Category: research

A group of academics within the School of Biosciences have recently established a new research group focused on infectious diseases. The purpose of the RAPID group … Read more

Congratulations to Dr Barrie Rooney, Postdoctoral Researcher from the School of Biosciences who won the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) ‘Social Innovator of … Read more

A team from the University’s School of Biosciences examined the differences between Ebolaviruses that cause severe disease in humans and the Reston virus that does … Read more

The School of Biosciences proudly congratulates Dr Ben Goult, Lecturer in Biosciences, on receiving a 2016 Research Grant from the Human Frontiers Science Program (HFSP). The highly … Read more

The winners of this year’s University Research Prizes for 2016, saw 3 awards going to the School of Biosciences. The scheme, in its second year, … Read more

Dr Natali Fili has been awarded a Newton International Fellowship to be hosted by the School of Biosciences. Dr Fili will be investigating a project entitled: … Read more

Enzastaurin is a compound that is under clinical investigation as anti-cancer drug. It has been developed as inhibitor of protein kinase beta, a serine/threonine kinase … Read more

  Dr. Chris Toseland who recently joined the School of Biosciences has been awarded almost £1.5 million by the Medical Research Council for a Career … Read more

New biosciences research at the University could point the way to greater understanding of the heart mutations that cause sudden cardiac arrest. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is … Read more

Bioscientists at the University have been awarded nearly £3.5 million to research the production of bacterial cells with enhanced internal organisation for industrial biotechnological processes. … Read more