Dr Shaun Bremner-Hart
- Lecturer in Molecular Biosciences (Molecular Biosciences)
email:
Shaun.Bremner-Hart@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns:
He/him/his
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154Biography
Shaun gained a PhD from the University of Glasgow for his investigation into the regulation of cell division.
He then moved to the University of Strathclyde as a Postdoctoral Researcher. Here he studied glucose transporter trafficking and how this process is altered in type 2 diabetes.
In 2023 Shaun joined the School of Molecular Biosciences as a lecturer.
Research interests
During his PhD, Shaun became familiar with various laboratory techniques and model organisms to study cell biology. He undertook a large genetic screen using fission yeast to identify novel targets which had a role in cell division. Then he utilised human cell lines and in vitro techniques to further profile these novel discoveries.
In his postdoctoral research position, Shaun’s research focused on understanding how cellular systems are altered in type 2 diabetes. He developed a depth of knowledge of various molecular and genetic methods, including gene editing (CRISPR), radioactive glucose assays, immunoblotting and various cell-free assays.
Building on international collaborations, currently Shaun is interested in profiling traditional herbal medicine using fission yeast.
In recent years, Shaun's research has focused more on scholarship and pedagogy. In particular, Shaun is interested in decolonising the curricula in the context of molecular biology and how novel teaching activities can enhance student engagement and attainment.
Active projects
- Decolonisation of the molecular biosciences
- Can fission yeast be used to profile traditional medicine?
- Can 3D printing and virtual reality enhance biochemistry education?
- Embedding reflective practice in bioscience curricula
Publications
2025
Omale, Simeon, Aguiyi, John C., Ede, Samuel, Ryalls, Layla, Ye, Runfei, Basbaydar, Busra, Gould, Gwyn W. and Bremner-Hart, Shaun K. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2025)
Assessment of distinct effects of Parinari curatellifolia Planch.ex Benth Ethanolic leaf extract on glucose transport in different cell types.
PeerJ, 13,
e20269.
(doi: 10.7717/peerj.20269)
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2025)
Decolonising Life Science Curricula.
MVLS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 05 November 2025.
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Moore, Eidan and Miheso, Nicole
(2025)
Decolonising the curricula as a student-staff partnership.
18th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, UK and Online, 02 Apr 2025 (in-person); 08 Apr 2025 (online).
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Moore, Eidan and Miheso, Nicole
(2025)
Decolonisation and diversification of the curricula as a student-staff partnership.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2025: The sum of many parts: Embedding intersectionality in HE practice, Newcastle, England, 02-03 April 2025.
(Unpublished)
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2025)
Ancient remedies to modern medicine: the evolution of drug discovery.
Biological Sciences Review, 38(1),
2024
Moore, Eidan, Miheso, Nicole and Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2024)
Decolonising the Molecular Biosciences Curricula.
12 Days of SoTL 2024
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Oliver, Osborne and Siobhan, Clennell
(2024)
A Phenomenon-Based Approach to Teaching Biochemistry Using 3D-Printed Protein Models.
It’s Scholarly but it’s Real: Using Phenomenon Based Learning to future-proof effective learning in Higher Education, 20-21 November 2024.
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Moore, Eidan and Miheso, Nicole
(2024)
Decolonising the Molecular Biosciences.
Reimagining higher education: Journeys of decolonising conference 2024, London, UK, 8 November 2024.
2023
Neuhaus, M. et al. (2023) EHD2 regulates plasma membrane integrity and downstream insulin receptor signaling events. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 34(12), ar124. (doi: 10.1091/mbc.e23-03-0078) (PMID:37703099) (PMCID:PMC10846623)
Bremner-Hart, Shaun K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Berends, Rebecca, Kaupisch, Alexandra, Roccisana, Jennifer, Sutherland, Calum, Bryant, Nia J. and Gould, Gwyn W.
(2023)
Phosphorylation of the N-terminus of Syntaxin-16 controls interaction with mVps45 and GLUT4 trafficking in adipocytes.
PeerJ, 11,
e15630.
(doi: 10.7717/peerj.15630)
(PMID:37520260)
(PMCID:PMC10373645)
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2023)
Concept Mapping in Pharmacology: Quantitative Evaluation and Qualitative Reflection.
IUPHAR Education Satellite Meeting, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 1-2 July 2023.
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2023)
Evaluating the Benefits of Virtual Laboratory Simulations for Biomolecular Science Students.
IUPHAR Education Satellite Meeting, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 1-2 July 2023.
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2023)
Evaluating the Benefits of Virtual Laboratory Simulations for Biomolecular Science Students.
NES Annual Virtual Conference 2023, 27-28 April 2023.
Omale, Simeon, Amagon, Kennedy, Johnson, Titilayo O., Kennedy Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154 and Gould, Gwyn
(2023)
A systematic analysis of anti-diabetic medicinal plants from cells to clinical trials.
PeerJ, 11,
e14639.
(doi: 10.7717/peerj.14639)
(PMID:36627919)
(PMCID:PMC9826616)
2022
Bremner, Shaun K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Al Shammari, Woroud O., Milligan, Roderick S., Hudson, Brian D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-0091, Sutherland, Calum, Bryant, Nia J. and Gould, Gwyn W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6571-2875
(2022)
Pleiotropic effects of Syntaxin16 identified by gene editing in cultured adipocytes.
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 10,
1033501.
(doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1033501)
(PMID:36467416)
(PMCID:PMC9716095)
2019
Rezig, Imane M., Bremner, Shaun K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Bhutta, Musab S., Salt, Ian P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0055-3724, Gould, Gwyn W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6571-2875 and McInerny, Christopher J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9201-3479
(2019)
Genetic and cytological methods to study ESCRT cell cycle function in fission yeast.
In: Culetto, Emmanuel and Legouis, Renaud (eds.)
The ESCRT Complexes: Methods and Protocols.
Series: Methods in molecular biology (1998).
Humana Press: New York, pp. 239-250.
ISBN 9781493994915
(doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9492-2_18)
Articles
Omale, Simeon, Aguiyi, John C., Ede, Samuel, Ryalls, Layla, Ye, Runfei, Basbaydar, Busra, Gould, Gwyn W. and Bremner-Hart, Shaun K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2025)
Assessment of distinct effects of Parinari curatellifolia Planch.ex Benth Ethanolic leaf extract on glucose transport in different cell types.
PeerJ, 13,
e20269.
(doi: 10.7717/peerj.20269)
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2025)
Ancient remedies to modern medicine: the evolution of drug discovery.
Biological Sciences Review, 38(1),
Neuhaus, M. et al. (2023) EHD2 regulates plasma membrane integrity and downstream insulin receptor signaling events. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 34(12), ar124. (doi: 10.1091/mbc.e23-03-0078) (PMID:37703099) (PMCID:PMC10846623)
Bremner-Hart, Shaun K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Berends, Rebecca, Kaupisch, Alexandra, Roccisana, Jennifer, Sutherland, Calum, Bryant, Nia J. and Gould, Gwyn W.
(2023)
Phosphorylation of the N-terminus of Syntaxin-16 controls interaction with mVps45 and GLUT4 trafficking in adipocytes.
PeerJ, 11,
e15630.
(doi: 10.7717/peerj.15630)
(PMID:37520260)
(PMCID:PMC10373645)
Omale, Simeon, Amagon, Kennedy, Johnson, Titilayo O., Kennedy Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154 and Gould, Gwyn
(2023)
A systematic analysis of anti-diabetic medicinal plants from cells to clinical trials.
PeerJ, 11,
e14639.
(doi: 10.7717/peerj.14639)
(PMID:36627919)
(PMCID:PMC9826616)
Bremner, Shaun K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Al Shammari, Woroud O., Milligan, Roderick S., Hudson, Brian D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7059-0091, Sutherland, Calum, Bryant, Nia J. and Gould, Gwyn W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6571-2875
(2022)
Pleiotropic effects of Syntaxin16 identified by gene editing in cultured adipocytes.
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 10,
1033501.
(doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1033501)
(PMID:36467416)
(PMCID:PMC9716095)
Book Sections
Rezig, Imane M., Bremner, Shaun K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Bhutta, Musab S., Salt, Ian P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0055-3724, Gould, Gwyn W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6571-2875 and McInerny, Christopher J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9201-3479
(2019)
Genetic and cytological methods to study ESCRT cell cycle function in fission yeast.
In: Culetto, Emmanuel and Legouis, Renaud (eds.)
The ESCRT Complexes: Methods and Protocols.
Series: Methods in molecular biology (1998).
Humana Press: New York, pp. 239-250.
ISBN 9781493994915
(doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9492-2_18)
Conference or Workshop Item
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2025)
Decolonising Life Science Curricula.
MVLS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 05 November 2025.
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Moore, Eidan and Miheso, Nicole
(2025)
Decolonising the curricula as a student-staff partnership.
18th Annual University of Glasgow Learning & Teaching Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, UK and Online, 02 Apr 2025 (in-person); 08 Apr 2025 (online).
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Moore, Eidan and Miheso, Nicole
(2025)
Decolonisation and diversification of the curricula as a student-staff partnership.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2025: The sum of many parts: Embedding intersectionality in HE practice, Newcastle, England, 02-03 April 2025.
(Unpublished)
Moore, Eidan, Miheso, Nicole and Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2024)
Decolonising the Molecular Biosciences Curricula.
12 Days of SoTL 2024
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Oliver, Osborne and Siobhan, Clennell
(2024)
A Phenomenon-Based Approach to Teaching Biochemistry Using 3D-Printed Protein Models.
It’s Scholarly but it’s Real: Using Phenomenon Based Learning to future-proof effective learning in Higher Education, 20-21 November 2024.
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154, Moore, Eidan and Miheso, Nicole
(2024)
Decolonising the Molecular Biosciences.
Reimagining higher education: Journeys of decolonising conference 2024, London, UK, 8 November 2024.
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2023)
Concept Mapping in Pharmacology: Quantitative Evaluation and Qualitative Reflection.
IUPHAR Education Satellite Meeting, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 1-2 July 2023.
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2023)
Evaluating the Benefits of Virtual Laboratory Simulations for Biomolecular Science Students.
IUPHAR Education Satellite Meeting, Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 1-2 July 2023.
Bremner-Hart, Shaun ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8429-5154
(2023)
Evaluating the Benefits of Virtual Laboratory Simulations for Biomolecular Science Students.
NES Annual Virtual Conference 2023, 27-28 April 2023.
Teaching
Course coordinator
Level 2 Genes, Molecules and Cells
Deputy course coordinator
Level 3 Biochemistry
Lectures
Level 2 Genes, Molecules and Cells
Level 3 Biochemistry
Level 3 Molecular and Cellular Biology
