The School of Biosciences has recently achieved re-accreditation from both the Royal Society of Biology (RSB) and the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) for a … Read more
Tag: biochemistry
How does myosin fold?
Professor Michael Geeves recent collaboration with the Vienna BioCenter has resulted in a Nature publication. Proteins are made up of long chains of amino acids … Read more
Royal Society 4 year Industry Fellow Award
Professor Martin Warren from the School of Biosciences, has been awarded a prestigious 4 year Royal Society Fellowship. Professor Warren and his lab will be … Read more
Graduate School Prizes Awards Ceremony
Research Title: Fast Kinetic Studies of Human Cardiac Myosins Congratulations to School of Biosciences PhD student, Chloe Johnson, who was recently announced as a winner … Read more
Diagnosing sleeping sickness with a £1 test
Researchers in the School of Biosciences have developed a simple and cost-effective test to diagnose sleeping sickness, a disease widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. The test … Read more
Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Professor Mick Tuite from the School of Biosciences has been elected to a Fellowship in the American Academy of Microbiology. The Academy, the honorific leadership group … Read more
Research on pigments reveals Achilles’ heel for MRSA
Research co-led by bioscientists at Kent provides a molecular explanation for how the bacterium behind the super bug MRSA produces a red pigment that is … Read more
Wain Medal Lecture 2016
The 2016 Wain Medal Lecture will be given by Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall, Division of Molecular Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee. The lecture entitled: … Read more
Another top 10 performance in the 2016 National Student Survey
The National Student Survey has once again recognised the School of Biosciences as one of the very best places to study in the UK. Reflecting … Read more
Think Kent video: Prof. Martin Warren discusses King George III’s madness
As part of the University of Kent Think Kent series – a collection of Youtube videos celebrating research with international impact at the University – … Read more