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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
    • 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

They grow up so fast MSc 2020-21 – Olivia

Backdated…so I guess this should really a “they grew up so fast”… A retrospective and long-overdue “Big shout-out” to Olivia…

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They grow up so fast – MRes 2021-22 – Megan

A little shout-out to Meagan Hague who has just finished her first lab project with our group as part of her Masters in Research in Clinical Science.

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New Paper Published – Deidentification / informed consent

Congratulations to Frank Preston on publishing his paper on informed consent in publishing and deidentification methods, out today in the…

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Traditions

Happy Holidays from the LaNts and laminin team (l-r Jiraroch, Kevin, JohnJohn, Conro, Fawziah, Liam, Bilge and Natasha). Previous Christmas…

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Listen carefully

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New Paper Out – Risk factors for corneal epithelial wound healing: Can sex play a role?

Nice little collaborative paper out in the European Journal of Ophthalmology, authored by Giulia Coco – Risk factors for corneal…

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Editing for impact #4 – Get Rhythm – Paragraph length and flow.

Good writing is effective writing. In science writing, efficacy comes from your readers being able to absorb the information you…

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A case for the passive voice -editing for impact #3

Passive voice: good or bad? It depends on context. This post examines when you should or shouldn’t use it.

New paper out – Laminin polymerization and inherited disease: lessons from genetics

New mini-review about laminin mutations and their effect on basement membrane assembly and tissue function.

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They grow up so fast – Introducing Dr JohnJohn!

Thursday was another landmark day for the lab; John “John” Knox defended his doctoral thesis at his viva voce. We…

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  • 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
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