Karen Wright
@iamkarenwright.bsky.social
Researching cannabinoids, likes swimming and knitting (not at the same time), keeping up
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Amazing location for a day spent extracting DNA from Strawberries with #outreach #ambassadors from @blslancasteruni.bsky.social at Windermere Science Festival ☀️🧬🍓☀️ (non-stop extractions for 7h = >120 🍓s Squished) @iamkarenwright.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Amazing location for a day spent extracting DNA from Strawberries with #outreach #ambassadors from @blslancasteruni.bsky.social at Windermere Science Festival ☀️🧬🍓☀️ (non-stop extractions for 7h = >120 🍓s Squished) @iamkarenwright.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
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Dr @iamkarenwright.bsky.social from our department has written a piece for @theconversation.com on #IBS and #SIBO - "IBS and SIBO have overlapping symptoms – here's what you need to know about these different digestive conditions". Check out the article below! 🧪
theconversation.com/ibs-and-sibo...
theconversation.com/ibs-and-sibo...
IBS and Sibo have overlapping symptoms – here’s what you need to know about these different digestive conditions
Digestive issues like IBS and Sibo can mimic each other, but understanding their differences – and the role of our gut microbiome – could be key to feeling better.
theconversation.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Dr @iamkarenwright.bsky.social from our department has written a piece for @theconversation.com on #IBS and #SIBO - "IBS and SIBO have overlapping symptoms – here's what you need to know about these different digestive conditions". Check out the article below! 🧪
theconversation.com/ibs-and-sibo...
theconversation.com/ibs-and-sibo...
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🧬Fully funded PhD opportunity🔬Interested in the weird and wonderful #mitochondria in #parasites? This could be for you!
🌍 @blslancasteruni.bsky.social a UK Top 3 Biomedical Sciences Department
📌UK-based students only
⏱️Deadline 28th March
📮More info and to apply👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌍 @blslancasteruni.bsky.social a UK Top 3 Biomedical Sciences Department
📌UK-based students only
⏱️Deadline 28th March
📮More info and to apply👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Staying alive: how do trypanosome parasite mitochondria deal with stress? at Lancaster University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Staying alive: how do trypanosome parasite mitochondria deal with stress? at Lancaster University, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
🧬Fully funded PhD opportunity🔬Interested in the weird and wonderful #mitochondria in #parasites? This could be for you!
🌍 @blslancasteruni.bsky.social a UK Top 3 Biomedical Sciences Department
📌UK-based students only
⏱️Deadline 28th March
📮More info and to apply👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
🌍 @blslancasteruni.bsky.social a UK Top 3 Biomedical Sciences Department
📌UK-based students only
⏱️Deadline 28th March
📮More info and to apply👇
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Open for one more week. Please tell us what you think!
What do you think about access to medical cannabis in the UK? Here’s your chance to help us understand your view anonymously. It also helps my student learn how to analyse and interpret the opinions from across all the regions, so please share widely with friends and family.
January 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Open for one more week. Please tell us what you think!
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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)
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Every week, I see a new study talking about this or that effect of GLP-1 receptor agonists like #ozempic. FINALLY, we have a study evaluating all the outcomes (good and bad) in one dataset. There are some... surprises. 🧵
January 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Every week, I see a new study talking about this or that effect of GLP-1 receptor agonists like #ozempic. FINALLY, we have a study evaluating all the outcomes (good and bad) in one dataset. There are some... surprises. 🧵
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Another new publication from our Division!
@menzieslab.bsky.social were involved in this very exciting project using AI to design new antivenoms for snakebite 🐍🧪, available at www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@menzieslab.bsky.social were involved in this very exciting project using AI to design new antivenoms for snakebite 🐍🧪, available at www.nature.com/articles/s41...
De novo designed proteins neutralize lethal snake venom toxins - Nature
Deep learning methods have been used to design proteins that can neutralize the effects of three-finger toxins found in snake venom, which could lead to the development of safer and more accessible an...
www.nature.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Another new publication from our Division!
@menzieslab.bsky.social were involved in this very exciting project using AI to design new antivenoms for snakebite 🐍🧪, available at www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@menzieslab.bsky.social were involved in this very exciting project using AI to design new antivenoms for snakebite 🐍🧪, available at www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Check out this opportunity to apply for communication md engagement funding from BSI 👇🏻 @blslancasteruni.bsky.social @iamkarenwright.bsky.social @dr-rach.bsky.social @menzieslab.bsky.social @saunderslabskin.bsky.social
📢 Want to share your science? Each BSI Communication & Engagement grant is worth up to £1,000!
We fund projects to help members deliver creative #PublicEngagement activities and carry out #ScienceCommunication about #Immunology💡
Don’t miss out! Apply by 1 February 2025 👉 bit.ly/3Y9j8gm
We fund projects to help members deliver creative #PublicEngagement activities and carry out #ScienceCommunication about #Immunology💡
Don’t miss out! Apply by 1 February 2025 👉 bit.ly/3Y9j8gm
January 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Check out this opportunity to apply for communication md engagement funding from BSI 👇🏻 @blslancasteruni.bsky.social @iamkarenwright.bsky.social @dr-rach.bsky.social @menzieslab.bsky.social @saunderslabskin.bsky.social
What do you think about access to medical cannabis in the UK? Here’s your chance to help us understand your view anonymously. It also helps my student learn how to analyse and interpret the opinions from across all the regions, so please share widely with friends and family.
December 18, 2024 at 4:29 PM
What do you think about access to medical cannabis in the UK? Here’s your chance to help us understand your view anonymously. It also helps my student learn how to analyse and interpret the opinions from across all the regions, so please share widely with friends and family.