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Dr Colin Longstaff 

Colin trained in biochemistry at the University of Liverpool, Harvard Medical School and Imperial College, London and has been a scientist with NIBSC since 1989. Here he has worked in the area of haemostasis and particularly fibrinolysis to develop International Standards for the World Health Organisation (WHO).  Colin’s research interests are centred on enzymology and the regulation of fibrinolysis, recently including the effects of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) of DNA and histones incorporated into fibrin clots. 

A full list of Colin’s publications and recent work can be found on his Researcher ID and ORCID ID pages. 

 
Current position

Principal Scientist, Division of Biotherapeutics, Fibrinolysis

Areas of interest

Biochemistry
Enzymology and regulation of fibrinolysis and haemostasis
Protein interactions and structure/function relationships
Assay development

Qualifications

1983: PhD, Biochemistry, University of Liverpool, UK
1980: BSc Department of Biochemistry, University of Liverpool, UK 

Recent publications (PDF, 45KB)


Representation on external committees

Co chair:
Fibrinolysis Subcommittee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Council member: 
International Society for Fibrinolysis and Proteolysis
Honorary member of the Hungarian Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis

External grants and contracts secured over the past 10 years

British Heart Foundation PhD studentship (2006-2009)
Wellcome Trust Post-doctoral fellowship (2008-2011)
HPA/NIBSC PhD studentship (2011-2014), 

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