In the on-line newsletter, The Conversation, Prof Martin Michaelis and Drs Peter Ellis and Mark Wass (School of Biosciences) have commented on recent work showing … Read more
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New research identifies potential drug combinations to treat COVID-19
Researchers from the University of Kent, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and the University of Marburg, Germany, have identified a drug combination with the potential … Read more
New drug combination may improve cold sore treatment
Research from Kent’s School of Biosciences and the Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, has found a drug combination that may improve treatment for diseases caused by … Read more
Determining gene function will help understanding of processes of life
Scientists at the University have developed a new method of determining gene function in a breakthrough that could have major implications for understanding the processes … Read more
Newly discovered Ebolavirus may not cause severe disease in humans
Researchers from the University’s School of Biosciences have provided evidence that a newly discovered Ebolavirus may not be as deadly as other species to humans. … Read more
Researching the researchers to improve effective use of research-funding
Research findings from one set of academics can be notoriously difficult to reproduce by others, leading to claims that up to 90% of research funding … Read more
Undergraduate research project published in international journal
Stuart Masterson, a PhD student in the School of Biosciences, whose final year undergraduate dissertation has led to the publication of a scientific paper in … Read more
Bioscientists fight against parasite that causes diarrhoea in young children
Bioscientists at Kent are to take up the fight against the parasite that causes diarrhoea in young children with funding from Grand Challenges Explorations, … Read more
Research on Ebola recognised with international award
A team led by Dr Mark Wass, Prof Martin Michaelis, and Dr Jeremy Rossman from the School of Biosciences at the University of Kent received … Read more
Research offers potential new treatment for children’s cancer
The team, including Professor Martin Michaelis and Dr Mark Wass at Kent’s School of Biosciences, found that flubendazole – a drug used against parasitic worms … Read more