A huge thank-you to Professor Grant Stewart from the University of Birmingham for an excellent seminar yesterday. Prof. Stewart delivered an insightful overview of the role of DONSON in the stability of replication forks.

Project 1: Monoclonal Antibodies for Global Health. Using in vitro & computational platforms to develop advanced biologics, with scope to focus on snakebite, viral haemorrhagic fevers or fungal pathogens. Supervisors: me & Prof. Nick Casewell (LSTM) More info: tinyurl.com/4dkybcmx

We’re delighted to welcome Prof. Grant Stewart (Uni. of Birmingham) for our next BLS Seminar Series talk: “The integrity of the DNA replication process is intimately linked with maintaining genome stability.” 🧬 #DNAReplication #GenomeStability #MolecularBiology #LifeSciences

Congratulations to BLS Lecturer Dr Amy Saunders who has co-authored research featured on the front cover of this week's issue of #ScienceSignaling! Dr Saunders' research has updated our understanding of how glycans help immune cells move into skin in psoriasis. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🚨 New Research Highlight! BLS Lecturer Dr Stefanie Menzies @menzieslab.bsky.social was involved in developing a nanobody-based treatment that protects against nearly all medically significant African elapid snake venoms - a major step toward safer, scalable therapies for snakebite. 🐍

Tomorrow we are excited to host Dr Aditi Kanhere from the University of Liverpool, who will be delivering a research seminar on 'DNA methylation, ncRNAs and maintenance of genome integrity'. #DNA #genome #methylation

🎓 Thinking about a #Postgraduate degree in #Biomedical or #LifeSciences at #Lancaster? If you’re a BLS or Medical School student ready to take your studies further, join our UG–PG Info Event to learn about courses, funding & the application process!

Last week Dr Aro Nugawela was showcasing her work on a novel pipeline for antibody and small molecule staining of large 3D cell models at @elrig.org #DrugDiscovery 2025. #3D_microscopy #organoid #spheroid

It was a pleasure to welcome Prof. Megan McLeod (Uni. Glasgow) to our departmental seminar series yesterday (sponsored by BGI Genomics). Megan's seminar explored how cells remember previous infections - not just in the adaptive immune system, but even in non-immune cells after influenza infection.

We’re continuing our research seminar series sponsored by BGI Genomics, highlighting cutting-edge life sciences research. This week, Prof. Megan MacLeod (Univ. of Glasgow) presents “Re-imaging immune memory.”

BLS Lecturer in Biogerontoloy Dr David Clancy was quoted in the @financialtimes.com commenting on the purported anti-ageing effects of the supplement spermidine www.ft.com/content/7282...

We were delighted to welcome Professor Matthias Soller from the University of Manchester for this week’s departmental seminar “Keeping RNA regulation in shape for health,” generously sponsored by BGI Genomics. @matthiassoller.bsky.social

Yesterday, BLS lecturers Dr Amy Saunders and Dr Stefanie Menzies attended the Aspirations Evening at Penwortham Girls High School, chatting with enthusiastic Years 9-11 students about future pathways in biomedical sciences and life at Lancaster University @lancasteruni.bsky.social

🧬Tomorrow we’re hosting Prof. Matthias Soller (University of Manchester) for our departmental seminar (sponsored by BGI Tech)! 🧪 A leading voice in RNA biology, Prof. Soller will discuss “Decoding RNA Regulation: From ELAV/Hu Proteins to Epitranscriptomic Modifications”.

Fantastic start to our 2025–26 Biomedical & Life Sciences Seminar Series, sponsored by BGI Tech! Prof. Simon Johnson (Northumbria University) gave a brilliant talk on uncovering the molecular basis of Leigh disease. Great discussion and questions to kick off the new season!

Looking forward to this week’s BLS Seminar, sponsored by BGI Tech! Prof Simon Johnson (Northumbria University) will discuss mitochondrial disease mechanisms and immune pathway interactions. 🗓️ Wed 8 Oct, 1 pm 🔗 www.lancaster.ac.uk/biomedical-a...

On Monday, BLS lecturers Dr Sana Hannan and Dr Aikaterini Gatsiou attended the AMS Springboard Award reception at The King’s Fund in London, where they had the chance to interact with the other 60 awardees, alumni and AMS fellows. @sanahannan.bsky.social @acmedsci.bsky.social

📢 Applications are now open! Fully funded PhD studentship in the NEON Lab @lancasteruni.bsky.social with @uofglasgow.bsky.social, investigating sleep-related memory processing in the ageing brain! 🧠💤💭 📈 Project info: tinyurl.com/3ue7ju7p 📝Apply here: tinyurl.com/mujaz3bv 🗓️ Deadline: 21/11/2025

Stef Menzies @menzieslab.bsky.social @blslancasteruni.bsky.social is leading a project with Martin Llewellyn (Glasgow) and I looking at antibody engineering and different ways to deliver these in aquaculture settings, including some plant engineering! www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Nick Robinson @blslancasteruni.bsky.social is leading a project involving Bobby Graham (Belfast) and myself to do some really cool discovery and applied work involving Asgard Archea, proteasomes, and plants! www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

Light-responsive coumarin-functionalised nanogels for metformin delivery in International Journal of Pharmaceutics. @blslancasteruni.bsky.social and @lancasterunichem.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...

🚨Exciting PhD opportunity available, looking at iron-mitochondrial crosstalk in immunity and inflammation 💰Fully funded through BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP 🤝Collaborative project between three labs @uofglasgow.bsky.social and @blslancasteruni.bsky.social ⏰Deadline 21st Nov ⬇️See below for more details

🔬Fascinated by the unique mitochondrial biology that keeps deadly parasites alive? 🥼We have a fully funded NorthWestBio PhD just for you‼️ 🌎 @blslancasteruni.bsky.social 📍Co-supervisor Kostas Tokatlidis @uofglasgow.bsky.social ⏰Deadline 21st Nov 📮Info and to apply👇 www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

New paper out from BLS Prof. Roger Pickup @rogerpickup.bsky.social and Dr Manoj Roy (LEC) in the IWA Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development: “Scale-dependent co-production of sanitation solutions in urban Tanzania.” doi.org/10.2166/wash...

BLS Senior Lecturer Rachael Rigby gave an expert opinion on a study published in JAMA Psychiatry, that looked at the associations between soft drink consumption and depression mediated by gut #microbiome changes. Read Rachael's expert opinion here! www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...

On 3rd September, Dr Jayde Whittingham-Dowd, Lisa Butler and Dr Elisabeth Shaw represented the BLS technical team at the Lancaster University #LEAF accreditation celebration.

BLS Professor Roger Pickup @rogerpickup.bsky.social and Dr Manoj Roy (Lancaster Environment Centre) have released a video showcasing their involvement in making Africa’s youth aware of the value of #waste #recycling www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/meet-th...

The first results of a UK wide inflammatory bowel disease survey 'Geographic distribution of inflammatory bowel disease in the UK: A spatially explicit survey’ have been published in PLOS ONE, led by Peter Atkinson and Roger Pickup @rogerpickup.bsky.social #IBD journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Excited to share that our lab website is now live! Take a look to find out more about what we're working on in the NEON Lab. 🧠📈💤💭 wp.lancs.ac.uk/neonlab/

BLS Lecturer Dr. Derek Gatherer has written a popular science book 'BioFutures and the Legacy of Our Past: Escaping Evolution' which is available now from Cambridge Scholars Publishing 🧪 www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-...

Huge Congratulations to Dr @chloebarnes.bsky.social who sailed through her PhD viva today @blslancasteruni.bsky.social With thanks to examiners Michael Lewis and Paul McKean. Chloe is now a ⭐️ PDRA with @juanquintana.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social

What a wonderful experience performing stand-up comedy at The Royal Society this week! Huge thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social and @royalsociety.org for the invitation, and to my fellow comedians for all the laughter and camaraderie! 😊🎤 📸: @drstevex.bsky.social

Asmaa Nasr and Vidya Manju from Prof Munir’s Lab recently participated in the International Pandemic Sciences Conferece 2025 at the Pandemic Sciences Institute, Oxford. They presented their PhD research on viruses with pandemic potential. #PandemicSciences25

Professor Roger Pickup appeared on BBC Inside Science on BBCRadio4 talking about the current bathing season and water quality. You can listen here, ~9min20 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Another paper hot off the press! Dual proteomics strategies to characterise and compare the venom composition of nine African #snake #venoms . A wonderful collaboration with Louc Quinton's lab as part of the ADDovenom project. @blslancasteruni.bsky.social 🐍🧪 www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/17...

📣 Don’t miss our next RNA Club session on May 22nd 17h at @cambiochem.bsky.social with @agatsiou.bsky.social (@lancasteruni.bsky.social @blslancasteruni.bsky.social) She’ll reveal how RNA editing shapes immune regulation in health and disease. Don't miss this session full of science and pizza! 🍕🤓

Today starting at 6.30pm, Dr Steven Hall from our department is giving a public lecture that sheds light on a little-known, yet deadly, global health emergency: #snakebite envenoming. 🧪 Further details here www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/public-...

Amazing location for a day spent extracting DNA from Strawberries with #outreach #ambassadors from @blslancasteruni.bsky.social at Windermere Science Festival ☀️🧬🍓☀️ (non-stop extractions for 7h = >120 🍓s Squished) @iamkarenwright.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social

New paper alert! 'Interphase cell morphology defines the mode, symmetry, and outcome of mitosis' co-authored by Dr. Richard Mort @mortlab.bsky.social was recently published in Science. Available at: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧪 @science.org

We're very excited to be bringing our Strawberry #DNA #Lab to #Windermere #Science Festival tomorrow, Saturday 10th May! We will be joined by lots of other exciting activites from the wider university. 🧪 For more information, please visit www.windermeresciencefestival.org

Professor Roger Pickup from our department is an invited guest at today's opening of the new Sunway University Medical School

This morning Prof Roger Pickup gave a presentation on #Crohn’s Disease and related issues for Malaysia to Sunway University

It was a pleasure to host Dr Anna Zampetaki from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social at our #Biomedical and Life Sciences seminar series. Anna gave a fascinating talk on "Human blood vessel #organoids as a model of the #microvasculature"

Dr @iamkarenwright.bsky.social from our department has written a piece for @theconversation.com on #IBS and #SIBO - "IBS and SIBO have overlapping symptoms – here's what you need to know about these different digestive conditions". Check out the article below! 🧪 theconversation.com/ibs-and-sibo...

Our review article on progress towards #recombinant #antivenoms for #snakebite is now published at www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... We cover snakebite, methods for #mAb discovery, do a deep dive on mAbs for neurotoxins, and discuss what is needed next to get this from concept to clinic.

We're #hiring a Research Technician! Join our interdisciplinary team to explore how brain activity in #sleep shapes #memory using #EEG methods. Exciting opportunity to gain valuable skills and contribute to innovative #neuroscience research! 🧠📈💤 🕜 Deadline: 26 May 2025 🔗 Apply: tinyurl.com/yhtrf2pb

Campus in the City is taking place NOW at More Music in #Morecambe! Come and learn about #DNA and discover how #biology helps solve crimes. #CITC2025 #SparkYourCuriosity #LoveLancaster #CultureLancaster #MBCultureResearch

Today we are sparking curiosity at #CITC25 Come along to More Music Morecambe to learn all about DNA fingerprinting and solve our crummy crime #Outreach #Engagement @blslancasteruni.bsky.social

Huge congratulations to two of our lecturers Dr Sana Hannan @sanahannan.bsky.social and Dr Katerina Gatsiou who have been awarded funding from the Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard programme @acmedsci.bsky.social #Springboard25 (1/4) 🧪

Fully funded #PhD #studentship for UK/home students, here in BLS at Lancaster University. #Microfluidic technology, #fluorescence #microscopy and #liposomes to investigate biophysics of gas (CO2 and O2) transport across biological membranes. 🧪 More details at: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...