We would like to say in advance, for the purposes of these posts "women's health" encompasses people who were assigned female at birth. This is a scientific classification not a sociological one and nothing in here negates the lived experiences of trans people. #WomensHealthMonth

Good morning sky-friends! We hope you are well on this lovely #mayday bank holiday! May is #WomensHealthMonth and we have lots of interesting things we want to talk about!

"Since 2010, the DDU malaria team, working with academic and industry partners, has been dedicated to discovering new medicines to treat and prevent malaria. One major success has been the discovery of Cabamiquine (DDD498)..." #NowWeCanNowWeMust #WorldMalariaDay #Research #EndMalaria #DDUAT20

“Over the past two years, we have also been working with @novartis.bsky.social to develop a new drug aimed at stopping malaria relapses. These relapses are caused by a form of malaria that can hide in the liver for months or even years after infection..." #NowWeCanNowWeMust #WorldMalariaDay

Children under five and pregnant women are the most at risk from malaria, accounting for the majority of the approximately 600,000 deaths each year worldwide. #NowWeCanNowWeMust #WorldMalariaDay #EndMalaria #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #DrugDiscovery #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #DDUAT20

#ICYMI here is @mdr-ddu.bsky.social talking about Chagas Disease #DrugDiscovery for #WorldChagasDisease www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIj3...

ICYMI yesterday... Here is @mdr-ddu.bsky.social's blog post on the importance of continuing the fight against #ChagasDisease #drugdiscovery #GlobalHealth www.sfc.ac.uk/inside-the-u...

Because in diseases like Chagas, leaving even a single parasite behind isn’t an option. At DDU, we developed a washout assay to determine if compounds can achieve complete parasite clearance. #DrugDiscovery #NTD #ChagasDisease #GlobalHealth #ScientificInnovation #NeglectedDiseases #Research

By bringing together expertise from DDU, @uofwa.uw.edu, & @dndi.org, we’re working to turn scientific potential into real progress against #ChagasDisease. Tackling #neglecteddiseases takes more than innovation—it takes #collaboration. #DrugDiscovery #GlobalHealth #WorldChagasday

World Chagas Disease Day acts as a reminder of a global health challenge that often goes unnoticed. In our latest blog, Manu De Rycker from the @dundee.ac.uk shares what his team are doing to combat this disease. #ChagasDisease www.sfc.ac.uk/inside-the-u...

Observed on April 14, World Chagas Disease Day shines a light on a often “silent” but impactful neglected tropical disease: Chagas disease. Today is a reminder of the importance of addressing neglected diseases and support affected communities. #WorldChagasDiseaseDay #ChagasDisease

On World Chagas Disease Day, Unitaid highlights the importance of screening for Chagas disease. Too often, people are diagnosed late or not at all. Through SafeStart+, we are integrating screening into antenatal care. Learn more: https://ow.ly/9Tsa50YI5lH

Today is World #ChagasDisease Day. For too long, women have been stigmatized for a disease they didn't choose. Most were infected the same way as everyone else by insect transmission, contaminated food, or other routes. It's time to replace stigma with support. 🧡 Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4cIYv4I

We are calling for Reviews, Commentaries or research papers for our upcoming Special Issue: The Integrative Biology of Reproduction, covering the entire reproductive process, from mate selection, mating and egg-laying or pregnancy through to parental care bit.ly/3ZT42hY

Some good news: the most effective drug ever found against sleeping sickness (curative in one oral dose!) is being rolled out:

We're hosting a virtual town hall on 24 Mar, 3-4pm, where our CEO, Professor Sir Ian Chapman, will outline UKRI's upcoming five-year strategy & new mission. He'll be joined by an executive panel and a Q&A will follow. Registration closes 23 Mar, 5pm. Register here⬇️

Want to see what we do up close? Sign up for the tour and networking event with us and #biodundee. See the link for details and tickets! #DDUat20 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/drug-disco...

Today is World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day. The Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases that affect >1 billion people worldwide (~1 in 8 people). Despite this number, treatments and diagnostics are often unsafe and unsuitable, if they even exist. www.who.int/health-topic...

🤝 Catering partner sought for Dundee pilot: Nourish Scotland is looking for an experienced hospitality business or organisation for #PublicDiner trial. 🗣️ The project offers a subsidy of £240,000 to local businesses and organisations, plus research and partnership support. 1/2

As part of our #20thBirthday celebrations, we hear from our cofounders Sir Mike Ferguson and Alan Fairlamb #ScienceNeverStops www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Skb...

Hello world! I am excited to announce my lab is open at the University of Utah in the Department of Biochemistry. We are looking for scientists at all levels interested in studying host-virus interactions in both bacteria and animals. Come join us in beautiful Utah! (photo is 10 steps from lab)

It's our Birthday!!

Science is pretty! Seems like a great time to find out about the incredible impact that #HenriettaLacks had on modern science!

Hot off the press: our Target Product Profile to support the development of new medicines to treat #cryptococcal disease: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #cryptococcus, #drugdiscovery, #meningitis @ddu-dundee.bsky.social, @gsk.bsky.social, @dndi.org and many others 🧪

Good morning sky-friends! We have exciting news today! Our head of biology Dr @mdr-ddu.bsky.social has been awarded the WH Pierce Global Impact in Microbiology Prize by @amiposts.bsky.social as part of their International Horizon Awards drugdiscovery.dundee.ac.uk/news/dr-manu...

#Chagas disease remains very neglected, and not only in the US, in spite of an estimated 8 million people being infected with T. cruzi. We, and our collaborators, aim to develop new medicines, but this is becoming increasingly challenging due to lack of funding. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Good morning Bluesky! We have reached the end of our UNLEASH meeting and are all preparing to head home. We are full of enthusiasm and renewed purpose, and we look forward to keeping you all updated on our work! Tell us - what do you want to know about us? #SciComm #RNA #Splicing

Good morning Sky-Friends! Our own @biochemtrix.bsky.social (and occasional poster!) is in Germany at the #Unleash consortium meeting. They are joining us here in the sky @unleash-as.bsky.social so follow along to find out about #AlternativeSplicing!

Great opportunity to join our multi-partner collaboration to develop much needed new #antifungal drugs! #jobs, #drugdiscovery, #Cryptococcus, #Candida @mrccmm.bsky.social @ddu-dundee.bsky.social @labwyllie.bsky.social @glaxosmithkline.bsky.social

Delighted to announce a £17.9 million award from @wellcometrust.bsky.social for the development of new antifungal treatments to a consortium of @ddu-dundee.bsky.social, @labwyllie.bsky.social, @mrccmm.bsky.social and GSK. #Cryptococcus #Candida #drugdiscovery #antifungal 🧪 tinyurl.com/wywtkpsx

Great to have a latest #Chagas disease drug discovery paper published in @rsc.org MedChem: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... This work highlights how we decide to progress or terminate series, and hopefully provides some useful approaches and lessons. @ddu-dundee.bsky.social 🧪 #NTD #drugdiscovery

Nuclear physics pioneer Harriet Brooks was born OTD 149 years ago. The discoverer of Nuclear Recoil, the transmutation of elements through radioactivity, and nuclear series, her productive career was brought short by marriage. Here is her story tinyurl.com/mvcd3ape #WomenInSTEM #Physics #HistSci 🧪

Opportunity for computational chemist at Syngenta (Stein Switzerland) #CompChem #cheminformatics #ML #AI #agrochem #ChemJobs #chemsky 🧪 jobs.syngenta.com/job/principa...

Another mystery #WhereisitWednesday picture for you all. Taken probably in the 1920s, this seems to be a road in Broughty Ferry, or possibly towards Monifieth. But aren't sure where it is. Do you have any ideas?

A genetic modification that causes mice to overexpress a particular hormone prevents them from gaining weight and allows them to live longer https://go.nature.com/4l3rWk2

We're gonna need a bigger boat 🦈 https://go.nature.com/463XAch

50 years on from the release of movie blockbuster Jaws, our shark expert @thesimslab.bsky.social @sotonoceanearth.bsky.social debates the so called 'Jaws effect', charting the fortunes of the 'great white' for @theconversation.com. Read more 👉 https://tr.ee/5gCSPz

If you’re studying chemistry & anything about graduating is making you anxious – whether that’s finding a job, managing finances, or feeling generally overwhelmed – we’re here for you. ➡️8am – 8pm, Mon–Fri: call 0800 084 3451 (UK Freephone) or +44 1223 853549 (Intl): buff.ly/tCWlE7s #ChemSky #EduSky

🧪 We're beta testing - and we want your thoughts! Try the redesigned PDBe entry pages & let us know: 🔸 What’s working? 🔸 What’s confusing? 🔸 What features do you miss? 💬 Feedback form: tinyurl.com/pdbe-beta-form #PDBeBeta #Bioinformatics #Biochemistry #Science #UserVoice

Despite a century of use in #DrugDiscovery, specialized metabolism continues to amaze. Justin Nodwell explores a @plosbiology.org study that uses a novel computational approach to uncover unsuspected functions of a compound produced by #Streptomyces 🧪 Paper: plos.io/43UVUPB Primer: plos.io/4n25bOF

Do you want to join us to work in neurodevelopmental biology? Please apply 👇 #SEBD

Nominate a chemist with disabilities for C&EN's Trailblazers 2025! Please tell us about your chemistry heroes, mentors, mentees, and inspirations—or nominate yourself. 👉 cenm.ag/nominatetrai... #chemsky 🧪 #phdsky #academicsky #STEM #phdchat #academicchatter

For readers interested in ion channels as drug targets, this Review in the May issue focuses on voltage-gated sodium channels, such as Nav1.8, the target of the first new non-opioid analgesic to be approved in decades www.nature.com/articles/s41... rdcu.be/enkq4

🧬 Passionate about primary cilia and cell signalling? 🧫 Curious about the actin role in growth and function? 🗣️ Skilled in communication and value flexibility in your work? Join IMG now! ➡ www.img.cas.cz/2025/05/8654...

🚨🚨#Hiring! 3 year #postdoc position open in my lab @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social to study the interplay between DNA damage responses and #preimplantation embryo development. Fully funded by EARLYFATE #ERCCoG 📆 Apply by 23rd May 2023 🔗Details below @sebioldev.bsky.social Please RT!🙏

Morning sky friends! Check out this LinkedIn post from our friends @astrazeneca.bsky.social's Cambridge Discovery Centre! Dr Luma Godoy Magalhaes is spending some time away from us in sunny Dundee to start work on the first #MRC funded #HTS project. #collaboration www.linkedin.com/posts/hannah...

The cuts in US funding continue to impact countries. Read how HIV services and communities in Angola, Lao PDR, Lesotho, and South Africa are being impacted, and how governments and partners are taking urgent action protect progress and ensure continuity of care. www.unaids.org/en/impact-US...

The Telegraph recently shared an obituary of our former Chief Executive, Professor Peter Garland, who was both a highly successful academic and leader. www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2...

Our latest editorial in defense of vaccines and vaccination, introduces two Perspectives in this issue on priorities for outbreak vaccination, as well as the important successes of vaccines to date Please read and spread the word 🙏🏻!

Looking for a student or postdoc! Want to combine evolutionary analysis + structural modeling with in vitro biochemistry & fluorescence microscopy? Help us uncover new protein-protein interactions — from in silico to in vitro. Join us at @istaresearch.bsky.social 👉 looselab.org 🧬💡🔬🎡