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Lorna Milne

@lornamilne.bsky.social
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Kidney Research UK funded postdoc | SIMS imaging & analysis lead @ Nottingham GlycoAnalytics Hub | SIMS, extracellular matrix, renal disease & pregnancy 🍬

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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Starting the month with a paper acceptance and a travel grant awarded! 🥳🇳🇴
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UK Kidney Association @ukkidney.org · 02/10/2026
🕛 Final call! Session proposals for #UKKW27 close at midnight! Got a topic you're passionate about? A fresh perspective to share? An underrepresented specialty to spotlight? Shape the programme for the UK’s largest kidney conference. 🔗 Submit your session idea now: ow.ly/Vvpc50ZTrwm
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
the most beautiful place to celebrate the next move 🌞🥳
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A huge thank you to the organisers of the 33rd Symposium on GAGs for the invitation to share our work at Villa Vigoni! 🇮🇹 (what a venue!!)
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
SO excited to be teaming up with @j-a-n-alexander.bsky.social to chair next years Glycobiology GRS! 🍬 Welcoming abstracts from all areas of #glycotime - we can't wait to see you all in Ventura! 🌞
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Elisa Fadda @elisafadda.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨 Want to be part of top #glycotime on the seaside in the California sunshine? Register to the 2027 GRC Glycobiology ⬇️ Stacy and Lance put togteher up one of the most exciting programmes I have ever seen with phenomenal keynotes! We have 32 abstracts to select, so the next speaker could be YOU! 😎
Announcement of the GRC Glycobiology 2027 to be held in Ventura CA on March 14 to 19, 2027. Blue background with an photo of Ventura from the visitventuraca.com
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Great weekend in Budapest at the 10th International Workshop on Alport Syndrome 🇭🇺 Grateful to share our work on kidney changes during pregnancy & the move to clinical multiomics with clinicians, pharma & patients 🔍
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BioF:GREAT @biof-great.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
From Spectra to Glycobiology: Advances in Glycoproteomics Software with MSFragger-Glyco and FragPipe A special seminar from Dr. Dan Polasky on advances in mass spectrometry-based glycoproteomics and data analysis. 📅 Thursday, August 20 ⏰ 12:30–1:30 PM 📍 CCRC Auditorium | UGA #biofgreat #glycotime
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
so excited for everything that's to come in the next few months 🇮🇹🗣️🇭🇺📝🏠🌞
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Really excited that our invited book chapter on the role of glycosaminoglycans in capillary walls is finally out! 👉 link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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Glycosaminoglycans and Their Role in Capillary Walls
Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are polysaccharide chains that extend into the vascular lumen and are embedded throughout the capillary wall. They have a multitude of biophysical and biochemical roles inclu...
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
What a week in Oulu attending (my first?!) MBE!🇫🇮 Grateful for the chance to share our SIMS GAGomic & multi-omic workflows from the @nottsglycohub.bsky.social in the young investigator award session on behalf of the British Society for Matrix Biology and thrilled to have also received best poster! 🎉
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National Kidney Federation - UK @nkf-uk.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A powerful reminder of just how life-changing organ donation can be, and why it’s so important to talk about it. 👉 Read the full story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Find out more about PKD here🫘: www.kidney.org.uk/adult-polycy...
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Staffordshire woman given new lease of life after daughter donates kidney
Janet Matthew is raising awareness about organ donation on the 10th anniversary of her operation.
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
A huge thank you to @femalesinms.bsky.social for supporting a visit to the University of Liverpool to learn bottom up proteomics on liquid biopsies! Adding an extra layer of omics/sample type to our work aiming to understand the impact of pregnancy on kidney disease - exciting things to come! 👀💜
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
the postdoc rollercoaster continues 🙃
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I'm a half iron woman!! 🥹🧡
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Nottingham GlycoAnalytics Hub @nottsglycohub.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
What if you could map glycosaminoglycans directly in tissue — no labels, no digestion, 1000 pixels/second? Our new paper does exactly that. ToF-SIMS enables in-situ, label-free and enzyme-free GAG analysis with nanometre spatial resolution. Fast. Unbiased. Spatial. 📄 doi.org/10.64898/202...
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
New pre-print *finally* out! We've developed ToF-SIMS for in-situ glycosaminoglycan (GAG) analysis. Here's why that matters 👇📄 (1/9) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Valerio Val Izzi @valerioizzi.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
DEADLINES EXTENDED!! APPLY UNTIL 29.5 TO BENEFIT FROM EARLY BIRD RATES! 🤩
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Huge thank you (as always) to the @bmvbs.bsky.social for a chance to speak at their annual conference! Excited to share our work moving towards routine SIMS analysis of clinical biopsies :)
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Excited to be bringing back in person ECR events to the @bmvbs.bsky.social 👩🏼‍🔬 A huge thank you to all funders & career panel speakers for sharing their expertise and speaking so candidly!
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Grateful for the invitation to share some of my PhD & early postdoc work at the School of Pharmacy's centenary celebrations! 👩🏼‍🔬
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Valerio Val Izzi @valerioizzi.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
In case you missed it: MATRIX BIOLOGY EUROPE 2026 IS IN OULU, FINLAND, 29.6 TO 3.7.2026!!! Lots of ECM research, incredible speakers lineup, and the midnight sun!! But act fast! Early bird deadline is in 20 days and there are not many places left! I'll be there! What about you? www.mbe2026.org
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Home | Mbe2026oulu
is the main European scientific event for the extracellular matrix research community that takes place every other year in a different European city, where hundreds of extracellular matrix aficionados gather to discuss the latest findings in the field.
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Biochemical Society @biochemsoc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
The deadline is fast approaching for our Summer Vacation Studentships! With opportunities available across research, programming, publishing & engagement, don't miss out on the chance to upskill over the summer. Apply by 6 April: ow.ly/nTJf50YAvK6
Summer Vacation Studentships
Funding for biochemistry undergraduate students to carry out on a 6-week summer placement in research and related fields
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Registration for this years @bmvbs.bsky.social meeting is now open! We're running an ECR development day featuring talks from funders (including BBSRC, @kidneyresearchuk.org & BHF) & a careers panel with speakers from a range of backgrounds!! ➡️ new.microcirculation.org.uk/events
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Events - British Microcirculation and Vascular Biology Society
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
I just really miss messina
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Naba Lab UIC @nabalabuic.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Registration for #MBE2026 is now open! Join us in Oulu 🇫🇮 for the flagship European meeting dedicated to fundamental #ECM research. ECRs and trainees, this is a unique chance to connect with leaders in the field, present your work, gain visibility, and build your network! More at www.mbe2026.org
Flyer of the Matrix Biology Europe conference listing invited speakers
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Biochemical Society @biochemsoc.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The 95th Harden Conference: Linking Golgi trafficking and glycan function taking place 23-26 June 2026 will bring together glycobiologists with the membrane trafficking community to kickstart new collaborations. Learn more here: ow.ly/9Eex50YguUY
95th Harden Conference: Linking Golgi trafficking and glycan function in Blackburn, UK, 23-26 June 2026.
Super earlybird deadline 23 March 2026
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The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Join us for another exciting seminar on February 26th! 🔬 This month's speakers Dr. Matt Jones and his PhD student Nikita Mildren will cover ECM adhesion across the cell cycle! Register by scanning the QR code or via the link: forms.gle/bkwmfwSsuKrt...
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Kidney Research UK @kidneyresearchuk.org · 13/02/2026
A win for NURTuRE and the team! 🎉 We’re incredibly proud to share that NURTuRE has won Best Research Partnership and Multisector Partnership of the Year at the Excellence in Healthcare Partnership Awards. #EHPAwards
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Emmajay Sutherland @emmajays.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This article published on International Day of Women and Girls in Science highlights that papers authored by women spend longer under peer review. Being aware of this means we can begin to fix it and create an equal system for all 🌟 www.the-scientist.com/women-s-rese... doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Helen @helendietmar.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Have a look at our preliminary program, which is now available via the meeting website! 👇 In addition to our fantastic invited speakers, there are lots of slots for presentations selected from abstracts! We‘re looking forward to seeing the matrix community in Heidelberg!
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Registration for this years @bmvbs.bsky.social meeting is now open! We're running an ECR development day featuring talks from funders (including BBSRC, @kidneyresearchuk.org & BHF) & a careers panel with speakers from a range of backgrounds!! ➡️ new.microcirculation.org.uk/events
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Events - British Microcirculation and Vascular Biology Society
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
A run of grant rejections = phenomenal iron man training fuel
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Prof Rachel Oliver @profrachelgan.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Following coverage over the weekend of Sir Paul Nurse's comments that suggested that the only reason that a Fellow should be expelled from @royalsociety.org is scientific misconduct, I have written to him to explain the risks such an attitude poses of increasing sexual harassment in STEM.
Dear Sir Paul,

Re: Royal Society Code of Conduct

I am sure that many scientists have written to you about the specific question of Elon Musk’s Fellowship and whether, under the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct, his retaining that Fellowship is appropriate. I will not rehash these issues.  Instead, as a female scientist with extensive experience of activities aiming to increase equality, diversity and inclusion in the engineering and physical sciences sector, I am writing to you (in a personal capacity) to ask you to reconsider the statements you have recently made in this context to the UK press about the Royal Society’s Code of Conduct and how it is applied.  

A 2018 report  from the joint National Academies of the United States of America, concluded that “sexual harassment is common in academic science, engineering, and medicine” and that “greater than 50 percent of women faculty and staff and 20–50 percent of women students encounter or experience sexually harassing conduct in academia”.  This report described codes of conduct that make clear that sexual harassment is unethical and will not be tolerated as a “powerful incentive for change”. The authors also noted that sexual harassment can have significant and damaging effects on the integrity of research.  In my own praxis, I have found that clear and consistently-implemented codes of conduct that address these issues make female scientists and engineers safer, and allow them to focus more effectively on their research.  For codes of conduct to have such a positive effect, it is vital that sanctions for actions which transgress the code are meaningful and substantial.

I was hence aghast to realise that in an interview with the Financial Times  published on 9/1/26, you appear to have suggested that the Royal Society “should only expel fellows if their science proved “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective””.  Moreover, in a further interview with the Guardian  on 11/1/26 you suggested that the code “may need to be looked at again”, with the implication that your aim would be to remove the option of sanctions on Fellows for reasons not strictly related to faults or defects in their research. 

I suggest that changing the Royal Society’s code of conduct so that the likelihood of serious sanctions for sexual harassment is reduced, would directly endanger women who interact with the Royal Society at events or otherwise, and would provide a licence to harass to the already powerful people on whom the Society bestows fellowship.  The implications of your words - that under your leadership the only infringements of the code which are likely to receive the sanction of the Fellowship being removed are those related to research misconduct - already risk empowering harassers.  You stated, in the Financial Times interview, that “there’s many bad people around, but they have made scientific advances”.  Given this awareness of the possibility of bad actors in our scientific community, it is wholly irresponsible to suggest that the Royal Society would not act to sanction these people if they harass more vulnerable scientists.

I am hence writing to request that you retract any suggestion that the Society’s Code of Conduct should be changed so that the only reason a Fellow might be sanctioned by the removal of their Fellowship is “faulty or fraudulent or highly defective” research.  This action is necessary to safeguard female scientists, a requirement placed on the Society by safeguarding legislation and UK statutory guidance. 

Yours sincerely,

Professor Rachel A. Oliver.
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Huge thanks to @kidneyresearchuk.org huk.org for inviting me to speak at their Christmas meeting about my journey into research (aka spotlight my auntie and mum), my work, and what their funding has made possible this past year. Couldn't be more grateful to the charity and its supporters 💜
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UK Kidney Association @ukkidney.org · 11/12/2025
🌟 Meet Dr Emma Coyne – Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Nottingham's renal transplant unit – as she shows how psychosocial care is embedded across clinics, dialysis units, staff training & service development for people living with kidney disease. 🎥 Watch now: youtu.be/XA7WRX7vd8M
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Alport UK @alportuk.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Vote today and share with friends and family: Nominate Alport UK for a £1,000 Christmas draw. In the 12 days leading up to Christmas, 120 charities will be awarded £1,000 each. It takes 1 minute to complete tinyurl.com/alportuk
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The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
What a way to close the year!!! An amazing webinar dedicated on Glycobiology full of research highlights, advancements, new tools and inspiration!!!! Such a great group of people. Go follow them ⚡@megtriesscience.bsky.social @merrylabnotts.bsky.social @lornamilne.bsky.social @glycoluke.bsky.social
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The Meshwork @themeshwork.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Last chance to register to this webinar and hear from some incredible glycobiologists!!! What are you waiting for? Follow the link: forms.gle/d81MxfYPRbqS...
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
2 for 2 on grant rejections this week..ouch 🥲
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Excited to be invited to share the work of @nottsglycohub.bsky.social with @glycoluke.bsky.social next week! 🤩
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Grateful as always for a chance to share my @kidneyresearchuk.org work on multi-omics, SIMS & Alport syndrome at the Matrix Biology Society of Australia and New Zealand (MBSANZ) meeting! Huge appreciation to the tiny town of people that contribute to this work 💜
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Dr. Fiona @fionachembot.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I have a PhD position available in my lab at the University of Freiburg!! If you, or someone you know, might be looking for a position using modeling and simulations to uncover secrets in (glyco-)protein structure/function relationships please take a look at our website! www.kearnslab.org
Beautiful picture looking out of the chemistry building at the University of Freiburg in Freiburg Germany. The old cathedral can be seen in the distance with a backdrop of a blue sky with clouds and distant foothills of the black forrest with fall colors showing through in the trees picture of the Münster at dawn in the Altstadt of Freiburg, Germany, with a still dark sky in the background and moon over the Münster, in the foreground a well-lit flowers stand can be seen preparing for the daily morning market
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Just under 4 weeks left in Aus and I am DISTRAUGHT at the thought of leaving 🥲
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Hiren Joshi @glyco.me · 09/10/2025
employment.ku.dk/faculty/?sho... Hi all! We’re hiring at our brand new Center for Glycocalyx Research, across all areas - but I am also looking for postdocs to join my group specifically!
employment.ku.dk
Postdoc at the Copenhagen Center for Glycocalyx Research at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Learnt to run a mass spec and now somehow it takes me around the world 🥲
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 02/10/2025
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Turns out nobody is exaggerating when they say how brutal the UK > Aus flight is 🥲
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
My first, first author paper (and first paper from the @nottsglycohub.bsky.social ) 'Validation of the use of ToF-SIMS for analysis of glycosaminoglycans' is now available in Carbohydrate Polymers! ➡️ tinyurl.com/xh9vr229 1/🧵
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Lorna Milne @lornamilne.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Thank you as always to @kidneyresearchuk.org for putting on a great Driving Discoveries meeting (& continued support of our research!) 🤰🏼 Now time to pack before heading to Australia on Monday for some proteomics!
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