Dr Benjamin Roberts

Dr Benjamin Roberts

Senior Lecturer

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Year Citation
2024 Saidin, A., Cherepnalkovski, A. P., Shaukat, Z., Arsov, T., Hussain, R., Roberts, B. J., . . . Dibbens, L. M. (2024). A novel pathogenic TUBA1A variant in a Croatian infant is linked to a severe tubulinopathy with Walker-Warburg-like features. Genes, 15(8), 1-11.
DOI
2022 Rychkov, G. Y., Shaukat, Z., Lim, C. X., Hussain, R., Roberts, B. J., Bonardi, C. M., . . . Dibbens, L. M. (2022). Functional effects of Epilepsy associated KCNT1 mutations suggest pathogenesis via aberrant inhibitory neuronal activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(23, article no. 15133), 1-14.
DOI Scopus16 WoS12 Europe PMC15
2007 Paltoglou, S., & Roberts, B. (2007). HIF-1α and EPAS ubiquitination mediated by the VHL tumour suppressor involves flexibility in the ubiquitination mechanism, similar to other RING E3 ligases. Oncogene, 26(4), 604-609.
DOI Scopus53 WoS53 Europe PMC48
2005 Paltoglou, S., & Roberts, B. (2005). Role of the von Hippel-Lindau tumour suppressor protein in the regulation of HIF-1α and its oxygen-regulated transactivation domains at high cell density. Oncogene, 24(23), 3830-3835.
DOI Scopus15 Europe PMC14
2005 Lewis, M., & Roberts, B. (2005). Role of CYP2E1 activity in endoplasmic reticulum ubiquitination, proteasome association, and the unfolded protein response. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 436(2), 237-245.
DOI Scopus30 WoS30 Europe PMC29
2004 Lewis, M., & Roberts, B. (2004). Role of the C-terminal α-helical domain of the von Hippel–Lindau protein in its E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. Oncogene, 23(13), 2315-2323.
DOI Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC15
2003 Lewis, M., & Roberts, B. (2003). Role of nuclear and cytoplasmic localization in the tumour-suppressor activity of the von Hippel-Lindau protein. Oncogene, 22(26), 3992-3997.
DOI Scopus26 WoS26 Europe PMC24
1999 Roberts, B., & Whitelaw, M. (1999). Degradation of the basic helix-loop-helix/Per-ARNT-Sim homology domain dioxin receptor via the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 274(51), 36351-36356.
DOI Scopus113 Europe PMC94

Courses I teach

  • BIOL 2057 Genes to Proteins (2025)
  • BIOL 3032 Advanced Methods in Molecular Biology (2025)
  • BIOL 3036 Genomics and Bioinformatics (2025)
  • BIOL 2057 Genes to Proteins (2024)
  • BIOL 3032 Advanced Methods in Molecular Biology (2024)
  • BIOL 3036 Genomics and Bioinformatics (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2011 - 2017 Principal Supervisor A newly identified interaction between the von Hippel- Lindau tumour suppressor and tubulin underpins a novel role in microtubule dynamics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Sarah Davey
2010 - 2016 Principal Supervisor The pVHL-microtubule structure is important in determining the mode of microtubule stabilisation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Natasha Hoang
2004 - 2009 Principal Supervisor Mechanism and regulation of the von Hippel-Lindau tumour suppressor protein Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Steve Paltoglou

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