Eric Hewitt
@ericcells.bsky.social
Head of Graduate School Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds. Molecular cell biologist: lysosomes, cellular interactions with amyloid.
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Exciting work led by @nano-chalmers.bsky.social delivered in collaboration with @georgerheath.bsky.social introducing a rationally designed DNA origami system for the multiplexed detection of miRNA in crude RNA extracts via nanopore sensing.
August 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Exciting work led by @nano-chalmers.bsky.social delivered in collaboration with @georgerheath.bsky.social introducing a rationally designed DNA origami system for the multiplexed detection of miRNA in crude RNA extracts via nanopore sensing.
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Interested in amyloid polymorphs? Our latest paper with PhD student Jack Connor is just out. Have a read and do try out his analysis on your favourite amyloid structures! doi.org/10.1016/j.st...
July 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Interested in amyloid polymorphs? Our latest paper with PhD student Jack Connor is just out. Have a read and do try out his analysis on your favourite amyloid structures! doi.org/10.1016/j.st...
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Former Lionesses Captain, Steph Houghton MBE, has been honoured with a degree from the University of Leeds, to recognise her outstanding contributions to women in sport ⚽🎓
Steph has earned more than 100 caps for England and is Manchester City’s record appearance holder🏆
Steph has earned more than 100 caps for England and is Manchester City’s record appearance holder🏆
July 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Former Lionesses Captain, Steph Houghton MBE, has been honoured with a degree from the University of Leeds, to recognise her outstanding contributions to women in sport ⚽🎓
Steph has earned more than 100 caps for England and is Manchester City’s record appearance holder🏆
Steph has earned more than 100 caps for England and is Manchester City’s record appearance holder🏆
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🚨 Applications now open!
Join us in Leeds for the Wellcome-MRC Cryo-EM Training Course
📅 1–4 Sept 2025 | 🧊 Beginners tailored
🔬 Hands-on single-particle cryo-EM
👉 More info and to apply: forms.office.com/e/QHYmbcsZ33
Join us in Leeds for the Wellcome-MRC Cryo-EM Training Course
📅 1–4 Sept 2025 | 🧊 Beginners tailored
🔬 Hands-on single-particle cryo-EM
👉 More info and to apply: forms.office.com/e/QHYmbcsZ33
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June 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🚨 Applications now open!
Join us in Leeds for the Wellcome-MRC Cryo-EM Training Course
📅 1–4 Sept 2025 | 🧊 Beginners tailored
🔬 Hands-on single-particle cryo-EM
👉 More info and to apply: forms.office.com/e/QHYmbcsZ33
Join us in Leeds for the Wellcome-MRC Cryo-EM Training Course
📅 1–4 Sept 2025 | 🧊 Beginners tailored
🔬 Hands-on single-particle cryo-EM
👉 More info and to apply: forms.office.com/e/QHYmbcsZ33
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We ran about the Kruger National Park chasing invasive crayfish last year & found spreading populations in the Sabie, Sand and Crocodile rivers
Rapid ecological impact assessment suggests no measurable change on presence/absence of fish & inverts
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Rapid ecological impact assessment suggests no measurable change on presence/absence of fish & inverts
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Rapid Establishment and Impact Assessment of the Redclaw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) Invasion in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Amidst the rapid degradation of the environment, protected areas act as a buffer for sensitive species against drivers of change. The Kruger National Park, in the Zambezian Lowveld Freshwater Ecoregi...
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July 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We ran about the Kruger National Park chasing invasive crayfish last year & found spreading populations in the Sabie, Sand and Crocodile rivers
Rapid ecological impact assessment suggests no measurable change on presence/absence of fish & inverts
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Rapid ecological impact assessment suggests no measurable change on presence/absence of fish & inverts
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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📢 Calling PhD students 📢 we want to hear from you!
Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences
https://go.nature.com/43WmN6V
Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences
https://go.nature.com/43WmN6V
PhD students in STEM: Nature wants to hear from you
Nature - Buried in lab work or drowning in data? Take a break and help shape the future of PhD education.
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June 9, 2025 at 8:07 AM
📢 Calling PhD students 📢 we want to hear from you!
Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences
https://go.nature.com/43WmN6V
Help shape the future of PhD education. Take our survey to tell us all about your experiences
https://go.nature.com/43WmN6V
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Acceptable image-editing practices are partly a matter of common sense. But researchers say journals and funders could help scientists by standardizing policies.
https://go.nature.com/437FWT6
https://go.nature.com/437FWT6
The do’s and don’ts of scientific image editing
Acceptable image-editing practices are partly a matter of common sense. But researchers say journals and funders could help scientists by standardizing policies.
go.nature.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Acceptable image-editing practices are partly a matter of common sense. But researchers say journals and funders could help scientists by standardizing policies.
https://go.nature.com/437FWT6
https://go.nature.com/437FWT6
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Happy #pint25 day! Tickets are now live for Pint of Science across the world! Come and see what the Leeds lot have been organising: pintofscience.co.uk/events/leeds
April 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Happy #pint25 day! Tickets are now live for Pint of Science across the world! Come and see what the Leeds lot have been organising: pintofscience.co.uk/events/leeds
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Swinging lever mechanism of myosin shown by time-resolved cryoEM www.nature.com/articles/s41... so glad to finally be able to share this with the community! @astburycentre.bsky.social @astbury-bsl.bsky.social @stemuench.bsky.social @snmcmillan.bsky.social @davidklebl.bsky.social
Swinging lever mechanism of myosin directly shown by time-resolved cryo-EM - Nature
A study using time-resolved cryogenic electron microscopy reveals the swinging lever mechanism of myosin, providing information on the molecular basis behind the production of force and movement by my...
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April 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Swinging lever mechanism of myosin shown by time-resolved cryoEM www.nature.com/articles/s41... so glad to finally be able to share this with the community! @astburycentre.bsky.social @astbury-bsl.bsky.social @stemuench.bsky.social @snmcmillan.bsky.social @davidklebl.bsky.social
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First meeting for Leeds Pint of Science 2025 is done and dusted! It was amazing to have so many new (and returning!) volunteers! Watch this space for more info about the festival... 😁 #pint25
November 26, 2024 at 7:04 PM
First meeting for Leeds Pint of Science 2025 is done and dusted! It was amazing to have so many new (and returning!) volunteers! Watch this space for more info about the festival... 😁 #pint25
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Looking for an exciting bioscience PhD? Check out our new Yorkshire Bioscience DTP funded by BBSRC @ukri.org
www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/yorkshire-bi...
And if you're interested in heatwaves, fertility and ageing, take a look at our project... www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/yorkshire-bi...
And if you're interested in heatwaves, fertility and ageing, take a look at our project... www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
It’s getting hot in here: how heatwaves impact health and ageing. at University of Leeds on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - It’s getting hot in here: how heatwaves impact health and ageing. at University of Leeds, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Looking for an exciting bioscience PhD? Check out our new Yorkshire Bioscience DTP funded by BBSRC @ukri.org
www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/yorkshire-bi...
And if you're interested in heatwaves, fertility and ageing, take a look at our project... www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.whiterose-mechanisticbiology-dtp.ac.uk/yorkshire-bi...
And if you're interested in heatwaves, fertility and ageing, take a look at our project... www.findaphd.com/phds/project...