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LaNts and Laminins

The Hamill lab blog

  • Blog
  • Science Room
    • A very friendly introduction to Basement Membranes
    • Laminins – a friendly intro!
    • LaNts – a friendly intro
      • Taking control of a cancer-associated “splicing switch”
      • LaNt alpha31 in the ocular surface; a new player in corneal wound repair?
      • LaNt alpha31 distribution in human tissues
      • LaNt wars: the LaNt mouse saga…
      • LaNt a31 – a breast cancer marker and potential drug target
    • Developing A New Therapy for Aniridia
    • Are you really as good at applying sunscreen as you think?
      • Can you replace your sunscreen with SPF containing moisturisers?
      • UV photography; how to guide
    • Join the team
  • Core Cell and Molecular Biology + Genetics Quizzes
    • Guide to identifying mode of inheritance from genetic pedigrees
    • Cell Biology and Genetics Foundation MCQ – 1
    • Core Genetics Multiple Choice Quiz Q1
    • Genetic Pedigree Multiple Choice Quiz – 1
    • Genetic Pedigree Multiple Choice Quiz – 2
    • Genetic Pedigree Multiple Choice Quiz – 3
    • Genetic Pedigree – Multiple Choice Quiz – 4
    • Multiple Choice Quiz – Genetic Pedigrees – 5 – ABO and Rh blood group
    • Genetics Pedigrees MCQ 6 – Real Example – LOCS
    • Mitosis and Meiosis MCQ (genetics/cell biology)
    • Transcription, translation, protein and gene regulation MCQ
    • Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values MCQ
    • Mean, Median, Mode MCQ
    • Hallmarks of Cancer MCQ
  • Lab Skills Quizzes
    • MCQ working in the lab
    • MCQ – Lab calculations
    • MCQ Microscopy
    • MCQ protein work
    • MCQ cell culture
    • MCQ RNA/DNA techniques
    • MCQ Flow cytometry and FACS
    • Science grammar quiz!
    • Lab Skill Quiz – Data interpretation I
    • Lab skills quiz – data interpretation MCQ #2
    • Lab skills MCQ – Data interpretation #3
    • Worked examples videos: basic lab calculations
  • Writing Guides
    • Downloadable Manuscript Template Doc
    • Titles
    • Preparing Scientific Posters
    • Abstracts
    • Introductions
    • Materials and Methods
    • Results Figure Preparation
    • Choosing a graph type
    • Figure legends
    • Results
    • Discussions
    • Quick tips-methods
    • Quick tips-results
  • “Life in the Lab” book
  • Experimental Design Guide
    • Statistics test – flow chart
    • Experimental Design – Part 1 – Hypotheses
    • Experimental Design – Part 2 – Measurements
    • Experimental Design – Part 3 – Controls
    • Experimental Design – part 4 – Assigning groups
    • Experimental Design – Part 5 – Sample size determination
  • MRes BLS links
    • MRes: Introduction to Lab Skills Practical Class
    • MRes – RT-PCR (video)
    • MRes – Western Blotting
    • Worked examples videos: basic lab calculations

Author: lantsandlaminins

cartoon conversation between scientists concerned by lockdown

Readymade Excuse

COVID, lockdown

Valuing mystery

We have a mystery. For years forks have gone missing from our communal kitchen. Not one or two occasionally being … More

forks, Pillowtree

Podcasting

Check out my interview on the Academy “Developing Practice” podcast

award, book, engagement, experimental design, fellowship, impact, MRes, PhD guidebook, teaching

They grow up so fast, especially during lockdown – undergraduate project students

They grow up so fast, especially during lockdown – undergraduate project students

project, teaching, undergraduate

Ending lockdown?

Over the last few months with lab shutdown and the team all stuck at home, it didn’t feel appropriate to … More

lab cartoon

Win a private cookery lesson with JEAN-CHRISTOPHE NOVELLI and help fund cancer research.

Prize draw for cookery lesson with Jean Claude Novelli

Fundraising, NWCR

New paper out – the road to conjunctival happiness

Overview of our paper:

Mass Spectrometry Reveals α-2-HS-Glycoprotein as a Key Early Extracellular Matrix Protein for Conjunctival Cells

conjunctiva, ECM, IOVS, laminins, manuscript, Mass spectrometry, paper

You can learn a lot by looking – cool pics from our recent work

As a little positive aside from all the COVID-19 related news, here is a the first of a little collection of cool science pics generated by the team over the last few months. Today’s post features a selection of immunohistochemistry images from human tissues.

histochemistry, imaging, microscopy

Stop saying "significant" in COVID19 science articles

“People with blood group A have a significantly higher risk for acquiring COVID-19 compared with non-A blood groups” proclaims the … More

COVID19, significant, write up, writing

Achievement unlocked – 1/2 marathon completed

Final update on my half-marathon fundraising for North West Cancer Research

Fundraising, NWCR, running

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Recent Posts

  • Funded PhD position Available – Laminins, Superresolution microscopy and Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa
  • Zooming in on laminin 332 – public seminar for ER research organisation
  • New Paper Published – Understanding Laminin N Terminus Alpha 31’s Role in Corneal Healing
  • Outreach – Meet the Scientists at the World Museum
  • They grow up so fast – Dzhalil + Louie at ILCAMS day

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