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
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New RAPID group Launch Day 8 July 2016
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
Dr. Barrie Rooney wins BBSRC Social Innovator of the Year Award
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
Research shows potential for emergence of new Ebolavirus
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
Dr Ben Goult awarded Human Frontiers Science Programme grant
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
University Research Prizes 2016
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
Newton International Fellowship awarded to Dr. Natali Fili
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
Cancer expert discovers novel pharmacological action of a candidate anti-cancer drug
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
MRC Career Development Award for Biosciences Dr. Chris Toseland
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 hope for understanding sudden cardiac arrest
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