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Ruth Spriggs

Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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I joined the 糖心原创 as a Research Fellow in Hearing Sciences in 2021 to carry out bioinformatics-based research in the auditory field.

During my research career I have gained experience in many different fields of bioinformatics including protein structure comparison, protein sequence analysis, translational profiling arrays, next generation sequencing, database design, and RNA sequence analysis.

Recent Publications

  • SPRIGGS, R. V., BATEMAN, P., SANCHEZ-LOPEZ, R., THORNTON, S. K., PHILLIPS, O. R., HOARE, D. J. and WIGGINS, I. M., 2025. PLoS One. 20(3), e0320418
  • HEFFERNAN, E., CALVERT, S., DENING, T., BROOME, E. E., SPRIGGS, R., AHMAD, N., LERIGO-SMITH, N. and HENSHAW, H., 2025. 54(7),
  • MEHTA, N., RIBEYRE, B. B., DIMITROV, L., ENGLISH, L. J., EWART, C., HEINRICH, A., JOSHI, N., MUNRO, K. J., ROADKNIGHT, G., ROMAO, L., SCHILDER, A. G., SPRIGGS, R. V., NORRIS, R., ROSS, T. and TILSTON, G., 2024. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 24(1), 209
  • WENJE, S. M., CALVERT, S., HENSHAW, H., SPRIGGS, R. V., DENING, T., HENDRON, E. and HEFFERNAN, E., 2024. 14(12), e087418
  • SPRIGGS, R. V., BATEMAN, P., SANCHEZ-LOPEZ, R., THORNTON, S. K., PHILLIPS, O. R., HOARE, D. J. and WIGGINS, I. M., 2025. PLoS One. 20(3), e0320418
  • HEFFERNAN, E., CALVERT, S., DENING, T., BROOME, E. E., SPRIGGS, R., AHMAD, N., LERIGO-SMITH, N. and HENSHAW, H., 2025. 54(7),
  • MEHTA, N., RIBEYRE, B. B., DIMITROV, L., ENGLISH, L. J., EWART, C., HEINRICH, A., JOSHI, N., MUNRO, K. J., ROADKNIGHT, G., ROMAO, L., SCHILDER, A. G., SPRIGGS, R. V., NORRIS, R., ROSS, T. and TILSTON, G., 2024. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 24(1), 209
  • WENJE, S. M., CALVERT, S., HENSHAW, H., SPRIGGS, R. V., DENING, T., HENDRON, E. and HEFFERNAN, E., 2024. 14(12), e087418
  • ADAMS, BETHANY, THORNTON, SALLY K, NAYLOR, GRAHAM, SPRIGGS, RUTH V, WIGGINS, IAN M and KITTERICK, PADRAIG T, 2023. Exploring listening-related fatigue in children with and without hearing loss using self-report and parent-proxy measures. Frontiers in pediatrics. 11, 1127578
  • GRAHAM, CHARLOTTE, STEFANATOS, RHODA, YEK, ANGELINE E. H., SPRIGGS, RUTH, V, LOH, SAMANTHA H. Y., URIBE, ALEJANDRO HUERTA, ZHANG, TONG, MARTINS, L. MIGUEL, MADDOCKS, OLIVER D. K., SCIALO, FILIPPO and SANZ, ALBERTO, 2022. Mitochondrial ROS signalling requires uninterrupted electron flow and is lost during ageing in flies GEROSCIENCE. 44(4), 1961-1974
  • GROSSO, STEFANO, MARINI, ALBERTO, GYURASZOVA, KATARINA, VOORDE, JOHAN VANDE, SFAKIANOS, ARISTEIDIS, GARLAND, GAVIN D., TENOR, ANGELA RUBIO, MORDUE, RYAN, CHERNOVA, TANYA, MORONE, NOBU, SERENO, MARCO, SMITH, CLAIRE P., OFFICER, LEAH, FARAHMAND, POOYEH, ROONEY, CLAIRE, SUMPTON, DAVID, DAS, MADHUMITA, TEODOSIO, ANA, FICKEN, CATHERINE, MARTIN, MARIA GUERRA, SPRIGGS, RUTH V., SUN, XIAO-MING, BUSHELL, MARTIN, SANSOM, OWEN J., MURPHY, DANIEL, MACFARLANE, MARION, LE QUESNE, JOHN P. C. and WILLIS, ANNE E., 2021. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 12(1),
  • SCIALO, FILIPPO, SRIRAM, ASHWIN, STEFANATOS, RHODA, SPRIGGS, RUTH, V, LOH, SAMANTHA H. Y., MARTINS, L. MIGUEL and SANZ, ALBERTO, 2020. REDOX BIOLOGY. 32,
  • SOLEILHAVOUP, CLEMENT, TRAVAGLIO, MARCO, PATRICK, KIERAN, GARCAO, PEDRO, BOOBALAN, ELANGOVAN, ADOLFS, YOURI, SPRIGGS, RUTH V., MOLES-GARCIA, EMMA, DHIRAJ, DALBIR, OOSTERVEEN, TONY, FERRI, SARAH L., ABEL, TED, BRODKIN, EDWARD S., PASTERKAMP, R. JEROEN, BROOKS, BRIAN P. and PANMAN, LIA, 2020. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 11(1),
  • MOORE, DAVID ALLAN, SERENO, MARCO, DAS, MADHUMITA, ACEVEDO, JUVENAL DARIO BAENA, SINNADURAI, SAMANTHA, SMITH, CLAIRE, MCSWEENEY, ABI, SU, XIAOYU, OFFICER, LEAH, JONES, CAROLYN, DUDEK, KATE, GUTTERY, DAVID, TANIERE, PHILLIPE, SPRIGGS, RUTH V. and LE QUESNE, JOHN, 2019. MODERN PATHOLOGY. 32(8), 1095-1105
  • LEZINA, LARISSA, SPRIGGS, RUTH, V, BECK, DANIEL, JONES, CAROLYN, DUDEK, KATE M., BZURA, ALEKSANDRA, JONES, GEORGE D. D., PACKHAM, GRAHAM, WILLIS, ANNE E. and WAGNER, SIMON D., 2018. BLOOD ADVANCES. 2(15), 1869-1881
  • SBARRATO, THOMAS, SPRIGGS, RUTH V., WILSON, LINDSAY, JONES, CAROLYN, DUDEK, KATE, BASTIDE, AMANDINE, PICHON, XAVIER, POYRY, TUIJA and WILLIS, ANNE E., 2017. RNA. 23(11), 1601-1613
  • BASTIDE, AMANDINE, PERETTI, DIEGO, KNIGHT, JOHN R. P., GROSSO, STEFANO, SPRIGGS, RUTH V., PICHON, XAVIER, SBARRATO, THOMAS, ROOBOL, ANNE, ROOBOL, JO, VITO, DAVIDE, BUSHELL, MARTIN, VON DER HAAR, TOBIAS, SMALES, C. MARK, MALLUCCIL, GIOVANNA R. and WILLIS, ANNE E., 2017. CURRENT BIOLOGY. 27(5), 638-650
  • SBARRATO, T., HORVILLEUR, E., POYRY, T., HILL, K., CHAPLIN, L. C., SPRIGGS, R. V., STONELEY, M., WILSON, L., JAYNE, S., VULLIAMY, T., BECK, D., DOKAL, I., DYER, M. J. S., YEOMANS, A. M., PACKHAM, G., BUSHELL, M., WAGNER, S. D. and WILLIS, A. E., 2016. A ribosome-related signature in peripheral blood CLL B cells is linked to reduced survival following treatment CELL DEATH & DISEASE. 7,
  • KHONG, ANTHONY, BONDEROFF, JENNIFER M., SPRIGGS, RUTH V., TAMMPERE, ERIK, KERR, CRAIG H., JACKSON, THOMAS J., WILLIS, ANNE E. and JAN, ERIC, 2016. VIRUSES-BASEL. 8(1),
  • SPRIGGS, RUTH V and WILLIS, ANNE E, 2014. TRANS PROF DB: A new resource for sharing translational profiles. Translation (Austin, Tex.). 2(2), e965615
  • JACKSON, THOMAS J., SPRIGGS, RUTH V., BURGOYNE, NICHOLAS J., JONES, CAROLYN and WILLIS, ANNE E., 2014. BMC GENOMICS. 15,
  • HORVILLEUR, E., SBARRATO, T., HILL, K., SPRIGGS, R. V., SCREEN, M., GOODREM, P. J., SAWICKA, K., CHAPLIN, L. C., TOURIOL, C., PACKHAM, G., POTTER, K. N., DIRNHOFER, S., TZANKOV, A., DYER, M. J. S., BUSHELL, M., MACFARLANE, M. and WILLIS, A. E., 2014. LEUKEMIA. 28(5), 1092-1102
  • SANCHEZ-RIPOLL, YOLANDA, BONE, HEATHER K., OWEN, TOM, GUEDES, ANA M. V., ABRANCHES, ELSA, KUMPFMUELLER, BENJAMIN, SPRIGGS, RUTH V., HENRIQUE, DOMINGOS and WELHAM, MELANIE J., 2013. PLOS ONE. 8(4),
  • MEIJER, H. A., KONG, Y. W., LU, W. T., WILCZYNSKA, A., SPRIGGS, R. V., ROBINSON, S. W., GODFREY, J. D., WILLIS, A. E. and BUSHELL, M., 2013. SCIENCE. 340(6128), 82-85
  • MURAKAMI, YOICHI, SPRIGGS, RUTH V., NAKAMURA, HARUKI and JONES, SUSAN, 2010. NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH. 38, W412-W416
  • SPRIGGS, RUTH V. and JONES, SUSAN, 2009. COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY. 33(5), 397-403
  • SPRIGGS, R. V., MURAKAMI, Y., NAKAMURA, H. and JONES, S., 2009. BIOINFORMATICS. 25(12), 1492-1497
  • GEORGE, RA, SPRIGGS, RV, BARTLETT, GJ, GUTTERIDGE, A, MACARTHUR, MW, PORTER, CT, AL-LAZIKANI, B, THORNTON, JM and SWINDELLS, MB, 2005. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 102(35), 12299-12304
  • MITCHELL, SA, SPRIGGS, KA, BUSHELL, M, EVANS, JR, STONELEY, M, LE QUESNE, JPC, SPRIGGS, RV and WILLIS, AE, 2005. Identification of a motif that mediates polypyrimidine tract-binding protein-dependent internal ribosome entry GENES & DEVELOPMENT. 19(13), 1556-1571
  • FREILICH, S, SPRIGGS, RV, GEORGE, RA, AL-LAZIKANI, B, SWINDELLS, M and THORNTON, JM, 2005. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. 349(4), 745-763
  • NOBELI, I, SPRIGGS, RV, GEORGE, RA and THORNTON, JM, 2005. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. 347(2), 415-436
  • ARTYMIUK, PJ, SPRIGGS, RV and WILLETT, P, 2005. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 56(5), 518-528
  • GEORGE, RICHARD A., SPRIGGS, RUTH V., THORNTON, JANET M., AL-LAZIKANI, BISSAN and SWINDELLS, MARK B., 2004. BIOINFORMATICS. 20, 130-136
  • SPRIGGS, RV, ARTYMIUK, PJ and WILLETT, P, 2003. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCES. 43(2), 412-421

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