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LaNts and Laminins

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    • 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
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    • Guide to identifying mode of inheritance from genetic pedigrees
    • Cell Biology and Genetics Foundation MCQ – 1
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    • Genetic Pedigree Multiple Choice Quiz – 2
    • Genetic Pedigree Multiple Choice Quiz – 3
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    • 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
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    • Mean, Median, Mode MCQ
    • Hallmarks of Cancer MCQ
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    • Science grammar quiz!
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    • Lab skills quiz – data interpretation MCQ #2
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  • Experimental Design Guide
    • Statistics test – flow chart
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    • Experimental Design – Part 2 – Measurements
    • Experimental Design – Part 3 – Controls
    • Experimental Design – part 4 – Assigning groups
    • Experimental Design – Part 5 – Sample size determination
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    • MRes: Introduction to Lab Skills Practical Class
    • MRes – RT-PCR (video)
    • MRes – Western Blotting
    • Worked examples videos: basic lab calculations

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.

life in the lab

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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