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Allan Lab

@allan-lab.bsky.social
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Microbiology lab based at De Montfort University. Research is focussed on biofilms, host-pathogen interactions, mechanistic studies, and development of treatments. Website: www.allanlab.net

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Allan Lab @allan-lab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Nice attempt (but fun fail) by @harinii.bsky.social & Katie Hussain to explain their research! 🦠🔬 bsky.app/profile/micr...
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The Humane Research Trust CIO @humaneresearch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's Social Media Giving Day💙 One post can raise awareness. One share can inspire action. One donation can help fund the future of medical research. We fund human-relevant research with the potential to replace animal experiments & improve human health outcomes Donate here: bit.ly/4bwEDRn
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Allan Lab @allan-lab.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
We were very pleased to host Uzal Umar from University of Jos (Nigeria) as part of a BactiVac Catalyst Training Award in collaboration with @bacterioskeptic.bsky.social to investigate pneumococcal biofilm formation. Looking forward to the future collaborations! www.allanlab.net/post/bactiva...
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BactiVac Network Training
The Allan lab were pleased to host Uzal Umar, a Lecturer and Research Associate at University of Jos Plateau State in Nigeria, for 1-month through a BactiVac Catalyst Training Award. Uzal spent his ti...
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The Humane Research Trust CIO @humaneresearch.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Streptococcus pneumoniae causes illnesses ranging from sinusitis to pneumonia. 🦠 We're proud to be funding a human airway model at De Montfort University to tackle these diseases. Discover more: humaneresearch.org.uk/research/huma…
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The Humane Research Trust CIO @humaneresearch.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
We are excited to announce that we just committed £624k to medical research using 100% animal-free methods! 🎉 Our inspiring scientists will develop new, humane models for diseases such as bowel cancer and pneumonia. humaneresearch.org.uk/624k-invested…
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£624k invested into animal-free medical research - The Humane Research Trust
The Humane Research Trust has awarded funding to new research projects at UK universities to study human diseases using non-animal methods.
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Allan Lab @allan-lab.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
We've created a new lab website where we'll be updating on the work being carried out in the lab. Still need to work on the mobile version, but it's getting there! www.allanlab.net
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Allan Lab @allan-lab.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
⭐️New project⭐️ We've been awarded funding for an exciting new project to develop a humane epithelial model to investigate respiratory infections. This has been funded by the amazing @humaneresearch.bsky.social The research will be carried out by my new PhD student @scientistdivine.bsky.social 😊
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