We were very pleased to host Uzal Umar from University of Jos (Nigeria) as part of a BactiVac Catalyst Training Award in collaboration with @bacterioskeptic.bsky.social to investigate pneumococcal biofilm formation. Looking forward to the future collaborations! www.allanlab.net/post/bactiva...

Streptococcus pneumoniae causes illnesses ranging from sinusitis to pneumonia. 🦠 We're proud to be funding a human airway model at De Montfort University to tackle these diseases. Discover more: https://humaneresearch.org.uk/research/humane-model-for-bacterial-lung-infections/

We are excited to announce that we just committed £624k to medical research using 100% animal-free methods! 🎉 Our inspiring scientists will develop new, humane models for diseases such as bowel cancer and pneumonia. https://humaneresearch.org.uk/624k-invested-into-animal-free-medical-research/

We've created a new lab website where we'll be updating on the work being carried out in the lab. Still need to work on the mobile version, but it's getting there! www.allanlab.net

⭐️New project⭐️ We've been awarded funding for an exciting new project to develop a humane epithelial model to investigate respiratory infections. This has been funded by the amazing @humaneresearch.bsky.social The research will be carried out by my new PhD student @scientistdivine.bsky.social 😊