Personal profile
Research interests
I am a cell biologist with research interests in wound healing, focusing on the role of gap junctions, and the influence of diabetes and fibrosis. I undertook my PhD in Reproductive Science and Medicine at Imperial College London (granted 2003), after which I was a Serono Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, moving to GCU in 2006 as Postdoctoral Research Fellow to Dr Patricia Martin. In 2014 I became a Lecturer in the Department of Life Sciences. I teach undergraduate and postgraduate cell biology, supervise PhD, MD and MRes students, and am tissue donor co-ordinator of the GCU Skin Research Tissue Bank. I contribute to the Molecular Mechanisms of Diabetes Research Group (https://www.gcu.ac.uk/hls/research/researchgroups/molecularmechanismsofdiabetes/).
Education/Academic qualification
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Advance HE
Award Date: 10 Sept 2018
PhD, Imperial College London
Award Date: 1 Apr 2003
External positions
STEM Ambassador, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network
23 May 2013 → …
Keywords
- Cell Biology
- Dermatology
- Gap junctions
- Wound healing
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Stress hormone metabolism - a novel anti-fibrotic therapeutic pathway for chronic wounds
Wright, C. (PI), Patterson, S. (CoI), McAulay, K. (CoI), Alcacer-Pitarch, B. (CoI), Tiganescu, A. (PI) & Wasson, C. (CoI)
Project: Studentship
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Editorial: Pannexin and connexin signaling in cell death and tissue health and disease
Mesnil, M., Boyce, A. K. J. & Wright, C. S., 2 Aug 2023, In: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 11, 1264800.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Cx31.1 expression is modulated in HaCaT cells exposed to UV‐induced damage and scrape‐wounding
Nugent, L., Ofori-Frimpong, B., Martin, P. E., Green, C. R. & Wright, C. S., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Cellular Physiology. 236, 2, p. 911-920 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Compounds with gap junction modulating activity
Due Larsen, B. (Inventor), Wright, C. S. (Inventor) & Martin, P. E. M. (Inventor), 24 May 2018, Patent No. PCT/EP2018/062223Research output: Patent
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Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins contribute to fibrosis delaying wound repair in diabetes.
Were, S., Flint, D. & Wright, C., 1 Jun 2018, In: British Journal of Dermatology. 178, 6, p. e397-e435 1 p., P09.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review
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The potential of human induced pluripotent stem cells for modelling diabetic wound healing in vitro
Martin, P. E., O'Shaughnessy, E. M., Wright, C. S. & Graham, A., Aug 2018, In: Clinical Science. 132, 15, p. 1629-1643 15 p., CS10271483.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Citations (Scopus)527 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Connexin 43 expression as a biological marker of ischaemia in occlusive arterial disease of the lower limb
Wright, C. (Supervisor)
2011 → 2014Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Diabetology (Journal)
Wright, C. (Editorial board member)
3 Apr 2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity
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International Gap Junction Conference (IGJC)
Wright, C. (Participant)
13 Jul 2013 → 18 Jul 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Skin models with translational value and the GCU Skin Research Tissue Bank
Wright, C. (Speaker)
20 Apr 2017Activity: Other › Types of External academic engagement - Invited talk