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Mathew Horrocks
@mathewhhorrocks.bsky.social
Professor of Biophysics at the School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh. Dementia research with super-resolution and single-molecule techniques.
Really grateful to all of the old and new members of the Edinburgh Single-Molecule Biophysics Group for joining me for my inaugural lecture. Thanks for all of your hard work over the years!
June 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Fantastic talk from @mathewhhorrocks.bsky.social for our Single Molecules @ Sheffield seminar series. Really creative applications of single molecule confocal systems for neurodegenerative disease research. Safe travels back to Edinburgh :) Thanks again to our sponsors @biochemsoc.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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On National Receptionist's Day we would like to thank our fantastic reception team for all they bring to our Institute. They are the friendly face of IRR and help make our staff, students and visitors feel so welcome. Thank you! #NationalReceptionistsDay
May 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Check out @cassyni.bsky.social seminar Future Leaders of #Biophysics 27 March 2025 introduced by Prof Anthony Watts & Wilma Olson of @iupab.bsky.social with presentations by @alicepyne.bsky.social, Daniel Garcia Gonzalez, @mathewhhorrocks.bsky.social & Nicholas Taylor. cassyni.com/events/FfStT...
May 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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New technology could help find new drugs for antimicrobial resistance and diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and cancer.

IRR Chemistry Hub researchers have developed a new method that could transform the study of cell membrane disruption.

Read more: edin.ac/43OyxZU
April 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Check out our new single-molecule liposome assay for studying membrane disruption! Well done to all involved. @edinburghchem.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk @irrchemistryhub.bsky.social @edinuni-irr.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1002/anie...
April 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Check out our latest paper on performing super-resolution microscopy in live mammalian cells! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Super‐resolution imaging of proteins inside live mammalian cells with mLIVE‐PAINT
Super-resolution microscopy has revolutionized biological imaging, enabling the visualization of structures at the nanometer length scale. Its application in live cells, however, has remained challen....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Had an amazing time at the 6th Japan-UK neuroscience meeting in Osaka. Amazing science, great company, and talented Karaoke!
January 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Check out our latest paper in ACS Chemical Neuroscience! t.co/Ggm2wFCzXy
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acschemneuro.4c00684
t.co
December 21, 2024 at 10:01 AM
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Great Xmas night out with the lab, amazing ceilidh dancing skills everyone and such a cardio session! 💃🏻
December 17, 2024 at 11:15 PM
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PhD available! Interested in using single-molecule biophysics to investigate the link between pollution and dementia? www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
December 10, 2024 at 8:45 PM
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Apply now for 'Introduction to Image Analysis 2025':

Great 2-day workshop providing the skills and tools to confidently analyse your data!

Find out more and apply before *5 January*: rms.org.uk/rms-event-ca...

@jofmicroscopy.bsky.social @bioimaginguk.bsky.social @martinjones.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Congrats to Haresh for winning a prize for his presentation at Super-Resolution in the North! @edinburghchem.bsky.social
December 7, 2024 at 7:50 AM