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A University of Dundee spinout has announced a multi-million pound deal to develop first-in-class therapeutics that restore the body's natural disease suppression processes.
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Outstanding scientific research at the University of Dundee has been honoured by Scotland’s national academy
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Dr Raja Nirujogi, who has been working in the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit since 2017 has been appointed as an Independent Investigator within the School of Life Sciences.
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World-leading expertise from the University of Dundee’s Centre for Targeted Protein Degradation (CeTPD) will contribute to a new, global effort to tackle some of the most significant challenges posed by cancer.
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The University of Dundee’s Drug Discovery Unit has announced a renewed partnership with Takeda, and the University of Cambridge to continue their work to discover new therapeutic treatments for dementia
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Two of our final year undergraduate Life Sciences students have been telling us about an exciting and unforgettable internship they had this year at The Francis Crick Institute.
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Cancer Research UK-funded scientists in Dundee have discovered how some cancer drugs can target the disease while sparing healthy tissue.
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Ground-breaking research into new forms of contraception have been boosted significantly with new support.
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Summer placement students celebrate their achievements
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Third year undergraduate Biological Sciences student Jennie Yang has been awarded a prestigious Gatsby Undergraduate Studentship.
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Julia has just been awarded with a 'Top Project Award from an Accredited Degree Programme' by the Royal Society of Biology, attending an awards ceremony in London this month.
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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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Monday January 30th, 2023 marks the fourth World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day, supporting a global movement to end NTDs.
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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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Our annual Honours Project Symposium returned as an in-person event for the first time in three years last month.
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A drug developed at the University of Dundee for a neglected tropical disease could be repurposed to treat leukaemia following Fast Track Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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University of Dundee spinout Amphista Therapeutics has received a boost in its efforts to develop new drugs for neurogenerative diseases such as dementia.
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After a three-year absence, the Life Sciences postgraduate society, PiCLS, organised and hosted the PiCLS Symposium for 2022.
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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.