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D-Index
49
Citations
10876
World Ranking
17929
National Ranking
1415

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - WH Pierce Prize, The Society for Applied Microbiology

Overview

Brendan Gilmore is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a total of 46 publications in each broad field.

The scientist's work focuses on several specific subfields, including Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Medicine, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Surgery.

Gilmore's main research topics include:

  • Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

Their frequent publication venues are:

  • Chemical Biology & Drug Design (5 publications)
  • Biofilm (3 publications)
  • Journal of Hospital Infection (3 publications)
  • Microorganisms (3 publications)
  • Journal of Applied Microbiology (3 publications)

Some of their recent published papers include:

  • 3D Printing of Drug-Loaded Thermoplastic Polyurethane Meshes: A Potential Material for Soft Tissue Reinforcement in Vaginal Surgery, 2020, Pharmaceutics
  • Transaminases for industrial biocatalysis: novel enzyme discovery, 2020, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
  • Novel decontamination approaches and their potential application for post-harvest aflatoxin control, 2020, Trends in Food Science & Technology
  • Antibiotic Therapy and the Gut Microbiome: Investigating the Effect of Delivery Route on Gut Pathogens, 2021, ACS Infectious Diseases
  • Cold atmospheric pressure plasma-antibiotic synergy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms is mediated via oxidative stress response, 2023, Biofilm

Their research collaborations often involve the following co-authors:

  • Thomas P. Thompson (29 coauthored publications)
  • Stephen A. Kelly (13 coauthored publications)
  • Timofey Skvortsov (13 coauthored publications)
  • Paula Bourke (8 coauthored publications)
  • Julianne Megaw (7 coauthored publications)

Brendan Gilmore was awarded the WH Pierce Prize by The Society for Applied Microbiology in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Alternatives to antibiotics—a pipeline portfolio review

    Lloyd Czaplewski;Richard Bax;Martha Clokie;Mike Dawson

  • Microbiological interactions with cold plasma.

    Paula Bourke;Dana Ziuzina;Lu Han;Patrick Cullen;Patrick Cullen

  • Antibiofilm activities of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ionic liquids

    Louise Carson;Peter K. W. Chau;Martyn J. Earle;Manuela A. Gilea

  • Staphylococcus epidermidis device-related infections: pathogenesis and clinical management

    Maureen T. McCann;Brendan F. Gilmore;Sean P. Gorman

  • Application of ω-Transaminases in the Pharmaceutical Industry

    Stephen A. Kelly;Stefan Pohle;Scott Wharry;Stefan Mix

  • Recent advances in bacteriophage therapy: how delivery routes, formulation, concentration and timing influence the success of phage therapy

    Elizabeth M Ryan;Sean P Gorman;Ryan F Donnelly;Brendan F Gilmore

  • Eradication of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms by Atmospheric Pressure Non-Thermal Plasma

    Mahmoud Y. Alkawareek;Qais Th. Algwari;Qais Th. Algwari;Garry Laverty;Sean P. Gorman

  • Synergistic phage-antibiotic combinations for the control of Escherichia coli biofilms in vitro

    Elizabeth M. Ryan;Mahmoud Y. Alkawareek;Ryan F. Donnelly;Brendan F. Gilmore

  • The use of lytic bacteriophages in the prevention and eradication of biofilms of Proteus mirabilis and Escherichia coli.

    Louise Carson;Sean P. Gorman;Brendan F. Gilmore

  • The Potential of Antimicrobial Peptides as Biocides

    Garry Laverty;Sean P. Gorman;Brendan F. Gilmore

  • Potential cellular targets and antibacterial efficacy of atmospheric pressure non-thermal plasma

    Mahmoud Y. Alkawareek;Mahmoud Y. Alkawareek;Sean P. Gorman;William G. Graham;Brendan F. Gilmore

  • Biomolecular Mechanisms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli Biofilm Formation

    Garry Laverty;Sean P. Gorman;Brendan F. Gilmore

  • Antimicrobial efficacy of tobramycin polymeric nanoparticles for Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis: formulation, characterisation and functionalisation with dornase alfa (DNase).

    Jill Deacon;Sharif M. Abdelghany;Derek J. Quinn;Daniela Schmid

  • Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of 1-alkylquinolinium bromide ionic liquids

    Alessandro Busetti;Deborah E. Crawford;Martyn J. Earle;Manuela A. Gilea

  • Gentamicin-loaded nanoparticles show improved antimicrobial effects towards Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection.

    Sharif M Abdelghany;Derek J Quinn;Rebecca J Ingram;Brendan F Gilmore

  • The antimicrobial potential of ionic liquids: A source of chemical diversity for infection and biofilm control

    Jack Norman Pendleton;Brendan F. Gilmore

  • Cold Plasmas for Biofilm Control: Opportunities and Challenges.

    Brendan F. Gilmore;Padrig B. Flynn;Séamus O’Brien;Noreen Hickok

  • Extracellular DNA Impedes the Transport of Vancomycin in Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilms Preexposed to Subinhibitory Concentrations of Vancomycin

    Natalya Doroshenko;Boo Shan Tseng;Robert P. Howlin;Jill Deacon

  • Antimicrobial Activity of Short, Synthetic Cationic Lipopeptides

    Garry Laverty;Martin McLaughlin;Christopher Shaw;Sean P. Gorman

  • Novel Inhibitors of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Virulence Factor LasB: a Potential Therapeutic Approach for the Attenuation of Virulence Mechanisms in Pseudomonal Infection

    George R. A. Cathcart;Derek Quinn;Brett Greer;Pat Harriott

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean P. Gorman
Sean P. Gorman Queen's University Belfast
David S. Jones
David S. Jones Queen's University Belfast
Christine A. Maggs
Christine A. Maggs Bournemouth University
Kenneth R. Seddon
Kenneth R. Seddon Queen's University Belfast
Howard Ceri
Howard Ceri University of Calgary
Bing Xu
Bing Xu Brandeis University
Patrick J. Cullen
Patrick J. Cullen University of Sydney
Michael M. Tunney
Michael M. Tunney Queen's University Belfast
Gavin Andrews
Gavin Andrews University of New South Wales
Christopher T. Elliott
Christopher T. Elliott Queen's University Belfast

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