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Staff Profiles
Dr Iain Shaw

Biography
Book Chapters
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(2009) | 'The isolation of scFvs against small target molecules'
Shaw I, Kane M (2009) 'The isolation of scFvs against small target molecules' In: Antibody Phage Display. USA: Humana Press. [DOI] [Details] |
Conference Publications
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(2010) | Annual Conference of the Society-for-Glycobiology
Starr, Emily, Shaw, Iain, Cox, Olivia, Kane, Marian, Joshi, Lokesh (2010) Identification of a Gal alpha 1-3Gal-Specific Scfv through Screening of a Chicken Scfv Library Annual Conference of the Society-for-Glycobiology [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
Year | Publication | |
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(2009) | 'The Isolation of scFvs Against Small Target Molecules'
Shaw, I,Kane, M,Aitken, R (2009) 'The Isolation of scFvs Against Small Target Molecules'. Methods Mol Biol, 562 :83-97 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2016) | 'Immunomodulatory effects of natural polysaccharides assessed in human whole blood culture and THP-1 cells show greater sensitivity of whole blood culture'
Gill, SK,Islam, N,Shaw, I,Ribeiro, A,Bradley, B,Brien, TO,Kilcoyne, M,Ceredig, R,Joshi, L (2016) 'Immunomodulatory effects of natural polysaccharides assessed in human whole blood culture and THP-1 cells show greater sensitivity of whole blood culture'. International Immunopharmacology, 36 :315-323 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2013) | 'Development of a convenient competitive ELISA for the detection of the free and protein-bound nonhuman galactosyl-α-(1,3)-galactose epitope based on highly specific chicken single-chain antibody variable-region fragments'
Cunningham S, Starr E, Shaw I, Glavin J, Kane M, Joshi L. (2013) 'Development of a convenient competitive ELISA for the detection of the free and protein-bound nonhuman galactosyl-α-(1,3)-galactose epitope based on highly specific chicken single-chain antibody variable-region fragments'. Anal Chem, 85 (2):949-955 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2011) | 'Rapid, transient, and proportional activation of σB in response to osmotic stress in Listeria monocytogenes'
Utratna, M., Shaw, I., Starr, E., O'Byrne, C.P. (2011) 'Rapid, transient, and proportional activation of σB in response to osmotic stress in Listeria monocytogenes'. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77 (21):7841-7845 [Details] |
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(2007) | 'Structures of an MHC class I molecule from B21 chickens illustrate promiscuous peptide binding'
Koch M, Camp S, Collen T, Avila D, Salomonsen J, Wallny HJ, van Hateren A, Hunt L, Jacob JP, Johnston F, Marston DA, Shaw I, Dunbar PR, Cerundolo V, Jones EY, Kaufman J (2007) 'Structures of an MHC class I molecule from B21 chickens illustrate promiscuous peptide binding'. Immunity, 27 (6):885-899 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2007) | 'Different evolutionary histories of the two classical class I genes BF1 and BF2 illustrate drift and selection within the stable MHC haplotypes of chickens'
Shaw I, Powell TJ, Marston DA, Baker K, van Hateren A, Riegert P, Wiles MV, Milne S, Beck S, Kaufman J (2007) 'Different evolutionary histories of the two classical class I genes BF1 and BF2 illustrate drift and selection within the stable MHC haplotypes of chickens'. Journal Of Immunology, 178 (9):5744-5752 [Details] |
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(2006) | 'Generation of high-affinity chicken single-chain Fv antibody fragments for measurement of the Pseudonitzschia pungens toxin domoic acid'
Finlay, WJJ,Shaw, I,Reilly, JP,Kane, M (2006) 'Generation of high-affinity chicken single-chain Fv antibody fragments for measurement of the Pseudonitzschia pungens toxin domoic acid'. Applied And Environmental Microbiology, 72 :3343-3349 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2003) | 'Analysis of part of the chicken Rfp-Y region reveals two novel lectin genes, the first complete genomic sequence of a class I alpha-chain gene, a truncated class II beta-chain gene, and a large CR1 repeat'
Rogers S, Shaw I, Ross N, Nair V, Rothwell L, Kaufman J, Kaiser P (2003) 'Analysis of part of the chicken Rfp-Y region reveals two novel lectin genes, the first complete genomic sequence of a class I alpha-chain gene, a truncated class II beta-chain gene, and a large CR1 repeat'. Genetics, 55 (2):100-108 [DOI] [Details] |
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(2000) | 'Protection from IBDV-induced bursal damage by a recombinant fowlpox vaccine, fpIBD1, is dependent on the titre of challenge virus and chicken genotype'
Shaw I, Davison TF (2000) 'Protection from IBDV-induced bursal damage by a recombinant fowlpox vaccine, fpIBD1, is dependent on the titre of challenge virus and chicken genotype'. Vaccine, 18 (28):3230-3241 [Details] |
Abstract
Year | Publication | |
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(2010) | Identification of a Gal alpha 1-3Gal-Specific Scfv through Screening of a Chicken Scfv Library.
Starr, E,Shaw, I,Cox, O,Kane, M,Joshi, L (2010) Identification of a Gal alpha 1-3Gal-Specific Scfv through Screening of a Chicken Scfv Library. Abstract [Details] |
Conference Poster
Year | Publication | |
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(2006) | Biosensor-based immunoassays for the detection of the phytotoxins domoic acid and okadaic acid.
Le Berre M., Shaw I. and Kane M. (2006) Biosensor-based immunoassays for the detection of the phytotoxins domoic acid and okadaic acid. Conference Poster [Details] |
Presentation
Year | Publication | |
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(2005) | Comparison of anti-domoic acid biosensor-based assay performance using polyclonal, monoclonal and recombinant antibodies.
Le Berre M., Donohue C., Finlay J., O’ Reilly A., Reilly J., Shaw I. and Kane M. (2005) Comparison of anti-domoic acid biosensor-based assay performance using polyclonal, monoclonal and recombinant antibodies. Presentation [Details] |