Dr Amanda Tonks
Postgraduate Education Dean for the College of Biomedical and Life Sciences (BLS), Reader and Director of Postgraduate Research
- tonksaj@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 2922510810
- UHW Main Building
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Hello, I’m Dr Mandy Tonks. I am a Reader in Medical Education. I completed my PhD in pulmonary immunology and lipid biochemistry in 2001, and PgDip Medical Education in 2005. My teaching focus is infection and immunity.
I teach on the MBBCh programme, the BSc Medical Pharmacology and the Intercalated BSc Medical Pharmacology and Molecular and Cellular Pathology programmes. I am a CBL facilitator, PCS tutor and SSC tutor.
I am the Director of Postgraduate Research studies in the School of Medicine and oversee our PhD, MD and MPhil programmes. I lead on training and support for this group of students.
I am the senior personal tutor for the MBBCh programme and I am passionate about the importance of individual support for students and the transformational power of access to education with mentorship and support through key educational transitions.
I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Biography
Publications
2018
- Tonks, A. J. and Williams, A. S. 2018. Identifying unmet training needs for postgraduate research students in the biomedical sciences through audit of examiners' reports. International Journal of Doctoral Studies 13, pp. 169-191. (10.28945/4003)
2017
- Kou, Y. R., Hutchinson, N., Gibbs, A., Tonks, A. and Hope-Gill, B. D. 2017. Airway expression of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Vanniloid-1 and Ankyrin-1 channels is not increased in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. PLoS ONE 12(11), pp. e0187847. (10.1371/journal.pone.0187847)
2009
- Tonks, A. J. 2009. Immunomodulatory components of honey. In: Cooper, R., Molan, P. and White, R. eds. Honey in Modern Wound Management. Aberdeen: Wounds UK Limited, pp. 188-197.
2008
- Morris, R. H. K., Tonks, A. J., Jones, K. P., Ahluwalia, M. K., Thomas, A. W., Tonks, A. and Jackson, S. K. 2008. DPPC regulates COX-2 expression in monocytes via phosphorylation of CREB. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 370(1), pp. 174-178. (10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.03.052)
- Al Shaer, L. et al. 2008. Heat shock protein 90 inhibition is cytotoxic to primary AML cells expressing mutant FLT3 and results in altered downstream signalling. British Journal of Haematology 141(4), pp. 483-493. (10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07053.x)
2007
- Tonks, A. J., Dudley, E., Porter, N. G., Parton, J., Brazier, J. S., Smith, E. L. and Tonks, A. 2007. A 5.8KDa component of manuka honey stimulates immune cells via TLR4. Journal of Leukocyte Biology 82(5), pp. 1147-1155. (10.1189/jlb.1106683)
2005
- Tonks, A., Parton, J., Tonks, A. J., Morris, R. H. K., Finall, A., Jones, K. P. and Jackson, S. K. 2005. Surfactant phospholipid DPPC downregulates monocyte respiratory burst via modulation of PKC. AJP Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 288(6), pp. 1070-80. (10.1152/ajplung.00386.2004)
2004
- Tonks, A. et al. 2004. Expression of AML1-ETO in human myelomonocytic cells selectively inhibits granulocytic differentiation and promotes their self-renewal. Leukemia 18(7), pp. 1238-1245. (10.1038/sj.leu.2403396)
- Tonks, A. et al. 2004. Expression of AML1-ETO in human myelomonocytic cells selectively inhibits granulocytic differentiation and promotes their self-renewal. Leukemia 18(7), pp. 1238-1245. (10.1038/sj.leu.2403396)
2003
- Tonks, A. et al. 2003. The AML-1 fusion gene promotes extensive self-renewal of human primary erythroid cells. Blood 101(2), pp. 624-632. (10.1182/blood-2002-06-1732)
- Tonks, A. et al. 2003. The AML1-ETO fusion gene promotes extensive self-renewal of human primary erythroid cells. Blood 101(2), pp. 624-632. (10.1182/blood-2002-06-1732)
- Tonks, A. J., Tonks, A., Morris, R. H. K., Jones, K. P. and Jackson, S. K. 2003. Regulation of platelet-activating factor synthesis in human monocytes by dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine. Journal of Leukocyte Biology 74(1), pp. 95-101. (10.1189/jlb.1202601)