Publications

Software

Auburn, R.P., Russell, R., Fischer, B., Meadows, L.A., Sevillano Matilla, S., Russell, S. (2006). SimArray: a user-friendly and user-configurable microarray design tool. BMC Bioinformatics. 7:102. (PubMed)

Reviews

Auburn, R.P., Kreil, D. P., Meadows, L. A., Fischer, B., Sevillano Matilla, S., Russell, S. (2005). Robotic spotting of cDNA and oligonucleotide microarrays. Trends Biotechnol. 23(7):374-79. (PubMed)

Research

Birch-Machin, I., Gao, S., Huen, D., McGirr, R., White, R.A.H., Russell, S. (2005). Genomic analysis of heat-shock factor targets in Drosophila. Genome Biology 6:R63. (PubMed)

Auburn, R.P. (2000). Screening for genes involved in Drosophila neuromuscular function. Ph.D. Thesis. University of Cambridge, England. (FlyBase)

Conference abstracts & proceedings

Meadows, L., Auburn, R., Fischer, B., Kreil, D., Sevillano-Matilla, S., Micklem, G., Russell, S. (2004). Spatial microarray calibration by abundant spike controls. The Consortium for post-genome science: genomes to systems. September 1st to September 3rd, Manchester International Convention Centre, Manchester, UK. (Consortium)

Kreil, D.P., Auburn, R.P., Meadows, L.A., Fischer, B., Russell, S., Micklem, G. (2003). Quantitative microarray spot profile optimization: a systematic evaluation of buffer/slide combinations. In German Conference in Bioinformatics, GCB 2003, (Mewes, H-W, Frishman, D., Heun, V. and Kramer, S. eds.) v.I, 77-81. (GCB'03)

Kreil, D.P., Auburn, R.P., Meadows, L.A., Russell, A., Micklem G. (2003). Quantitative microarray spot profile optimization: a systematic evaluation of buffer/slide combinations. International Society for Computational Biology conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB), June 29 to July 3, Brisbane, Australia. (ISMB'03)

Lone, M., Asztalos, Z., Auburn, R., O'Kane, C., Prokop, A., Rocha, J., Sweeney, S.T., Yang, M. (2003). Discovery and Characterisation of Genes involved in the Structural Organisation of Drosophila Synapses. Europ. Dros. Res. Conf. 18:O07. (FlyBase)

Meadows, L.A., Ashburner, M., Auburn, R., Brookman, J., Glover, D., McWilliam, L., Micklem, G., O'Kane, C., Russell, S., Skelton, J. (2002). The UK Drosophila Microarray Facility. A. Dros. Res. Conf. 43:945C. (FlyBase)

Meadows, L., Ashburner, M., Auburn, R., Blows, F., Brookman, J., Coulson, D., Drummond, J., Glover, D., McWilliam, L., Micklem, D., Micklem, G., O'Kane, C., Russell, S., Ryder, E., Skelton, J., Wang, S., Webster, J. (2001). The UK Drosophila Microarray Facility. Europ. Dros. Res. Conf. 17:I16. (FlyBase)

O'Kane, C.J., Auburn, R.P., Mehren, J.E., Parmentier, M-L., Sweeney, S.T. (1999). Screening for mutations affecting synapse function in Drosophila melanogaster. Welcome trust neuroscience symposium on 'the life and death of the brain'. August 25th to August 27th, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

Sweeney, S.T., Auburn, R.P., Mehren, J.E., Parmentier, M-L., Deak, P., Glover, D., O'Kane, C.J. (1999). A screen for mutations affecting neuromuscular development and function in Drosophila melanogaster. A. Dros. Res. Conf. 40:577C. (FlyBase)

Auburn, R.P., Sweeney, S.T., Mehren, J.E., Parmentier, M-L., Deak, P., Glover, D., O'Kane, C.J. (1998). A forward genetic screen for neurmuscular development and function in Drosophila melanogaster. The 7th European Symposium on Drosophila Neurobiology. September 6th to September 10th, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.

Sweeney, S.T., Auburn, R.P., Deak, P., O'Kane, C.J. (1997). Genetics of the brain dead: a mutant screen for defects in synaptic function and development in Drosophila melanogaster. Instituto Juan March de Estudios e Investigaciones workshop on membrane fusion. May 26th to May 28th, Universidad de Sevilla, Madrid, Spain.

Sweeney, S.T., Auburn, R.P., Deak, P., Glover, D., O'Kane, C.J. (1997). Screening for embryonic paralytic mutants. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Meeting on Neurobiology of Drosophila. September 24th to September 28th, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA. (FlyBase)