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Academic Biography
Kerry completed her BSc in Biomedical Sciences at Ulster University (2003) where she received first class honours and the Institute of Biomedical Sciences President’s Prize. She completed her PhD in 2007 (School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast), in which she conducted candidate gene association studies to identify genetic variants conferring susceptibility to diabetic nephropathy in type 1 diabetes.
Since then, her postdoctoral research has encompassed genetic epidemiology of a range of diseases and traits, whole genome sequencing for analysis of microbial disease transmission and antimicrobial resistance, and secondary data analysis to quantify national performance in aspects of health, climate, and justice. This research has been conducted at several UK universities including University of St Andrews, as well as Erasmus University Rotterdam.
As Lecturer in Biomedical Science at Teesside, Kerry seeks to consolidate these three areas of expertise under the banner of ‘patterns and populations’, using quantitative data to answer key questions at the population level. She is currently funded by the Association of Commonwealth Universities to build a transdisciplinary research network for investigating the broader impacts of saline intrusion on freshwater supplies in coastal South Asia, on various aspects of human health and wellbeing.
Summary of Research Interests
- Analysis of genetic variants, using microbial whole genome sequencing and genetic epidemiology methods
- Analysis of secondary data, using population cohorts, disease cohorts and open access global data
- Health inequalities, climate change and just transition
Learning and Teaching Interests and Activities
- Module leader
- Genomics and Bioinformatics (SCI4007-N)
- Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics (SCI2008-N)
- Teaching contributions
- Data analysis seminars in Life Sciences Research Project (SCI4013-N)
- Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology (DTC2002-N)
- Course development
- Epidemiology and Public Health module on new BSc Pharmacology course
- Supervision
- Life Sciences Research Project (SCI4013-N) (MSc Advanced Biomedical Sciences and MSc Bioinformatics)
- Advanced Practice in Health and Life Sciences (SCI4039-N) (MSc Bioinformatics)
- Science Research Project (SCI3051-N) (BSc Biomedical Science)
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Genetic Epidemiology of Diabetic Nephropathy in Type 1 Diabetes, Queen's University Belfast
15 Sept 2003 → 15 Feb 2007
Award Date: 15 Feb 2007
Bachelor, BSc Hons Biomedical Sciences with Diploma in Industrial Studies, Ulster University
15 Sept 1999 → 16 Jun 2003
Award Date: 16 Jun 2003
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Commonwealth Climate Resilience Challenge Grant
Pettigrew, K. (PI)
The Association of Commonwealth Universities
24/07/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Application of Pathogen Genomics to Outbreak Investigation
Parcell, B. J., Pettigrew, K. A. & Oravcova, K., 1 Jan 2024, Antibiotic Resistance Protocols. Gillespie, S. H. (ed.). Humana Press Inc., Vol. 2833. p. 161-183 23 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 2833).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Consideration of within-patient diversity highlights transmission pathways and antimicrobial resistance gene variability in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium
McHugh, M. P., Pettigrew, K. A., Taori, S., Evans, T. J., Leanord, A., Gillespie, S. H., Templeton, K. E. & Holden, M. T. G., 7 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quantifying just transition for data analysis
Pettigrew, K. & McCauley, D., 10 Sept 2024, The Future of Just Transitions. McCauley, D., Field, T.-L., Heffron, R. & Todd, I. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 89-104 16 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Building a just transition in asia-pacific: Four strategies for reducing fossil fuel dependence and investing in clean energy
McCauley, D. & Pettigrew, K., 12 Sept 2023, In: Energy Policy. 183, 113808.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identifying, improving, and investing in national commitments to just transition: Reflections from Latin America and the Caribbean
McCauley, D., Pettigrew, K. A., Heffron, R. J. & Droubi, S., 1 Feb 2023, In: Environmental and Sustainability Indicators. 17, 14 p., 100225.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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