Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University
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A huge thank-you to Professor Grant Stewart from the University of Birmingham for an excellent seminar yesterday.
Prof. Stewart delivered an insightful overview of the role of DONSON in the stability of replication forks.
Prof. Stewart delivered an insightful overview of the role of DONSON in the stability of replication forks.
November 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM
A huge thank-you to Professor Grant Stewart from the University of Birmingham for an excellent seminar yesterday.
Prof. Stewart delivered an insightful overview of the role of DONSON in the stability of replication forks.
Prof. Stewart delivered an insightful overview of the role of DONSON in the stability of replication forks.
This week’s seminar is kindly sponsored by our Bronze sponsor Proteintech @proteintech.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This week’s seminar is kindly sponsored by our Bronze sponsor Proteintech @proteintech.bsky.social
This weeks seminar is kindly sponsored by our Silver Sponsor Parse Biosciences who will present a flash talk on their services in single cell science. Single cell RNA-Seq has become a required tool in today's genomics research.
October 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This weeks seminar is kindly sponsored by our Silver Sponsor Parse Biosciences who will present a flash talk on their services in single cell science. Single cell RNA-Seq has become a required tool in today's genomics research.
Last week Dr Aro Nugawela was showcasing her work on a novel pipeline for antibody and small molecule staining of large 3D cell models at @elrig.org #DrugDiscovery 2025.
#3D_microscopy #organoid #spheroid
#3D_microscopy #organoid #spheroid
October 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Last week Dr Aro Nugawela was showcasing her work on a novel pipeline for antibody and small molecule staining of large 3D cell models at @elrig.org #DrugDiscovery 2025.
#3D_microscopy #organoid #spheroid
#3D_microscopy #organoid #spheroid
It was a pleasure to welcome Prof. Megan McLeod (Uni. Glasgow) to our departmental seminar series yesterday (sponsored by BGI Genomics).
Megan's seminar explored how cells remember previous infections - not just in the adaptive immune system, but even in non-immune cells after influenza infection.
Megan's seminar explored how cells remember previous infections - not just in the adaptive immune system, but even in non-immune cells after influenza infection.
October 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
It was a pleasure to welcome Prof. Megan McLeod (Uni. Glasgow) to our departmental seminar series yesterday (sponsored by BGI Genomics).
Megan's seminar explored how cells remember previous infections - not just in the adaptive immune system, but even in non-immune cells after influenza infection.
Megan's seminar explored how cells remember previous infections - not just in the adaptive immune system, but even in non-immune cells after influenza infection.
October 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Yesterday, BLS lecturers Dr Amy Saunders and Dr Stefanie Menzies attended the Aspirations Evening at Penwortham Girls High School, chatting with enthusiastic Years 9-11 students about future pathways in biomedical sciences and life at Lancaster University @lancasteruni.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Yesterday, BLS lecturers Dr Amy Saunders and Dr Stefanie Menzies attended the Aspirations Evening at Penwortham Girls High School, chatting with enthusiastic Years 9-11 students about future pathways in biomedical sciences and life at Lancaster University @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Fantastic start to our 2025–26 Biomedical & Life Sciences Seminar Series, sponsored by BGI Tech!
Prof. Simon Johnson (Northumbria University) gave a brilliant talk on uncovering the molecular basis of Leigh disease.
Great discussion and questions to kick off the new season!
Prof. Simon Johnson (Northumbria University) gave a brilliant talk on uncovering the molecular basis of Leigh disease.
Great discussion and questions to kick off the new season!
October 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Fantastic start to our 2025–26 Biomedical & Life Sciences Seminar Series, sponsored by BGI Tech!
Prof. Simon Johnson (Northumbria University) gave a brilliant talk on uncovering the molecular basis of Leigh disease.
Great discussion and questions to kick off the new season!
Prof. Simon Johnson (Northumbria University) gave a brilliant talk on uncovering the molecular basis of Leigh disease.
Great discussion and questions to kick off the new season!
On Monday, BLS lecturers Dr Sana Hannan and Dr Aikaterini Gatsiou attended the AMS Springboard Award reception at The King’s Fund in London, where they had the chance to interact with the other 60 awardees, alumni and AMS fellows.
@sanahannan.bsky.social @acmedsci.bsky.social
@sanahannan.bsky.social @acmedsci.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
On Monday, BLS lecturers Dr Sana Hannan and Dr Aikaterini Gatsiou attended the AMS Springboard Award reception at The King’s Fund in London, where they had the chance to interact with the other 60 awardees, alumni and AMS fellows.
@sanahannan.bsky.social @acmedsci.bsky.social
@sanahannan.bsky.social @acmedsci.bsky.social
On 3rd September, Dr Jayde Whittingham-Dowd, Lisa Butler and Dr Elisabeth Shaw represented the BLS technical team at the Lancaster University #LEAF accreditation celebration.
September 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
On 3rd September, Dr Jayde Whittingham-Dowd, Lisa Butler and Dr Elisabeth Shaw represented the BLS technical team at the Lancaster University #LEAF accreditation celebration.
Asmaa Nasr and Vidya Manju from Prof Munir’s Lab recently participated in the International Pandemic Sciences Conferece 2025 at the Pandemic Sciences Institute, Oxford. They presented their PhD research on viruses with pandemic potential. #PandemicSciences25
July 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Asmaa Nasr and Vidya Manju from Prof Munir’s Lab recently participated in the International Pandemic Sciences Conferece 2025 at the Pandemic Sciences Institute, Oxford. They presented their PhD research on viruses with pandemic potential. #PandemicSciences25
Professor Roger Pickup from our department is an invited guest at today's opening of the new Sunway University Medical School
May 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Professor Roger Pickup from our department is an invited guest at today's opening of the new Sunway University Medical School
It was a pleasure to host Dr Anna Zampetaki from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social at our #Biomedical and Life Sciences seminar series. Anna gave a fascinating talk on "Human blood vessel #organoids as a model of the #microvasculature"
May 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
It was a pleasure to host Dr Anna Zampetaki from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social at our #Biomedical and Life Sciences seminar series. Anna gave a fascinating talk on "Human blood vessel #organoids as a model of the #microvasculature"
Campus in the City is taking place NOW at More Music in #Morecambe! Come and learn about #DNA and discover how #biology helps solve crimes. #CITC2025 #SparkYourCuriosity #LoveLancaster #CultureLancaster #MBCultureResearch
April 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Campus in the City is taking place NOW at More Music in #Morecambe! Come and learn about #DNA and discover how #biology helps solve crimes. #CITC2025 #SparkYourCuriosity #LoveLancaster #CultureLancaster #MBCultureResearch
Next Friday 11th April join our researchers at MoreMusic in Morecambe to solve our very own Whodunnit as part of Campus in the City 2025! 'A Crumby Crime Scene Investigation' - use real forensic science to help us solve the case of the biscuit theft. More details www.lancaster.ac.uk/events/campu...
April 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Next Friday 11th April join our researchers at MoreMusic in Morecambe to solve our very own Whodunnit as part of Campus in the City 2025! 'A Crumby Crime Scene Investigation' - use real forensic science to help us solve the case of the biscuit theft. More details www.lancaster.ac.uk/events/campu...
followed by a practical looking at trypanosomes under the microscope and testing out different drugs to kill the parasites (2/2). @dewarlab.bsky.social @dr-rach.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
followed by a practical looking at trypanosomes under the microscope and testing out different drugs to kill the parasites (2/2). @dewarlab.bsky.social @dr-rach.bsky.social
Thanks to Rochdale Sixth Form College, Settle College and Cardinal Newman College for taking part in our #Biosciences Masterclass. Research students Hannah Pyle and Ella Southern delivered a taster lecture on #trypanosomiasis (a #NeglectedTropicalDisease caused by #trypanosome parasites) (1/2)
April 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Thanks to Rochdale Sixth Form College, Settle College and Cardinal Newman College for taking part in our #Biosciences Masterclass. Research students Hannah Pyle and Ella Southern delivered a taster lecture on #trypanosomiasis (a #NeglectedTropicalDisease caused by #trypanosome parasites) (1/2)
And finally, in 1st place! 🥇“Do not store contact lenses in water” by Aliyah Mushtaq
March 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
And finally, in 1st place! 🥇“Do not store contact lenses in water” by Aliyah Mushtaq
2nd place 🥈- “Test disinfectants the way they’re used!” by Rebecca Watts
March 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
2nd place 🥈- “Test disinfectants the way they’re used!” by Rebecca Watts
3rd place🥉- “The process of #bioluminescence in jellyfish caused by a reaction with luciferin and oxygen” by Nereannah Olafusi
March 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
3rd place🥉- “The process of #bioluminescence in jellyfish caused by a reaction with luciferin and oxygen” by Nereannah Olafusi
4th place 🏅 - by Nikki Hannah
March 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
4th place 🏅 - by Nikki Hannah
5th place 🏅 - “Steak with a side of #antibiotic #resistance: the overuse of #antibiotics in agriculture” by Thomas Edmondson
March 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
5th place 🏅 - “Steak with a side of #antibiotic #resistance: the overuse of #antibiotics in agriculture” by Thomas Edmondson
Thanks to Rochdale Sixth Form College and @runshawcollege.bsky.social for taking part in our #Biomedicine & #Pharmacology Masterclass learning all about #snakebite envenoming. They had a taster lecture from Dr Marcus Preedy & Dr Josh Northcote-Smith, then a lab practical on snakebite #diagnosis,
March 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Thanks to Rochdale Sixth Form College and @runshawcollege.bsky.social for taking part in our #Biomedicine & #Pharmacology Masterclass learning all about #snakebite envenoming. They had a taster lecture from Dr Marcus Preedy & Dr Josh Northcote-Smith, then a lab practical on snakebite #diagnosis,
During #BrainAwarenessWeek last week, Dr Jack Martin presented his work from the Benedetto lab on worm brain activity at death, during the @hhmijanelia.bsky.social Janelia Farms meeting 'Second Brains: Enteric Nervous Systems Across Phylogeny'
March 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
During #BrainAwarenessWeek last week, Dr Jack Martin presented his work from the Benedetto lab on worm brain activity at death, during the @hhmijanelia.bsky.social Janelia Farms meeting 'Second Brains: Enteric Nervous Systems Across Phylogeny'
Our department now hosts two labs with interests in #snakebite – Steve Hall Lab and @menzieslab.bsky.social. Snakebite is a global health crisis that affects millions annually. Conventional antivenom, the only currently available treatment, has severe limitations. #WorldNTDDay #BeatNTDs (1/3)
January 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Our department now hosts two labs with interests in #snakebite – Steve Hall Lab and @menzieslab.bsky.social. Snakebite is a global health crisis that affects millions annually. Conventional antivenom, the only currently available treatment, has severe limitations. #WorldNTDDay #BeatNTDs (1/3)