Research areas
1) Biosynthesis and uptake of phospholipids in protozoan parasites.
2) The enzymology of biosynthetic enzymes in parasites.
3) Lipidomics and focussed metabolomics of pathogens.
4) Carbohydrate synthesis and 鈥渟imple鈥� chemistry towards drugs for neglected disease.
5) Structure, function & biosynthesis of parasite glycoconjugates including GPI anchors.
PhD supervision
- Vytautas听Kuodis
- Ernst听Kwa
- Ewan听Soutar
Selected publications
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Open access
Berry, S., Theml, F. & Smith, T. K., 10 Oct 2026, In: Pathogens. 15, 10, p. 1-14 14 p., 1076.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Review article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Higginson, A. B., Soh, J., Garrett, S. R., Smith, T. K., Blower, T. R. & Palmer, T., 2026, In: microLife. 7, uqag031.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Watts, E., Harris, V. & Smith, T. K., Sept 2026, In: Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 267, p. 1-7 7 p., 111748.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Review article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Ishimoto, N., He, S., Bogdanov, M., Smith, T. K., Frankel, G. & Beis, K., 3 Aug 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 7671.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Ma, Y., Ackermann, K., Waheed, Q., Postis, V., Smith, T. K., Bode, B. E. & Pliotas, C., 16 Apr 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 16 p., 3522.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Kwa, E., Ogilvie, C. E., Kormos, N. C., Green, A. J. E., Smith, T. K. & Gunn-Moore, F. J., 28 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: RSC Chemical Biology. Advance Article, p. 1-18 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Review article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
He, M., Thomson, C. M., Thompson, D., Kuodis, V., Smith, T. K., Dall'Angelo, S. & O'Hagan, D., 3 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ChemBioChem. Early View, 8 p., 2500384.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Cerone, M., Major, L. L. & Smith, T. K., 23 Jun 2025, In: Microbial Cell Factories. 24, p. 1-16 16 p., 142.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Cerone, M. & Smith, T. K., 18 Feb 2025, In: PLoS Pathogens. 21, 2, p. 1-39 39 p., e1012691.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Alberione, M. P., Avalos-Padilla, Y., Rangel, G. W., Ram铆rez, M., Romero-Uru帽uela, T., Fenollar, 脌., Ortega-Barrionuevo, J., Crispim, M., Smith, T. K., Llin谩s, M. & Izquierdo, L., 3 Jul 2025, In: PLoS Pathogens. 21, 7, p. 1-27 27 p., e1012832.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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