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New paper published – identifying a miRNA target for glaucoma treatment

I’m very pleased to announce that our recent work has been published in the journal Genes (click the image below…

glaucoma, miRNA, paper

Editing for impact #6 – Dealing with the Waffle-monster [addressing common problems]

We’ve all been there – shared a first draft with supervisors or co-authors and it has come back covered in…

Life in the lab – Researcher Guide Book – FREE Prize Draw!

FREE prize draw to win copies of Life in the Lab – researcher guide book.

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They grow up so fast – Liam’s graduation edition

Yesterday, the hottest day ever in the UK, Liam donned his newly acquired superhero PhD robes and took the final…

PhD

They grow up so fast – Fawziah and Bilge’s first year talks

Today Fawziah Asiri and Bilge Sari gave their first year PhD talks, a milestone in their journey that allows them…

life in the lab, PhD, teaching

They grow up so fast – Adding a “Dr” to Conor Sugden

Today was another huge moment for the Lantsandlaminins team… Conor “Conro” Sugden passed his viva voce (PhD thesis defence) and…

Life in the laminin lab, PhD

New paper published – First ever LaNt in vivo studies!

New paper – studying laminin N terminus alpha31 in a transgenic mouse model. The first in vivo experiments into this protein. The results are striking!

Basement Membrane, Laminin

They grow up so fast… Introducing Dr Liam Shaw, PhD.

Huge day today… Liam Shaw passed his PhD viva and became a Dr! His thesis “Determining the role of laminin…

Life in the laminin lab, PhD, They grow up so fast

New paper published… in search of the perfect tan

How do self-tanning agents work? A combination of Chemistry and Biology define what works best. Understanding the process has large commercial potential. This review covers all aspects of the self-tan reaction…from bench to salon!

melanoidins, self tan, st tropez

Editing for impact #5 – Is it time to stop using “A study by Author et al.,…”?

Does it matter who wrote the work that you are citing? Usually it isn’t as important about what that study found. So… should you ever say “A study by author et al.,”?

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