Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry

Qualifications

• 2000: PhD in Molecular Biology King's College London.
• 1991: MSc in Molecular Biology King's College London
• 1990: Maitrise de Biochimie (MSc in Biochemistry) Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
• 1989: Licence de Biochimie (BSc in Biochemistry) Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
• 1988: Licence de Microbiologie (BSc in Microbiology), Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France

Teaching activities

• Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Nutrition and Physiology
• Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Research projects

• Iron-metabolism in Human
• Iron metabolism in Prokaryotes
• Antimicrobial peptides
• Nitrogen metabolism in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Professional experience

• Jul 07- Nov 2012 – Senior Lecturer in Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London
• Sept 05-Jul 07 - Lecturer in the Department of Biochemistry, School of Biomedical Sciences, King's College London
• Mar 04- Sept-05: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, "Structural and functional studies on the transferrin family of proteins", Randall Centre, KCL
• Nov 00-Feb-04: Wellcome Postdoctoral Research Fellow, "Mechanisms of killing of bacteria by short synthetic peptides", Randall Centre, KCL
• Sept 99-Sept 00: Lecturer in the Division of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, KCL
• Nov 91- May 93: Research assistant in the Gastroenterology Dept. at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London.

External roles

• Honorary Lecturer at King's College London
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Fellow of the Society of biology
• Member of the Biochemical Society
• Member of the Society of General Microbiology
• Member of International BioIron Society
• Member of the European Iron Club
• Member of the Haemochromatosis Society
• Member of the Society for Endocrinology
• Member of the National Osteoporosis Society

Recent publications

• Hepcidin transcription and peptide secretion are governed by different regulatory mechanisms. K. Mehta, V. Patel, M. Busbridge, D. Renshaw, M. G. Zariwala, R.W. Evans and S. Farnaud. Am J Hematol. Vol. 88 Issue 5, 2013, May.
• Expression of Lactoferrin-derived peptides in E.coli and study of their antimicrobial peptide activity. Kosha Mehta, Robert Evans and Sebastien Farnaud. Am J Hematol. Vol. 88 Issue 5 2013 May.
• Preparation and characterisation of solid lipid particles for oral iron delivery.
• Mohammed Gulrez Zariwala, Sebastien Farnaud, Satyanarayana Somavarapu, and Derek Renshaw. Am J Hematol. Vol. 88 Issue 5, 2013, May.
• A novel approach to oral iron delivery using ferrous sulphate loaded solid lipid nanoparticles. Zariwala MG, Elsaid N, Jackson TL, Corral López F, Farnaud S, Somavarapu S, Renshaw D. Int J Pharm. 2013 Sep 5.
• The transfer of iron between ceruloplasmin and transferrins. White KN, Conesa C, Sánchez L, Amini M, Farnaud S, Lorvoralak C, Evans RW. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2012 Mar;1820(3):411-6.
• Opinion: Microdosing: safer clinical trials and fewer animal tests. Langley G, Farnaud S. Bioanalysis. 2010 Mar;2(3):393-5.
• Transferrin receptor 2 is crucial for iron sensing in human hepatocytes. Rapisarda C, Puppi J, Hughes RD, Dhawan A, Farnaud S, Evans RW, Sharp PA. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2010 Sep;299(3):G778-83.
• The Dr Hadwen Trust for Humane Research: 39 years of replacement science. Farnaud S. Altern Lab Anim. 2009 Dec;37 Suppl 2:39-43.
• Saliva: physiology and diagnostic potential in health and disease.  Farnaud SJ, Kosti O, Getting SJ, Renshaw D. ScientificWorldJournal. 2010 Mar 16;10:434-56.
• The evolution of the Three Rs. Farnaud S. Altern Lab Anim. 2009 Jul;37(3):249-54.

Contact details

T: +44 (0)1582 489641
E: sebastien.farnaud@beds.ac.uk