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J Tony Pembroke

Dr Prof, Emeritus Professor

1979 …2026

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Research Interests

Microbial biofuels, Metabolic engineering of cyanobacteria for liquid biofuels. Molecular manipulation of Synechocystis PCC6803. Gene knockouts in cyanobacteria, improving carbob flux through genetic manipulation. Enhancement of gene expression in cyanobacteria. Use of cyanobacterial biomass to enhance process economics. Binding of metals to cyanobacterial EPS. Metal bioremediation via cyanobacterial biosorption. Genomics of mobile elements particularly Integrative Conjugative Elements (ICE's) of the SXT/R391 group and Ralstonia ICE's.  Microbial stress responses and adaptive genes to damage and heat, Autothermal waste processing (ATAD). Phylogenetics of thermal niches such as ATAD digesters of organic wastes. Safety of wastewater and transmission of antibiotic resistance determinants in wastewater.  Biomaterials biocompatibility and novel biomaterials with antimicrobial and anti-biofilm properties.  Lipid production from Rhodococcus opacus .

Teaching Interests

BC4907 Cell Biochemistry BC4957 Bioinformatics BC4904 Biochemistry (DNA and Proteins) BC4401 Introductory Biochemistry ER4507 Effluent Control

Biography

Professor of Industrial Biochemistry, University of Limerick. Education BSc (Molecular Microbiology) PhD Molecular Microbiology and Genetics). EMBO Postdoctoral Fellow University of Leiden the Netherlands. Now Emeritus Chair of Industrial Biochemistry

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Education/Academic qualification

PhD, PhD, National University of Ireland - Galway

Award Date: 1 Jan 1982

Bachelor, BSc, National University of Ireland - Galway

Award Date: 1 Jan 1979

External positions

Lecturer/ Professor, University of Limerick

2 Sept 1983 → …

Genetic Engineer, Unileaver

1 Jun 1982 → …

EMBO Postdoctoraal Fellow, Leiden University

1982 → 1983

Research Biochemist, Glanbia

1 Jun 1973 → …

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  2. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  3. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  4. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

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  • Integrative Conjugative Elements (ICEs) of the SXT/R391 family drive adaptation and evolution in γ-Proteobacteria

    Ryan, M. P., Carraro, N., Slattery, S. & Pembroke, J. T., Feb 2024, In: Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 50, 1, p. 105-126 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • If You're Not Confused, You're Not Paying Attention: Ochrobactrum Is Not Brucella

    Moreno, E., Middlebrook, E. A., Altamirano-Silva, P., Al Dahouk, S., Araj, G. F., Arce-Gorvel, V., Arenas-Gamboa, Á., Ariza, J., Barquero-Calvo, E., Battelli, G., Bertu, W. J., Blasco, J. M., Bosilkovski, M., Cadmus, S., Caswell, C. C., Celli, J., Chacón-Díaz, C., Chaves-Olarte, E., Comerci, D. J. & Conde-Álvarez, R. & 58 others, Cook, E., Cravero, S., Dadar, M., De Boelle, X., De Massis, F., Díaz, R., Escobar, G. I., Fernández-Lago, L., Ficht, T. A., Foster, J. T., Garin-Bastuji, B., Godfroid, J., Gorvel, J.-P., Güler, L., Erdenliğ-Gürbilek, S., Gusi, A. M., Guzmán-Verri, C., Hai, J., Hernández-Mora, G., Iriarte, M., Jacob, N. R., Keriel, A., Khames, M., Köhler, S., Letesson, J.-J., Loperena-Barber, M., López-Goñi, I., McGiven, J., Melzer, F., Mora-Cartin, R., Moran-Gilad, J., Muñoz, P. M., Neubauer, H., O'Callaghan, D., Ocholi, R., Oñate, Á., Pandey, P., Pappas, G., Pembroke, J. T., Roop, M., Ruiz-Villalonos, N., Ryan, M. P., Salcedo, S. P., Salvador-Bescós, M., Sangari, F. J., de Lima Santos, R., Seimenis, A., Splitter, G., Suárez-Esquivel, M., Tabbaa, D., Trangoni, M. D., Tsolis, R. M., Vizcaíno, N., Wareth, G., Welburn, S. C., Whatmore, A., Zúñiga-Ripa, A. & Moriyón, I., 23 Aug 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 61, 8, p. e0043823

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access

  • Identification and characterisation of a Novel SXT/R391 ICE mobile genetic element isolated from an Irish wastewater environment

    Ryan, M. P., Slattery, S. & Pembroke, J. T., Oct 2022, In: Access Microbiology. 4, 5

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • The Tn4371 ICE family of bacterial mobile genetic elements

    Van Houdt, R., Toussaint, A., Ryan, M. P., Pembroke, J. T., Mergeay, M., Adley, C. C. & Ryan, M. P., 8 Mar 2022, Bacterial Integrative Mobile Genetic Elements. CRC Press, p. 179-200 22 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Delftia spp as Opportunistic Pathogens – Rise of a new threat?

    Ryan, M. P. & Tony Pembroke, J., 16 Jan 2026, In: New Microbes and New Infections. 101705, 1, p. 64-73 11 p., 101705.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
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