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Tag: Basement Membrane

New Interviewing Techniques

Continuing our cartoons about PhD interviews… Don’t worry, not all students have to do arts and crafts during their selection! … More

Basement Membrane, cartoon, interview questions, interview technique, Laminin, Life in the laminin lab, pipe cleaners

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 … More

Basement Membrane, Laminin, Merosin-deficient congenital muscular atrophy, Pierson syndrome, therapy

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.

Basement Membrane, Laminin

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 … More

Basement Membrane, cartoon, ECM, history, Laminin, Life in the laminin lab, LOCS, PhD, project, Punjab, thesis, viva, writing

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 … More

Basement Membrane, BBSRC, Department of Eye and Vision Science, ECM, Laminin, lens, PhD studentship, University of Liverpool

And so it begins…

Hi!  I’m Conro Sugden (aka Conor), and I’ll start my PhD in the Hamill Lab in October investigating  the mechanisms … More

Basement Membrane, fibrosis, Laminin, PhD studentship, University of Liverpool

Valentina en route to viva!!!

Hello readers! It’s Valentina here, the first PhD student to have joined the Hamill’s lab. I am writing my first … More

Basement Membrane, Laminin, lant, PhD, viva

The wall of LaNt research

Just back from another conference and Lee has added his recent poster to our growing collection. A quick rearrange and … More

Basement Membrane, histology, Laminin, lant, Lee Troughton, splicing, Valentina Barrera, Valentina Iorio, wound repair

BBSRC Grant Funded!

My first post and its big news! The Biotechnology and Bioscience Research Council have decided to fund my application “Characterisation … More

Basement Membrane, BBSRC, Department of Eye and Vision Science, Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, Laminin, LaNts, University of Liverpool

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