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Cromore Road, Coleraine Campus
BT52 1SA Coleraine
United Kingdom
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Diane Lees-Murdock graduated from Ulster University with BSc Hons Biology (1st Class). She also completed her PhD at Ulster in Molecular Toxicology where she is currently a Senior Lecturer in Epigenetics. Diane is currently Lead for the Centre for Genomic Medicine where her research is focused on genomic and epigenomic regulation in normal development and disease with a particular focus on cardiovascular disease.
Diane has vast experience of conducting genetic and epigenetic studies, in cellular and animal models as well as human studies. She has a particular interest in nutriepigenomics, investigating the role of one-carbon metabolism in ensuring the faithful transmission of DNA methylation and how genetic variants in this important metabolic pathway play a role in aberrant methylation in hypertension to provide a greater insight into how nutrition influences the epigenome and cardiovascular risk.
To date Diane has published more than 25 scientific papers in top-ranked journals across several disciplines. She has attracted significant external funding from government agencies in UK and Ireland, Charities and Industry. Diane was Chair of the Royal Society of Biology NI Branch from 2017-19. Diane has over 20 years of teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level. She founded the PgDip Stem Cell Biology, lead BSc Hons Biology as Course Director (2014-2020) and is currently Academic Division Head for Bio & Healthcare Sciences at Ulster.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
NI Chest Heart & Stroke Scientific Research Committee, NI Chest Heart & Stroke Association
2023 → …
Vital Visionary Estee Lauder Fellow
2021 → 2022
HSC Doctoral Fellowship Evaluation Panel, HSC Research and Development
2019 → 2022
Chairperson, Royal Society of Biology NI Branch
2017 → 2019
Genomics Partnership NI
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Diane Lees-Murdock (Organiser & Speaker) & Mary Murphy (Organiser)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Diane Lees-Murdock (Visiting lecturer)
Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
Diane Lees-Murdock (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Diane Lees-Murdock (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Diane Lees-Murdock, Mary Ward & Mary Murphy
27/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Diane Lees-Murdock & Sophia Amenyah
5/08/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
15/09/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Diane Lees-Murdock & Mary Ward
1/09/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research