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Ed Emmott @edemmott.bsky.social · 4d

Brady BMP51 - can get labels with top and side parts for eg eppendorfs and the labels stay on at -80 and in liquid nitrogen.

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Ed Emmott @edemmott.bsky.social · 6d

To clarify, I'm referring to NHS pilot service provision-based ethics

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Ed Emmott @edemmott.bsky.social · 6d

Both are lancet group journals, and in the second case lancet group advice was sought.

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Ed Emmott @edemmott.bsky.social · 6d

I see @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social from the lancet group published a study yesterday under pilot study ethics. This is great.

What is concerning is that a competing study was rejected a month ago from @ebiomedicine.bsky.social, AFTER PASSING PEER REV, as pilot study ethics insufficient. What changed?

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Ed Emmott @edemmott.bsky.social · 14d

Not my area, but amazing news on treating neurodegenerative diseases today - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

www.bbc.co.uk

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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · 22d

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the Festival such a success!! 💙 #BritishScienceFestival #BSF25 @britsciassoc.bsky.social

Read more and see our highlights here >>> brnw.ch/21wVNyw

Science comes alive at the 2025 British Science Festival - University of Liverpool News

Science comes alive at the 2025 British Science Festival

brnw.ch

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Ed Emmott @edemmott.bsky.social · 25d

This was great fun, and excellent questions at the Q & A after the show. Looking forward to sharing the recordings soon.

Ed Emmott @edemmott.bsky.social · 26d

The British science festival 2025 has started in Liverpool and @idb-virology.bsky.social and the team are looking forward to welcoming visitors to the Unity theatre this evening for some antiviral roller skating! @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/ant...

Antiviral roller skating! | British Science Festival 2025 - Unity Theatre

Run time: 18.30 – 19:15 Throwback: it’s summer 2020, lockdowns are looming, you’ve bought yourself a pair of roller skates to cure your boredom… Swoop over to see the Liverpool Roller Birds dance agai...

www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk

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Antiviral Roller Skating @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social · 26d

We are still buzzing from our show! Here’s some snaps of what you missed… in case you were wondering….

Huge thank you to the whole production team and the people who made this happen!

@microbiologysociety.org @britsciassoc.bsky.social @emmottlab.bsky.social @livuninews.bsky.social
#BSF25

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Ed Emmott @edemmott.bsky.social · 26d

The British science festival 2025 has started in Liverpool and @idb-virology.bsky.social and the team are looking forward to welcoming visitors to the Unity theatre this evening for some antiviral roller skating! @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk/whats-on/ant...

Antiviral roller skating! | British Science Festival 2025 - Unity Theatre

Run time: 18.30 – 19:15 Throwback: it’s summer 2020, lockdowns are looming, you’ve bought yourself a pair of roller skates to cure your boredom… Swoop over to see the Liverpool Roller Birds dance agai...

www.unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk

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Dalan Bailey @dalan-bailey.bsky.social · 29d

Our first post on here and it's a doozy 😍🤩. Our epic piece on #sarbecovirus host range. #virology #sars2 #covid #vaccines. Enjoy and please repost. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Understanding the future risk of bat coronavirus spillover into humans: correlating sarbecovirus receptor usage, host range, and antigenicity.

Sarbecoviruses interact with their receptor, angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), via the receptor binding domain (RBD) of Spike, the immunodominant target for neutralising antibodies. Understandin...

www.biorxiv.org

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Emmottlab @emmottlab.bsky.social · Sep 9

The lab is being represented at the IX International Calicivirus Conference in Banff by @tartanvirus.bsky.social! Catch Frazer to talk protease substrates and proteomics.

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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL @livunihss.bsky.social · Aug 28

Antiviral roller skating! It's the sports / science crossover event we've been waiting for! Part of British Science Festival, Liverpool Roller Birds will show you just what Coronavirus can do, and how science stops it. 12 Sept britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/... #BSF25

Graphic of roller-skaters in front of a coronavirus

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Research@LivUni @livuniresearch.bsky.social · Aug 22

🛼 BSF25 presents Antiviral Roller Skating!

Explore viruses & immunity through science + skating fun @liverpooluni.bsky.social

Fri 12 Sept
18.30 - 19:15
Unity Theatre - Unity One

@britsciassoc.bsky.social

Free/Book now 👉

britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

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Antiviral Roller Skating @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social · Sep 4

Just over ONE WEEK to go and things are really coming together!
Here's a look at some fun we've been having preparing for #BSF25 next week! 🎀🧬🦠✨️
📸: @rebee.bsky.social

@britsciassoc.bsky.social
@livuninews.bsky.social
@microbiologysociety.bsky.social

#scicomm
#rollerderby
#rollerskating

Greyscale virus background with a photo in a lilac border in the middle showing Debs waving a yellow ribbon emphatically whilst three other skaters, Elle, Helen and Hannah (left to right) in the background giggles. A white speech bubble from Hannah is in the top right saying "She's at it with the ribbon again. guys"

Greyscale virus background with a photo in a purple border with Hannah, wearing all black, laughing and holding a purple and a yellow ribbon in each hand. Lynn is in the background laughing with her hand over her mouth. A white speech bubble is coming from Hannah saying "Oh wait, guys, aive seen the light. Ribbon joy forever!"

A greyscale background with Debs and Imogen both smiling with their eyes closed and hands on their hips, facing each other. 3 purple cartoon viruses are dotted around the photo and a white text bubble coming from Imogen says "wow, can't believe we get to have so much fun learning about viruses & antivirals!" Beneath the photo it says "this could be you at..." followed by a lilac and white sketch style arrow pointing right to the next slide.

A greyscale background with a photo of Ani leading the choreography of a group of five skaters holding hands in a circle. The text above the photo reads "Antiviral Roller Skating @ British Science Festival 2025. Below the photo the text reads "Friday 12th September, 18:30, Unity Theatre - Theatre One

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Antiviral Roller Skating @antiviral-rskating.bsky.social · Aug 24

📣 Introducing "Antiviral Roller Skating"! ✨️🦠🛼✨️

Debuting at the British Science Festival 2025 #BSF25 in Liverpool! Exploring viruses & antivirals through movement & play!

Friday 12 Sep, 18.30
@unitytheatre.bsky.social

FREE tickets: britishscienceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Title card with multicoloured stickers of roller derby players in action, some with different coloured shields with an antiviral symbol on it, with white text in the middle "Antiviral Roller Skating". The background is a greyscale graphic of viruses particles.

A photo of the cast reading the script at the fiest rehearsal, overlaid with text about the event which reads: "British Science Festival Liverpool 2025; University of Liverpool × Liverpool Roller Birds; Friday 12th September, 18.30, Unity Theatre - Theatre One.

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Ed Emmott @edemmott.bsky.social · Aug 23

Collaboration with Hazel Stewart and team from Cambridge now published, and congrats to @stephenholmes.bsky.social on a first paper from his PhD!

Emmottlab @emmottlab.bsky.social · Aug 23

New paper: collaboration with Cambridge on EMCV 2B* now published journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

Encephalomyocarditis virus protein 2B* interacts with 14-3-3 proteins through a phosphorylated C-terminal binding motif | mBio

Encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) infects a range of species, causing economically important reproductive disorders in pigs and encephalitis and myocarditis in rodents. Due to its wide host range, it ...

journals.asm.org

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Charlotte Hutchings @charlh-science.bsky.social · Aug 2

Happy to share an updated workflow for the analysis of subcellular proteomics derived from protein correlation profiling MS data!

Super fun to write up everything I’ve learnt working with this type of data. We hope it’ll be helpful for the wider community.⭐️

f1000research.com/articles/14-...

F1000Research Article: An updated Bioconductor workflow for correlation profiling subcellular proteomics.

Read the latest article version by Charlotte Hutchings, Thomas Krueger, Oliver M Crook, Laurent Gatto, Kathryn S Lilley, Lisa M Breckels, at F1000Research.

f1000research.com

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Stuart Neil @tetherin.bsky.social · Jul 13

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In parts of Liverpool and Manchester vaccination rates are 20% below where they need to be.

Measles: Child dies at Alder Hey Children's hospital as cases surge

Seventeen children have been treated at the Liverpool hospital for the virus since June.

www.bbc.co.uk

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British Society for Proteome Research @ukbspr.bsky.social · Jul 9

What a great conference #BSPR2025 was. Massive thanks to all of you for joining and to both @edemmott.bsky.social and Roz for organising it.

#BSPR2026 will be hosted at the heart of @pride-ebi.bsky.social and will also be fantastic. Add it to your 2026 calendar

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British Society for Proteome Research @ukbspr.bsky.social · Jul 8

Next on is Hannah Ging showing urine and serum proteomics in IgA vasculitis nephritis #BSPR2025

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British Society for Proteome Research @ukbspr.bsky.social · Jul 9

Next session kicks off with Adam Butterworth with lessons learned from genomic studies of high-throughput proteomic assays #BSPR2025

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British Society for Proteome Research @ukbspr.bsky.social · Jul 9

Next up Melanie Bailey tells us about the SEISMIC facility for spatially resolved single and sub-cellular omics #BSPR2025

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British Society for Proteome Research @ukbspr.bsky.social · Jul 9

Closing up #BSPR2025 we sre privileged to have Vadim @vadim-demichev.bsky.social talking to us about jow quantitative proteomics really is.

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British Society for Proteome Research @ukbspr.bsky.social · Jul 9

Now on to the part we love the most, the awards sections for #BSPR2025

Congratulations to all the awardees of the BSPR travel awards!

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British Society for Proteome Research @ukbspr.bsky.social · Jul 9

Congratulations to Markella Loi from the @emmottlab.bsky.social on winning the Early Career Award for #BSPR2025 and congratulations to @hannahmayging.bsky.social on being the runner

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