Job Title
Assistant Professor (Research Focussed)
Department
WMS - Biomedical Sciences
Phone
024 765 72713
Web Link
Research Interests
Advanced light microscopy, Single molecule biophysics
- Toleikis, Algirdas, Carter, Nicholas J., Cross, Robert A., 2020. Backstepping mechanism of kinesin-1. Biophysical Journal, 119 (10), pp. 1984-1994
- Larocque, Gabrielle, La-Borde, Penelope J., Clarke, Nicholas I., Carter, Nicholas J., Royle, Stephen J., 2019. Tumor protein D54 defines a new class of intracellular transport vesicles. Journal of Cell Biology, 219 (1)
- McHugh, Toni, Drechsler, Hauke, McAinsh, Andrew D., Carter, Nicholas J., Cross, R. A., 2018. Kif15 functions as an active mechanical ratchet. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 29 (4), pp. 1743-1752
- Huang, Junqi, Chew, Ting Gang, Gu, Ying, Palani, Saravanan, Kamnev, Anton, Martin, Douglas S., Carter, Nicholas J., Cross, R. A., Oliferenko, Snezhana, Balasubramanian, Mohan K., 2016. Curvature-induced expulsion of actomyosin bundles during cytokinetic ring contraction. eLife, 5
- Drechsler, Hauke, McHugh, Toni, Singleton, Martin R., Carter, Nicholas J., McAinsh, Andrew D., 2014. The kinesin-12 Kif15 is a processive track-switching tetramer. eLife, 3
- Kaur, Satdip, Fielding, Andrew B., Gassner, Gisela, Carter, Nicholas J., Royle, Stephen J., 2014. An unmet actin requirement explains the mitotic inhibition of clathrin-mediated endocytosis. eLife, 3
- Carter, Nicholas J., Cross, R. A., 2012. Kinesin backsteps. Biochemical Society Transactions, Vol.40 (No.2), pp. 400-403
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interlocking nanomechanics of kinesin and tubulin (Wellcome Trust Investigator Award). | Wellcome Trust | 01 Jun 2020 | 31 May 2025 |
| How kinesins generate directional force and movement. Cross Senior Investigator Award | Wellcome Trust | 01 Oct 2014 | 02 Apr 2020 |
| Supplement to original proposal 31003 (RMRCB0013) | WPH Charitable Trust | 01 Jul 2011 | 31 Dec 2017 |
| Supplement to Transitional Programme Grant (equipment donated in kind) | Marie Curie Cancer Care | 02 Sep 2010 | 30 Sep 2012 |
| Open Source Microscope - Donation | Warwickshire Private Hospitals Charitable Trust | 01 Jul 2011 | 30 Jun 2012 |