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Two University of Dundee academics are among the newest Fellows elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE)
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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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A University of Dundee expert in microbiology has won a prestigious award for sharing her knowledge with local schools.
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Dan Neill has joined the Division of Molecular Microbiology, as Senior Lecturer.
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The School of Life Sciences Annual Research Symposium returned to Crieff Hydro after a 4-year hiatus.
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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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We have a bumper crop of promotions this year as part of the 2022 Annual Review process for academic staff.
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A University of Dundee researcher who has amazed thousands of children with tales of the microbial fiesta taking place on their hands has been recognised for her commitment to making science accessible to the public.
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Helge Dorfmueller has been awarded a Career Development Award from the Wellcome Trust.
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A team from the Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research (WCAIR) at the University of Dundee has developed a new parasite gene-editing technology.
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How did life start out on this planet, around 3.5 billion years ago? Since we cannot go back in time to look we can only get hints by projecting backwards from contemporary life, and doing experiments that test the limits of what might have been possible.
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A novel vaccine production platform that could prove decisive in the battle against Streptococcus is among the University of Dundee innovations recognised in Scotland’s largest company creation programme for the higher education sector.
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Two life sciences researchers have been awarded Future Leaders Fellowships from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Natalie Bamford, a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the lab of Nicola Stanley-Wall, has been awarded a prestigious two-year EMBO Long-term fellowship.
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Dr Sarah Coulthurst, deputy head of the Division of Molecular Microbiology, has had her Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship renewed for a further five years.
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Megan Bergkessel and Leeanne McGurk have been awarded funding from the Springboard scheme of the Academy of Medical Sciences, which is designed to help early career researchers establish their independent research programmes.
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Researchers in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee have helped to uncover and understand the genome of a vitally important orphan crop, called water yam.
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The School has welcomed three new group leaders in recent months. They are currently establishing their laboratories across three of our divisions.
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Professor David Lilley has been made a visiting professor at Nankai University in Tianjin, China. Nankai is one of the top 20 universities in China and is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year.
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Researchers at the University of Dundee have discovered an enzyme they believe could be key to preventing Group A Streptococcus infections that cause more than 500,000 deaths worldwide each year.