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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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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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Two Life Sciences students have been recognised in this year’s Global Undergraduate Awards (UA). Nicole Coutinho Garrido was named as Regional Winner (Europe) while Dana Cheung was Highly Commended.
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Last month, our SLS Athena Swan committee hosted their first Summer Family BBQ at the University of Dundee Botanic Garden.
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The University of Dundee has received an award of funding to develop a new therapeutic approach for inflammatory disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
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Two sisters will make the University of Dundee’s Graduation celebrations a family affair this week.
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Professor Grahame Hardie, from the School of Life Sciences, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Philip Randle Lecture in recognition of his record of excellence in biochemistry
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Pawat Piyakitcharoen was one of the first students to study one of the new Life Sciences taught postgraduate courses. He explains how mixing science with business provided him with valuable knowledge and skills.
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Martin Balcerowicz joined the School in January to establish his own laboratory in the Division of Plant Sciences.
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Kirby Swatek opened an independent research laboratory in the MRC PPU at the beginning of 2022.
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Aanchal Udaynath Pareri’s decision to give up her job and move 5,000 miles to study would have been life-changing at any time, but doing so at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic made the switch even more momentous.
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Professor Sir Philip Cohen, one of the major influences in establishing Dundee as an international centre of excellence in life sciences research, has marked his 50th anniversary of joining the University of Dundee.
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Researchers from the Universities of Dundee and Oxford have made a discovery that helps explain why variations in the virus that causes Covid-19 spread so rapidly.
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Seven new papers have been published this month in The Biochemical Journal, representing a major collaboration between multiple groups at the Francis Crick Institute in London, University College London and The University of Dundee.
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This year, the School of Life Sciences student representatives have worked hard to increase engagement, boost employability prospects and raise awareness of student wellbeing.
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Some of Scotland’s most prominent Parkinson’s Disease campaigners and supporters are to cycle hundreds of miles for a University of Dundee fundraising campaign.
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The public are invited to discover the wonderful world of plants and the people who work with them at an upcoming event at the University of Dundee Botanic Garden
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In the summer of 2019, undergraduate student Fergus Buchanan undertook a lab project with Dr Alan Prescott.
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A Dundee undergraduate student’s research career has got off to a flying start with the publication of a book she co-authored.
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The MRC PPU’s collaboration with the MRC CVR in Glasgow to generate a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus Toolkit has yielded its second important publication.
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An international consortium, led by scientists in Scotland, have devised a Coronavirus Toolkit which gives researchers from across the world open access to a wide range of materials to further Covid-19 research.