Team:Dundee/Attributions
Supervisors
Tracy Palmer: Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Head of the Division of Molecular Microbiology
Frank Sargent: Professor of Bacterial Physiology
Fordyce Davidson: Professor of Mathematics and Dean of the School of Science and Engineering
Advisors
Fatima Ulhuq: PhD Research Student at MMB
Lucas J. Morales Moya: PhD Research Student at CDB/CLS and EPM
Division of Molecular Microbiology (MMB)
Grant Buchanan: Research Assistant in MMB: Grant provided us with various lab equipment such as plates, competent cells, etc. He also helped us to purify our proteins.
Marta Albareda: Marta showed us how to carry out a bacterial two hybrid system assay which would be used to investigate interactions between our proteins.
Lucia Licandro Lado: Lucia provided us with SDS gels and on occasion, generously allowed us to use her bench space and equipment.
We would like to offer a general thank you to the whole of MMB for helping us orientate ourselves in the labs, for answering our questions and helping with various lab techniques.
Here are a few of the people from MMB who have helped us out and provided us with great banter!
Centre of Anatomy and Human Identification (CAHID)
Niamh Nic Daéid: Professor of Forensic Science and Director of Research. Niamh has supported our project from the very start, sharing all her expertise in the area as well as her very long list of invaluable contacts.
Sue Black: Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology:
Lucina Hackman: Lecturer in Human Identification: Dr Hackman provided valuable information on bone cut investigations as well as advice and equipment for the bone incision experiment.
Laura Daly: PhD Research Student and Laboratory Technical Assistant: Laura assisted with the bone incision experiments.
Sam Goodchild: Greenhouse Anatomy Demonstrator / PhD Scholarship: Sam provided training for the Kodak Pro X-ray machine and assisted with the bone incision experiments.
School of Engineering, Physics and Mathematics
Gary Callon: Technical Manager: Gary assisted with the bone incision experiments and provided access to the Instron 4204 compression tester.
University of York
James Moir: Head of Press kindly provided us with genomic DNA for N. meningitidis MC58.
Media
Roddy Isles: Head of Press We would like to say thank you for organising all the media coverage for CSI:Dundee.
STV: For following Roddy's call and broadcasting a report about our project.
BBC Radio Scotland: For not losing patience over the probably most problematic skype interview ever.
Others
We would also like to thank Avril Smart for her help with graphics, design, and FluID.
