Dr Emma Bourton
Senior Lecturer (Education) in Biosciences

Research area(s)

Scientific

DNA damage & molecular repair mechanisms in mammalian cells.

Extreme chemo-/radiosensitivity and extreme chemo-/radioresistance in normal and cancer cells.

Diagnostic test development to detect extreme chemo- and radiosensitivity in cancer patients prior to treatment.

Development of chemo-/radioresistant cell lines.

Educational

Design and provision of laboratory-based practical skills for biomedical science students.

Teaching of good academic practice and detection of student academic misconduct.

Research Interests

Experimental cancer therapeutics.

Imaging flow cytometry.