Staff Profile
Dr Jack Roberts
Research Associate
- Email: jack.roberts@ncl.ac.uk
- Personal Website: https://research.ncl.ac.uk/ricelab/
- Address: Biosciences Institute
Newcastle University
International Centre for Life
NE1 3BZ
I am a postdoctoral research associate under the supervision of Dr Sarah Rice at Newcastle University Biosciences Institute. My research focuses on characterisation of the procollagen glycosylation enzyme COLGALT2 in cartilage development and disease using a range of in-vitro models and molecular analyses.
QUALIFICATIONS
BSc (Hons) Biology - Manchester Metropolitan University (2016)
MRes Medical Genetics - Newcastle University (2019)
PhD - Newcastle University (2025)
Roberts JB, Boldvig OL, Aubourg G, Kanchenapally ST, Deehan DJ, Rice SJ, Loughlin J. Specific isoforms of the ubiquitin ligase gene WWP2 are targets of osteoarthritis genetic risk via a differentially methylated DNA sequence. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 2024 Apr 3;26(1):78.
Roberts JB, Rice SJ. Osteoarthritis as an Enhanceropathy: Gene Regulation in Complex Musculoskeletal Disease. Current Rheumatology Reports. 2024 Mar 2:1-3.
Rice SJ, Roberts JB, Tselepi M, Brumwell A, Falk J, Steven C, Loughlin J. Genetic and epigenetic fine‐tuning of TGFB1 expression within the human osteoarthritic joint. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2021 Oct;73(10):1866-77.
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Article
- Rice SJ, Roberts JB, Tselepi M, Brumwell A, Falk J, Steven C, Loughlin J. Genetic and Epigenetic Fine-Tuning of TGFB1 Expression Within the Human Osteoarthritic Joint. Arthritis and Rheumatology 2021, 73(10), 1866-1877.