Prof Frank J Gunn-Moore

Prof Frank J Gunn-Moore

Professor

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 3525
Email
fjg1@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Research areas

The prognosis for most neurodegenerative diseases is poor. The causes of the major diseases (eg: Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Multiple Sclerosis) are complex, including genetic and environmental factors. All conspire to interfere with signalling pathways in neurons and glia which sustain growth and viability. My work focuses on factors that are involved in the promotion of correct neuronal function, and to do this we use a wide range of approaches that encompass biology, chemistry and physics. 


 

PhD supervision

  • Nicole Johnstone
  • Ernst Kwa
  • Stella Wigglesworth-Littlewood

Selected publications

  • Open access
    Kwa, E., Ogilvie, C. E., Kormos, N. C., Green, A. J. E., Smith, T. K. & Gunn-Moore, F. J., 28 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: RSC Chemical Biology. Accepted Manuscript

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • 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 › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Ford, M., Gunn-Moore, F. J. & Dalgleish, M. P., 2025, In: Brain Communications. 7, 4, p. 1-16 16 p., fcaf287.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Chen, D., Wigglesworth-Littlewood, S. & Gunn-Moore, F. J., 26 Sept 2025, In: Molecular Neurodegeneration. 20, p. 1-31 31 p., 100.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Chow, D. J. X., Schartner, E. P., Corsetti, S., Upadhya, A., Morizet, J., Gunn-Moore, F. J., Dunning, K. R. & Dholakia, K., 5 Sept 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 12 p., 20760.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Vacher, M. C., Durrant, C. S., Rose, J., Hall, A. J., Spires-Jones, T. L., Gunn-Moore, F. & Dagleish, M. P., 1 Apr 2023, In: European Journal of Neuroscience. 57, 7, p. 1161-1179 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Benek, O., Vaskova, M., Miskerikova, M., Schmidt, M., Andrys, R., Rotterova, A., Skarka, A., Hatlapatkova, J., Karasova, J. Z., Medvecky, M., Hroch, L., Vinklarova, L., Fisar, Z., Hroudova, J., Handl, J., Capek, J., Rousar, T., Kobrlova, T., Dolezal, R. & Soukup, O. & 3 others, Aitken, L., Gunn-Moore, F. & Musilek, K., 5 Oct 2023, In: European Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry. 258, 18 p., 115593.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Dholakia, K. (Inventor), Ma, N. (Inventor), Ashok, P. C. (Inventor), Stevenson, D. (Inventor) & Gunn-Moore, F. (Inventor), 3 Jan 2023, IPC No. C12N 15/89 (2006.01), C12M 3/00 (2006.01), G02B 3/00 (2006.01), Patent No. CA 2801671, 10 Jun 2011, Priority date 11 Jun 2010, Priority No. 1009800.2

    Research output: Patent

  • Open access
    Metodieva, V., Smith, T. K. & Gunn-Moore, F. J., 12 Sept 2022, In: eNeuro. 9, 5, 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Open access
    Chen, D., Yu, W., Aitken, L. & Gunn-Moore, F. J., 6 Oct 2022, In: Cells. 11, 19, 27 p., 3140.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review