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The University of Dundee is leading an international collaboration with the intention of developing the first vaccine for Strep A.
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The University of Dundee’s outstanding success in innovation in the Health and Life Sciences sector received further recognition with wins at two major national awards ceremonies
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Professor Dario Alessi has been awarded the Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), recognising his exceptional research contributions to the disease
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Scotland’s First Minister has visited a multi-million pound centre that will build on Dundee’s standing as a world leader in health and life sciences research.
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Work by students from some of the UK’s most exciting postgraduate degree programmes will be on show to the public next month at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design Masters Show 2023
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WCAIR has recently published its 6 year report, sharing our achievements since inception back in 2017.
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The importance of investing in Dundee’s Life Sciences Innovation District was highlighted as leaders of the city’s key institutions welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s Innovation Strategy.
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A study that could lead to the development of new treatments for people living with Parkinson’s disease has launched at the University of Dundee.
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Researchers at the University of Dundee have thanked members of the public who funded the purchase of new technology that could lead to new treatments for Parkinson’s disease.
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A new University of Dundee spinout opportunity hopes to create vaccines against Strep A as well as novel vaccines for other human and animal diseases, while reducing our reliance on antibiotics.
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Parkinson’s UK leadership team and people affected by the disease visited the University of Dundee to meet with local researchers to get an overview of the work that they do.
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Scientists have designed a novel molecule capable of destroying an as-yet undruggable cancer-causing protein – and are making it available for researchers around the world to use in their own work, free of charge
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Researchers from the University of Dundee have discovered a small molecule that helps to eliminate a Parkinson’s disease-causing protein
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All roads lead west for a University of Dundee scientist who is using pedal power to fund research into Parkinson’s disease.
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Mutations in PINK1 are the second most frequent cause of autosomal recessive early-onset Parkinson’s disease.
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Scientists at the University of Dundee and Harvard Medical School have identified the key targets of an enzyme that play a critical role in protecting the brain against the development of Parkinson’s disease.
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The University of Dundee has welcomed the signing of the Tay Cities Deal, which will boost efforts to capitalise on our world-class strengths in biomedicine and forensic science, creating hundreds of new jobs and attracting further investment.
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The University of Dundee’s Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) has received €5 million of funding to develop antiviral treatments for Covid-19 and future coronaviruses.
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The University of Dundee has helped establish Scotland’s central COVID-19 testing facility in support of the national response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Four University of Dundee academics who are helping transform lives with their work on major diseases have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).