Dr Ines Ramos-Harrison BSc, PhD, FHEA
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science
Summary
I teach anatomy and physiology content across a number of the School’s undergraduate bioscience courses as well as course leader for the BSc Biomedical Science course. I regularly teach on the Fundamentals of Biomedical Science, Biomedical Science in Practice and Cellular Pathology and Infection modules. I have an active research portfolio which centres around the molecular changes associated with disease progression and work to identify potential biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment monitoring.
About
Dr Ines Ramos-Harrison obtained a BSc with honours in Biomedical Sciences from the Escola Superior de Tecnologias da Saude de Lisboa (Portugal) before completing her Ph.D. at Dublin Institute of Technologies whilst researching Raman Spectroscopy as a diagnostic tool for cervical cancer. Dr Ramos-Harrison previously spent time at Sheffield Hallam University as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow investigating the use of spectroscopy to study multiple sclerosis pathology. Dr Ramos-Harrison lectures on the topics of anatomy and physiology and cellular pathology to undergraduate students. She leads the Developing Skills for Scientists module in foundation year and the BSc Biomedical Science course.
Teaching
School of Biosciences and Chemistry
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Anatomy and Physiology Cellular Pathology Professional Skills
Across undergraduate and postgraduate school programmes but primarily BSc and MSci in Biomedical Science.
Various, including Fundamentals of Biomedical Science, Biomedical Science in Practice, and Cellular Pathology & Infection.
Research
- Health Research Institute
My research aims to explain the molecular changes associated with disease progression and identify potential biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment monitoring. I am particularly interested in neurological conditions like Multiple Sclerosis and I am currently supervising a PhD project “Investigating Oligodendrocyte Responses to Carbon Monoxide: Implications for Multiple Sclerosis” with Dr Susan Campbel and Dr Mari Herigstad.
Publications
Journal articles
Pousinis, P., Ramos, I.R., Woodroofe, M.N., & Cole, L.M. (2020). Lipidomic UPLC-MS/MS Profiles of Normal-Appearing White Matter Differentiate Primary and Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis. Metabolites, 10 (9), e366. http://doi.org/10.3390/metabo10090366
Traynor, D., Kearney, P., Ramos, I., Martin, C.M., O'Leary, J.J., & Lyng, F.M. (2018). A study of hormonal effects in cervical smear samples using Raman spectroscopy. Journal of Biophotonics, 11 (6). http://doi.org/10.1002/jbio.201700240
Ramos, I., Lyng, F.M., Rehman, I.U., Sharrack, B., & Woodroofe, N. (2017). The use of vibrational spectroscopy to study the pathogenesis multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions. Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 52. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/05704928.2017.1336450
Ramos, I.R.M., Malkin, A., & Lyng, F.M. (2015). Current Advances in the Application of Raman Spectroscopy for Molecular Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer. BioMed Research International, 2015, 1-9. http://doi.org/10.1155/2015/561242
Lyng, F.M., Traynor, D., Ramos, I.R.M., Bonnier, F., & Byrne, H.J. (2015). Raman spectroscopy for screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 407 (27), 8279-8289. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-015-8946-1
Bradford, C.M., Ramos, I., Cross, A.K., Haddock, G., McQuaid, S., Nicholas, A.P., & Woodroofe, M.N. (2014). Localisation of citrullinated proteins in normal appearing white matter and lesions in the central nervous system in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 273 (1-2), 85-95. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.05.007
Ramos, I.R., Meade, A.D., Ibrahim, O., Byrne, H.J., McMenamin, M., McKenna, M., ... Lyng, F.M. (n.d.). Raman spectroscopy for cytopathology of exfoliated cervical cells. Faraday Discussions, 187, 187-198. http://doi.org/10.1039/c5fd00197h
Postgraduate supervision
MRes (2024) - The neuroprotective role of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in brain cells in vitro
PhD (2025- current) - Investigating Oligodendrocyte Responses to Carbon Monoxide: Implications for Multiple Sclerosis