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Immunologist with a highly varied scientific background. Expertise in scientific writing, analysis, and creative thought

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My career in research started with a degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology followed by a British Society of Physiology Summer Studentship investigating the recruitment of white blood cells to an inflammatory stimulus. This was succeeded by a venture into Immunology and Infectious Diseases for my Ph.D. Here, we identified proteins that were important in the innate immune response to pathogenic fungi in the lungs of transplant recipients. My first post-doctoral position was concerned with exploring the in vivo role of an uncharacterised cell membrane receptor. This resulted in the identification of a receptor that was critical for the immune response to Aspergillus fumigatus, a prevalent fungal pathogen of the developed world. In order to eventually become a world-leader in my field, I switched fields and obtained skills in pharmacology, drug discovery, molecular modelling, and electrophysiology. My current role entails investigating a family of receptors found on adipocytes (fat cells) and their effect on metabolism, with the ultimate aim of identifying new drug targets to prevent cardiovascular disease. My expertise lie within academic writing, analysis, and creative thinking. I feel my varied scientific experiences allow me to approach common questions from a different viewpoint. I spend a lot of my free time dabbling in art and musical composition and would like to combine my creativity and academic know-how to solve complex challenges. Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=BnWmwzYAAAAJ&hl=en ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Stefan_Bidula LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-bidula-17037b48/

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Molecular Modeling
• ☆ Mycology/Fungi
• ☆ Biochemistry
• ☆ Immunoassay
• ☆ Molecular Biology
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Electrophysiology
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ Infectious Disease
• ☆ Medical Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Fact Checking, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

Senior Research Associate

University of East Anglia

January 2020 - Present

Senior Research Associate

University of East Anglia

September 2016 - Present

Research Assistant/Associate

University of Aberdeen

December 2014 - September 2016

Education

PhD Immunology (Medicine)

University of East Anglia

September 2011 - June 2015

Genetics and Molecular Biology (Biology)

University of East Anglia

September 2008 - July 2011

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Stefan Bidula(2021). Analysis of putative G-quadruplex forming sequences in inflammatory mediators and their potential as targets for treating inflammatory disorders . Cytokine. 142. p. 155493. Elsevier {BV}

Stefan Bidula, Emily F. Warner, Natália Bohálová, Václav Brázda, Zoë A. E. Waller(2021). Analysis of putative quadruplex-forming sequences in fungal genomes: novel antifungal targets? . Microbial Genomics. 7. (5). Microbiology Society

Piyasirananda W, Beekman A, Ganesan A, Bidula S, Stokes L(2020). Insights into the Structure-Activity Relationship of Glycosides as Positive Allosteric Modulators Acting on P2X7 Receptors . Molecular pharmacology.

Stokes L, Bidula S, Bibič L, Allum E(2020). To Inhibit or Enhance? Is There a Benefit to Positive Allosteric Modulation of P2X Receptors? . Frontiers in pharmacology.

(2019). Mapping a novel positive allosteric modulator binding site in the central vestibule region of human P2X7 . Scientific Reports.

Stefan Bidula, Kshitija Dhuna, Ray Helliwell, Leanne Stokes(2019). Positive allosteric modulation of P2X7 promotes apoptotic cell death over lytic cell death responses in macrophages . Cell Death & Disease. 10. (12). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Stefan Bidula, Darren W. Sexton, Silke Schelenz(2019). Ficolins and the Recognition of Pathogenic Microorganisms: An Overview of the Innate Immune Response and Contribution of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms . Journal of Immunology Research. 2019. p. 1--13. Hindawi Limited

(2019). Ginsenosides Act As Positive Modulators of P2X4 Receptors . Molecular Pharmacology.

Recognition of DHN-melanin by a C-type lectin receptor is required for immunity to Aspergillus @article{PMID:29489751, Title= {Recognition of DHN-melanin by a C-type lectin receptor is required for immunity to Aspergillus}, Author= {Stappers, Mark H T and Clark, Alexandra E and Aimanianda, Vishukumar and Bidula, Stefan and Reid, Delyth M and Asamaphan, Patawee and Hardison, Sarah E and Dambuza, Ivy M and Valsecchi, Isabel and Kerscher, Bernhard and Plato, Anthony and Wallace, Carol A and Yuecel, Raif and Hebecker, Betty and da Glória Teixeira Sousa, Maria and Cunha, Cristina and Liu, Yan and Feizi, Ten and Brakhage, Axel A and Kwon-Chung, Kyung J and Gow, Neil A R and Zanda, Matteo and Piras, Monica and Zanato, Chiara and Jaeger, Martin and Netea, Mihai G and van de Veerdonk, Frank L and Lacerda, João F and Campos, António and Carvalho, Agostinho and Willment, Janet A and Latgé, Jean-Paul and Brown, Gordon D}, DOI= {10.1038/nature25974}, Number= {7696}, Volume= {555}, Month= {March}, Year= {2018}, Journal= {Nature}, ISSN= {0028-0836}, Pages= {382—386}, URL= {https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25974}} . Nature.

Serum opsonin ficolin-A enhances host-fungal interactions and modulates cytokine expression from human monocyte-derived macrophages and neutrophils following Aspergillus fumigatus challenge @article{PMID:26337048, Title= {Serum opsonin ficolin-A enhances host-fungal interactions and modulates cytokine expression from human monocyte-derived macrophages and neutrophils following Aspergillus fumigatus challenge}, Author= {Bidula, Stefan and Sexton, Darren W and Schelenz, Silke}, DOI= {10.1007/s00430-015-0435-9}, Number= {2}, Volume= {205}, Month= {April}, Year= {2016}, Journal= {Medical microbiology and immunology}, ISSN= {0300-8584}, Pages= {133—142}, URL= {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00430-015-0435-9}} . Medical microbiology and immunology.

(2016). A Sweet Response to a Sour Situation: The Role of Soluble Pattern Recognition Receptors in the Innate Immune Response to Invasive Aspergillus fumigatus Infections . PLoS pathogens.

The serum opsonin L-ficolin is detected in lungs of human transplant recipients following fungal infections and modulates inflammation and killing of Aspergillus fumigatus @article{PMID:25612732, Title= {The serum opsonin L-ficolin is detected in lungs of human transplant recipients following fungal infections and modulates inflammation and killing of Aspergillus fumigatus}, Author= {Bidula, Stefan and Sexton, Darren W and Abdolrasouli, Alireza and Shah, Anand and Reed, Anna and Armstrong-James, Darius and Schelenz, Silke}, DOI= {10.1093/infdis/jiv027}, Number= {2}, Volume= {212}, Month= {July}, Year= {2015}, Journal= {The Journal of infectious diseases}, ISSN= {0022-1899}, Pages= {234—246}, URL= {https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiv027}} . The Journal of infectious diseases.

H-ficolin binds Aspergillus fumigatus leading to activation of the lectin complement pathway and modulation of lung epithelial immune responses @article{PMID:26133042, Title= {H-ficolin binds Aspergillus fumigatus leading to activation of the lectin complement pathway and modulation of lung epithelial immune responses}, Author= {Bidula, Stefan and Sexton, Darren W and Yates, Matthew and Abdolrasouli, Alireza and Shah, Anand and Wallis, Russell and Reed, Anna and Armstrong-James, Darius and Schelenz, Silke}, DOI= {10.1111/imm.12501}, Number= {2}, Volume= {146}, Month= {October}, Year= {2015}, Journal= {Immunology}, ISSN= {0019-2805}, Pages= {281—291}, URL= {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4582969}} . Immunology.

Role of ficolin-A and lectin complement pathway in the innate defense against pathogenic Aspergillus species @article{PMID:23478320, Title= {Role of ficolin-A and lectin complement pathway in the innate defense against pathogenic Aspergillus species}, Author= {Bidula, Stefan and Kenawy, Hany and Ali, Youssif M and Sexton, Darren and Schwaeble, Wilhelm J and Schelenz, Silke}, DOI= {10.1128/IAI.00032-13}, Number= {5}, Volume= {81}, Month= {May}, Year= {2013}, Journal= {Infection and immunity}, ISSN= {0019-9567}, Pages= {1730—1740}, URL= {http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3647983}} . Infection and immunity.

Opsonizing properties of rat ficolin-A in the defence against Cryptococcus neoformans @article{PMID:22789560, Title= {Opsonizing properties of rat ficolin-A in the defence against Cryptococcus neoformans}, Author= {Schelenz, Silke and Kirchhof, Nicole and Bidula, Stefan and Wallis, Russell and Sexton, Darren W}, DOI= {10.1016/j.imbio.2012.06.006}, Number= {4}, Volume= {218}, Month= {April}, Year= {2013}, Journal= {Immunobiology}, ISSN= {0171-2985}, Pages= {477—483}, URL= {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imbio.2012.06.006}} . Immunobiology.

Constitutive lysosome exocytosis releases ATP and engages P2Y receptors in human monocytes @article{PMID:22767503, Title= {Constitutive lysosome exocytosis releases ATP and engages P2Y receptors in human monocytes}, Author= {Sivaramakrishnan, Venketesh and Bidula, Stefan and Campwala, Hinnah and Katikaneni, Divya and Fountain, Samuel J}, DOI= {10.1242/jcs.107318}, Number= {Pt 19}, Volume= {125}, Month= {October}, Year= {2012}, Journal= {Journal of cell science}, ISSN= {0021-9533}, Pages= {4567—4575}, URL= {https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.107318}} . Journal of cell science.

PREPRINT

Warner EF, Bohálová N, Brázda V, Waller ZAE, Bidula S(2020). Cross kingdom analysis of putative quadruplex-forming sequences in fungal genomes: novel antifungal targets to ameliorate fungal pathogenicity? .

OTHER

Stefan Bidula, Gordon D. Brown(2016). Immunology of Fungal Infections . Encyclopedia of Immunobiology. p. 75--82. Elsevier