Areas of Focus
- 3D structural analysis of adenovirus protein E1B-55K
- Interaction and functional mechanism of adenovirus E1B-55K and E1A proteins under tumor suppressor protein p53 mediation
- Structure-function relationship of biological macromolecules like DNA, RNA, and proteins
Work Experience
- 1992-2000 - University of Birmingham - Senior Research Fellow, Master's Supervisor
- 2000-2002 - University of Bedfordshire - Senior Lecturer in Life Sciences
- 2002-2009 - University of West London - Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Director of Research Institute
- 2009-2016 - University of Portsmouth International College - Principal
- 2016-2019 - Changde University of Arts and Science, Hunan, China - Professor
- 2019-present - Chongqing Medical University - Professor, Doctoral Supervisor for International Students
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1984-1987 Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology: University of Portsmouth
- 1987-1991 Ph.D.: National Institute for Medical Research
- Postdoctoral Research: Baylor College of Medicine
Publications
- The PPR protein RARE1-mediated editing of chloroplast accD transcripts is required for fatty acid biosynthesis and heat tolerance in Arabidopsis., Huang C, Liu D, Li ZA, Molloy DP, Luo ZF, Su Y, Li HO, Liu Q, Wang RZ, Xiao LT., 2023
- The DYW domain of RARE1 plays an indispensable role in regulating accD-C794 RNA editing in Arabidopsis thaliana., Liu D, Li ZA, Li Y, Molloy DP, Huang C, 2023
- Liquiritigenin promotes osteogenic differentiation and prevents bone loss via inducing auto-lysosomal degradation and inhibiting apoptosis., Qiu Y, Zhao YY, Long ZM, Song AJ, Huang P, Wang KJ, Xu L, Molloy DP, He G, 2021
- Identifying Prokineticin 2 as a Novel Immunomodulatory Factor in Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis., Yu X, Chen J, Tang H, Tu Q, Li Y, Yuan X, Zhang X, Cao J, Molloy DP, Yin Y, Chen D, Song Z, Xu P., 2022
- Structural basis for juvenile hormone biosynthesis by the juvenile hormone acid methyltransferase., Guo P, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Xu h, Zhang H, Wang Z, Jiang Y-L, Molloy DP, Zhao P, Xia Q-Y., 2021
- Liquiritigenin Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation And Prevents Bone Loss Via Inducing Auto-lysosomal Degradation And Inhibiting Apoptosis., Qiuab Y, Zhao Y, Long Z, Song A, Huang P, Wang K, Xua L, Molloy DP, He G, 2021
- Structural Determinants within the Adenovirus Early Region 1A Protein Spacer Region Necessary for Tumorigenesis., Molloy, DP and Grand RJA, 2020
- Mutation of chloroplast CHLM contributes to down-regulation of multiple stress response genes in Arabidopsis., Huang C, Molloy DP, Cao Z-L, Xiao L-T, 2020
- MORF2 tightly associates with MORF9 to regulate chloroplast RNA editing in Arabidopsis., Huang C, Li Z-R, Yu Q-B, Ye L-S, Cui Y-L, Molloy DP, Yang Z-N, 2019
Awards
- 2018: Excellence Award for Foreign Teacher Training and Exchange, Wuhan Branch of Beijing Oriental British International Education Information Technology Research Institute
- 2021: High-end Foreign Expert, 'High-end Foreign Expert Intelligence Introduction Project' by China's Ministry of Science and Technology
- 2023: Recognized as 'High-end, Cutting-edge, and Urgently Needed' Foreign Talent in Chongqing