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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to this week’s BLS Seminar, sponsored by BGI Tech! Prof Simon Johnson (Northumbria University) will discuss mitochondrial disease mechanisms and immune pathway interactions.
🗓️ Wed 8 Oct, 1 pm
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BLS Seminar Series- Simon Johnson, Academy of Medical Sciences Professor in Northumbria University - Lancaster University

Seminar Details:Date: Wednesday, 8th of October, 2025, 13:00Venue: Furness College, Lecture Theatre 1Title:

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 5d

On Monday, BLS lecturers Dr Sana Hannan and Dr Aikaterini Gatsiou attended the AMS Springboard Award reception at The King’s Fund in London, where they had the chance to interact with the other 60 awardees, alumni and AMS fellows.
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Sana Hannan @sanahannan.bsky.social · 7d

📢 Applications are now open! Fully funded PhD studentship in the NEON Lab @lancasteruni.bsky.social with
@uofglasgow.bsky.social, investigating sleep-related memory processing in the ageing brain! 🧠💤💭

📈 Project info: tinyurl.com/3ue7ju7p
📝Apply here: tinyurl.com/mujaz3bv
🗓️ Deadline: 21/11/2025

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Doug Orr @doug-orr.bsky.social · 6d

Stef Menzies @menzieslab.bsky.social @blslancasteruni.bsky.social is leading a project with Martin Llewellyn (Glasgow) and I looking at antibody engineering and different ways to deliver these in aquaculture settings, including some plant engineering! www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Animal Biology in Health & Disease - Stefanie Menzies

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Doug Orr @doug-orr.bsky.social · 6d

Nick Robinson @blslancasteruni.bsky.social is leading a project involving Bobby Graham (Belfast) and myself to do some really cool discovery and applied work involving Asgard Archea, proteasomes, and plants! www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...

University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Underpinning Bioscience - Nick Robinson

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John Hardy @jghardylab.bsky.social · 9d

Light-responsive coumarin-functionalised nanogels for metformin delivery in International Journal of Pharmaceutics. @blslancasteruni.bsky.social and @lancasterunichem.bsky.social
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Dewar Lab @dewarlab.bsky.social · 7d

🚨Exciting PhD opportunity available, looking at iron-mitochondrial crosstalk in immunity and inflammation
💰Fully funded through BBSRC NorthWestBio DTP
🤝Collaborative project between three labs @uofglasgow.bsky.social and @blslancasteruni.bsky.social
⏰Deadline 21st Nov
⬇️See below for more details

Gwo-tzer Ho @gwotzerho.bsky.social · 8d

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We have a fantastic #PhD opportunity looking at iron-mitochondria-inflammation with @jimbrewer84 and Caroline Dewar @LancasterUni! Looking for great candidates. 🙏 apply below:

University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Underpinning Bioscience - Gwo-tzer Ho

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Dewar Lab @dewarlab.bsky.social · 7d

🔬Fascinated by the unique mitochondrial biology that keeps deadly parasites alive?
🥼We have a fully funded NorthWestBio PhD just for you‼️
🌎 @blslancasteruni.bsky.social
📍Co-supervisor Kostas Tokatlidis @uofglasgow.bsky.social
⏰Deadline 21st Nov
📮Info and to apply👇
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University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Underpinning Bioscience - Caroline Dewar

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 7d

This work is part of their broader effort to help improve #sanitation and #health in Sub-Saharan Africa. It’s great to see research here at Lancaster contributing to real-world impact. Congratulations to Manoj and Roger on this publication! 👏

Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 7d

New paper out from BLS Prof. Roger Pickup @rogerpickup.bsky.social and Dr Manoj Roy (LEC) in the IWA Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development:
“Scale-dependent co-production of sanitation solutions in urban Tanzania.”
doi.org/10.2166/wash...

Scale-dependent co-production of sanitation solutions in urban Tanzania | Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development | IWA Publishing

HIGHLIGHTS. Co-production ideas are emerging to address sanitation challenges in Dar es Salaam.We report three cases at three governance levels – micro, me

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 10d

BLS Senior Lecturer Rachael Rigby gave an expert opinion on a study published in JAMA Psychiatry, that looked at the associations between soft drink consumption and depression mediated by gut #microbiome changes. Read Rachael's expert opinion here! www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-react...

expert reaction to study on association between soft drink consumption and depression mediated by gut microbiome | Science Media Centre

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 16d

Next stop: Silver in 2026 🚀 – with plans to expand lab plastics recycling, build shared chemical/reagent inventories, and embed sustainability into every aspect of lab work.

Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks to their hard work, BLS research spaces have achieved LEAF Bronze accreditation – a recognised standard for driving #sustainability and efficiency in laboratories. The process has also strengthened collaboration across departments and encouraged sharing of best practice.

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 16d

On 3rd September, Dr Jayde Whittingham-Dowd, Lisa Butler and Dr Elisabeth Shaw represented the BLS technical team at the Lancaster University #LEAF accreditation celebration.

Jayde, Lisa and Elisabeth with the LEAF accreditation certificates

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · Sep 3

BLS Professor Roger Pickup @rogerpickup.bsky.social and Dr Manoj Roy (Lancaster Environment Centre) have released a video showcasing their involvement in making Africa’s youth aware of the value of #waste #recycling

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Meet the children ‘lighting up’ their classrooms – with a little help from science - Lancaster University

Children in parts of urban Africa are powering change in their communities with the support of a major international research partnership led by Lancaster University.

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · Sep 3

The first results of a UK wide inflammatory bowel disease survey 'Geographic distribution of inflammatory bowel disease in the UK: A spatially explicit survey’ have been published in PLOS ONE, led by Peter Atkinson and Roger Pickup @rogerpickup.bsky.social #IBD

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Geographic distribution of inflammatory bowel disease in the UK: A spatially explicit survey

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by chronic inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, with two main forms: Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). While CD can affect...

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Sana Hannan @sanahannan.bsky.social · Aug 4

Excited to share that our lab website is now live! Take a look to find out more about what we're working on in the NEON Lab. 🧠📈💤💭

wp.lancs.ac.uk/neonlab/

NEON Lab – Network Electrophysiology, Oscillations & Neurobiology

The NEON Lab studies the brain's neural dynamics in health and disease using interdisciplinary methods, focusing on sleep, epilepsy, memory, and dementia.

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · Jul 10

BLS Lecturer Dr. Derek Gatherer has written a popular science book 'BioFutures and the Legacy of Our Past: Escaping Evolution' which is available now from Cambridge Scholars Publishing 🧪
www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-...

BioFutures and the Legacy of Our Past: Escaping Evolution - Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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Lucy Jackson-Jones @lucyhjackson-j.bsky.social · Jul 9

Huge Congratulations to Dr @chloebarnes.bsky.social who sailed through her PhD viva today @blslancasteruni.bsky.social
With thanks to examiners Michael Lewis and Paul McKean.

Chloe is now a ⭐️ PDRA with @juanquintana.bsky.social @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social

Chloe Barnes & supervisory team minus John Worthington

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Sana Hannan @sanahannan.bsky.social · Jul 4

What a wonderful experience performing stand-up comedy at The Royal Society this week! Huge thanks to @drstevex.bsky.social and @royalsociety.org for the invitation, and to my fellow comedians for all the laughter and camaraderie! 😊🎤

📸: @drstevex.bsky.social

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · Jul 4

Asmaa Nasr and Vidya Manju from Prof Munir’s Lab recently participated in the International Pandemic Sciences Conferece 2025 at the Pandemic Sciences Institute, Oxford. They presented their PhD research on viruses with pandemic potential. #PandemicSciences25

Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · May 16

Professor Roger Pickup appeared on BBC Inside Science on BBCRadio4 talking about the current bathing season and water quality. You can listen here, ~9min20 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

BBC Inside Science - Will the Hole in the Ozone Layer Close? - BBC Sounds

40 years since we discovered a hole in the Ozone layer, we ask what threatens it today

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Menzies Lab @menzieslab.bsky.social · May 15

Another paper hot off the press! Dual proteomics strategies to characterise and compare the venom composition of nine African #snake #venoms . A wonderful collaboration with Louc Quinton's lab as part of the ADDovenom project. @blslancasteruni.bsky.social 🐍🧪 www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/17...

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Cambridge RNA @cambridgerna.bsky.social · May 14

📣 Don’t miss our next RNA Club session on May 22nd 17h at @cambiochem.bsky.social with @agatsiou.bsky.social (@lancasteruni.bsky.social @blslancasteruni.bsky.social) She’ll reveal how RNA editing shapes immune regulation in health and disease. Don't miss this session full of science and pizza! 🍕🤓

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · May 13

Today starting at 6.30pm, Dr Steven Hall from our department is giving a public lecture that sheds light on a little-known, yet deadly, global health emergency: #snakebite envenoming. 🧪
Further details here www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/public-...

Public lecture explores devastating impact of snakebite envenoming - Lancaster University

Lancaster University is hosting a thought-provoking lecture that sheds light on a little-known, yet deadly, global health emergency: snakebite envenoming.

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