Dr Dawn A Hadden BSc, PGCE, PhD, SFHEA
Principal Lecturer and Postgraduate Academic Delivery Lead
Summary
Dawn joined Sheffield Hallam University having completed a BSc (Hons) in Biochemical Science, a PGCE and a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Leeds. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
As Postgraduate Academic Delivery Lead, Dawn oversees the Postgraduate programme of courses in the Department of Biosciences and Chemistry.
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About
Dawn has always valued her role as an educator. Before joining Sheffield Hallam University in 2005, Dawn enjoyed working as a teacher of both chemistry and biology in secondary schools in Yorkshire. The provision of an excellent educational experience continues to be a priority for Dawn, and in her current role as Academic Delivery Lead she oversees the provision of postgraduate courses to ensure students have the skills and knowledge to embark on a scientific career.
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Teaching
Dawn teaches in many areas of biochemistry of the human body. A particular interest is human nutrition.
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Research
The structure and molecular mechanisms of membrane transporter proteins:
- Mammalian and prokaryotic nucleoside transporter proteins
- Chlamydia Polymorphic Membrane Proteins
- Arabidopsis peroxisome transporters
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Publications
Key Publications
Vickers, L. (2013). Heterologous expression of Chlamydia trachomatis polymorphic membrane proteins for in vitro studies. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Hadden, D., & Abell, B.
Hadden, D.A., Phillipson, B.A., Johnston, K.A., Brown, L.A., Manfield, I.W., El-Shami, M., ... Baker, A. (2006). Arabidopsis PEX19 is a dimeric protein that binds the peroxin PEX10. Molecular membrane biology, 23 (4), 325. http://doi.org/10.1080/09687860600738221
Hamilton, S.R., Yao, S.Y.M., Ingram, J.C., Hadden, D., Ritzel, M.W.L., Gallagher, M.P., ... Baldwin, S.A. (2001). Subcellular distribution and membrane topology of the mammalian concentrative Na+-nucleoside cotransporter rCNT1. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 276 (30), 27981-27988. http://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M100518200
Journal articles
Abdella, H.M., El Farssi, H.O.E., Broom, D., Hadden, D., & Dalton, C. (2019). Eating behaviours and food cravings; influence of age, sex, BMI and FTO genotype. Nutrients, 11 (2), 377. http://doi.org/10.3390/nu11020377