Dr. Alexandra Brand PhD, FRSB
Associate Professor & Wellcome Senior Research Fellow
Research Focus
Directional growth of fungal pathogens
Scientific Activities
My research primarily focuses on how the hyphae of human fungal pathogens grow and steer during invasive fungal disease and in medical biofilms. I also work on the biosynthetic pathway of myriocin, a fungal metabolite and potent immunosuppressant.
Significant Publications
Thomson DD, Wehmeier SW, FitzRoy J, Janmey P, Caballero-Lima D, Crossley A & Brand AC (2015) ‘Contact-induced apical asymmetry drives the thigmotropic responses of Candida albicans hyphae.’ Cellular Microbiology 17:342-54.
Brand AC, Morrison E, Milne S, Gonia S, Gale CA & Gow NAR (2014) ‘Cdc42 GTPase dynamics control directional growth responses.’ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 111:811-6.
Brand AC (2012) ‘Hyphal growth in human fungal pathogens and its role in virulence’, Journal of International Microbiology, 2012;2012:517529.
Collaborators
Prof. Neil Gow FRS, FMedSci, FRSE, FRSB, FAAM
Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Impact and Professor of Microbiology
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Assistant Professor Yeast and Fermentation
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Professor
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Professor
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University Lecturer
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