Dr Robert Coleman
Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences, Programme Leader BSc Biology
Dr Robert Coleman is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Natural Sciences and is the Programme Leader for the BSc Biology programmes. Dr Coleman has had extensive career teaching and researching across a range of biological science specialisms.
Dr Robert Coleman's teaching focuses on ensuring students studying a range of biologically related subjects have an applied understanding of biochemistry, cell biology and other fundamental biological specialisms. Within these specialisms, specific emphasis is placed on analytical and diagnostic science and how they can be related to pathology and other applied biological sciences.
Dr Robert Coleman's research interests focus around the development and application of novel, biologically based, analytical techniques. Such techniques include the development of immunodiagnostic methods, which have been applied to a range of biological specialisms, from the detection of disease biomarkers, to the analysis of hormones for the purposes of understanding, protecting and conserving domestic and wild animal species. Dr Coleman also has significant experience utilising genetic methods for the purposes of identification and for the monitoring of gene expression.
Holmes AM, Emmans CJ, Coleman R, Smith TE, Hosie CA 2018. Effects of transportation, transport medium and re-housing on Xenopus laevis (Daudin). General and Comparative Endocrinology. Available online 12 March 2018.
Hughes, T., Creighton, E.,& Coleman, R.C. (2010). Salivary and fecal cortisol as measures of horse stress. Journal of Veterinary Behaviour: Clinical Applications and Research, 5(1), 59-60.
Ireland, H. E., Leoni, F., Altale, O., Birch, C. S., Coleman, R. C., Hunter-Lavin, C., (2007). Measuring the secretion of heat shock proteins from cells. Methods, 43, 176-183.
Pickles, N.A., Aoki, H., Al-Assaf, S., Sakata, M., Ogasawara, T., Ireland, H.E., Coleman, R.C., Phillips, G.O. & Williams, J.H.H. (2007). Characterisation and properties of Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. Var, senegalwith enhanced properties (Acacia (sen) SUPER GUM™): part 3 Immunological characterisation of Acacia (sen) SUPER GUM™. Food Hydrocolloids, 21: 338-346.
Hurley, I. P., Coleman, R. C., Ireland, H. E., & Williams, J. H. H. (2006). Use of sandwich IgG elisa for the detection and quantification of adulteration of milk and soft cheese. International Dairy Journal, 16(7), 805-812.
Costa, R. J. S., Jones, G. E., Lamb, K. L., Coleman, R., & Williams, J. H. H. (2005). The effects of a high carbohydrate diet on cortisol and salivary immunoglobulin a (s-IgA) during a period of increase exercise workload amongst olympic and ironman triathletes. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 26(10), 880-885.
Hurley, I. P., Ireland, H. E., Coleman, R. C., & Williams, J. H. H. (2004b). Application of immunological methods for the detection of species adulteration in dairy products. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 39(8), 873-878.
Hurley, I. P., Coleman, R. C., Ireland, H. E., & Williams, J. H. H. (2004a). Measurement of bovine IgG by indirect competitive elisa as a means of detecting milk adulteration. Journal of Dairy Science, 87(3), 543-549.
Tyreman, A. L., Bonwick, G. A., Smith, C. J., Coleman, R. C., Beaumont, P. C., & Williams, J. H. H. (2004). Detection of irradiated food by immunoassay - development and optimization of an elisa for dihydrothymidine in irradiated prawns. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 39(5), 533-540.
Parkinson, E., Leitch, H., Coleman, R., Williams, J., & Rutherford, P. A. (1999). Modulation of erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport (Na-Li ct) by protein kinase c and protein phosphatases. Clinical Science (London), 96(2), 10P.