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, 2017, 'The influence of early research experience in medical school on the decision to intercalate and future career in clinical academia: A questionnaire study', BMC Medical Education, 17, pp. 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12909-017-1066-1
, 2017, 'Screening of colorectal cancer: present and future', Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy, 17, pp. 1131 - 1146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14737140.2017.1392243
, 2017, 'THE EFFECT OF LACTULOSE ON THE FAECAL MICROBIOTA OF PATIENTS WITH MINIMAL HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY', GASTROENTEROLOGY, 152, pp. S1049 - S1049, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000403140304299&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
, 2017, 'Changing molecular epidemiology of rotavirus infection after introduction of monovalent rotavirus vaccination in Scotland', Vaccine, 35, pp. 156 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.11.028
, 2016, 'Extending colonic mucosal microbiome analysis-assessment of colonic lavage as a proxy for endoscopic colonic biopsies', Microbiome, 4, pp. 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-016-0207-9
, 2016, 'Transporters for antiretroviral drugs in colorectal CD4+ T cells and circulating α4β7 integrin CD4+ T cells: Implications for HIV microbicides', Molecular Pharmaceutics, 13, pp. 3334 - 3340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.6b00351
, 2016, 'Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Colon Cancer', Digestive Diseases, 34, pp. 244 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000443358
, 2016, 'Drug transporter gene expression in human colorectal tissue and cell lines: Modulation with antiretrovirals for microbicide optimization', Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71, pp. 372 - 386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkv335
, 2016, 'The gut microbiota and host health: A new clinical frontier', Gut, 65, pp. 330 - 339, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309990
, 2016, 'HMGB1 AS A PROGNOSTIC BIOMARKER IN THE PROGRESSION OF BARRETT'S OESOPHAGUS', GUT, 65, pp. A133 - A133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2016-312388.239
, 2015, 'First-Pass Meconium Samples from Healthy Term Vaginally-Delivered Neonates: An Analysis of the Microbiota', Plos One, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133320
, 2015, 'Expression of genes for drug transporters in the human female genital tract and modulatory effect of antiretroviral drugs', Plos One, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131405
, 2015, 'Cytokine gene polymorphisms, cytokine levels and the risk of colorectal neoplasia in a screened population of Northeast Scotland', European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24, pp. 296 - 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000087
, 2015, 'The fungal microbiota of de-novo paediatric inflammatory bowel disease', Microbes and Infection, 17, pp. 304 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micinf.2014.12.001
, 2015, 'Mucosal microbiome in patients with recurrent aphthous stomatitis', Journal of Dental Research, 94, pp. 87 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022034514565458
, 2015, 'Gut microbiota: Microbiota organization-a key to understanding CRC development', Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 12, pp. 128 - 129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2015.25
, 2015, '169 Assessment of Community Structure and Predictive Functional Profiling of the Mucosa-Associated Microbiome Implicates Alterations in Benzoate Metabolism in ‘de novo’ IBD After Pouch-Surgery and in Treatment-Naïve Pediatric IBD', Gastroenterology, 148, pp. S - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(15)30158-x
, 2015, 'Association analyses identify 38 susceptibility loci for inflammatory bowel disease and highlight shared genetic risk across populations', Nature Genetics, 47, pp. 979 - 986, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ng.3359
, 2015, 'G116(P) The human gut is probably sterile at birth', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100, pp. a50 - a51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2015-308599.115
, 2015, 'Mo1816 The Impact of NOD2 Variants on Gut Microbiota in Crohn's Disease and Healthy Controls', Gastroenterology, 148, pp. S - 718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(15)32446-x
, 2014, 'The gut microbiota, dietary extremes and exercise', Gut, 63, pp. 1838 - 1839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2014-307305
, 2014, 'The TLR4 D299G and T399I SNPs are constitutively active to up-regulate expression of Trif-dependent genes', Plos One, 9, pp. e111460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111460
, 2014, 'MicroRNAs in gastrointestinal malignancy: A tool in cancer prevention?', European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 23, pp. 540 - 549, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000014
, 2014, 'The gut microbiota, bacterial metabolites and colorectal cancer', Nature Reviews Microbiology, 12, pp. 661 - 672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3344
, 2014, 'Two-stage genome-wide methylation profiling in childhood-onset Crohn's disease implicates epigenetic alterations at the VMP1/MIR21 and HLA loci', Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 20, pp. 1784 - 1793, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MIB.0000000000000179
, 2014, 'The impact of different DNA extraction kits and laboratories upon the assessment of human gut microbiota composition by 16S rRNA gene sequencing', Plos One, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088982
, 2014, 'Role of the gut microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis: What have we learnt in the past 10 years?', World Journal of Gastroenterology, 20, pp. 1192 - 1210, http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i5.1192
, 2014, 'Anticancer effects of bioactive berry compounds', Phytochemistry Reviews, 13, pp. 295 - 322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11101-013-9319-z
, 2014, 'Diet, the microbiome, and IBD', Inflammatory Bowel Disease Monitor, 14, pp. 39 - 43
, 2014, 'Western lifestyle: A 'master' manipulator of the intestinal microbiota?', Gut, 63, pp. 5 - 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304969
, 2014, '946 Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation in Low-Grade Colorectal Adenomas and Normal Colonic Mucosa', Gastroenterology, 146, pp. S - 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(14)60588-6
, 2014, 'DOP010 Epigenome-wide analysis in childhood-onset Crohn's disease implicates MIR21 in pathogenesis and identifies multiple methylation-based diagnostic biomarkers', Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 8, pp. s19 - s19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1873-9946(14)60035-0
, 2013, 'Fusobacterium nucleatum Potentiates Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Modulates the Tumor-Immune Microenvironment', Cell Host and Microbe, 14, pp. 207 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2013.07.007
, 2013, 'Expression of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in colorectal neoplastic progression: A marker of malignant potential?', British Journal of Cancer, 108, pp. 2537 - 2541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2013.264
, 2013, 'The Microaerophilic Microbiota of De-Novo Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The BISCUIT Study', Plos One, 8, pp. e58825, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058825
, 2013, 'P705 Evaluation of the impact of different commercially available DNA extraction kits and laboratories for assessing bacterial community structure in fecal samples – implications for IBD research', Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, 7, pp. S294 - S294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1873-9946(13)60726-6
, 2013, 'PTU-072 Evaluation of the Impact of different Commercially available DNA Extraction Kits and Laboratories for Assessing Bacterial Community Structure in Faecal Samples – Implications for IBD Research', Gut, 62, pp. A74.1 - A74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304907.164
, 2013, 'PWE-108 Assessment of the Mucosal Microbiota in Inflammatory Bowel Disease', Gut, 62, pp. A174.2 - A175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304907.396
, 2013, 'Sa1972 Assessment of Bacterial Diversity in Colorectal Adenomatous Polyps', Gastroenterology, 144, pp. S - 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(13)61281-0
, 2013, 'Tu1704 The Role of the Fungal Microbiota in the Pathogenesis of De-Novo Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Using Next Generation Sequencing', Gastroenterology, 144, pp. s - 826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(13)63068-1
, 2013, 'Tu1716 Evaluation of the Impact of Different Commercially Available DNA Extraction Kits and Laboratories for Assessing Bacterial Community Structure in Fecal Samples - Implications for IBD Research', Gastroenterology, 144, pp. S - 829, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(13)63080-2
, 2013, 'Tu1729 Evaluation of Fecal Aspirate As a Proxy for Colonoscopy Biopsy Sampling to Assess Microbial Diversity', Gastroenterology, 144, pp. S - 832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(13)63093-0
, 2012, 'Microbiota of de-novo pediatric IBD: Increased faecalibacterium prausnitzii and reduced bacterial diversity in Crohn's but not in ulcerative colitis', American Journal of Gastroenterology, 107, pp. 1913 - 1922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ajg.2012.335
, 2012, 'Lack of association between the rs2294008 polymorphism in the prostate stem cell antigen gene and colorectal neoplasia: A case-control and immunohistochemical study', BMC Research Notes, 5, pp. 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-371
, 2012, 'Genetic variation in C20orf54, PLCE1 and MUC1 and the risk of upper gastrointestinal cancers in Caucasian populations', European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 21, pp. 541 - 544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3283529b79
, 2012, 'LACK OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE PSCA RS2294008 POLYMORPHISM, OR PSCA EXPRESSION, AND COLORECTAL NEOPLASIA', GUT, 61, pp. A327 - A328, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2012-302514d.75
, 2012, 'IBD-what role do Proteobacteria play?', Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 9, pp. 219 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2012.14
, 2012, 'Development of real-time PCR assays for the detection of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) in complex food samples', European Food Research and Technology, 234, pp. 127 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00217-011-1596-4
, 2012, 'Vacuolating cytotoxin and variants in Atg16L1 that disrupt autophagy promote helicobacter pylori infection in humans', Gastroenterology, 142, pp. 1160 - 1171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2012.01.043
, 2012, 'Mo1584 Genetic Variation in C20orf54, PLCE1 and MUC1 and Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers in Caucasian Populations', Gastroenterology, 142, pp. S - 634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(12)62439-1