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School of Biomedical Sciences
McKerr, George Dr
Senior Lecturer

Academic and Professional Qualifications
1985: PhD Parasitology
1976: BSc (Hons) Zoology, Queen’s University of Belfast
Career History
1990 - present: Director of Bio-Imaging
1984 - present: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, University of Ulster
1979 - 1984: Lecturer, School of Life Sciences, Ulster Polytechnic
Teaching & Learning Activities
Microscopy, Immunohistochemistry
McKerr, George Dr - Contact details
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Dr G McKerr |
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Email: g.mckerr@ulster.ac.uk
McKerr, George Dr - Publications
Martinho, Paulo N, Ortin, Yannick, Gildea, Brendan, Gandolfi, Claudio, McKerr, George, O'Hagan, Barry, Albrecht, Martin and Morgan, Grace G (2012) Inducing hysteretic spin crossover in solution.. Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 1.
Martinho, Paulo N, Ortin, Yannick, Gildea, Brendan, Gandolfi, Claudio, McKerr, George, O'Hagan, Barry, Albrecht, Martin and Morgan, Grace G (2012) Inducing hysteretic spin crossover in solution.. Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 1.
Park, Margriet V. D. Z., Verharen, Henny W., Zwart, Edwin, Hernandez, Lya G., van Benthem, Jan, Elsaesser, Andreas, Barnes, Clifford, McKerr, George, Howard, Vyvyan, Salvati, Anna, Lynch, Iseult, Dawson, Kenneth A. and de Jong, Wim H. (2011) Genotoxicity evaluation of amorphous silica nanoparticles of different sizes using the micronucleus and the plasmidlacZgene mutation assay. Nanotoxicology, 5 (2). pp. 168-181.
Hazekamp, J, Doherty, S, Elsaesser, A, Barnes, Clifford, O'Hagan, Barry, McKerr, George and Howard, Vyvyan (2011) Focussed ion beam milling at grazing incidence angles.. Journal of microscopy, 242 (1). pp. 104-10.
Park, Margriet V D Z, Verharen, Henny W, Zwart, Edwin, Hernandez, Lya G, van Benthem, Jan, Elsaesser, Andreas, Barnes, Clifford A, McKerr, George, Howard, Vyvyan, Salvati, Anna, Lynch, Iseult, Dawson, Kenneth A and de Jong, Wim H (2011) Genotoxicity evaluation of amorphous silica nanoparticles of different sizes using the micronucleus and the plasmid lacZ gene mutation assay.. Nanotoxicology, 5 (2). pp. 168-81.
Hazekamp, J, Doherty, S, Elsaesser, A, Barnes, Clifford A, O'Hagan, Barry, McKerr, George and Howard, Vyvyan (2011) Focussed ion beam milling at grazing incidence angles.. Journal of microscopy, 242 (1). pp. 104-10.
Elsaesser, Andreas, Barnes, Clifford A, McKerr, George, Salvati, Anna, Lynch, Iseult, Dawson, Kenneth A and Howard, Vyvyan (2011) Quantification of nanoparticle uptake by cells using an unbiased sampling method and electron microscopy.. Nanomedicine (London, England), 6 (7). pp. 1189-98.
Lamers, Edwin, Walboomers, X Frank, Domanski, Maciej, McKerr, George, O'Hagan, Barry, Barnes, Clifford A, Peto, Lloyd, Luttge, Regina, Winnubst, Louis A J A, Gardeniers, Han J G E and Jansen, John A (2010) Cryo DualBeam Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy to Evaluate the Interface Between Cells and Nanopatterned Scaffolds.. Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods, 00.
McArt, DG, McKerr, George, Saetzler, Kurt, Howard, Vyvyan, Downes, Stephen and Wasson, GR (2010) Comet sensitivity in assessing DNA damage and repair in different cell cycle stages. Mutagenesis, 25 (3). pp. 299.
McCoy, F, Hurwitz, J, McTavish, N, Paul, I, Barnes, Clifford, O'Hagan, Barry, Odrzywol, K, Murray, J, Longley, D, McKerr, George and Fennell, D A (2010) Obatoclax induces Atg7-dependent autophagy independent of beclin-1 and BAX/BAK. Cell Death and Disease, 1 (12). pp. e108.
Elsaesser, Andreas, Taylor, Ashley, Staats, Gesa, McKerr, George, Kim, Eun-Mee, O’Hare, Eugene and Howard, Vyvyan (2010) Quantification of nanoparticle uptake by cells using microscopical and analytical techniques. Nanomedicine, 5 (9). pp. 1447-1457.
McCoy, F, Hurwitz, J, McTavish, N, Paul, I, Barnes, Clifford, O'Hagan, Barry, Odrzywol, K, Murray, J, Longley, D, McKerr, G and Fennell, D A (2010) Obatoclax induces Atg7-dependent autophagy independent of beclin-1 and BAX/BAK.. Cell death & disease, 1. pp. e108.
Lamers, Edwin, Walboomers, X Frank, Domanski, Maciej, McKerr, George, O'Hagan, Barry, Barnes, Clifford, Peto, Lloyd, Luttge, Regina, Winnubst, Louis A J A, Gardeniers, Han J G E and Jansen, John A (2010) Cryo DualBeam Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy to Evaluate the Interface Between Cells and Nanopatterned Scaffolds.. Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods, 17 (1). pp. 1-7.
McCoy, F, Hurwitz, J, McTavish, N, Paul, I, Barnes, Clifford A, O'Hagan, Barry, Odrzywol, K, Murray, J, Longley, D, McKerr, George and Fennell, D A (2010) Obatoclax induces Atg7-dependent autophagy independent of beclin-1 and BAX/BAK.. Cell death & disease, 1. pp. e108.
McArt, Darragh G, McKerr, G, Saetzler, Kurt, Howard, Vyvyan, Downes, Stephen and Wasson, Gillian R (2010) Comet sensitivity in assessing DNA damage and repair in different cell cycle stages.. Mutagenesis, 25 (3). pp. 299-303.
Lamers, Edwin, Walboomers, X Frank, Domanski, Maciej, McKerr, G, O'Hagan, Barry, Barnes, Clifford A, Peto, Lloyd, Luttge, Regina, Winnubst, Louis A J A, Gardeniers, Han J G E and Jansen, John A (2010) Cryo DualBeam Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy to Evaluate the Interface Between Cells and Nanopatterned Scaffolds.. Tissue engineering. Part C, Methods, 17 (1). pp. 1-7.
Elsaesser, Andreas, Taylor, Ashley, de Yanés, Gesa Staats, McKerr, G, Kim, Eun-Mee, O'Hare, Eugene and Howard, Vyvyan (2010) Quantification of nanoparticle uptake by cells using microscopical and analytical techniques.. Nanomedicine (London, England), 5 (9). pp. 1447-57.
Park, Margriet VDZ, Annema, Wijtske, Salvati, Anna, Lesniak, Anna, Elsaesser, Andreas, Barnes, Clifford, McKerr, George, Howard, Vyvyan, Lynch, Iseult, Dawson, Kenneth A, Piersma, Aldert H and de Jong, Wim H (2009) In vitro developmental toxicity test detects inhibition of stem cell differentiation by silica nanoparticles. TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY, 240 (1). pp. 108-116.
McCoy, Francis, Hurwitz, Jane, Chacko, Alex D, Paul, Ian, Liberante, Fabio, O'Hagan, Barry, McKerr, George, Johnston, Patrick and Fennell, Dean A (2009) Resistance to the BH3 peptidomimetic obatoclax in non-small cell lung cancer associated with a block in BCL-2 family post-translational regulation. JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, 4 (9, Suppl. 1). pp. S592.
Van Hoecke, Karen, Quik, Joris TK, Mankiewicz-Boczek, Joanna , De Schamphelaere, Karel AC, Elsaesser, Andreas, Van der Meeren, Paul, Barnes, Clifford, McKerr, George, Howard, Vyvyan, Van De Meent, Dik, Rydznyski, Konrad, Dawson, Kenneth, Salvati, Anna, Lynch, Iseult, Silversmit, Geert, De Samber, Bjorn , Vincze, Laszlo and Janssen, Colin R (2009) Fate and Effects of CeO2 Nanoparticles in Aquatic Ecotoxicity Tests. Environmental Science Technology, 43 (12). pp. 4537-4546.
McKerr, George and McKerr, Lynne (2009) ABA - what's the name of the game?. PSYCHOLOGIST, 22 (2). pp. 90-91.
McArt, Darragh G, McKerr, G, Howard, Vyvyan, Saetzler, Kurt and Wasson, Gillian R (2009) Modelling the comet assay. Biochemical Society Transactions, 037 (4). pp. 914-917.
McArt, Darragh G, Wasson, Gillian R, McKerr, George, Saetzler, Kurt, Reed, Matt and Howard, Vyvyan (2009) Systematic random sampling of the comet assay. Mutagenesis, 24 (4). pp. 373-378.
McArt, Darragh G, Wasson, Gillian R, McKerr, G, Saetzler, Kurt, Reed, Matt and Howard, Vyvyan (2009) Systematic random sampling of the comet assay.. Mutagenesis, 24 (4). pp. 373-8.
Van Hoecke, Karen, Quik, Joris T K, Mankiewicz-Boczek, Joanna, De Schamphelaere, Karel A C, Elsaesser, Andreas, Van der Meeren, Paul, Barnes, Clifford A, McKerr, G, Howard, Vyvyan, Van de Meent, Dik, Rydzyński, Konrad, Dawson, Kenneth A, Salvati, Anna, Lesniak, Anna, Lynch, Iseult, Silversmit, Geert, De Samber, Björn, Vincze, Laszlo and Janssen, Colin R (2009) Fate and effects of CeO2 nanoparticles in aquatic ecotoxicity tests.. Environmental science & technology, 43 (12). pp. 4537-46.
McArt, Darragh G, McKerr, G, Howard, Vyvyan, Saetzler, Kurt and Wasson, Gillian R (2009) Modelling the comet assay.. Biochemical Society transactions, 37 (Pt 4). pp. 914-7.
Park, Margriet V D Z, Annema, Wijtske, Salvati, Anna, Lesniak, Anna, Elsaesser, Andreas, Barnes, Clifford, McKerr, G, Howard, Vyvyan, Lynch, Iseult, Dawson, Kenneth A, Piersma, Aldert H and de Jong, Wim H (2009) In vitro developmental toxicity test detects inhibition of stem cell differentiation by silica nanoparticles.. Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 240 (1). pp. 108-16.
Barnes, Clifford A, Elsaesser, Andreas, Arkusz, Joanna, Smok, Anna, Palus, Jadwiga, Lesniak, Anna, Salvati, Anna, Hanrahan, John P, de Jong, Wirn H, Dziubaltowska, Elzbieta, Stepnik, Maciej, Rydzynski, Konrad, McKerr, George, Lynch, Iseult, Dawson, Kenneth A and Howard, Vyvyan (2008) Reproducible Comet assay of amorphous silica nanoparticles detects no genotoxicity. NANO LETTERS, 8 (9). pp. 3069-3074.
Barnes, Clifford, Elsaesser, Andreas, Arkusz, Joanna, Smok, Anna, Palus, Jadwiga, Leśniak, Anna, Salvati, Anna, Hanrahan, John P, Jong, Wim H de, Dziubałtowska, Elzbieta, Stepnik, Maciej, Rydzyński, Konrad, McKerr, G, Lynch, Iseult, Dawson, Kenneth A and Howard, Vyvyan (2008) Reproducible comet assay of amorphous silica nanoparticles detects no genotoxicity.. Nano letters, 8 (9). pp. 3069-74.
Barnes, CA, O'Hagan, Barry, Howard, Vyvyan and McKerr, George (2007) Verification of cell viability at progressively higher scanning forces using a hybrid atomic force and fluorescence microscope. JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY-OXFORD, 228 (2). pp. 185-189.
Barnes, Clifford A, O'Hagan, Barry, Howard, Vyvyan and McKerr, G (2007) Verification of cell viability at progressively higher scanning forces using a hybrid atomic force and fluorescence microscope.. Journal of microscopy, 228 (Pt 2). pp. 185-9.
Barnes, Clifford, O'Hagan, Barry, Howard, Vyvyan and McKerr, G (2007) Verification of cell viability at progressively higher scanning forces using a hybrid atomic force and fluorescence microscope.. Journal of microscopy, 228 (Pt 2). pp. 185-9.
Wasson, Gillian R, McGlynn, Angela P, McNulty, Helene, O'Reilly, Sharleen L, McKelvey-Martin, Valerie, McKerr, George, Strain, JJ, Scott, John and Downes, Stephen (2006) Global DNA and p53 region-specific hypomethylation in human colonic cells is induced by folate depletion and reversed by folate supplementation. JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, 136 (11). pp. 2748-2753.
O'Hagan, Barry, Doyle, P, Allen, James, Sutton, K and McKerr, George (2004) The effects of atomic force microscopy upon nominated living cells. ULTRAMICROSCOPY, 102 (1). pp. 1-5.
O'Hagan, Barry, Doyle, Peter, Allen, James M, Sutton, Kerry and McKerr, G (2004) The effects of atomic force microscopy upon nominated living cells.. Ultramicroscopy, 102 (1). pp. 1-5.
McGlynn, AP, Wasson, GR, O'Reilly, S, McKelvey-Martin, Valerie, McNulty, Helene, Strain, Sean, McKerr, George, Mullan, F, Mahmud, N, Scott, J, Weir, DG and Downes, Stephen (2003) Detection of replicative integrity in small colonic biopsies using the BrdUrd comet assay. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER, 88 (6). pp. 895-901.
McKenna, Declan J, Rajah, NF, McKeown, Stephanie, McKerr, George and McKelvey-Martin, Valerie (2003) Use of the comet-FISH assay to demonstrate repair of the TP53 gene region in two human bladder carcinoma cell lines. RADIATION RESEARCH, 159 (1). pp. 49-56.
Zhao, XJ, McKerr, George, Dong, Z, Higgins, CA, Carson, J, Yang, ZQ and Hannigan, BM (2001) Expression of oestrogen and progesterone receptors by mast cells alone, but not lymphocytes, macrophages or other immune cells in human upper airways. THORAX, 56 (3). pp. 205-211.
Smith, AG and McKerr, George (2000) Tritiated thymidine ([H-3]-TdR) and immunocytochemical tracing of cellular fate within the asexually dividing cestode Mesocestoides vogae (syn. M-corti). PARASITOLOGY, 121 (Part 1). pp. 105-110.
McGlynn, AP, Wasson, G, O'Connor, Jacqueline, McKerr, George, McKelvey-Martin, Valerie and Downes, Stephen (1999) The bromodeoxyuridine comet assay: Detection of maturation of recently replicated DNA in individual cells. CANCER RESEARCH, 59 (23). pp. 5912-5916.
Tong, KK, Hannigan, BM, McKerr, George and Strain, JJ (1996) The effects of copper deficiency on human lymphoid and myeloid cells: An in vitro model. BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, 75 (1). pp. 97-108.
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