Dr Jean Assender RSA UKAT, SF HEA, PGCAP, PGCE, PhD, BSc

Department of Biomedical Sciences
Associate Professor

Contact details

Email: j.w.assender@bham.ac.uk

Address: Department of Biomedical Sciences
Medical School
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Jean Assender is an Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences with a research interest in breast cancer and cell signalling. She is Senior Tutor for the Biomedical Sciences Programme and an active member of the UK Advising and Tutoring Organisation.

Qualifications

Recognised Senior Adviser, UK Advising and Tutoring Organization, 2020
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2017
PGCert in Academic Practice, University of Birmingham 2016
PhD in Cell Signalling, UWCM 1992
BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry, University of Kent, Canterbury 1988

Teaching

Jean is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and interested in the scholarship of learning and teaching. She contributes to teaching across the College of Medicine and Health.

MSc Clinical Oncology

Module lead: Research Methods and Statistics

MSci/BSc Biomedical Sciences

Module lead: Discover: Personal, Professional and Academic Development
Module lead: Personal and Academic Development (Year 2)
Module lead: Personal and Academic Development (Year 3)
Module lead: Personal and Academic Development (Year 4)
Module Lead: Final Year Research Project

Teaching on the following modules:

Cell Biology and Biochemistry
Foundations of Life Sciences
Cancer and Stratified Medicine
Cancer Pathogenesis and Treatment
Experimental Design and Data Interpretation

MBChB

Teaching on Cancer: causes to cures module and Personal Interest project

Research

Student Engagement with Personal Academic tutoring

Other activities

Beacon mentor and assessor for the University of Birmingham
Member of Senate Academic Appeals Review Panel
External Examiner for the University of Limerick Biological Sciences programme and for City St George’s, London on the MRes Biomedical Sciences programme (Cancer Pathway).

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Assender, J, Gee, JMW, Lewis, I, Ellis, IO, Robertson, JFR & Nicholson, RI 2007, 'Protein kinase C isoform expression as a predictor of disease outcome on endocrine therapy in breast cancer', Journal of Clinical Pathology, vol. 60, no. 11, pp. 1216-1221. https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.2006.041616

Fredholm, BB, Assender, J, Irenius, E, Kodama, N & Saito, N 2003, 'Synergistic effects of adenosine A1 and P2Y receptor stimulation on calcium mobilization and PKC transloation in DDT1 MR-2 cells', Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, vol. 23, pp. 370-400.

Hussain, S, Assender, J, Bond, M, Wong, LF, Murphy, D & Newby, AC 2002, 'Activation of protein kinase Cς is essential for cytokine-induced metalloproteinase-1, -3 and 9 secretion from rabbit smooth muscle cells and inhibits proliferation', Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 277, pp. 27345-27352. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111890200

Harper, ME, Goddard, L, Glynne-Jones, E, Assender, J, Dutkowski, CM, Barrow, D, Dewhurst, OL, Wakeling, AE & Nicholson, RI 2002, 'Multiple responses to EGF receptor activation and their abrogation by a specific EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor', The Prostate, vol. 52, pp. 59-68. https://doi.org/10.1002/pros.10069

Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Assender, J & Freholm, B 1995, Regulation of Phospholipases C and D, Calcium, and Protein Kinase C by Adenosine A1 Receptors. in Adenosine and Adenine Nucleotides: From Molecular Biology to Integrative physiology. Springer.

Chapter

Assender, J & Leadbeater, W 2022, Supporting student employability through integrated research exposure and a curriculum-embedded skills module. in D Lochtie, A Stork & B Walker (eds), The Higher Education Personal Tutor’s and Advisor’s Companion. 1 edn, Critical Publishing, pp. 1-9. <https://www.criticalpublishing.com/he-personal-tutors>

Assender, J 2004, Does peer and self assessment add value to, and enliven, a poster session following a practical class?”. in Teaching Bioscience- Enhancing Learning Guide 1 “Self and Peer Assessment”, additional online case studies. The Higher Education Academy.

Conference contribution

Assender, J 2019, Writing Retreat Days support part-time students with dissertation writing. in Advance HE STEM conference.

Assender, J 2017, Transitions in BSc Biomedical science students’ identify and career aspirations”. in Higher Education Academy Annual Conference .

Assender, J 2016, The trials and triumphs of embedding employability into the first year BSc Medical Sciences curriculum. in Higher Education Academy Conference .

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