Centre of the Cell
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The first informal education centre to be located in working biomedical research labs.
❓Ever wondered what a stoma is?
⚕️Find out about what they are and what they do
👩🔬In our new science story from Student Explainer Anoushka
⚕️Find out about what they are and what they do
👩🔬In our new science story from Student Explainer Anoushka
What is a stoma? - Centre of the Cell
What is a stoma?
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February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
❓Ever wondered what a stoma is?
⚕️Find out about what they are and what they do
👩🔬In our new science story from Student Explainer Anoushka
⚕️Find out about what they are and what they do
👩🔬In our new science story from Student Explainer Anoushka
Looking for something to do this #HalfTerm? We've got plenty of events going on, including a puppet show for even our smallest visitors! Meet Melissa and learn about cells and DNA:
Events - Centre of the Cell
Our programme of events is open to all. Throughout the year we host and deliver a range of family friendly shows and workshops that will delight all ages. We have intriguing and fun events for all…
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February 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Looking for something to do this #HalfTerm? We've got plenty of events going on, including a puppet show for even our smallest visitors! Meet Melissa and learn about cells and DNA:
Interested in space? Come along to our #free event looking at life beyond this planet:
February - Life Beyond Earth: Exoplanets & Extremophiles - Centre of the Cell
We explore this fascinating concept through a discussion hosted by world leading scientist Prof Fran Balkwill OBE, FRS, joined by colleagues Dr Edward Gillen and Dr Neil McCarthy to add their…
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February 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Interested in space? Come along to our #free event looking at life beyond this planet:
Our next Big Question is available to book - taking place on 24th March Dr. Paul Vulliamy will be answering the question: Crash! Bang!... Then what? How do our bodies respond to trauma?
March - Crash! Bang! ... Then what? How do our bodies respond to trauma? - Centre of the Cell
At any point in our lives any of us might get an injury, maybe from something as simple as falling over. But what happens when that injury is potentially life changing? Researchers and Doctors are…
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February 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Our next Big Question is available to book - taking place on 24th March Dr. Paul Vulliamy will be answering the question: Crash! Bang!... Then what? How do our bodies respond to trauma?
Have an interest in public engagement? Come work with us on our small but dedicated team! buff.ly/2uhwRPd
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Have an interest in public engagement? Come work with us on our small but dedicated team! buff.ly/2uhwRPd
❓ Want to know if there's a link between your gut and your mental health?
😨🦋 Or why certain situations make you feel nauseous or give you butterflies?
👩🔬 Find out the answer to this science question from student Explainer Roberta
😨🦋 Or why certain situations make you feel nauseous or give you butterflies?
👩🔬 Find out the answer to this science question from student Explainer Roberta
Can my gut health affect my mental health? - Centre of the Cell
Can my gut health affect my mental health?
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January 30, 2026 at 6:08 PM
❓ Want to know if there's a link between your gut and your mental health?
😨🦋 Or why certain situations make you feel nauseous or give you butterflies?
👩🔬 Find out the answer to this science question from student Explainer Roberta
😨🦋 Or why certain situations make you feel nauseous or give you butterflies?
👩🔬 Find out the answer to this science question from student Explainer Roberta
❓ Ever wondered what an epipen is?
🏥⚕️💉 Or how they're used to treat anaphylaxis?
👩🔬 Find out in our blog from student Explainer Anoushka
🏥⚕️💉 Or how they're used to treat anaphylaxis?
👩🔬 Find out in our blog from student Explainer Anoushka
What is an epipen? - Centre of the Cell
What is an epipen?
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January 20, 2026 at 6:08 PM
❓ Ever wondered what an epipen is?
🏥⚕️💉 Or how they're used to treat anaphylaxis?
👩🔬 Find out in our blog from student Explainer Anoushka
🏥⚕️💉 Or how they're used to treat anaphylaxis?
👩🔬 Find out in our blog from student Explainer Anoushka
It's tomorrow! 🚑🚑☁️🚨🚨
❓London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎙️Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
🗓️Thursday 15 January
🕑6pm - 7:30pm
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❓London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎙️Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
🗓️Thursday 15 January
🕑6pm - 7:30pm
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January 14, 2026 at 10:01 AM
It's tomorrow! 🚑🚑☁️🚨🚨
❓London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎙️Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
🗓️Thursday 15 January
🕑6pm - 7:30pm
🎫Tickets buff.ly/v1VNJKH
❓London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎙️Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
🗓️Thursday 15 January
🕑6pm - 7:30pm
🎫Tickets buff.ly/v1VNJKH
#OTD in 1858, Oskar Minkowski was born🐣
He was the physiologist who discovered the pancreatic origin of diabetes - where it results from absence of a pancreatic substance (later identified as insulin)🍬
This opened the door to insulin treatments used by millions today💉
He was the physiologist who discovered the pancreatic origin of diabetes - where it results from absence of a pancreatic substance (later identified as insulin)🍬
This opened the door to insulin treatments used by millions today💉
January 13, 2026 at 10:28 AM
#OTD in 1858, Oskar Minkowski was born🐣
He was the physiologist who discovered the pancreatic origin of diabetes - where it results from absence of a pancreatic substance (later identified as insulin)🍬
This opened the door to insulin treatments used by millions today💉
He was the physiologist who discovered the pancreatic origin of diabetes - where it results from absence of a pancreatic substance (later identified as insulin)🍬
This opened the door to insulin treatments used by millions today💉
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❓London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎙️Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
📍Blizard Institute, E1 2AT
🗓️Thursday 15 January
🕑6pm - 7:30pm
TICKETS here🎫 buff.ly/v1VNJKH
❓London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎙️Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
📍Blizard Institute, E1 2AT
🗓️Thursday 15 January
🕑6pm - 7:30pm
TICKETS here🎫 buff.ly/v1VNJKH
January 12, 2026 at 10:05 AM
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW😡😡😡
❓London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎙️Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
📍Blizard Institute, E1 2AT
🗓️Thursday 15 January
🕑6pm - 7:30pm
TICKETS here🎫 buff.ly/v1VNJKH
❓London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎙️Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
📍Blizard Institute, E1 2AT
🗓️Thursday 15 January
🕑6pm - 7:30pm
TICKETS here🎫 buff.ly/v1VNJKH
🐔 Ever wondered what the difference between chicken pox and shingles is?
❓ They both give you an itchy rash, but are they connected?
👩🔬 Find out in out new science story from student Explainer Roberta
❓ They both give you an itchy rash, but are they connected?
👩🔬 Find out in out new science story from student Explainer Roberta
What is the difference between chicken pox and shingles? - Centre of the Cell
What is the difference between chicken pox and shingles?
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January 11, 2026 at 9:55 AM
🐔 Ever wondered what the difference between chicken pox and shingles is?
❓ They both give you an itchy rash, but are they connected?
👩🔬 Find out in out new science story from student Explainer Roberta
❓ They both give you an itchy rash, but are they connected?
👩🔬 Find out in out new science story from student Explainer Roberta
💡 To find out more about asthma
📖 Read our new story from student Explainer, Anoushka
🫁 She's been telling us all about the condition and the treatments available
📖 Read our new story from student Explainer, Anoushka
🫁 She's been telling us all about the condition and the treatments available
What is asthma? - Centre of the Cell
What is asthma?
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January 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
💡 To find out more about asthma
📖 Read our new story from student Explainer, Anoushka
🫁 She's been telling us all about the condition and the treatments available
📖 Read our new story from student Explainer, Anoushka
🫁 She's been telling us all about the condition and the treatments available
1 week to go until the first Big Question of 2026!
❓London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎙️Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
📍Blizard Institute, E1 2AT
🗓️Thursday 15 January
🕑6pm - 7:30pm
Get tickets here🎫 buff.ly/v1VNJKH
❓London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎙️Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
📍Blizard Institute, E1 2AT
🗓️Thursday 15 January
🕑6pm - 7:30pm
Get tickets here🎫 buff.ly/v1VNJKH
January 8, 2026 at 2:09 PM
1 week to go until the first Big Question of 2026!
❓London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎙️Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
📍Blizard Institute, E1 2AT
🗓️Thursday 15 January
🕑6pm - 7:30pm
Get tickets here🎫 buff.ly/v1VNJKH
❓London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎙️Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
📍Blizard Institute, E1 2AT
🗓️Thursday 15 January
🕑6pm - 7:30pm
Get tickets here🎫 buff.ly/v1VNJKH
#OTD in 1941, John Ernest Walker, the chemist who pioneered how enzyme ATP synthase catalyses the formation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) was born! 🎂
ATP functions as a carrier of energy in all living organisms, supplying energy for essential cellular processes 🔋⚡
ATP functions as a carrier of energy in all living organisms, supplying energy for essential cellular processes 🔋⚡
January 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM
#OTD in 1941, John Ernest Walker, the chemist who pioneered how enzyme ATP synthase catalyses the formation of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) was born! 🎂
ATP functions as a carrier of energy in all living organisms, supplying energy for essential cellular processes 🔋⚡
ATP functions as a carrier of energy in all living organisms, supplying energy for essential cellular processes 🔋⚡
New year, new Big Question🥳
Join us for our first Big Question of 2026!
❓ London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎤 Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
📅 Thursday 15th January
🕐 6pm - 7:30pm
Get tickets here buff.ly/v1VNJKH 🎫
Join us for our first Big Question of 2026!
❓ London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎤 Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
📅 Thursday 15th January
🕐 6pm - 7:30pm
Get tickets here buff.ly/v1VNJKH 🎫
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 AM
New year, new Big Question🥳
Join us for our first Big Question of 2026!
❓ London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎤 Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
📅 Thursday 15th January
🕐 6pm - 7:30pm
Get tickets here buff.ly/v1VNJKH 🎫
Join us for our first Big Question of 2026!
❓ London’s Air Ambulance: Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?
🎤 Dr Anne Weaver & Dean Bateman
📅 Thursday 15th January
🕐 6pm - 7:30pm
Get tickets here buff.ly/v1VNJKH 🎫
#OTD in 1939, Harold E. Varmus was born 🎂
With Michael Bishop, he discovered that integration of viral genes into host genome can activate existing cellular oncogenes, thereby leading to cancer 🦠🧬
This led to greater understanding, diagnosis and treatments of cancers!
With Michael Bishop, he discovered that integration of viral genes into host genome can activate existing cellular oncogenes, thereby leading to cancer 🦠🧬
This led to greater understanding, diagnosis and treatments of cancers!
December 18, 2025 at 10:39 AM
#OTD in 1939, Harold E. Varmus was born 🎂
With Michael Bishop, he discovered that integration of viral genes into host genome can activate existing cellular oncogenes, thereby leading to cancer 🦠🧬
This led to greater understanding, diagnosis and treatments of cancers!
With Michael Bishop, he discovered that integration of viral genes into host genome can activate existing cellular oncogenes, thereby leading to cancer 🦠🧬
This led to greater understanding, diagnosis and treatments of cancers!
Our Big Question Lecture "Plants, Pathogens, and Pirouettes?" is now available to watch here: buff.ly/iVdmLZd 🌱 🦠 🩰
December 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Our Big Question Lecture "Plants, Pathogens, and Pirouettes?" is now available to watch here: buff.ly/iVdmLZd 🌱 🦠 🩰
#OTD in 1836, German surgeon Ernst von Bergmann, was born👨⚕️
Building on Lister's work, he pioneered aseptic surgery and introduced heat sterilisation for surgical instruments 🩺💉
This was a breakthrough that made modern surgery safe and patients’ survival possible ✨
Building on Lister's work, he pioneered aseptic surgery and introduced heat sterilisation for surgical instruments 🩺💉
This was a breakthrough that made modern surgery safe and patients’ survival possible ✨
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
#OTD in 1836, German surgeon Ernst von Bergmann, was born👨⚕️
Building on Lister's work, he pioneered aseptic surgery and introduced heat sterilisation for surgical instruments 🩺💉
This was a breakthrough that made modern surgery safe and patients’ survival possible ✨
Building on Lister's work, he pioneered aseptic surgery and introduced heat sterilisation for surgical instruments 🩺💉
This was a breakthrough that made modern surgery safe and patients’ survival possible ✨
#OTD in 1928, Bruce Nathan Ames, the biochemist who invented the Ames test to assess whether a chemical is mutagenic, was born🐣
This serves as the initial screening step to identify chemicals (e.g. from food, cosmetics, drugs etc.) that may be carcinogenic (cancer-causing)👿
This serves as the initial screening step to identify chemicals (e.g. from food, cosmetics, drugs etc.) that may be carcinogenic (cancer-causing)👿
December 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
#OTD in 1928, Bruce Nathan Ames, the biochemist who invented the Ames test to assess whether a chemical is mutagenic, was born🐣
This serves as the initial screening step to identify chemicals (e.g. from food, cosmetics, drugs etc.) that may be carcinogenic (cancer-causing)👿
This serves as the initial screening step to identify chemicals (e.g. from food, cosmetics, drugs etc.) that may be carcinogenic (cancer-causing)👿
#OTD in 1860, Niels Ryberg Finsen, the physician who pioneered modern phototherapy was born🔆
He treated lupus vulgaris (skin tuberculosis) with concentrated UV light with some success.
Phototherapy has since been further developed and is now widely used in dermatology ✨💆
He treated lupus vulgaris (skin tuberculosis) with concentrated UV light with some success.
Phototherapy has since been further developed and is now widely used in dermatology ✨💆
December 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
#OTD in 1860, Niels Ryberg Finsen, the physician who pioneered modern phototherapy was born🔆
He treated lupus vulgaris (skin tuberculosis) with concentrated UV light with some success.
Phototherapy has since been further developed and is now widely used in dermatology ✨💆
He treated lupus vulgaris (skin tuberculosis) with concentrated UV light with some success.
Phototherapy has since been further developed and is now widely used in dermatology ✨💆
✨It's beginning to look a lot like...🎶
Our next BIG Question👹🥁
❓"Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?" - all about London's Air Ambulance charity, one of the busiest air ambulance services in the world🚑☁️
Get your tickets now 🫵🫵🫵
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Our next BIG Question👹🥁
❓"Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?" - all about London's Air Ambulance charity, one of the busiest air ambulance services in the world🚑☁️
Get your tickets now 🫵🫵🫵
👉 buff.ly/fuZirML
December 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
✨It's beginning to look a lot like...🎶
Our next BIG Question👹🥁
❓"Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?" - all about London's Air Ambulance charity, one of the busiest air ambulance services in the world🚑☁️
Get your tickets now 🫵🫵🫵
👉 buff.ly/fuZirML
Our next BIG Question👹🥁
❓"Can we bring the hospital to an injured patient?" - all about London's Air Ambulance charity, one of the busiest air ambulance services in the world🚑☁️
Get your tickets now 🫵🫵🫵
👉 buff.ly/fuZirML
#OTD in 1874, James Lewis Kraft, the inventor of processed cheese was born! His method kills the germs in cheese and allows it to be shipped long distances. 🧀 🧀 🧀
Hands up if you love cheese! 🙋🧀🫶
Hands up if you love cheese! 🙋🧀🫶
December 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#OTD in 1874, James Lewis Kraft, the inventor of processed cheese was born! His method kills the germs in cheese and allows it to be shipped long distances. 🧀 🧀 🧀
Hands up if you love cheese! 🙋🧀🫶
Hands up if you love cheese! 🙋🧀🫶
#OTD in 1925, Paul Greengard, a neuroscientist who discovered how different neurotransmitters carry out their functions inside neurons was born 👨🔬
His research has paved the way for new treatments for neurological and mental diseases like Parkinson's and Schizophrenia 🧠 💊
His research has paved the way for new treatments for neurological and mental diseases like Parkinson's and Schizophrenia 🧠 💊
December 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#OTD in 1925, Paul Greengard, a neuroscientist who discovered how different neurotransmitters carry out their functions inside neurons was born 👨🔬
His research has paved the way for new treatments for neurological and mental diseases like Parkinson's and Schizophrenia 🧠 💊
His research has paved the way for new treatments for neurological and mental diseases like Parkinson's and Schizophrenia 🧠 💊
#OTD in 1843, Robert Koch, the physician who discovered Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (bacterium that causes TB) was born👨⚕️🦠
TB spreads through the air and is one the world's top 10 causes of death. But thankfully, it is treatable with the right combination of antibiotics💊
TB spreads through the air and is one the world's top 10 causes of death. But thankfully, it is treatable with the right combination of antibiotics💊
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#OTD in 1843, Robert Koch, the physician who discovered Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (bacterium that causes TB) was born👨⚕️🦠
TB spreads through the air and is one the world's top 10 causes of death. But thankfully, it is treatable with the right combination of antibiotics💊
TB spreads through the air and is one the world's top 10 causes of death. But thankfully, it is treatable with the right combination of antibiotics💊
#OTD in 1934, Howard Martin Temin, one of the co-discoverers of reverse transcriptase was born. Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme used by some viruses to copy their viral genes into DNA of the infected cell 🧬😵💫
Today, reverse transcriptase is widely used in gene technologies across labs! 🧪
Today, reverse transcriptase is widely used in gene technologies across labs! 🧪
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
#OTD in 1934, Howard Martin Temin, one of the co-discoverers of reverse transcriptase was born. Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme used by some viruses to copy their viral genes into DNA of the infected cell 🧬😵💫
Today, reverse transcriptase is widely used in gene technologies across labs! 🧪
Today, reverse transcriptase is widely used in gene technologies across labs! 🧪