In 2012 Dr Passante was appointed as a permanent Lecturer in Pharmacology at the University of Central Lancashire. She is establishing her independent research programme in mast cell physiology

Laussmann, M. A., Passante, Egle, Hellwig, C. T., Tomiczek, B., Flanagan, L., Prehn, J. H. M., Huber, H. J. and Rehm, M. (2012) Proteasome Inhibition Can Impair Caspase-8 Activation upon Submaximal Stimulation of Apoptotic Tumor Necrosis Factor-related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 287 (18). pp. 14402-14411. ISSN 0021-9258 Laussmann, M A, Passante, Egle, Düssmann, H, Rauen, J A, Würstle, M L, Delgado, M E, Devocelle, M, Prehn, J H M and Rehm, M (2011) Proteasome inhibition can induce an autophagy-dependent apical activation of caspase-8. Cell Death and Differentiation, 18 (10). pp. 1584-1597. ISSN 1350-9047 Passante, Egle and Frankish, Neil (2009) The RBL-2H3 cell line: its provenance and suitability as a model for the mast cell. Inflammation Research, 58 (11). pp. 737-745. ISSN 1023-3830 Passante, Egle, Ehrhardt, Carsten, Sheridan, Helen and Frankish, Neil (2009) RBL-2H3 cells are an imprecise model for mast cell mediator release. Inflammation Research, 58 (9). pp. 611-618. ISSN 1023-3830