Research areas
1) Biosynthesis and uptake of phospholipids in protozoan parasites.
2) The enzymology of biosynthetic enzymes in parasites.
3) Lipidomics and focussed metabolomics of pathogens.
4) Carbohydrate synthesis and 鈥渟imple鈥� chemistry towards drugs for neglected disease.
5) Structure, function & biosynthesis of parasite glycoconjugates including GPI anchors.
PhD supervision
- Peter听Black
- Vytautas听Kuodis
- Ernst听Kwa
Selected publications
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Open access
Ma, Y., Ackermann, K., Waheed, Q., Postis, V., Smith, T. K., Bode, B. E. & Pliotas, C., 16 Apr 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 16 p., 3522.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
He, M., Thomson, C. M., Thompson, D., Kuodis, V., Smith, T. K., Dall'Angelo, S. & O'Hagan, D., 3 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ChemBioChem. Early View, 8 p., 2500384.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Cerone, M., Major, L. L. & Smith, T. K., 23 Jun 2025, In: Microbial Cell Factories. 24, p. 1-16 16 p., 142.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Cerone, M. & Smith, T. K., 18 Feb 2025, In: PLoS Pathogens. 21, 2, p. 1-39 39 p., e1012691.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Alberione, M. P., Avalos-Padilla, Y., Rangel, G. W., Ram铆rez, M., Romero-Uru帽uela, T., Fenollar, 脌., Ortega-Barrionuevo, J., Crispim, M., Smith, T. K., Llin谩s, M. & Izquierdo, L., 3 Jul 2025, In: PLoS Pathogens. 21, 7, p. 1-27 27 p., e1012832.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Aitken, L., Baillie, G., Pannifer, A., Morrison, A., Major, L. L., Alphey, M. S., Sethi, R., Timmerman, M., Robinson, J., Riley, J., Shishikura, Y., Koekemoer, L., Von Delft, F., Rutjes, H., Read, K., Jones, P. S., McElroy, S. P., Smith, T. K. & Gunn-Moore, F. J., 18 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ACS Chemical Biology. ASAP, p. 1-16 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Ettlinger, R., Desai, A. V., Cheong, H. L. J., Major, L. L., Smith, T. K., Naden, A. B., Hilton, J., Adamson, C. S., Armstrong, A. R. & Morris, R. E., 2 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Functional Materials. Early View, p. 1-7 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Rajakulendran, J. E., Oluwabusola, E. T., Cerone, M., Smith, T. K., Adebisi, O. O., Adedotun, A., Preet, G., Soldatou, S., Deng, H., Ebel, R. & Jaspars, M., 4 Jul 2025, In: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 21, p. 1388-1396 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Rice, S., Chesti, J., Mosedale, W. R. T., Wright, M. H., Marsden, S. P., Smith, T. K. & Nelson, A., 17 Sept 2025, In: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 21, p. 1924-1931 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
von Xylander, N. S. H., Hedouin, L., Smith, T. K. & Allison, N., 1 May 2025, In: Marine Biology. 172, 5, 16 p., 65.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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