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  • Science Room
    • 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

Tag: teaching

Team bowling

“I’m going to win” says Louie as we set off from work for our social evening playing 10-pin bowling prior … More

Fun, life in the lab, teaching

Guest Post – Welcome Week: First impressions 

A post Dr Anna Stickland and I wrote for the Faculty of Academic and Clinical Educators publication about the activities we put on to welcome students to the School of Medicine.

teaching

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 … More

life in the lab, PhD, teaching

They grow up so fast – revisted- John Knox graduation

John “John” Knox graduated this week. Here is the happy fellow sporting his fancy gown. The graduation ceremony marks the … More

Department of Eye and Vision Science, PhD, teaching

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.

epidermolysis bullosa, Laminin, MRes, teaching

Listen carefully

cartoon, feedback, lectures, teaching
Picture of titles of two journal articles

Two undergrad student papers published

Big shout out to undergraduate students Alice Ibbotson and Fang Ziyu for having their work published in Insider Imprint. @insiderimprint #proudlecturer

crispr, genetics, publication, teaching

Teaching podcast update

A little while back, I was guest on a podcast about teaching methods. It’s now able to be embedded onto … More

podcast, teaching

Teaching lab practicals in COVID conditions: 6 tips from my first classes

This week I taught four practical classes in COVID-secure conditions. Here are some tips from what I have learned.

MRes, teaching

Podcasting

Check out my interview on the Academy “Developing Practice” podcast

award, book, engagement, experimental design, fellowship, impact, MRes, PhD guidebook, teaching

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