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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Check out this new paper from the department! "Optimising electroporation protocols for Trypanosoma brucei using the Amaxa 4D-nucleofector system" by Dr Caroline Dewar, Dr Elizabeth King and Dr Federico Rojas, published in Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Vacancy alert! We are recruiting a Research Laboratory Technician to join the Genome Stability and DNA Repair Lab. 📍Bailrigg, Lancaster 💷 £26,707–£30,378 📅 Closing date: 9 August 2026 🔎 Reference: 0607-26 Further details and applications: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

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Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Research Laboratory Technician

We are looking for a Research Technician to support our research studies exploring how a ubiquitin ligase contributes to DNA replication stress and repair. The position is funded by an Academy of Medi...

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Congratulations to Charlotte Sprason on publishing "C. elegans as an experimental model for resilience-boosting microbiota interventions in non-model ectotherms" in FEMS Microbiology Reviews! Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1093/fems...

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568mlofscience.bsky.social @568mlofscience.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Please come join us for our penultimate talk tomorrow at the Three Mariners. Come learn about how tiny creatures help us to research big questions, with talks from Lancster Uni @blslancasteruni.bsky.social and @unipampa.bsky.social Brazil

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Prof. Roger Pickup was a co-author of an E-Poster at The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) LIVE’26 event, and published in BMJ Gut entitled ‘Old story, new angle. In-situ demonstration of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in lamina propria immune cells using IS900 fish in Crohn’s patients'.

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

To mark Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, we are excited to share a new preprint from BLS researchers Nadin Fathallah, Chloe Barnes, Rebecca Chatwin, Jayde Whittingham-Dowd, John Worthington, Neil Dawson, Lucy Jackson-Jones, and Mick Urbaniak. #brain #trypanosome #metabolism #sleepingsickness

Representative, false-colour brain images of 14C-2-DG levels (nCi/g) across the brain in controls (left) and infected (right), showing reduced glucose metabolism in infected brains.

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

How can data help us understand #cancer, #ageing, and #regeneration? Join our researchers for an informal evening of science, discussion, and big questions. Book your FREE ticket here! www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la... 📅Tuesday 23 June 2026 🕐6:30 PM 📍The Three Mariners, Bridge Lane, Lancaster

poster for the 568.3ml science festival, with photos of the speakers Dr Tom Walker - cancer bioinformatician, Dr Jon Higham - aging researcher and Dr Barbara Shih - regeneration researcher. QR code to book ticket bottom right

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Where do #antivenoms come from? How do you remove #parasites from within your body? What is #chemotherapy? Have you ever asked yourself what steps go into discovering a new treatment? If so please join us for an evening of talks from researchers actively working to develop new #medicines.

FLyer advertising the 568.3 mL science festival event, with talks from Dr Josh Northcote-Smith (cancer researcher), Dr Steven Hall (snake therapies) and prof. Mick Urbaniak (Neglected Tropical Disease)

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Lucy Jackson-Jones @lucyhjackson-j.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The first pre-print from our @blslancasteruni.bsky.social collaboration linking #parasitology, #metabolism #neuroscience #behaviour and #immunology is now online www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... PhD work from @chloebarnes.bsky.social & Dr Nadin Fathallah #Trypanosomes #Immunometabolism

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

We are very excited to take part in a #Pride in #STEM event at The Gregson Centre, Lancaster on Sunday 7th June from 10am-3pm to celebrate LGBTQ+ contributions to the sciences! This will be a free event, with family-friendly science-based activities in the Main Hall, including:

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Congratulations to Prof Roger Pickup on the publication of a new paper led by Associate Prof Pei Boon Ooi “Effects of Psychotherapy on Quality of Life among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis”. #InflammatoryBowelDisease #Psychotherapy #IBD

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Unterholzner Lab @unterholznerlab.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Proud PIs, with @lucyhjackson-j.bsky.social. Well done Otto for completing your PhD viva! Another PhD flying the nest from @blslancasteruni.bsky.social. Thanks to the examiners @fieldinglab.bsky.social and Pierre Maillard!

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Lucy Jackson-Jones @lucyhjackson-j.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We’re excited to have a fully funded PhD available starting in October >> Please direct any excellent MSc/MRes students interested in innate immunity, molecular biology and initiation of cancer to our project: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... @unterholznerlab.bsky.social @blslancasteruni.bsky.social

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Investigating chronic inflammation caused by asbestos-like fibres as a driver of mesothelioma at Lancaster University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Investigating chronic inflammation caused by asbestos-like fibres as a driver of mesothelioma at Lancaster University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨 Professor Roger Pickup and colleagues have published ‘Influence of landscape on the distribution of inflammatory bowel disease in England and Wales’ in BMC Public Health. @rogerpickup.bsky.social

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

We’re pleased to see BLS Lecturer Dr Stefanie Menzies @menzieslab.bsky.social selected as a 2026 NC3Rs–OGA Antibody Champion. The initiative supports researchers working to improve #antibody validation and selection, helping to strengthen research quality and #reproducibility

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🚨 New paper alert Congratulations Dr Caroline Weight @weightcaroline.bsky.social and co-authors on their new paper in The Journal of Infectious Diseases: @jidjournal.bsky.social “Disease-Attenuated Pneumococcal Biosynthesis Gene Mutants Invade the Mucosal Epithelium and Induce Innate Immunity.”

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

We're excited to share the fabulous #bioart produced by our second year students on the Microbiological Techniques module, run by Prof. Jackie Parry. This year we have 4 winners as voted for by the students. 1st place🏆is Luke Pek's submission "Zooonosis - Don't kiss your dog!!!"

bio art of dog surrounded by zoonotic pathogens

bio art showing healthy gut on top half, and on lower half unhealthy gut due to antibiotics

bio art reminding importance of wearing a condom

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Sssssslither into science with us at Campus in the City 2026! 🐍 We’re delighted to be bringing The Sssscience of Sssnakes to More Music, Morecambe on Friday 10 April, 10.30am–4pm as part of Lancaster University’s Campus in the City 2026. www.lancaster.ac.uk/events/campu...

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Lucy Jackson-Jones @lucyhjackson-j.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Today was my first outreach session of #BSW26, visiting Broughton C of E Primary school with two new ‘Lovely Lungs’ activities. This year the theme for science week is CURIOSITY. KS1 made bubble art lungs KS2 made inflating lungs “I LOVE science week” - favourite quote of the day.

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Lucy Jackson-Jones @lucyhjackson-j.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Day two of outreach for #BSW26 and our @blslancasteruni.bsky.social outreach ambassadors were at Furness STEM show 2026 - Wibbly Wobbly World of DNA 🧬 🍓 - Parasites in a box 🪱🪰🩸 - Spectacular Skin 🔬 Lots of excitement, lots curiosity and many, many strawberries squished @fieldinglab.bsky.social

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Child with DNA extracted from a strawberry

Boys with extracted DNA from a strawberry

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

📢 Happening tomorrow Dr Aro Nugawela will present “A New Very High-Content Imaging Approach for 3D Cell Models” in a ZEISS Microscopy webinar. 🗓 12 March 2026 ⏱ 12:00–13:00 GMT Register using the link below. zeiss.ly/hci

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A New Very High-content Imaging Approach for 3d Cell Models

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Our LUMICKS C-Trap Dynamo 300 is now installed and running, funded by BBSRC ALERT 2024. Huge thanks to Tomas Soolsma at LUMICKS for three great days of training. 🧪🔬

staff and students from BLS, and Tomas from Lumicks, stood by the C trap

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Explore #postgraduate study at Lancaster University by joining us for an online taster session, including #MSc #Biomedicine and MSc Health Data Science. Taking place on Wednesday 22nd April, you can find out more about the subjects we offer plus information on scholarships/funding (1/2)

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Sana Hannan @sanahannan.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Delighted to be co-chairing this symposium on late-onset epilepsy with Dr Francesca Chaloner, in partnership with @epilepsyinst.bsky.social! 🗓️ 30 April 2026 📍Liverpool, UK We have a great day planned with a fantastic line-up of speakers. Register here: epilepsy-institute.org.uk/eri/news/nav...

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Navigator Symposium: Late-onset epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Institute

We are pleased to invite you to the next Epilepsy Research Institute Navigator Symposium, bringing together established and early career researchers to share findings and build collaborations in key a...

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

📢 We’re recruiting in Pharmacology The Division of Biomedical & Life Sciences at Lancaster University is appointing a #Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in #Pharmacology (full-time, open-ended). 👉 Further details here: hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

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Job Opportunity at Lancaster University: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Pharmacology

Biomedical and Life Sciences (BLS) within the Faculty of Health and Medicine, seeks to enhance its excellent research profile and expanding portfolio of degree programmes by appointing a full-time Lec...

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Sana Hannan @sanahannan.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

📢 Applications are now open for a fully funded PhD studentship in the NEON Lab @lancasteruni.bsky.social on mapping brain network dysfunction in dementia using advanced EEG analyses! 🧠📈 📝Apply here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 🗓️ Deadline: 06/03/2026

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Quantitative EEG-Based Characterisation of Network Dysfunction Across the Dementia Continuum at Lancaster University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Quantitative EEG-Based Characterisation of Network Dysfunction Across the Dementia Continuum at Lancaster University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

📢 New publication! Professor Roger Pickup @PickupRoger is lead author on a new paper: “Crohn’s Disease in Malaysia: Could Application of the Precautionary Principle Reduce Future Incidence?” 👉 doi.org/10.3390/micr...

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Celebrating our PGR graduates in the Division of Biomedical & Life Sciences On Wednesday we were delighted to celebrate our master’s and PhD graduates at the winter graduation ceremony. It was a great opportunity to recognise their commitment, resilience & contributions to our research community.

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

We thoroughly enjoyed Professor Kathryn Else's fascinating seminar on whipworm biology & immunology. A big thank-you to Professor Else for an excellent seminar and to our Gold Sponsor BGI Genomics for supporting this session. @kathelse.bsky.social #Parasitology #Immunology #Helminths #LifeSciences

Prof. Else beginning her talk on 'Understanding the lifestyle of whipworms and the host immune response to infection'

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

A paper co-authored by Professor Roger Pickup has just been published in Environmental Research! The study “Diarrhoea in Children Under 5 Years in Two Informal Settlements in Accra, Ghana” investigated the relationship between environmental factors & diarrhoea cases in children.

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

We’re pleased to welcome Professor Kathryn Else @kathelse.bsky.social from the University of Manchester for the next seminar in our BLS Seminar Series: “The biology and immunology of whipworm infection.” #Immunology #Parasitology #InfectionBiology #Helminths #LifeSciences

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

BLS Professor Roger Pickup @rogerpickup.bsky.social is co-author of a poster, ‘Development and preliminary application of an in-situ test for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Crohn’s Disease’ presented at the @britsocimm.bsky.social Congress in Liverpool.

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

We’re delighted to host Dr Natalie Kenny, multi-award-winning scientist and CEO/founder of BioGrad, for a special guest lecture. #Biotech #CellTherapy #RegenerativeMedicine #STEMEducation #ScienceInnovation

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

We’re pleased to host Associate Professor Hyon-Seung Yi (Chungnam National University School of Medicine) for a special seminar: “Mammalian mitoribosomes, metabolic adaptation, and liver disease progression.” #LiverDisease #Mitochondria #Metabolism #Immunoregulation #CancerResearch

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Thinking about taking your studies to the next level? 🎓 Our on-campus #Postgraduate Open Day is now open for bookings! 📅 Saturday 7 February 2026 📍 Lancaster University Campus 👉 Register here: lu.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/targe... #MSc #biomedical #biomedicine #lifesciences 🧪🧬🔬🥼

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Yesterday we hosted Dr Helen Matthews (Uni. of Sheffield) for a great seminar on cell shape and the cytoskeleton in cancer. She showed how healthy cells tightly control their shape, how this regulation breaks down in tumours, and highlighted the role of actin dynamics. 🧪🧬🔬

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

We’re pleased to welcome Dr Helen Matthews (Uni. of Sheffield) for this week’s BLS seminar: “Cell shape and the cytoskeleton in cancer.” 🧪 She’ll outline how changes in cell shape, driven by the cytoskeleton, contribute to cancer progression and affect treatment response.

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Celebrating a second journal cover from the department this month! Congratulations to BLS Lecturer Dr Stefanie Menzies @menzieslab.bsky.social who has co-authored research featured on the front cover of Nature Magazine!

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Today we had the pleasure of hosting Emeritus Prof. David Wraith (Uni. of Birmingham) for an excellent seminar on 'Novel approaches for control of human inflammatory diseases'. #Immunology #Inflammation #Autoimmune #LifeSciences #BiomedicalSciences #Immunotherapy 🧪

Prof. Wraith describing how CD4 T cells orchestrate the adaptive immune response

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

We’re pleased to announce that Emeritus Professor David Wraith from the University of Birmingham will be delivering our next seminar: “Novel approaches for control of human inflammatory diseases.” #Immunology #Inflammation #BiomedicalSciences #LifeSciences🧪

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Our Biomedical & Life Sciences staff & students will be at UlverSTEM 2025 tomorrow! 📅 Sat 15 Nov 2025, 09:30–16:00 📍 Ulverston Victoria High School 💷 Free entry, no booking required 🔗 fesp.org.uk/ulverstem-20... #STEM #LifeScience #DNA #Ulverston

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

A huge thank-you to Professor Grant Stewart from the University of Birmingham for an excellent seminar yesterday. Prof. Stewart delivered an insightful overview of the role of DONSON in the stability of replication forks.

Grant Stewart presenting 'DONSON: a critical regulator of DNA replication and genome stability'

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Menzies Lab @menzieslab.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Project 1: Monoclonal Antibodies for Global Health. Using in vitro & computational platforms to develop advanced biologics, with scope to focus on snakebite, viral haemorrhagic fevers or fungal pathogens. Supervisors: me & Prof. Nick Casewell (LSTM) More info: tinyurl.com/4dkybcmx

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Antibody discovery for neglected tropical and emerging infectious diseases

AbstractMany monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) licensed today are so-called ‘blockbuster’ therapies, with the majority of the Top 10 best-selling therapeutic drugs being mAbs. Until recently, mAbs for

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

We’re delighted to welcome Prof. Grant Stewart (Uni. of Birmingham) for our next BLS Seminar Series talk: “The integrity of the DNA replication process is intimately linked with maintaining genome stability.” 🧬 #DNAReplication #GenomeStability #MolecularBiology #LifeSciences

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Biomedical and Life Sciences - Lancaster University @blslancasteruni.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Congratulations to BLS Lecturer Dr Amy Saunders who has co-authored research featured on the front cover of this week's issue of #ScienceSignaling! Dr Saunders' research has updated our understanding of how glycans help immune cells move into skin in psoriasis. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Leukocytes have a heparan sulfate glycocalyx that regulates recruitment during psoriasis-like skin inflammation

Leukocytes accumulate in the skin during psoriatic-like inflammation upon cleavage of surface heparan sulfate.

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