Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine
wwiem-qub.bsky.social
Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine
@wwiem-qub.bsky.social
Queen's University Belfast. Understanding mechanisms of disease to improve patient outcomes.
From 17th to 23rd November,
during Word Antimicrobial Awareness Week,
join us at W5 Belfast to discover our exhibition

Step Inside: The World of Antimicrobial Resistance,

an immersive showcase of antimicrobial resistance, antibiotics and their role in our everyday lives.
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
We are delighted to share that our researchers won the Irish Healthcare Awards as Best Cross Border Initiative, for the "Ensuring sustainability in diabetic retinopathy screening in Ireland" project.
Congratulations!!!
irishhealthcareawards.ie/2025/en/page...
Irish Healthcare Awards 2025
Irish Healthcare, Irish Healthcare Awards, Healthcare innovation, Medical excellence, Patient care recognition, Healthcare sustainability, Healthcare technology, Healthcare leadership, Excellence in h...
irishhealthcareawards.ie
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Joins us tomorrow for the 2025 Barcroft Medal Lecture by
Prof Barbara Casadei
"Atrial fibrillation and stroke: a multidisciplinary look at an old problem"

🗓️Wednesday 15th October 3 PM
🏛️MBC Lecture Theatre 1
October 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Step inside an immersive experience to learn about the global threat of antimicrobial resistant infections, how bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics and the research from @wwiem-qub.bsky.social at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social to fight it.

Where: W5, 2 Queens Quay Belfast
When: 1st-15th Sep
August 26, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Congratulations to Prof Frank Cassey on receiving the 2025 Newburger-Bellinger Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Award from the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative.

cardiacneuro.org/newburger-be...

@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
@qubstaff.bsky.social
Newburger-Bellinger Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Award | Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative
The Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative is a not-for-profit organization established to determine and implement best practices of neurodevelopmental and psychosocial services for individu...
cardiacneuro.org
August 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🚨 Last chance to apply - Strategic Management & Leadership in Primary Care Short Course! 🚨

✅ Fully Funded places available
✅ Build leadership skills to drive change in healthcare
✅ Workshops spaced over the year to suit busy schedules

📲 Apply now: www.qub.ac.uk/courses/shor...
August 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We are delighted to share that Prof Miguel Valvano's research @valvanom.bsky.social has been featured in the BBSRC impact showcase.

This showcase celebrates BBSRC's 30 anniversary - a three-decade journey driven by commitment, collaboration and innovation.
www.discover.ukri.org/bbsrc-impact...
BBSRC Impact showcase 30th anniversary special
For three decades, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has supported and enabled cutting-edge bioscience research and innovation that has helped improve lives and liveli...
www.discover.ukri.org
June 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Reposted by Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine
Yesterday, we were proud to launch a new research hub dedicated to tackling #MultipleSclerosis.

The Northern Ireland MS Research Hub will bring together a collaborative team of experts to help accelerate globally leading research and improve the lives of people affected by the condition.
Northern Ireland’s first MS Research Hub launches as local team gets funding boost
Multiple sclerosis (MS) research in Northern Ireland (NI) is to be boosted by the launch of a new research hub dedicated to tackling the condition.
ow.ly
April 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Transforming MS Research in Northern Ireland and globally!
Our launch event will take place in the Great Hall of the Lanyon Building at Queen’s University Belfast today!
Full information:
lnkd.in/dgvHTg7v

#MSResearch #ms #multiplesclerosis #multiplesclerosisawar
April 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Congratulations to ReproGO, Start Up from @wwiem-qub.bsky.social
ReproGo, named finalist at the Northern Ireland StartUp Awards 2025:
1. Medtech & Healthtech StartUp of the Year
2. Equity-Backed StartUp of the Year
Looking forward to the finals in June!
startupawards.uk
#UKSUA
Celebrating Innovation and Excellence | Startup Awards UK
StartUp Awards champion & celebrate the best & brightest StartUps from across the United Kingdom. Join us in recognising outstanding innovation and excellence.
startupawards.uk
April 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Our 3rd year PhD Symposium is ongoing today. Live scientific presentations, discussions, prizes, chats with our sponsors, leading biotech companies, and excellent networking opportunities.
March 27, 2025 at 10:10 AM
@wwiem-qub.bsky.social Seminar Series

Professor Michael Bauer, Jena University Hospital,
"An ecological perspective on infectious disease: The 'hormesis' principle revisited"

🗓️Today, Tuesday 25th March , 1 pm
Basement Seminar Room WWIEM
March 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Closing soon!!!!
Apply for our summer online student programme - iENGAGE 2025
Join us for 6 weeks this summer, working with our researchers and gain valuable experience on research across our areas of expertise
Last days for applying
shorturl.at/dygcF
iEngage Online Summer Student Research Programme | Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine | Queen's University Belfast
shorturl.at
March 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We are proud part of UNiSTEM day, and delighted to welcome more than 80 students to
@wwiem-qub.bsky.social, introduce them to stem cells and their potential for therapy.
A day full of science, and inspiration for the next generation of scientists!👩‍🔬🧪🔬
March 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Today's seminar:

Dr Mirella Barboni, Semmelweis University, Budapest.

"Visual psychophysics and electrophysiology as functional probing tools for gene therapy in congenital alterations and to detect neurotoxicity"

Part of
@WWIEM_QUB Seminar Series
March 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Latest
@valvanom.bsky.social
article demonstrating for the first time that antibiotic-resistant Enterobacter bacteria (one of the WHO’s priority pathogens) can hide in macrophages without alerting the immune system published in the @jidjournal.bsky.social

academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
March 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Congratulations to Prof Cliff Taggart & Aoife Rodgers on securing a new MRC Grant
-Gap Fund for early-stage development of new healthcare interventions-
to work on the development of a novel parasite-derived peptide for the treatment of chronic bacterial lung infection and inflammation
@ukri.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Last few days to apply for our summer online student programme - iENGAGE 2025

Join us for 6 weeks this summer, working with our researchers and gaining valuable experience on research across our areas of expertise

Apply now here:
www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...
iEngage Online Summer Student Research Programme | Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine | Queen's University Belfast
www.qub.ac.uk
February 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Do you want to know how scientists make new discoveries?🔬

Join us from 1-4:30pm tomorrow at our Experimental Medicine Showcase for live demonstrations and a chance to meet the experts! 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬

#NISF25
nisciencefestival.com/events/qub-e...
QUB Experimental Medicine Showcase | NI Science Festival
With over 180 events across 50+ venues, the NI Science Festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
nisciencefestival.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Latest paper from @valvanom.bsky.social lab:
Stress adaptation under in vitro evolution influences survival and metabolic phenotypes of clinical and environmental strains of Vibrio cholerae El-Tor

doi.org/10.1128/spec...
Stress adaptation under in vitro evolution influences survival and metabolic phenotypes of clinical and environmental strains of Vibrio cholerae El-Tor | Microbiology Spectrum
How Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera, survives during the periods between outbreaks remains a critical question. Using experimental evolution based on serial bacterial passages in cultu...
doi.org
February 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Latest paper on the effects of #IntermittentFasting for #diabetic liver disease.
Dr Eleni Beli's lab found IF altered liver lipid metabolism, reduced reliance on lipid oxidation, increased insulin sensitivity and all effects without weight loss
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39911696/
Reshaping lipid metabolism with long-term alternate day feeding in type 2 diabetes mice - PubMed
Strategies to improve metabolic health include calorie restriction, time restricted eating and fasting several days per week or month. These approaches have demonstrated benefits for individuals exper...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Reposted by Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine
Join us for the Experimental Medicine Showcase on Saturday 15th February, part of the @niscifest! 🎉

🌟 Discover groundbreaking research 🌡️
🌟 Interactive sessions 🧬
🌟 Meet the experts 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

📍 WWIEM, QUB
🕐 1:00-4:30pm
🎟️ All welcome!
#NISF25
February 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Confocal, super resolution, electron microscopy...

Yes, our facilities are so cool that we want you to discover them as part of the #NISF25

Come on a Tour of our Imaging Facilities

Saturday 15th February
📍 WWIEM, QUB
🕐 2:00pm & 3:00 pm
🎟️ GET YOUR TICKET!!!!!
nisciencefestival.com/events/imagi...
QUBImaging Core Facility Tour | NI Science Festival
With over 180 events across 50+ venues, the NI Science Festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
nisciencefestival.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ready to discover how our scientists grow and study human cells in the lab?

Experience it with us:

Inside the Lab - The Science of Cell culture
nisciencefestival.com/events/insid...

📍 WWIEM, QUB
🌟 15 February
🕐 1:30pm, 2:30pm & 3:30 pm
🎟️ GET YOUR TICKET!!!!!
#NISF25
Inside the Lab - The Science of Cell Culture at QUB | NI Science Festival
With over 180 events across 50+ venues, the NI Science Festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
nisciencefestival.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Excited to join us for the Experimental Medicine Showcase on Saturday 15th February, part of the @niscifest! 🎉?

📍 WWIEM, QUB
🕐 1:00-4:30pm
🎟️ All welcome!
#NISF25

Experimental Medicine showcase

nisciencefestival.com/events/qub-e...
QUB Experimental Medicine Showcase | NI Science Festival
With over 180 events across 50+ venues, the NI Science Festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
nisciencefestival.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM