Dr Gayle Doherty

Senior Lecturer

Researcher profile

Phone

+44 (0)1334 463611

Email

ghm@st-andrews.ac.uk

Research areas

My research focuses on the signalling pathways that determine whether a neuron lives or dies, both during development and as part of the ageing process.

PhD supervision

• Mizuki Morisaki
• Ying Cheng
• James Gray

Selected publications

• Neuroprotective actions of leptin facilitated through balancing mitochondrial morphology and improving mitochondrial function

  Cheng, Y., Buchan, M., Vitanova, K., Aitken, L., Gunn-Moore, F. J., Ramsay, R. R. & Doherty, G., 8 Apr 2020, In : Journal of Neurochemistry. Early View, e15003.

  Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article

• A leptin fragment mirrors the cognitive enhancing and neuroprotective actions of leptin

  Malekizadeh, Y., Holiday, A., Redfearn, D., Ainge, J. A., Doherty, G. & Harvey, J., Oct 2017, In : Cerebral Cortex. 27, 10, p. 4769?4782

  Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article

• Deep-brain photoreception links luminance detection to motor output in Xenopus frog tadpoles

  Currie, S. P., Doherty, G. H. & Sillar, K. T., 24 May 2016, In : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 113, 21, p. 6053-6058 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article

• Homocysteine and neurodegenerative: Current concepts and potential for intervention

  Doherty, G. H., Nov 2014, Homocysteine: Structure, Biosynthesis and Health Implications. Nova Science Publishers

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding ? Chapter

• Nitric oxide signaling in developing trigeminal neurons

  Doherty, G. H., 3 Sep 2014, In : Journal of scientific research and reports. 3, 21, p. 2757-2773

  Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article

• Homocysteine and Parkinson's Disease: A Complex Relationship

  Doherty, G. H., 2013, In : Journal of Neurological Disorders.

  Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article

• Leptin prevents hippocampal synaptic disruption and neuronal cell death induced by amyloid ?

  Doherty, G. H., Beccano-Kelly, D., Yan, SD., Gunn-Moore, F. J. & Harvey, J., Jan 2013, In : Neurobiology of Aging. 34, 1, p. 226-237

  Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article

• Effects of nitric oxide on the survival and neuritogenesis of cerebellar Purkinje neurons

  Oldreive, C. E., Gaynor, S. & Doherty, G. H., Feb 2012, In : Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 46, 2, p. 336-42 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article

• How can we prevent neuronal apoptosis?

  Doherty, G. H., 2011, Apoptosis Research Advances. Nova Science Publishers, 20 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding ? Chapter

• Leptin: a novel therapeutic target in the fight against neurodegeneration?

  Doherty, G. H., 2011, Leptin: Hormonal functions, dysfunctions and clinical uses. Hemling, R. & Belkin, A. (eds.). Nova Science Publishers, 17 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding ? Chapter

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