Professor Iain Lamont

Director of the Genetics Teaching Programme
Department of Biochemistry

Iain has a long-standing interest in the molecular genetics of bacteria that cause infectious disease. He and his research team have a particular focus on the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa that causes chronic infections in patients in cystic fibrosis. They are using a range of tools to understand the genetic basis of host-pathogen interactions in this disease with the long-term aim of developing new treatments.

For more information on Iain: http://biochem.otago.ac.nz/professor-iain-lamont/

Teaching

Ian is the course coordinator for GENE 222 Genes, Chromosomes and Populations.

Iain is the GENE 400-level co-convenor and teaches in GENE 221 Molecular and Microbial Genetics, GENE 222 Genes, Chromosomes and Populations and GENE 312 Evolutionary Genetics.

Recent Publications

Matt Shirley and Iain L. Lamont. Role of TonB1 in Pyoverdine-Mediated Signaling in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology, Sept. 2009, p. 5634–5640 Vol. 191, No. 18

DW Reid, GJ Anderson, IL Lamont. The role of lung iron in determining the bacterial and host struggle in Cystic Fibrosis. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (August 21, 2009). In Press.

Lamont, I., Konings, A. & Reid, D. Iron acquisition by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis. in 6th International BioMetals Symposium 2008 53-60 (Santiago de Compostela, SPAIN, 2008).

Mettrick, K.A. & Lamont, I.L. Iron signalling pathway interactions in the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. in Joint Conference of the 33rd FEBS Congress/11th IUBMB Conference 85-85 (Athens, GREECE, 2008).

Reid, D.W., Anderson, G.J. & Lamont, I.L. Cystic fibrosis: ironing out the problem of infection? American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 295, L23-L24 (2008).

Reid, D.W., O'May, C., Roddam, L.F. & Lamont, I.L. Chelated iron as an anti-Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm therapeutic strategy. Journal of Applied Microbiology 106, 1058-1058 (2009).

Spencer, M.R., Beare, P.A. & Lamont, I.L. Role of cell surface signaling in proteolysis of an alternative sigma factor in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Bacteriology 190, 4865-4869 (2008).

Upritchard, H.G., Cordwell, S.J. & Lamont, I.L. Immunoproteomics to examine cystic fibrosis host interactions with extracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa proteins. Infection and Immunity 76, 4624-4632 (2008).