Development of GC-MS based metabolic profiling methodologies.
Application of metabolic profiling to study phytochemical diversity in potato germplasm collections.
Past research
Application of metabolic profiling to study unintended effects and substantial equivalence in genetically-modified potato (SCRI, 2001-2004).
Various studies of plant and microbial lipids including novel GC-MS and LC-MS methodologies for determining phospholipid molecular species and the nature of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) isomers, phospholipid fatty acids (PLFA) in describing soil microbial communities, the chemistry of leaf lipids and genotypic variation in seed fatty acids in blackcurrant, changes in the membrane lipids of Arabidopsis mutants (SCRI, 1996-2001).
Chemistry of cyclic fatty acids formed during heating of frying oils (SCRI, 1993-1996).
Various aspects of beer quality (Scottish and Newcastle, 1988-1993).
Using lipid biomarkers to study microbial communities in hot spring microbial mats (University of Bristol, 1984-1988).
Chemotaxonomy of mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, using complex lipids (University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1980-1984).