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Rita Tewari

Professor of Parasite Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

PhD, University of Delhi, India (1989); Postdoctoral Fellow, INRA, France (1990-1992); Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge and NIMR, UK (1993-1994); Senior Research Associate, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (1994-1997); Senior Scientist , Sars International Center for Marine Molecular Biology, Bergen, Norway (1997-1999); Research Lecturer, Imperial College London, UK (1999-2007); Lecturer, University of Nottingham, UK (2008-2012), Associate Professor (2012-2014), Professor March 2015 to date University of Nottingham, UK

Teaching Summary

1. 3rd year Pathogens course - ~80 students 2. 1st year practical course in Human Physiology and Pharmacology - ~75-80 students 3. 4th year MSci course on Research Skills in Presentation -15 students… read more

Research Summary

Functional analysis of signalling pathways modulating malaria parasite development, cell division and parasite proliferation : Research in my group aims to analyse parasite proteins, in particular… read more

Selected Publications

1. 3rd year Pathogens course - ~80 students 2. 1st year practical course in Human Physiology and Pharmacology - ~75-80 students 3. 4th year MSci course on Research Skills in Presentation -15 students 4. Personal Tutor for 20 students belonging to 1st, 2nd and 3rd year 5. MSci students (3-4/year), MRes student 2012-2013

Current Research

Functional analysis of signalling pathways modulating malaria parasite development, cell division and parasite proliferation : Research in my group aims to analyse parasite proteins, in particular kinases, phosphatases and other novel proteins involved in parasite signalling pathways, development, cell division and proliferation. Work in my group involves gene tranfection of rodent malaria models, with the overall aim being to identify novel drug and vaccine targets. We are funded by MRC, BBSRC, EMBO, British Council, Erasmus, Wellcome Trust. I have recently been funded by prestigious European Research Council (ERC) advance grant to continue the research into unravelling rapid atypical raid cell division in male cell that is an important stage for control of transmission of malaria.

Some grants from Research Council and European Research Council

1. European Research Advance Grant funded by UK grantee(Jan2023- Dec2028)

Project: Divide and Thrive: Unravelling the unconventional dynamics and regulation of rapid cell division during Plasmodium male gamete formation (PlasmoDiv)

2. BBSRC Project grant( Dec2023-Jan 2027) - Co-PI with Dr David Guttery

Project:Meiosis in Plasmodium: How does it work?

3. MRC Project Grant (Sept 2016- Aug. 2019)

Project: Functional dissection of Condensin and Cohesin in atypical mitosis and meiosis in Plasmodium.

4. BBSRC project grant (Sept 2016- Aug 2019)

Project: Molecular and cellular dissection of kinesin motors in Apicomplexa to reveal roles in parasite proliferation

5. MRC Project Grant (March 2013- Feb. 2016) Project: Unravelling the molecular mechanisms regulating cell division in the malaria parasite

6. MRC New Investigator Grant (Sept. 2009-Aug.2012) Project: Unravelling the genome wide function of protein phosphatases in malaria parasite biology.

7. Co applicant on MRC Programme Grant (Jun.2010-May 2013) with Prof Robin Leathborrow, Imperial College London; Prof Tony Holder (MRC UK), Prof Ed Tate (Imperial College London) and Prof Tony Wilkinson (York, UK). Project: N-Myristoyl Transferase: a drug target for anti-malarial therapy.

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University of Nottingham
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Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham NG7 2UH

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