Dr Manfred Beckmann PhD
Lecturer
- LecturerDepartment of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences - Teaching And Research
Department of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences
Edward Llwyd Building
Penglais
Aberystwyth

- 2022
Defining Fatty Acid Changes Linked to Rumen Development, Weaning and Growth in Holstein-Friesian Heifers
Taylor, E., Han, J., Fan, C., Beckmann, M., Hewinson, G., Rooke, D., Koets, A. & Mur, L., 20 Apr 2022, In: Metabolites. 12, 5, 14 p., 374.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Metabolomic changes in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) challenged Holstein–Friesian cattle highlight the role of serum amino acids as indicators of immune system activation
Taylor, E., Beckmann, M., Markey, B. K., Gordon, S. V., Hewinson, G., Rooke, D. & Mur, L., 23 Mar 2022, In: Metabolomics. 18, 4, 12 p., 21.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2021
Metabolomic Changes in Naturally MAP-Infected Holstein–Friesian Heifers Indicate Immunologically Related Biochemical Reprogramming
Taylor, E., Beckmann, M., Villarreal-Ramos, B., Vordermeier, M., Hewinson, G., Rooke, D., Mur, L. & Koets, A., 23 Oct 2021, In: Metabolites. 11, 11, 15 p., 727.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Allotetraploidization in Brachypodium May Have Led to the Dominance of One Parent’s Metabolome in Germinating Seeds
Skalska, A., Wolny, E., Beckmann, M., Doonan, J., Hasterok, R. & Mur, L., 07 Apr 2021, In: Cells. 10, 4, 16 p., e828.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Index measures for oak decline severity using phenotypic descriptors
Finch, J., Brown, N., Beckmann, M., Denman, S. & Draper, J., 01 Apr 2021, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 485, 118948.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Published
Dietary starch concentration influences milk protein via the phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism in early lactation Holstein-Friesian dairy cows
Taylor, E., McCaughern, J., Beckmann, M., Mackenzie, A., Mur, L. & Sinclair, L., Apr 2021, p. 97. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
- Published
Metabolomic changes in Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) inoculated Holstein-Friesian cattle suggest metabolites indicative of MAP exposure
Taylor, E., Beckmann, M., Markey, B. K., Gordon, S. V., Hewinson, G., Rooke, D. & Mur, L., Apr 2021, p. 152. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Metabolomic Variation Aligns with Two Geographically Distinct Subpopulations of Brachypodium Distachyon before and after Drought Stress
Skalska, A., Beckmann, M., Corke, F., Savas Tuna, G., Tuna, M., Doonan, J., Hasterok, R. & Mur, L., 19 Mar 2021, In: Cells. 10, 3, 15 p., 683.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2020
Challenges Associated With the Design and Deployment of Food Intake Urine Biomarker Technology for Assessment of Habitual Diet in Free-Living Individuals and Populations: A Perspective
Beckmann, M., Wilson, T., Lloyd, A., Torres, D. P. M., Goios, A. C. L., Willis, N. D., Lyons, L., Phillips, H., Mathers, J. M. & Draper, J., 25 Nov 2020, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 7, 19 p., 602515.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Design and Characterisation of a Randomized Food Intervention That Mimics Exposure to a Typical UK Diet to Provide Urine Samples for Identification and Validation of Metabolite Biomarkers of Food Intake
Willis, N. D., Lloyd, A., Xie, L., Stiegler, M., Tailliart, K., Garcia-Perez, I., Chambers, E., Beckmann, M., Draper, J. & Mathers, J. C., 21 Oct 2020, In: Frontiers in Nutrition. 7, 16 p., 561010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Calystegines are Potential Urine Biomarkers for Dietary Exposure to Potato Products
Beckmann, M., Lloyd, A., Wilson, T., Torres, D. P. M., Goios, A. C. L., Willis, N. D., Lyons, L., Phillips, H., Mathers, J. C., Nash, R. J., Sharp, H. & Draper, J., 29 Sep 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. 64, 11 p., 2000515.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Standardized Strategy for Simultaneous Quantification of Urine Metabolites to Validate Development of a Biomarker Panel Allowing Comprehensive Assessment of Dietary Exposure
Beckmann, M., Wilson, T., Zubair, H., Lloyd, A., Lyons, L., Phillips, H., Tailliart, K., Gregory, N., Thatcher, R., Garcia-Perez, I., Frost, G., Mathers, J. M. & Draper, J., 28 Sep 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. 15 p., 2000517.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Dietary metabotype modelling predicts individual responses to dietary interventions
Garcia-Perez, I., Posma, J. M., Chambers, E., Mathers, J. C., Draper, J., Beckmann, M., Nicholson, J. K., Holmes, E. & Frost, G., 17 Jun 2020, In: Nature Food. 1, p. 355–364 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Developing community-based urine sampling methods to deploy biomarker technology for assessment of dietary exposure
Lloyd, A., Wilson, T., Willis, N. D., Lyons, L., Phillips, H., Janssen, H., Stiegler, M., Xie, L., Tailliart, K., Beckmann, M., Stevenson, L., Mathers, J. C. & Draper, J., 11 Jun 2020, In: Public Health Nutrition. 23, 17, p. 3081–3092Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
No Influence of Low-, Medium-, or High-Dose Tyrosine on Exercise in a Warm Environment
Tumilty, L., Gregory, N., Beckmann, M. & Thatcher, R., 01 Jun 2020, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 52, 6, p. 1404-1413 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2019
Spot and Cumulative Urine Samples Are Suitable Replacements for 24-Hour Urine Collections for Objective Measure of Dietary Exposure in Adults Using Metabolite Biomarkers
Wilson, T., Garcia-Perez, I., Posma, J. M., Lloyd, A., Chambers, E. S., Tailliart, K., Zubair, H., Beckmann, M., Mathers, J. C., Holmes, E., Frost, G. & Draper, J., 26 Jun 2019, In: Journal of Nutrition. 149, 10, p. 1692-1700 9 p., nxz138.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz138The anti-mycobacterial activity of a diterpenoid-like molecule operates through nitrogen and amino acid starvation
Crusco, A., Alves Baptista, R., Bhowmick, S., Beckmann, M., Mur, L., Westwell, A. D. & Hoffmann, K., 25 Jun 2019, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 10, 01444.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Developing a food exposure and urine sampling strategy for dietary exposure biomarker validation in free-living individuals
Lloyd, A., Willis, N. D., Wilson, T., Zubair, H., Xie, L., Chambers, E. S., Garcia-Perez, I., Tailliart, K., Beckmann, M., Mathers, J. C. & Draper, J., 03 Jun 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. 1900062.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Antischistosomal Properties of Sclareol and Its Heck-Coupled Derivatives: Design, Synthesis, Biological Evaluation and Untargeted Metabolomics
Crusco, A., Whiteland, H., Baptista, R., Forde-Thomas, J., Beckmann, M., Mur, L., Nash, R., Westwell, A. D. & Hoffmann, K., 28 May 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ACS Infectious Diseases.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Addressing the pitfalls when designing intervention studies to discover and validate biomarkers or habitual dietary intake
Lloyd, A., Willis, N. D., Wilson, T., Zubair, H., Chambers, E., Garcia-Perez, I., Xie, L., Tailliart, K., Beckmann, M., Mathers, J. C. & Draper, J., 02 May 2019, In: Metabolomics. 15, 5, 12 p., 72.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review