Research output per year
Research output per year
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Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Two projects - see FindaPhD.com and the Roslin website
1981 BSc (Hons), Biology, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
1989 PhD, Dept of Medicine, University of Aberdeen
Identification of the cell and molecular mechanisms responsible for bone growth, development and mineralisation in health and disease.
Overview
My research programme is focused on the fundamental/translational mechanisms underpinning bone growth, development and mineralisation. This work is/has been supported by grants from BBSRC, MRC, Medical Research Scotland, Arthritis Research UK, RoseTrees Trust, CSO Duchenne Pareny Project and Industry. My research interests are inter-related and whilst mostly fundamental in nature translate into the medical and veterinary arena. To complete my studies I have created novel mouse models and organ culture techniques to address my research questions.
Examples of ongoing research interests
Several previous reports have suggested an association between PHOSPHO1 expression in disorders of altered energy metabolism such as obesity and diabetes. Data from a recent published study (Suchacki et al BMC Biology 2020) is both supportive of such an association but also provides insight into the mechanisms by which PHOSPHO1 may contribute to the regulation of energy metabolism, inclusive of insulin sensitivity, glucose tolerance and fat metabolism. The identification of PHOSPHO1 in the role of energy metabolism in both the human and mouse offers the potential to manipulate key targets of the PHOSPHO1 pathway to improve metabolic health.
Current PhD students (primary supervisor)
Scott Dillon (2016 - 2020)
Shung-Neng (Lewis) - Hsu (2017-2021)
Current PhD students (co-supervisor)
Erika Abbonbati (2014-2021)
Maisarah Maiden (2018- present)
Beartriz Larraz (2018-present)
David Hughes (2018 – present)
Julia Falc (2020 - present)
Mohammed Algarni (2020-present)
Graduated PhD students
Beverley Williams (2000)
Diane Murray (2005)
Scott Roberts (2007)
Helen Owen (2008)
Matt Prideaux (2010)
Chloe Pass (2011)
Mohamad Loqman (2011)
Dongxing Zhu (2012)
Phil Newton (2012)
Katherine Staines (2014)
Ross Dobie (2015)
Karla Oldknow (2015)
Dean Houston (2016)
Seungmee Li (2017)
Cui (Lucy) Lin (2017)
Ekele Ikpegbu (2018)
James Ozanne (2019)
Fiona Roberts (2020)
Claire Wood (2020)
Graduated MD students
Talat Mushtaq (2005)
Rebecca Perry (2009)
Undergraduate Teaching
University of Edinburgh BVM&S Animal Body 1 lectures and histology practicals
This includes lectures on 1) Cell Cycle 2) Cell Divison 3) Cell Adhesion 4) Extracellar proteins 5) Bone.
Member of BVM&S AB1 exam Board
Postgraduate Teaching
Currently supervise 8 PhD students as primary or co-supervisor
Have succesfully supervised 19 PhD and 2 MD students to completion
Vacation student supervisor
I regularly supevise BVM&S and Honour student projects (approx 6-10 weeks duration)
Colin Farquharson graduated from Strathclyde University before completing his PhD within the Department of Medicine at Aberdeen University in 1989. Whilst still in Aberdeen then later at The Roslin Institute he developed his career long interest in skeletal biology whilst completing post-doctoral positions at the Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen and Roslin Institute, Edinburgh. In 1998 he became a Principal Investigator at the Roslin Institute and received Individual Merit Promotion (IMP3) in 2007. This coincided with Colin’s transfer to the R(D)SVS within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. He was awarded a personal chair in Skeletal Biology in 2010. He currently leads the Skeletal Biology Research Group within the Division of Functional genomics & Developmental at the Roslin Institute (University of Edinburgh) where he completes fundamental/translational studies to determine the cell and molecular pathways responsible for bone growth, development and mineralisation. For most of his studies me uses mouse models of disease.
In addition to his scientific research, Colin is Director of Post-Graduate Research within R(D)SVS. He is Co-Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Endocrinology & Journal of Molecular Endocrinology as well as a member of the Editorial Board for Calcified Tissue International. He is also Deputy Chair: The Veterinary Advisory Committee of the Horse Race Betting Levy Board (HBLB).
He is a recent past Secretary of the Bone Research Society (2007-2010) and a past member of the BBSRC Training and Awards Committee (2007-2009) and ARUK Fellowship and Implementation Committee (2014-2016).
He has published >160 peer reviewed publications and a Google Scholar H index of 49 (Citations ~6895). https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=JysKPb0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Current Postgraduate Responsibilities
• 2012-present. CMVM Researcher Experience Committee.
• 2017- present. RDSVS Director of Postgraduate Research.
• 2017- present. RDSVS School Management Group.
• 2017- present. RDSVS Postgraduate Taught Programmes Committee.
• 2017- present. RDSVS Postgraduate Support and Advisory Committee.
• 2017- present. RDSVS Postgraduate Staff Student Liaison Committee.
• 2017- present. RDSVS Clinical Training Scholarship Committee.
• 2017- present. CMVM Board of Examiners.
• 2020 – present. R(D)SVS COVID19 task force
• 2020-present R(D)SVS COVID ARG Research Group
• 2020 – present University of Edinburgh PhD Scholarship short life working group
• 2020 – present, University of Edinburgh Doctoral College
Current Committee Membership, Editoral responsibilities
2015-present - Deputy Chair: The Veterinary Advisory Committee of the Horse Race Betting Levy Board (HBLB) and formerly committee member (2013-2015).
2018-present - Co-Editor-in-Chief: Journal of Endocrinology and Journal of Molecular Endocrinology
2010-present - Member: Editorial Board of Calcified Tissue International.
2009-present - Member: European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) - Grant Reviews Panel.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Aberdeen
Award Date: 1 Jan 1988
Bachelor of Science, University of Strathclyde
Award Date: 1 Jan 1981
Post-doctoral Scientist Band 5 1992 - 1996, Project Leader Band 5 1997 - 2000, AFRC ABRO-IAPGR Edinburgh
1992 → 2000Scientific Officer Band 7 1982 - 1988, Post-doctoral Scientist Band 6 1989 - 1991, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen
1982 → 1991Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Colin Farquharson (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Colin Farquharson (Editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
Colin Farquharson (Editorial board member)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
1/10/20 → 30/04/22
Project: Research
6/05/19 → 2/01/21
Project: Research
1/01/19 → 31/01/20
Project: Research
1/10/18 → 30/09/19
Project: Research
MacRae, V. (Creator) & Farquharson, C. (Data Collector), Edinburgh DataVault, 2016
DOI: 10.7488/51775df3-022a-4e88-884c-ca2cd7f68abd
Dataset
Farquharson, C. (Owner), Wood, C. (Creator) & Simpson, C. (Data Manager), Edinburgh DataVault, 2019
DOI: 10.7488/ec08c5d0-7251-40f7-865b-043c2d2dc32c
Dataset
Farquharson, C. (Owner), Staines, K. (Creator) & Simpson, C. (Data Manager), Edinburgh DataVault, 2019
DOI: 10.7488/5acc1997-69be-496b-964b-f22ad06456d8
Dataset