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Maurice R. Elphick

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Queen Mary University of London, London, England, United Kingdom

Area:

Comparative physiology & evolution of neuropeptide signalling (focusing on echinoderms), Endocannabinoid signalling, nitric oxide signalling

Website:

http://www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/staff/mauriceelphick.html

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Bio:

B.Sc. Biology (1988) Royal Holloway University of London

Ph.D. Neurobiology (1991) Royal Holloway University of London (Thesis title: "Neuropeptide structure and function in echinoderms"

Professor of Animal Physiology and Neuroscience, School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, September 2004 – present.

Reader in Animal Physiology and Neuroscience, School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, September 2001 – September 2004.

Senior Lecturer in Animal Physiology and Neuroscience, School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, September 1999 –
September 2001.

Lecturer in Animal Physiology and Neuroscience, School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, January 1995 – September 1999.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sussex Centre for Neuroscience, University of Sussex, 1992-1994

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Parents

Michael Thorndyke	grad student	1988-1991	Royal Holloway University of London
Michael O'Shea	post-doc	1992-1994	University of Sussex

Children

Liisa Blowes	grad student	2013-	Queen Mary University of London
Ming Lin	grad student	2013-	Queen Mary University of London
Shi Tian	grad student	2013-	Queen Mary University of London
Weigang Cai	grad student	2014-	Queen Mary University of London
Esther Odekunle	grad student	2014-	Queen Mary University of London
Luis Alfonso Yañez	grad student	2015-	Queen Mary University of London
Michaela Egertová	grad student	1995-1999	Queen Mary University of London
Antonia Delago	grad student	1999-2003	Queen Mary University of London
Claire Otara	grad student	2003-2007	Queen Mary University of London
Isabel Almiro do Vale	grad student	2004-2008	Queen Mary University of London
Matthew L. Rowe	grad student	2005-2010	Queen Mary, University of London
Ryan S. Graves	grad student	2009-2013	Queen Mary University of London
Dean C. Semmens	grad student	2011-2015	Queen Mary, University of London
Jerome Delroisse	post-doc	2015-	Queen Mary University of London
Dean C. Semmens	post-doc	2015-	Queen Mary University of London
Ian W. Jones	post-doc	1995-1998	Queen Mary University of London
Swidbert R. Ott	post-doc	2000-2003	Queen Mary University of London
Leonardo Guasti	post-doc	2005-2007	Queen Mary University of London
Meet Zandawala	post-doc	2014-2015	Queen Mary University of London

Collaborators

Benjamin F. Cravatt	collaborator		Scripps Research Institute
Gregory L. Gerdeman	collaborator		Eckerd College
Paola Oliveri	collaborator		UCL
Daniel Janies	collaborator	2014-	UNC Chapel Hill
Michael J. Greenberg	collaborator	1988-1991	UF Gainesville
Michael J. Greenberg	collaborator	1988-1991	UF Gainesville
David A. Price	collaborator	1988-1991	UF Gainesville

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Tinoco AB, Kirupakaran V, Capatina D, et al. (2024) Discovery of a neuropeptide that acts as an autotomy-promoting factor. Current Biology : Cb
Piñon Gonzalez VM, Feng Y, Egertová M, et al. (2024) Neuropeptide expression and action in the reproductive system of the starfish Asterias rubens. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 532: e25585
Feng Y, Piñon Gonzalez VM, Lin M, et al. (2023) Localization of relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide expression in starfish reveals the gonoducts as a source for its role as a regulator of spawning. The Journal of Comparative Neurology
Smith MK, Rotgans BA, Lang T, et al. (2023) Author Correction: Structure and proteomic analysis of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster sp.) radial nerve cord. Scientific Reports. 13: 7650
Smith MK, Rotgans BA, Lang T, et al. (2023) Structure and proteomic analysis of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster sp.) radial nerve cord. Scientific Reports. 13: 3349
Tinoco AB, Egertová M, Elphick MR. (2023) Immunohistochemical localisation of vasopressin/oxytocin-type, corazonin-type and luqin-type neuropeptide expression in the starfish Asterias rubens using antibodies to the C-terminal region of precursor proteins. Cell and Tissue Research
Aleotti A, Wilkie IC, Yañez-Guerra LA, et al. (2022) Discovery and functional characterization of neuropeptides in crinoid echinoderms. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 16: 1006594
Escudero Castelán N, Semmens DC, Guerra LAY, et al. (2022) Receptor deorphanization in an echinoderm reveals kisspeptin evolution and relationship with SALMFamide neuropeptides. Bmc Biology. 20: 187
Zhang Y, Yañez-Guerra LA, Tinoco AB, et al. (2022) Somatostatin-type and allatostatin-C-type neuropeptides are paralogous and have opposing myoregulatory roles in an echinoderm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119
Tinoco AB, Barreiro-Iglesias A, Yañez Guerra LA, et al. (2021) Ancient role of sulfakinin/cholecystokinin-type signalling in inhibitory regulation of feeding processes revealed in an echinoderm. Elife. 10