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Dr Vartul Sangal

Assistant Professor

Department: Applied Sciences

Dr Sangal completed his Ph.D. at the Max-Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin followed by postdoctoral research at the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He established his independent research at Northumbria University as an Anniversary Research Fellow and was appointed as a Senior Lecturer in Cellular and Molecular Sciences in September 2016.

Dr Sangal works in collaboration with many research groups both nationally and internationally and delivered invited talks in several international conferences.

Vartul Sangal

Dr Sangal is interested in evolutionary and genetic analysis of whole genome sequences of bacteria and microbial community analysis of soil samples from challenging environments using computational approaches. His group works on identification and characterisation of novel virulence genes in pathogenic bacteria using molecular techniques. His research also emphasises the importance of incorporating genome sequence-based approaches into systematics for a reliable identification and classification of prokaryotic taxa.

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  • A multiomic approach to defining the essential genome of the globally important pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Goodall, E., Azevedo Antunes, C., Möller, J., Sangal, V., Torres, V., Gray, J., Cunningham, A., Hoskisson, P., Burkovski, A., Henderson, I. 26 Apr 2023, In: PLoS Genetics
  • Corynebacterium guaraldiae sp. nov.: a new species of Corynebacterium from human infections, de Oliveira Sant'Anna, L., Dos Santos, L., Araújo, M., da Rocha, D., Ramos, J., Baio, P., Del Peloso, P., da Costa Ferreira Leite, C., Peixoto, R., Almuzara, M., Vay, C., Barberis, C., Sangal, V., Burkovski, A., Aguiar, E., Mattos-Guaraldi, A., Pacheco, L., Vieira, V. 4 Mar 2023, In: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
  • Corynebacterium megadyptis sp. nov. with two subspecies, Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. megadyptis subsp. nov. and Corynebacterium megadyptis subsp. dunedinense subsp. nov. isolated from yellow-eyed penguins, Nouioui, I., Saunderson, S., Midwinter, A., Young, M., McInnes, K., Watts, J., Sangal, V. 7 Feb 2023, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
  • Advanced prokaryotic systematics: the modern face of an ancient science, Nouioui, I., Sangal, V. 17 Nov 2022, In: New Microbes and New Infections
  • A stable home for an equine pathogen: valid publication of the binomial Prescottella equi gen. nov., comb. nov., and reclassification of four rhodococcal species into the genus Prescottella., Sangal, V., Goodfellow, M., Jones, A., Sutcliffe, I. 14 Sep 2022, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
  • Bacterial Adaptation to Venom in Snakes and Arachnida, Esmaeilishirazifard, E., Usher, L., Trim, C., Denise, H., Sangal, V., Tyson, G., Barlow, A., Redway, K., Taylor, J., Kremyda-Vlachou, M., Davies, S., Loftus, T., Lock, M., Wright, K., Dalby, A., Snyder, L., Wuster, W., Trim, S., Moschos, S. 29 Jun 2022, In: Microbiology spectrum
  • Genomic and phylogenomic insights into the family Streptomycetaceae lead to the proposal of six novel genera, Madhaiyan, M., Saravanan, V., See-Too, W., Volpiano, C., Sant'Anna, F., Faria da Mota, F., Sutcliffe, I., Sangal, V., Passaglia, L., Rosado, A. 21 Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
  • Multi-Omics of Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis 12CS0282 and an In Silico Reverse Vaccinology Approach Reveal Novel Vaccine and Drug Targets, Möller, J., Bodenschatz, M., Sangal, V., Drrernat, J., Burkovski, A. 23 Nov 2022, In: Proteomes
  • Biodesulfurization Induces Reprogramming of Sulfur Metabolism in Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8: Proteomics and Untargeted Metabolomics, Hirschler, A., Carapito, C., Maurer, L., Zumsteg, J., Villette, C., Heintz, D., Dahl, C., Al-Nayal, A., Sangal, V., Mahmoud, H., Dorsselaer, A., Ismail, W. 1 Sep 2021, In: Microbiology spectrum
  • Comparative Genomic Study of Vinyl Chloride Cluster and Description of Novel Species, Mycolicibacterium vinylchloridicum sp. nov., Cortés-Albayay, C., Sangal, V., Klenk, H., Nouioui, I. 22 Dec 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Invited talk: London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium (LIDo) Lecture Week: Impact of vaccine on evolutionary dynamics of human pathogen Corynebacterium diphtheriae 2021
  • Invited talk: Influence of vaccine on evolution of Corynebacterium diphtheriae 2020
  • Oral presentation: Application of whole genome sequencing to exploring intra-generic heterogeneity 2018
  • Invited talk: Does vaccine drive the evolution of Corynebacterium diphtheriae? 2017
  • Invited talk: Is vaccine driving the evolution of Corynebacterium diphtheriae? 2017
  • Invited talk: From genes to genome: a paradigm shift in inferring evolution, epidemiology and genetics of virulence in pathogenic bacteria 2015
  • Oral presentation: Revolutionizing prokaryotic systematics through next-generation sequencing: Rhodococcus as a case study 2015
  • Invited talk: Unique evolutionary histories and genetic basis of biochemical properties and virulence in Corynebacterium diphtheriae 2014
  • Oral presentation: Identification, evolution and epidemiology of pathogenic bacteria – from genes to genomes 2014
  • Oral presentation: Whole genome analyses support the taxonomic separation of “Rhodococcus equi” from other rhodococci 2014

  • Megan Paterson Molecular characterisation of novel pathways for cell envelope protein localisation in Rhodococcus equi Start Date: 01/10/2017
  • Megan Paterson Start Date: 01/10/2017 End Date: 02/03/2021

  • Molecular Biology PhD October 01 2008
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2016


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