They grow up so fast – ASMB Nashville
Lee presenting LaNt research at ASMB basement membrane meeting, #Nashville
They grow up so fast – BSMB 2019
This week the British Society of Matrix Biology (BSMB) and Matrix Biology Ireland (MBI) held their spring meeting in Liverpool. There was a solid showing from my team with four posters and a talk covering various aspects of our ongoing work into LaNts and laminins The meeting was excellent. Some really inspirational talks from big…
GOL – Common knowledge
Game of laminins in honour of the #BSMBLpool and the opening to every #laminin talk / paper / poster!
They grow up so fast – Conro and Liam’s 1st year PhD talks
Another milestone was reached this week for Liam and Conro as they entered the second year of their PhDs. The transition of a prospective PhD student into year 2 is marked by an talk to the whole institute as part of their rite of passage. It’s quite a stressful time, the first real opportunity to show…
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You can see a lot by looking – confocal microscopy imaging of laminins (etc)
Science and art meet when imaging laminins and other ecm proteins using confocal microscopy
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New Interviewing Techniques
Continuing our cartoons about PhD interviews… Don’t worry, not all students have to do arts and crafts during their selection! Wondering what a basement membrane is? Conro wrote a simple intro here Wondering if this is even vaguely real… see videos below! (Also, watch out for the separate post coming soon with the fully assembled…
Laminin Research Highlights – Developments in Laminin Therapies
This is the first of a new series of posts where we highlight recent developments in laminin research. In the first few months of 2018 there have been a little flurry of papers showing new or improved potential for therapies for inherited diseases where the mutation affects laminin function. So I thought I would group them…
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New Content added – Basement Membranes – a very friendly intro!
Basement membranes hold your tissue together. This page will introduce these key structural features in an easy way.
Read more New Content added – Basement Membranes – a very friendly intro!
Life in the Laminin Lab #5 – Examples
Check back on Monday for #6 #4 available here (and links to the rest) or Meet the characters Or, if you are feeling really keen, read about how Kevin actually did bring in the Mongol invasion of India in his PhD thesis and viva; here.
Lost in Durham – A Scouser’s tale of Science
Two blog posts in the space of a month? You lucky readers you! Recently, as part of the BBSRC DTP experience, I went on lab rotation to the wonderful Durham University, where I spent 4 days working with my third supervisor, the legendary Prof (uncle) Roy Quinlan. Roy and his former PhD student, and my…
