Peter Dunnill

Professor of Biochemical Engineering
Chairman of The Advanced Centre for Biochemical Engineering

C/O Professor Nigel Titchener-Hooker
Phone: +44 (0)20 7679 7031

Education

DSc Biochemical Engineering, University of London (1978)
PhD Protein crystallography, The Royal Institution, supervisors Sir Lawrence Bragg and David Phillips (1963)
BSc Chemistry, UCL (1961)

Professional Appointments, Honours and Awards

Bioscience Innovation and Growth Team (DTI/DoH) (2003)
Director of the UK Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Biochemical Engineering (1991-2001)
Council of BBSRC (1994-1996)
Donald Medal, Institution of Chemical Engineers (1995)
Heatley Medal, Biochemical Society (1997)
OBE (1999)
Fellow-Royal Academy of Engineering 

Research Interests

My main role is to work with staff of Biochemical Engineering and with UCL departments to develop new research programmes at the interface of biochemical engineering and other fields of science and engineering.

Selected Publications

*If you would like further information on any of these publications or news of related research, please contact p.dunnill@ucl.ac.uk

Mason, C., Dunnill, P. 2009. Quantities of cells used for regenerative medicine and some implications for clinicians and bioprocessors. Regen Med. 4(2), 153-157.

Mason, C., Dunnill, P. 2008. The crucial linkage required between regenerative medicine bioprocessors and clinicians. Regen Med. 3, 435-442.

Titchener-Hooker, N.J., Dunnill, P., Hoare, M. 2008. Micro biochemical engineering to accelerate the design of industrial scale downstream processing for biopharmaceutical proteins. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 100, 437-487.

Mason, C., Dunnill, P. 2008. The strong financed case for regenerative medicine. Regen Med. 3, 351-363.

Mason, C., Dunnill, P. 2008. A brief definition of regenerative medicine. Regen. Med. 3,1-5.

Fedson, D.S., Dunnill, P. 2007. From scarcity to abundance: pandemic vaccines and other agents for "have not" countries. Journal of Public Health. 28, 322-340. doi:10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200147

Dunnill, P., Hoare, M., Titchener-Hooker, N. 2006. United States Patent. 7,099,721.
(Addresses micro biochemical engineering and related modelling).

Markusen, J.F., Mason, C., Hull , D.A., Town, M.A., Tabor, A.B., Clements, M., Boshoff, C.H., Dunnill, P. 2006. Characterisation of adult human mesenchymal stem cells entrapped in alginate-RGD. Tissue Engineering. 12, 821-830.

Hoare, M., Levy, M.S., Bracewell, D.G., Doig , S.D. , Kong, S., Titchener-Hooker, N., Ward, J.M., Dunnill, P. 2005. Bioprocess engineering issues that would be faced in producing a DNA vaccine at up to 100 m3 fermentation scale for an influenza pandemic. Biotechnol. Prog. 21, 1577-1592. doi:10.1021/bp050190n

Cooke, G.D., Cranenburgh, R.M., Hanak, J.A.J., Dunnill, P., Thatcher, D.R., Ward, J.M. 2001. Purification of essentially RNA free plasmid DNA using a modified Escherichia coli host strain expressing ribonuclease A. J. Biotech., 85, 297-304. doi:10.1016/S0168-1656(00)00378-3

Dunnill, P. 2001. Creating a UK genome valley: The role of biochemical engineering. Ingenia, 51-54.

Daae, E.B., Dunnill, P., Mitsky, T.A., Padgette, S.R., Taylor , N.B., Valentin, H.E., Gruys, K.J. 1999. Metabolic modelling as a tool for evaluating polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer production in plants. Metabolic Eng . 1, 243-254. doi:10.1006/mben.1999.0126

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