Bates, M;van Soolingen, D;Niemann, S;Barry, T;O'Grady, J (2012) 'SeekTB, a Two-Stage Multiplex Real-Time-PCR-Based Method for Differentiation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex'. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology, 50 :2203-2206 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Evaluation of a novel Listeria enrichment broth combined with a real-time PCR diagnostics assay for the specific detection of Listeria monocytogenes in RTE pork products'
Gomez, D;McGuinness, S;Reddington, K;O'Grady, J;Yanguela, J;Barry, T (2013) 'Evaluation of a novel Listeria enrichment broth combined with a real-time PCR diagnostics assay for the specific detection of Listeria monocytogenes in RTE pork products'. International Journal Of Food Science And Technology, 48 :1103-1108 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Molecular Diagnosis of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis'
Bateson, AL;Reddington, K;O'Grady, J (2013) 'Molecular Diagnosis of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis'. Tuberculosis: Laboratory Diagnosis And Treatment Strategies, :13-33 [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Diagnostics method for the rapid quantitative detection and identification of low-level contamination of high-purity water with pathogenic bacteria'
Minogue, E;Reddington, K;Dorai-Raj, S;Tuite, N;Clancy, E;Barry, T (2013) 'Diagnostics method for the rapid quantitative detection and identification of low-level contamination of high-purity water with pathogenic bacteria'. Journal Of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 40 :1005-1013 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Future of Molecular Diagnostics: The Example of Infectious Diseases'
Clancy, E;Reddington, K;Barry, T;Huggett, JF;O'Grady, J (2015) 'Future of Molecular Diagnostics: The Example of Infectious Diseases'. Molecular Diagnostics: Current Research And Applications, :233-243 [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Comparative genome analysis identifies novel nucleic acid diagnostic targets for use in the specific detection of Haemophilus influenzae'
Coughlan, H,Reddington, K,Tuite, N,Boo, TW,Cormican, M,Barrett, L,Smith, TJ,Clancy, E,Barry, T (2015) 'Comparative genome analysis identifies novel nucleic acid diagnostic targets for use in the specific detection of Haemophilus influenzae'. Diagnostic Microbiology And Infectious Disease, 83 :112-116 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Comparison of Established Diagnostic Methodologies and a Novel Bacterial smpB Real-Time PCR Assay for Specific Detection of Haemophilus influenzae Isolates Associated with Respiratory Tract Infections'
Reddington, Kate and Schwenk, Stefan and Tuite, Nina and Platt, Gareth and Davar, Danesh and Coughlan, Helena and Personne, Yoann and Gant, Vanya and Enne, Virve I and Zumla, Alimuddin and others (2015) 'Comparison of Established Diagnostic Methodologies and a Novel Bacterial smpB Real-Time PCR Assay for Specific Detection of Haemophilus influenzae Isolates Associated with Respiratory Tract Infections'. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology, 53 (9):2854-2860 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Cross Platform Standardisation of an Experimental Pipeline for Use in the Identification of Dysregulated Human Circulating MiRNAs'
Helena Kelly, Tim Downing, Nina L. Tuite, Terry J. Smith, Michael J. Kerin, Róisín M. Dwyer, Eoin Clancy, Thomas Barry, Kate Reddington (2015) 'Cross Platform Standardisation of an Experimental Pipeline for Use in the Identification of Dysregulated Human Circulating MiRNAs'. Plos One, [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'A rapid culture independent methodology to quantitatively detect and identify common human bacterial pathogens associated with contaminated high purity water'
Minogue, Elizabeth and Tuite, Nina L and Smith, Cindy J and Reddington, Kate and Barry, Thomas (2015) 'A rapid culture independent methodology to quantitatively detect and identify common human bacterial pathogens associated with contaminated high purity water'. BMC Biotechnol, 15 (1) [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'A current overview of commercially available nucleic acid diagnostics approaches to detect and identify human gastroenteritis pathogens'
Reddington, Kate and Tuite, Nina and Minogue, Elizabeth and Barry, Thomas (2014) 'A current overview of commercially available nucleic acid diagnostics approaches to detect and identify human gastroenteritis pathogens'. Biomolecular Detection and Quantification, 1 (1):3-7 [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'Rapid nucleic acid diagnostics for the detection of antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria: is it time for a paradigm shift?'
Tuite, Nina and Reddington, Kate and Barry, Thomas and Zumla, Alimuddin and Enne, Virve (2014) 'Rapid nucleic acid diagnostics for the detection of antimicrobial resistance in Gram-negative bacteria: is it time for a paradigm shift?'. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 69 (7):1729-1733 [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Advances in multiparametric molecular diagnostics technologies for respiratory tract infections'
Reddington, Kate and Tuite, Nina and Barry, Thomas and O'Grady, Justin and Zumla, Alimuddin (2013) 'Advances in multiparametric molecular diagnostics technologies for respiratory tract infections'. Current opinion in pulmonary medicine, 19 (3):298-304 [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Evaluation of a novel Listeria enrichment broth combined with a real-time PCR diagnostics assay for the specific detection of Listeria monocytogenes in RTE pork products'
Gomez, Diego and McGuinness, Sheila and Reddington, Kate and O'Grady, Justin and Yanguela, Javier and Barry, Thomas (2013) 'Evaluation of a novel Listeria enrichment broth combined with a real-time PCR diagnostics assay for the specific detection of Listeria monocytogenes in RTE pork products'. International Journal Of Food Science And Technology, 48 (5):1103-1108 [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Diagnostics method for the rapid quantitative detection and identification of low-level contamination of high-purity water with pathogenic bacteria'
Minogue, Elizabeth and Reddington, Kate and Dorai-Raj, Siobhan and Tuite, Nina and Clancy, Eoin and Barry, Thomas (2013) 'Diagnostics method for the rapid quantitative detection and identification of low-level contamination of high-purity water with pathogenic bacteria'. Journal Of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology, 40 (9):1005-1013 [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'SeekTB, a two-stage multiplex real-time-PCR-based method for differentiation of the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex'
Reddington, Kate and Zumla, Alimuddin and Bates, Matthew and van Soolingen, Dick and Niemann, Stefan and Barry, Thomas and O'Grady, Justin (2012) 'SeekTB, a two-stage multiplex real-time-PCR-based method for differentiation of the mycobacterium tuberculosis complex'. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology, 50 (7):2203-2206 [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Culture confirmation of Listeria monocytogenes using tmRNA as a diagnostics target'
Clancy, Eoin and Glynn, Barry and Reddington, Kate and Smith, Terry and Barry, Thomas (2012) 'Culture confirmation of Listeria monocytogenes using tmRNA as a diagnostics target'. Journal Of Microbiological Methods, 88 (3):427-429 [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'A novel multiplex real-time PCR for the identification of mycobacteria associated with zoonotic tuberculosis'
Reddington, Kate and O'Grady, Justin and Dorai-Raj, Siobhan and Niemann, Stefan and van Soolingen, Dick and Barry, Thomas (2011) 'A novel multiplex real-time PCR for the identification of mycobacteria associated with zoonotic tuberculosis'. Plos One, 6 (8) [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Novel multiplex real-time PCR diagnostic assay for identification and differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium canettii, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains'
Reddington, Kate and O'Grady, Justin and Dorai-Raj, Siobhan and Maher, Majella and van Soolingen, Dick and Barry, Thomas (2011) 'Novel multiplex real-time PCR diagnostic assay for identification and differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium canettii, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains'. Journal Of Clinical Microbiology, 49 (2):651-657 [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2014) | 'Future of Molecular Diagnostics: The Example of Infectious Diseases'
Clancy E, Reddington K, Barry T, Huggett J, O'Grady J (2014) 'Future of Molecular Diagnostics: The Example of Infectious Diseases' In: Molecular Diagnostics: Current Research and Applications. United Kingdom: Caister Academic Press. [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Molecular diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis'
Bateson, Anna L and Reddington, Kate and O'Grady, Justin and McHugh, TD and others (2013) 'Molecular diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis' In: Tuberculosis: laboratory diagnosis and treatment strategies. United Kingdom: CABI. [Details] |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2017) | London Calling Event Oxford Nanopore,
Brown, B, Reddington, K, Richardson, H, Eccles, D, Jolic, D, Barry, T, Jansen, H, MARC, MitenJ and O'Grady, J. (2017) Metagenomic Analysis of Riverwater. [Poster Presentation (Refereed)], London Calling Event Oxford Nanopore, London , 03-MAY-17 - 05-MAY-17. [Details] |
Reviews
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2013) | Advances in multiparametric molecular diagnostics technologies for respiratory tract infections.
Reddington, K;Tuite, N;Barry, T;O'Grady, J;Zumla, A (2013) Advances in multiparametric molecular diagnostics technologies for respiratory tract infections. PHILADELPHIA: Reviews [DOI] [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Prof. Anthony P Moran award | National University of Ireland, Galway | |
| 2011 | Thomas Crawford Hayes Research award | National University of Ireland, Galway | |
| 2008 | College of Science Fellowship | National University of Ireland, Galway |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Study Group for Legionella Infections (ESGLI) | Member | / | |
| European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) | Member | / |
Reviews
| Journal | Role | |
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| Journal Of Medical Microbiology | Reviewer | |
| Tuberculosis | Reviewer | |
| Journal Of Clinical Microbiology | Reviewer | |
| Plos One | Reviewer |
Teaching Interests
Internal Collaborators
| Name | Description of Collaboration | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Thomas Barry |
External Collaborators
| Name | Organisation / Institute | Country | Description of Collaboration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Justin O'Grady | University of East Anglia | UNITED KINGDOM |
