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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Aug 26

Step inside an immersive experience to learn about the global threat of antimicrobial resistant infections, how bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics and the research from @wwiem-qub.bsky.social at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social to fight it.

Where: W5, 2 Queens Quay Belfast
When: 1st-15th Sep

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Aug 21

Congratulations to Prof Frank Cassey on receiving the 2025 Newburger-Bellinger Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Award from the Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative.

cardiacneuro.org/newburger-be...

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Newburger-Bellinger Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Award | Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative

The Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome Collaborative is a not-for-profit organization established to determine and implement best practices of neurodevelopmental and psychosocial services for individu...

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Aug 19

🚨 Last chance to apply - Strategic Management & Leadership in Primary Care Short Course! 🚨

✅ Fully Funded places available
✅ Build leadership skills to drive change in healthcare
✅ Workshops spaced over the year to suit busy schedules

📲 Apply now: www.qub.ac.uk/courses/shor...

Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Jun 20

We are delighted to share that Prof Miguel Valvano's research @valvanom.bsky.social has been featured in the BBSRC impact showcase.

This showcase celebrates BBSRC's 30 anniversary - a three-decade journey driven by commitment, collaboration and innovation.
www.discover.ukri.org/bbsrc-impact...

BBSRC Impact showcase 30th anniversary special

For three decades, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has supported and enabled cutting-edge bioscience research and innovation that has helped improve lives and liveli...

www.discover.ukri.org

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Queen's University Belfast @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social · Apr 29

Yesterday, we were proud to launch a new research hub dedicated to tackling #MultipleSclerosis.

The Northern Ireland MS Research Hub will bring together a collaborative team of experts to help accelerate globally leading research and improve the lives of people affected by the condition.

Northern Ireland’s first MS Research Hub launches as local team gets funding boost

Multiple sclerosis (MS) research in Northern Ireland (NI) is to be boosted by the launch of a new research hub dedicated to tackling the condition.

ow.ly

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Apr 28

Transforming MS Research in Northern Ireland and globally!
Our launch event will take place in the Great Hall of the Lanyon Building at Queen’s University Belfast today!
Full information:
lnkd.in/dgvHTg7v

#MSResearch #ms #multiplesclerosis #multiplesclerosisawar

Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Apr 15

Congratulations to ReproGO, Start Up from @wwiem-qub.bsky.social
ReproGo, named finalist at the Northern Ireland StartUp Awards 2025:
1. Medtech & Healthtech StartUp of the Year
2. Equity-Backed StartUp of the Year
Looking forward to the finals in June!
startupawards.uk
#UKSUA

Celebrating Innovation and Excellence | Startup Awards UK

StartUp Awards champion & celebrate the best & brightest StartUps from across the United Kingdom. Join us in recognising outstanding innovation and excellence.

startupawards.uk

Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Mar 27

Our 3rd year PhD Symposium is ongoing today. Live scientific presentations, discussions, prizes, chats with our sponsors, leading biotech companies, and excellent networking opportunities.

Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Mar 25

@wwiem-qub.bsky.social Seminar Series

Professor Michael Bauer, Jena University Hospital,
"An ecological perspective on infectious disease: The 'hormesis' principle revisited"

🗓️Today, Tuesday 25th March , 1 pm
Basement Seminar Room WWIEM

Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Mar 14

Closing soon!!!!
Apply for our summer online student programme - iENGAGE 2025
Join us for 6 weeks this summer, working with our researchers and gain valuable experience on research across our areas of expertise
Last days for applying
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iEngage Online Summer Student Research Programme | Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine | Queen's University Belfast

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Mar 14

We are proud part of UNiSTEM day, and delighted to welcome more than 80 students to
@wwiem-qub.bsky.social, introduce them to stem cells and their potential for therapy.
A day full of science, and inspiration for the next generation of scientists!👩‍🔬🧪🔬

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Mar 11

Today's seminar:

Dr Mirella Barboni, Semmelweis University, Budapest.

"Visual psychophysics and electrophysiology as functional probing tools for gene therapy in congenital alterations and to detect neurotoxicity"

Part of
@WWIEM_QUB Seminar Series

Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Mar 5

Latest
@valvanom.bsky.social
article demonstrating for the first time that antibiotic-resistant Enterobacter bacteria (one of the WHO’s priority pathogens) can hide in macrophages without alerting the immune system published in the @jidjournal.bsky.social

academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Feb 27

Congratulations to Prof Cliff Taggart & Aoife Rodgers on securing a new MRC Grant
-Gap Fund for early-stage development of new healthcare interventions-
to work on the development of a novel parasite-derived peptide for the treatment of chronic bacterial lung infection and inflammation
@ukri.org

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Feb 27

Last few days to apply for our summer online student programme - iENGAGE 2025

Join us for 6 weeks this summer, working with our researchers and gaining valuable experience on research across our areas of expertise

Apply now here:
www.qub.ac.uk/research-cen...

iEngage Online Summer Student Research Programme | Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For Experimental Medicine | Queen's University Belfast

www.qub.ac.uk

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Feb 14

Do you want to know how scientists make new discoveries?🔬

Join us from 1-4:30pm tomorrow at our Experimental Medicine Showcase for live demonstrations and a chance to meet the experts! 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬

#NISF25
nisciencefestival.com/events/qub-e...

QUB Experimental Medicine Showcase | NI Science Festival

With over 180 events across 50+ venues, the NI Science Festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Feb 11

Latest paper from @valvanom.bsky.social lab:
Stress adaptation under in vitro evolution influences survival and metabolic phenotypes of clinical and environmental strains of Vibrio cholerae El-Tor

doi.org/10.1128/spec...

Stress adaptation under in vitro evolution influences survival and metabolic phenotypes of clinical and environmental strains of Vibrio cholerae El-Tor | Microbiology Spectrum

How Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera, survives during the periods between outbreaks remains a critical question. Using experimental evolution based on serial bacterial passages in cultu...

doi.org

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Feb 10

Latest paper on the effects of #IntermittentFasting for #diabetic liver disease.
Dr Eleni Beli's lab found IF altered liver lipid metabolism, reduced reliance on lipid oxidation, increased insulin sensitivity and all effects without weight loss
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39911696/

Reshaping lipid metabolism with long-term alternate day feeding in type 2 diabetes mice - PubMed

Strategies to improve metabolic health include calorie restriction, time restricted eating and fasting several days per week or month. These approaches have demonstrated benefits for individuals exper...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Feb 3

Join us for the Experimental Medicine Showcase on Saturday 15th February, part of the @niscifest! 🎉

🌟 Discover groundbreaking research 🌡️
🌟 Interactive sessions 🧬
🌟 Meet the experts 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

📍 WWIEM, QUB
🕐 1:00-4:30pm
🎟️ All welcome!
#NISF25

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Feb 4

Confocal, super resolution, electron microscopy...

Yes, our facilities are so cool that we want you to discover them as part of the #NISF25

Come on a Tour of our Imaging Facilities

Saturday 15th February
📍 WWIEM, QUB
🕐 2:00pm & 3:00 pm
🎟️ GET YOUR TICKET!!!!!
nisciencefestival.com/events/imagi...

QUBImaging Core Facility Tour | NI Science Festival

With over 180 events across 50+ venues, the NI Science Festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Feb 4

Ready to discover how our scientists grow and study human cells in the lab?

Experience it with us:

Inside the Lab - The Science of Cell culture
nisciencefestival.com/events/insid...

📍 WWIEM, QUB
🌟 15 February
🕐 1:30pm, 2:30pm & 3:30 pm
🎟️ GET YOUR TICKET!!!!!
#NISF25

Inside the Lab - The Science of Cell Culture at QUB | NI Science Festival

With over 180 events across 50+ venues, the NI Science Festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

nisciencefestival.com

Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Feb 4

Excited to join us for the Experimental Medicine Showcase on Saturday 15th February, part of the @niscifest! 🎉?

📍 WWIEM, QUB
🕐 1:00-4:30pm
🎟️ All welcome!
#NISF25

Experimental Medicine showcase

nisciencefestival.com/events/qub-e...

QUB Experimental Medicine Showcase | NI Science Festival

With over 180 events across 50+ venues, the NI Science Festival offers a stimulating and wide range of events focusing on the wonders of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

nisciencefestival.com

Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Feb 4

Do you want to join us for our Online Student Programme iENGAGE?
Applications Open NOW!!!!
You'll have 6 weeks of virtual summer student experience in our research areas across WWIEM

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selindaorrqub.bsky.social @selindaorrqub.bsky.social · Jan 27

Had the privilege of chairing a session at the fantastic GRC Immunology of Fungal Infections conference last week.

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Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine @wwiem-qub.bsky.social · Feb 3

Join us for the Experimental Medicine Showcase on Saturday 15th February, part of the @niscifest! 🎉

🌟 Discover groundbreaking research 🌡️
🌟 Interactive sessions 🧬
🌟 Meet the experts 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

📍 WWIEM, QUB
🕐 1:00-4:30pm
🎟️ All welcome!
#NISF25

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