Dr Antonio Marco
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873339
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Location
3SW.3.06, Colchester Campus
Profile
Biography
2020-present Senior Lecturer. 糖心Vlog. 2013-2020 Lecturer. 糖心Vlog. 2012-2013 Stepping Stones Research Fellow. University of Manchester. 2009-2012 Research Associate. University of Manchester. 2008-2009 Postdoctoral Research Associate. Arizona State University. 2007-2008 Research Assistant. Universidad de Valencia. 2003-2007 Predoctoral Fellow. Universidad de Valencia. Current Members: Mohab Helmy, PhD student Andrea Hatlen, PostDoc My blog on evolutionary biology and genetics: http://eblogution.wordpress.com My Google Scholar citation profile is available here: http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=vJrDewYAAAAJ My ORCID profile is accesible here: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8603-7503
Qualifications
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Ph. D. Genetics (University of Valencia, 2007),
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B. Sc. Biological Sciences (University of Valencia, 2002),
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Grad. Dip. Mathematics (LSE University of London, 2017),
Research and professional activities
Research interests
Evolution is driven by changes in the genome, not only in their gene products but in their regulatory interactions. My research interest is in evolutionary genomics with a strong focus on gene regulatory mechanisms.
Current research
Evolutionary dynamics of gene regulatory networks
MicroRNA function and evolution
Regulatory RNAs in Drosophila
Analysis of high-throughput sequencing for gene expression
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Quantitative methods for Life Sciences (BS141)
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Employability Skills for the Biosciences (BS211)
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Biomedical Science: Practice and Employability (BS214)
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Genome Bioinformatics (BS312)
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Human Molecular Genetics (BS320)
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Research Project in Life Sciences (BS832)
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Analysis of Genomic Data (BS939)
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Advanced Research Skills (BS953)
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Genomics (BS982)
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Professional Skills and the Business of Biosciences (BS985)
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Research Project - Health Genomics (BS996)
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Research Project in Biomedical Science (BS831)
Current supervision
Previous supervision
Degree subject: Cell and Molecular Biology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 15/5/2023
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 24/4/2023
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 11/4/2022
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Master of Science (by Dissertation)
Awarded date: 10/12/2021
Degree subject: Cell and Molecular Biology
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 2/2/2021
Degree subject: Biological Sciences
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 5/4/2019
Publications
Publications (4)
Cronin, R., Azadova, A., Marco, A., Laissue, PP., Brooke, GN. and Prischi, F., (2024). The p90 Ribosomal S6 Kinases 2 and 4 promote Prostate Cancer cell proliferation in androgen-dependent and independent ways
Azadova, A., Ekperuoh, A., Brooke, GN. and Marco, A., (2024). Analysis of coding gene expression from small RNA sequencing
Akachukwu, AC., Ratcliff, JS. and Marco, A., (2024). Somatic evolution of cancer genes in sex chromosomes
Marco, A., (2021). The chromosomal distribution of sex-biased microRNAs in Drosophila is non-adaptive
Journal articles (33)
Pine, AC., Brooke, GN. and Marco, A., (2023). . NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics. 5 (1), lqac098-
Marco, A., (2022). . Genome Biology and Evolution. 14 (7), evac103-
Hatlen, A. and Marco, A., (2020). . Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37 (12), 3399-3408
Helmy, M., Hatlen, A. and Marco, A., (2019). . Non-Coding RNA. 5 (2), 42-42
Marco, A., (2019). . Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36 (8), 1843-1843
Hatlen, A., Helmy, M. and Marco, A., (2019). . Database. 2019 (1)
Marco, A., (2018). . PLoS ONE. 13 (4), e0195532-e0195532
Clifton, BD., Librado, P., Yeh, S., Solares, E., Real, D., Jayasekera, S., Zhang, W., Shi, M., Park, R., Magie, R., Ma, H., Xia, X., Marco, A., Rozas, J. and Ranz, JM., (2017). . Molecular Biology and Evolution. 34 (1), 51-65
Marco, A., (2015). . G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics. 5 (10), 2199-2207
Marco, A., (2014). . Open Biology. 4 (4), 140024-140024
Marco, A., (2014). Sex-biased expression of microRNAs in Drosophila melanogaster. Open biology. 4, creators-Marco=3AAntonio=3A=3A
Marco, A., Ninova, M., Ronshaugen, M. and Griffiths-Jones, S., (2013). . Nucleic Acids Research. 41 (16), 7745-7752
Hui, JHL., Marco, A., Hunt, S., Melling, J., Griffiths-Jones, S. and Ronshaugen, M., (2013). . Nucleic Acids Research. 41 (5), 3352-3361
Marco, A., Kozomara, A., Hui, JHL., Emery, AM., Rollinson, D., Griffiths-Jones, S. and Ronshaugen, M., (2013). . PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 7 (9), e2402-e2402
Marco, A., Ninova, M. and Griffiths-Jones, S., (2013). . Biochemical Society Transactions. 41 (4), 850-854
Jones, MK., Marco, A., Kozomara, A., Hui, JHL., Emery, AM., Rollinson, D., Griffiths-Jones, S. and Ronshaugen, M., (2013). Sex-Biased Expression of MicroRNAs in Schistosoma mansoni. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 7 (9), creators-Marco=3AAntonio=3A=3A
Marco, A., Hooks, K. and Griffiths-Jones, S., (2012). . RNA Biology. 9 (3), 242-248
Marco, A. and Griffiths-Jones, S., (2012). . Bioinformatics. 28 (3), 318-323
Marco, A., (2012). . Briefings in Functional Genomics. 11 (5), 356-365
Marco, A., MacPherson, JI., Ronshaugen, M. and Griffiths-Jones, S., (2012). . Silence. 3 (1), 8-8
Marco, A., MacPherson, JI., Ronshaugen, M. and Griffiths-Jones, S., (2012). MicroRNAs from the same precursor have different targeting properties. Silence. 3 (1), creators-Marco=3AAntonio=3A=3A
Griffiths鈥怞ones, S., Hui, JHL., Marco, A. and Ronshaugen, M., (2011). . EMBO reports. 12 (2), 172-177
Marco, A., Hui, JHL., Ronshaugen, M. and Griffiths-Jones, S., (2010). . Genome Biology and Evolution. 2, 686-696
Marco, A. and Mar铆n, I., (2009). . BMC Systems Biology. 3 (1), 69-
Kumar, S., Suleski, MP., Markov, GJ., Lawrence, S., Marco, A. and Filipski, AJ., (2009). . Genome Research. 19 (9), 1562-1569
Marco, A. and Marin, I., (2009). . Molecular Biology and Evolution. 26 (10), 2167-2170
Marco, A., Konikoff, C., Karr, TL. and Kumar, S., (2009). . Bioinformatics. 25 (19), 2473-2477
Marco, A. and Mar锟絥, I., (2009). Interactome and Gene Ontology provide congruent yet subtly different views of a eukaryotic cell. BMC Systems Biology. 3 (1), creators-Marco=3AAntonio=3A=3A
Marco, A. and Mar铆n, I., (2008). . BMC Genomics. 9 (1), 219-219
Marco, A. and Mar锟絥, I., (2008). How Athila retrotransposons survive in the Arabidopsis genome. BMC Genomics. 9 (1), creators-Marco=3AAntonio=3A=3A
Marco, A. and Mar铆n, I., (2007). . BMC Bioinformatics. 8 (1), 442-
Marco, A. and Mar锟絥, I., (2007). A general strategy to determine the congruence between a hierarchical and a non-hierarchical classification. BMC Bioinformatics. 8 (1), creators-Marco=3AAntonio=3A=3A
Marco, A., (2004). . Molecular Biology and Evolution. 21 (1), 176-187
Book chapters (2)
Marco, A., (2017). . In: Zygotic Genome Activation. Editors: Lee, K., . Springer. 1- 10. 9781493969869
Marco, A., (2017). . In: Oocytes. Editors: Kloc, M., . Springer. 483- 494. 978-3-319-60854-9
Reports and Papers (5)
Hatlen, A., Helmy, M. and Marco, A., (2019). PopTargs: A database for studying population evolutionary genetics of human microRNA target sites
Helmy, M., Hatlen, A. and Marco, A., (2019). The impact of population variation in the analysis of microRNA target sites
Marco, A., (2018). No evidence of functional co-adaptation between clustered microRNAs
Hatlen, A. and Marco, A., (2018). Pervasive selection against microRNA target sites in human populations
Marco, A., (2017). SeedVicious: analysis of microRNA target and near-target sites
Grants and funding
2024
Summer Studentship 2024 (Liam Burns)
Genetics Society
2022
Identifying Black Men at Increased Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Research (PCR)
2016
Population dynamics of microRNA regulation: biomedical applications
Wellcome Trust
