Irene Leigh

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University of Dundee
Ninewells Hospital & Medical School
Dundee
DD1 9SY
United Kingdom

Email: i.m.leigh@dundee.ac.uk
Tel: 01382 632763
Web: Lab website

About Irene Leigh

Professor Irene Leigh is an expert in the biology and causes of non-melanoma skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the UK. Her work is uncovering how this cancer develops, leading to new ways to prevent and treat the disease.

Irene Leigh other research projects

Biological Sciences Committee (BSC) Programme Grants
Funding period: 01 October 2011 to 30 September 2016

Biological Sciences Committee (BSC) Programme Grants
Funding period: 01 April 2006 to 30 November 2011

Recent publications


Tyrosine dephosphorylation is required for Bak activation in apoptosis

EMBO J.2010;29 :3853-3868

Cutaneous HPV5 E6 causes increased expression of Osteoprotegerin and Interleukin 6 which contribute to evasion of UV-induced apoptosis

Carcinogenesis.2010;31 :2155-2164