Prof Terry K Smith

Prof Terry K Smith

Professor

Phone
+44 (0)1334 46 3412
Email
tks1@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Research areas

1) Biosynthesis and uptake of phospholipids in protozoan parasites.

2) The enzymology of biosynthetic enzymes in parasites.

3) Lipidomics and focussed metabolomics of pathogens.

4) Carbohydrate synthesis and “simple” chemistry towards drugs for neglected disease.

5) Structure, function & biosynthesis of parasite glycoconjugates including GPI anchors.

PhD supervision

  • Peter Black
  • Vytautas Kuodis
  • Ernst Kwa

Selected publications

  • Open access
    Watts, E., Harris, V. & Smith, T. K., Sept 2026, In: Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 267, p. 1-7 7 p., 111748.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

  • Open access
    Ma, Y., Ackermann, K., Waheed, Q., Postis, V., Smith, T. K., Bode, B. E. & Pliotas, C., 16 Apr 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 16 p., 3522.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  • 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  • Open access
    He, M., Thomson, C. M., Thompson, D., Kuodis, V., Smith, T. K., Dall'Angelo, S. & O'Hagan, D., 3 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ChemBioChem. Early View, 8 p., 2500384.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  • Open access
    Cerone, M., Major, L. L. & Smith, T. K., 23 Jun 2025, In: Microbial Cell Factories. 24, p. 1-16 16 p., 142.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  • Open access
    Cerone, M. & Smith, T. K., 18 Feb 2025, In: PLoS Pathogens. 21, 2, p. 1-39 39 p., e1012691.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  • Open access
    Alberione, M. P., Avalos-Padilla, Y., Rangel, G. W., Ramírez, M., Romero-Uruñuela, T., Fenollar, À., Ortega-Barrionuevo, J., Crispim, M., Smith, T. K., Llinás, M. & Izquierdo, L., 3 Jul 2025, In: PLoS Pathogens. 21, 7, p. 1-27 27 p., e1012832.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-review

  • Open access
    Ettlinger, R., Desai, A. V., Cheong, H. L. J., Major, L. L., Smith, T. K., Naden, A. B., Hilton, J., Adamson, C. S., Armstrong, A. R. & Morris, R. E., 2 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Advanced Functional Materials. Early View, p. 1-7 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  • Open access
    Rajakulendran, J. E., Oluwabusola, E. T., Cerone, M., Smith, T. K., Adebisi, O. O., Adedotun, A., Preet, G., Soldatou, S., Deng, H., Ebel, R. & Jaspars, M., 4 Jul 2025, In: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 21, p. 1388-1396 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review