Stomach & Duodenum

BIOGRAPHY

John Atherton

Academic positions:
- Head, Wolfson Digestive Diseases Centre
- Professor of Gastroenterology

Any industry positions (last five years):
None declared

Research interests:
- Helicobacter pylori: pathogenesis and management
- Gastric carcinogenesis
- Gastrointestinal infections.
- Dyspepsia and peptic ulceration
- Gastric neoplasia.

Current research projects include
- Polymorphism in the Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin: Interaction of the various forms with the human host (Medical Research Council)
- The interaction between Helicobacter pylori virulence factors in inflammation, ulceration and carcinogenesis in the human stomach (Cancer Research UK)
- Importance of variation and evolution of the Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin in vivo. (CONACyT Foundation, Mexico)
- Establishment of Nottingham Centre for Prevention of Gastro-intestinal Cancer (with Watson/Hawkey/Scholefield/Logan). Prevention of gastric carcinogenesis (Digestive Disorders Foundation: Digestive Cancer Campaign).
- NSAID modulation of Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric inflammation and carcinogenesis (with Hawkey) (MRC)
- Spatial mapping of biomolecular surface physicochemical properties at sub-molecular resolution (with Dr. C. Roberts, Pharmaceutical Sciences) (EPSRC)

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