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Research Interests
Dr Blair Johnston is a Reader in Computational Modelling at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences. He teaches on the Masters of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Clinical Pharmacy and Chemistry with Drug Discovery degrees.
My group has research interests in five broad areas: drug discovery, molecular structure simulation, machine learning and prediction, data analysis, and web-enabled science and collaboration tools. In the vast majority of our research, we work closely with experimental scientists in the design and execution of collaborative research to realise the full potential of their laboratory data. This combination of experiment and theory often provides unique insight into the systems being studied.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Edinburgh
1 Oct 1998 → 30 Sep 2001
Award Date: 1 Mar 2002
Bachelor of Science, University of Glasgow
1 Oct 1994 → 31 May 1998
Award Date: 1 Jul 1998
External positions
Pharmaceutical Data Science Lead (Joint Appointment), National Physical Laboratory NPL
1 Jul 2018 → 30 Jun 2020Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Edinburgh
1 Oct 2001 → 31 Mar 2002Fingerprint
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Projects
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Doctoral Training Partnership 2018-19 University of Strathclyde | Pereira Diaz, Laura
Florence, A., Johnston, B. & Pereira Diaz, L.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/19 → 1/04/23
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
Research Output
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Dysregulation of endothelial cell connexin-43 localisation in response to doxorubicin
Veerman, B., McGivern, S-J., Dempsie, Y., Martin, P. E. M., Johnston, B., Currie, S. & Cunningham, M. R., 5 Apr 2020, In: Heart . 106, 1, 1 p., 11.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review
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Non-leaching, highly biocompatible nanocellulose surfaces that efficiently resist fouling by bacteria in an artificial dermis model
Hassan, G., Forsman, N., Wan, X., Keurulainen, L., Bimbo, L. M., Stehl, S., van Charante, F., Chrubasik, M., Prakash, A. S., Johansson, L-S., Mullen, D. C., Johnston, B. F., Zimmermann, R., Werner, C., Yli-Kauhaluoma, J., Coenye, T., Saris, P. E. J., Österberg, M. & Moreira, V. M., 20 Jul 2020, In: ACS Applied Bio Materials. 3, 7, p. 4095-4108 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for:"Microfluidic-assisted silk nanoparticle tuning"
Wongpinyochit, T. (Creator), Totten, J. (Creator), Johnston, B. (Creator) & Seib, P. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 22 Nov 2018
DOI: 10.15129/8763783e-813f-4753-a178-e81b4fd3011f
Dataset
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Data for: "Degradation behavior of silk nanoparticles – enzyme responsiveness"
Wongpinyochit, T. (Creator), Seib, P. (Creator) & Johnston, B. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 5 Feb 2018
DOI: 10.15129/18b67297-5f27-4c5f-b170-8d0c21dfc656
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Prizes
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Shortlist for S-Lab’s Effective Laboratory Management Awards
Johnston, Blair (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other distinction
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Shortlist for University of Strathclyde Entrepreneur Awards
Johnston, Blair (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Data Mining Crystallisation Kinetics
Cameron Brown (Speaker), Diego Alexander Alvarado Maldonado (Contributor), Antony Vassileiou (Contributor), Blair Johnston (Contributor) & Alastair Florence (Contributor)
19 Aug 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) European UGM and Science Day
Blair Johnston (Participant)
13 Jun 2019 → 14 Jun 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference