Professor Philip J Young

Director of Educational Analytics

email: Philip.young@warwick.ac.uk

phone: 024 765 23561

Office: B124other social media

SLS Clusters

Neuroscience

Pedagogical Research

Teaching Interests

Teaching: I have worked as an academic and industrial research scientist for over 20 years and use the knowledge I have acquired to deliver research-led teaching on a variety of Y2 and Y3 level modules. My teaching focus is primarily on clinical trial design, medical statistics, neuromuscular disorders, immunology and oncology. Y3 Research Projects: I offer research projects on immunology, neuroscience and oncology

Strategic Teaching Leadership: I have led several key initiatives that have enhanced the student learning environment. These include: 1) introduction of a borderline algorithm to aid final degree classification; 2) Y2 and Y3 restructuring for all our undergraduate degrees; 3) introduction of our new Neuroscience BSc and 4) management of the day-to-day teaching environment during the SARS CoV2 pandemic. My proudest teaching achievement is driving the introduction of an automatic right to remedy failure for all students at Warwick- an initiative that was approved by Senate in July 2021.

Research Interests and Other Activities

Director of Educational Analytics: I am the first DEA in SLS. My role involves using learning analytics to identify any award gaps within SLS. My aim is to introduce module by module award analysis and to replace final attainment analysis with a more student-centred transitional monitoring approach.
Research: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is one of the leading genetic causes of infant mortality in the UK, with a carrier frequency of 1 in 34 and an incident rate of approximately 1 in 4600 live births. Since joining Warwick, in collaboration with Professor Felicity Boardman (Warwick Medical School) I have concentrated on gaining evidence to support the implementation of a UK SMA Screening Programme. Our efforts are focused on addressing whether there is support within the UK SMA community and general public for newborn screening

Biography

Academic Qualifications

BSc (Hons): Kings’ College, London (1996)
PhD: University of Wales (2000)

Employment

Andrews’ Buddies SMA Research Fellow: Arizona State University (2000-2002) and University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (2002-2004)
Vandervell Lecturer in Human Disease: Peninsula Medical School, Exeter (2004-2010)
Senior Research Scientist: The Binding Site Group Ltd, Birmingham (2010-2013)
Teaching Fellow: SLS, University of Warwick (2014-2017)
Senior Teaching Fellow: SLS, University of Warwick (2017-2019)
Associate Professor (Teaching-Focused): SLS, University of Warwick (2019-2021)
Professor (Teaching-Focused): SLS, University of Warwick (2021-present)

SLS Teaching Roles:

Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies (2016-2017)
Director of Undergraduate Studies (2017-2021)
Director of Educational Analytics (2021-present)

Teaching Related Awards and Committees

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB)
Alumni Fellow of the Warwick Institute of the Higher Education Academy (FWIHEA)
Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence (WATE): Winner 2017
Warwick EDI Award: Commended 2021
Royal Society of Biology Education and Science Policy (ESP) Committee member
Royal Society of Biology Diversity and Inclusion Ambassador
Joint Pharmaceutical Analysis Group (JPAG) Committee member (representing the RSB)

Publications

Boardman, Felicity K., Clark, Corinna C. A., Jungkurth, Elsita and Young, Philip J. (2020) Social and cultural influences on genetic screening programme acceptability : a mixed methods study of the views of adults, carriers and family members living with thalassemia in the UK. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 29 (6). pp. 1026-1040. doi:10.1002/jgc4.1231 ISSN 1059-7700.

Boardman, Felicity K., Hale, Rachel, Gohel, Raksha and Young, Philip J. (2019) Prevention of lives affected by haemophilia : a mixed methods study of the views of adults with haemophilia and their families towards genetic screening. Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine, 7 (5). e618. doi:10.1002/mgg3.618 ISSN 2324-9269.

Boardman, Felicity K., Hale, Rachel and Young, Philip J. (2019) Newborn screening for haemophilia : the views of families and adults living with haemophilia in the UK. Haemophilia, 25 (2). pp. 276-282. doi:10.1111/hae.13706 ISSN 1351-8216.

Boardman, Felicity K., Young, Philip J. and Griffiths, Frances (2018) Impairment experiences, identity and attitudes towards genetic screening : the views of people with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Journal of Genetic Counseling, 27 (1). pp. 69-84. doi:10.1007/s10897-017-0122-7 ISSN 1059-7700.

Boardman, Felicity K., Sadler, Chloe and Young, Philip J. (2018) Newborn genetic screening for spinal muscular atrophy in the UK : the views of the general population. Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine, 6 (1). pp. 99-108. doi:10.1002/mgg3.353 ISSN 2324-9269.

Boardman, Felicity K., Young, Philip J. and Griffiths, Frances (2017) Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy : the views of affected families and adults. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 173 (6). pp. 1546-1561. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.38220 ISSN 1552-4825.

Boardman, Felicity K., Young, Philip J. and Griffiths, Frances (2017) Population screening for spinal muscular atrophy : a mixed methods study of the views of affected families. American Journal of Medical Genetics (Part A), 173 (2). pp. 421-434. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.38031 ISSN 1552-4825.

Page, Ashley M., Perry, David, Young, Philip J., Mitchell, Daniel A., Frenguelli, Bruno G. and Unwin, Patrick R. (2016) Fast nanoscale surface charge mapping with pulsed-potential scanning ion conductance microscopy. Analytical Chemistry, 88 (22). pp. 10854-10859. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.6b03744 ISSN 0003-2700.

Wishart, Thomas M., Mutsaers, Chantal A., Riessland, Markus, Reimer, Michell M., Hunter, Gillian, Hannam, Marie L., Eaton, Samantha L., Fuller, Heidi R., Roche, Sarah L., Somers, Eilidh et al.

(2014) Dysregulation of ubiquitin homeostasis and β-catenin signaling promote spinal muscular atrophy. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 124 (4). pp. 1821-1834. doi:10.1172/JCI71318 ISSN 0021-9738.

Morse, Robert, Todd, Adrian G., Shaw, Debra J., McConville, Alison L., Robinson, Iain M. and Young, Philip J. (2011) Mutations in the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein alter the dynamic nature of nuclear bodies. NeuroMolecular Medicine, 13 (1). pp. 77-87. doi:10.1007/s12017-010-8139-1 ISSN 1535-1084.

Todd, Adrian G., Morse, Robert, Shaw, Debra J., McGinley, Samuel, Stebbings, Howard and Young, Philip J. (2010) SMN, Gemin2 and Gemin3 associate with β-actin mRNA in the cytoplasm of neuronal cells in vitro. Journal of Molecular Biology, 401 (5). pp. 681-689. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2010.06.058 ISSN 0022-2836.

Todd, Adrian G., Morse, Robert, Shaw, Debra J., Stebbings, Howard and Young, Philip J. (2010) Analysis of SMN-neurite granules : core Cajal body components are absent from SMN-cytoplasmic complexes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 397 (3). pp. 479-485. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.05.139 ISSN 0006-291X.

Lorson, Monique A., Dickson, Alexa M., Shaw, Debra J., Todd, Adrian G., Young, Elizabeth C., Morse, Robert, Wolstencroft, Catherine, Lorson, Christian L. and Young, Philip J. (2008) Identification and characterisation of a nuclear localisation signal in the SMN associated protein, Gemin4. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 375 (1). pp. 33-37. doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.07.113 ISSN 0006-291X.

Research Projects

Title	Funder	Award start	Award end
Acceptability of SMA Newborn Screening Study (originally costed under 71671)	Novartis Gene Therapies, Inc.	11 Jul 2022	30 Apr 2025
Lab-on-a-Tip: Real-time nanoscale analysis of living cells - LT Research project Grant	Leverhulme Trust	05 Jan 2017	04 Jan 2019

Teaching / Student Supervision