Bryan Serrels's Biography

Bryan Serrels, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of Edinburgh

Bryan studied at the University of Glasgow where he obtained a B.S.c (hons) in genetics. Upon graduating he took up a position at the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research, Glasgow, in Professor Margaret Frame’s lab. During this time Bryan obtained his PhD and developed a keen interest in how adhesion molecules, such as Focal Adhesion Kinase (FAK) are involved in regulating tumor cell behavior. In 2007 Bryan moved to the University of Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre, where he is currently based. Today Bryan’s research is focused on applying proteomics and high throughput signalling pathway analysis (RPPA) to understand how FAK protein complexes regulate cancer phenotypes like invasion, migration, the tumor microenvironment and cell survival. Bryan has been instrumental in setting up nitrocellulose based Reverse Phase Protein Arrays (RPPAs) within the ECRC/IGMM, assembling and overseeing an industry leading platform comprising an Aushon 2470 high throughput microarrayer and the latest in infra-red microarray detection technology, the Innopsys 710IR.