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  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Michael P. Barrett is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of study include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Parasitology, and Physiology.

The main topics of Michael P. Barrett's research include:

  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Selected recent publications are:

  • New Drugs for Human African Trypanosomiasis: A Twenty First Century Success Story, 2020, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
  • Targeting the trypanosome kinetochore with CLK1 protein kinase inhibitors, 2020, Nature Microbiology
  • Suramin exposure alters cellular metabolism and mitochondrial energy production in African trypanosomes, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Cell-based and multi-omics profiling reveals dynamic metabolic repurposing of mitochondria to drive developmental progression of Trypanosoma brucei, 2020, PLoS Biology
  • Pharma to farmer: field challenges of optimizing trypanocide use in African animal trypanosomiasis, 2021, Trends in Parasitology

Frequent co-authors of Michael P. Barrett include:

  • Ryan Ritchie
  • Clément Regnault
  • Liam J. Morrison
  • Emily A. Dickie
  • Pieter C. Steketee

Michael P. Barrett has published extensively in several venues, among them:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Trends in Parasitology
  • ACS Infectious Diseases

In addition to journal articles, Barrett has contributed to book publications with the National Academies Press eBooks, including works titled "On-Bridge Stormwater Treatment Practices" and "Developing a Guide for On-Bridge Stormwater Treatment Practices," both published in 2024.

Michael P. Barrett was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Drug resistance and treatment failure in leishmaniasis: A 21st century challenge

    Alicia Ponte-Sucre;Francisco Gamarro;Jean-Claude Dujardin;Michael P. Barrett

  • Chemotherapy of trypanosomiases and leishmaniasis

    Simon L. Croft;Michael P. Barrett;Julio A. Urbina

  • Human African trypanosomiasis: pharmacological re-engagement with a neglected disease

    M P Barrett;D W Boykin;R Brun;R R Tidwell

  • The animal trypanosomiases and their chemotherapy: a review.

    Federica Giordani;Liam J. Morrison;Tim G. Rowan;Harry P. De Koning

  • Toward global metabolomics analysis with hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry: improved metabolite identification by retention time prediction.

    Darren J. Creek;Darren J. Creek;Andris Jankevics;Rainer Breitling;David G. Watson

  • Management of trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis

    Michael P. Barrett;Simon L. Croft

  • Topic modeling for untargeted substructure exploration in metabolomics

    Justin Johan Jozias van der Hooft;Joe Wandy;Michael P. Barrett;Karl E. V. Burgess

  • IDEOM : an Excel interface for analysis of LC-MS-based metabolomics data

    Darren J. Creek;Darren J. Creek;Andris Jankevics;Karl E. V. Burgess;Rainer Breitling

  • Pentamidine uptake and resistance in pathogenic protozoa: past, present and future

    Patrick G. Bray;Michael P. Barrett;Stephen A. Ward;Harry P. de Koning

  • Separation of parasites from human blood using deterministic lateral displacement

    Stefan H. Holm;Jason P. Beech;Michael P. Barrett;Jonas O. Tegenfeldt;Jonas O. Tegenfeldt

  • Proline metabolism in procyclic Trypanosoma brucei is down-regulated in the presence of glucose.

    Nadia Lamour;Loïc Rivière;Virginie Coustou;Graham H. Coombs

  • Design and synthesis of a series of melamine-based nitroheterocycles with activity against Trypanosomatid parasites.

    Alessandro Baliani;Gorka Jimenez Bueno;Mhairi L. Stewart;Vanessa Yardley

  • A molecular mechanism for eflornithine resistance in African trypanosomes

    Isabel M Vincent;Darren John Creek;David G Watson;Mohammed A Kamleh

  • Life in vacuoles--nutrient acquisition by Leishmania amastigotes.

    Richard J.S. Burchmore;Michael P. Barrett

  • Mechanisms of arsenical and diamidine uptake and resistance in Trypanosoma brucei.

    Enock Matovu;Mhairi L. Stewart;Federico Geiser;Reto Brun

  • Stable isotope-labeling studies in metabolomics: new insights into structure and dynamics of metabolic networks.

    Achuthanunni Chokkathukalam;Dong Hyun Kim;Dong Hyun Kim;Michael P. Barrett;Rainer Breitling

  • Paromomycin: uptake and resistance in Leishmania donovani.

    Anupam Jhingran;Bhavna Chawla;Shailendra Saxena;Michael Peter Barrett

  • MetExplore: a web server to link metabolomic experiments and genome-scale metabolic networks

    Ludovic Cottret;David Wildridge;Florence Vinson;Michael P. Barrett

  • The biochemical basis of arsenical-diamidine crossresistance in African trypanosomes.

    M.P. Barrett;A.H. Fairlamb

  • The fall and rise of sleeping sickness.

    Michael P Barrett

Frequent Co-Authors

Darren J. Creek
Darren J. Creek Monash University
Harry P. de Koning
Harry P. de Koning University of Glasgow
Rainer Breitling
Rainer Breitling University of Manchester
Ian H. Gilbert
Ian H. Gilbert University of Dundee
Frédéric Bringaud
Frédéric Bringaud University of Bordeaux
Reto Brun
Reto Brun University of Basel
Théo Baltz
Théo Baltz Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Pascal Mäser
Pascal Mäser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Marcel Kaiser
Marcel Kaiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Justin Waring
Justin Waring University of Birmingham

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