Research in Progress Sep-Dec 2023
Latest talks by staff and students in the CIR
These talks take place in IRR Seminar Room at 10am and are not open to the general public.
| Date | Speaker | Group | Title |
| 05.09.23 | Ross Campbell | David Ferenbach | Characterising the influence of resident cell senescence on macrophage phenotype |
| Zhi Ming Cheng | Marc Vendrell | Novel Contrast Agents for Imaging Granzyme A Activity | |
| 12.09.23 | Susanna Riley | Carsten Hansen | In vivo investigation of the Hippo pathway in zebrafish regeneration |
| Caroline Bruce | Sarah Walmsley | The role of neutrophils in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer | |
| 26.09.23 | Naomi Gachanja | Chris Lucas | Epithelial Cell Regulation of Macrophage Function Within the Pulmonary Micro-Environment |
| Anna Popravko | Elaine Dzierzak | Transcriptional Factor Stochasticity and the Role of APLNR in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Development in the Mouse AGM | |
| 06.10.23 | Sole Lancerin | Richard Sloan | Broad Spectrum antivirals from Arthrospira platensis |
| 13.10.23 | Nelly Mak | Richard Sloan | Splice to Survive: Bat Antiviral IFITM Isoforms Against Viruses |
| Lizi Hegarty | Calum Bain |
Intestinal macrophages in steady-state, inflammation and repair |
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20.10.23 |
Elinor Wing | Mohini Gray | Identifying pathogenic B cells in rheumatoid arthritis |
| Maria Jimenez Ramos | Jonathan Fallowfield |
An integrated computational-experimental approach to identify and optimise drug therapy for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease |
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| 27.10.23 | Alisa Geddis | Colin Campbell | |
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Good Vibrations: vibrational probes to profile tissue microenvironments |
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| 07.11.23 | Emma Green | Clare Pridans | Investigating the role of microglia in mediating ASD-relevant phenotypes in the adult brain |
| Eilidh Gunn | Steve Yule |
Designing a Video-Based Coaching Programme for General Surgeons in the South East of Scotland: Essential Elements? |
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| 14.11.23 | Jaime Jimenez Salazar | Roberto Rabinovich | Strategies to improve the effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Interstitial Lung Diseases |
| 21.11.23 | Shin Li Chia | Rebecca Gentek | Developmental functions of foetal mast cells |
| 28.11.23 | Alex Cavanagh | Gwo-tzer Ho | Characterisation of antigen-sampling M cells in the gastrointestinal tract: A role for M cells in Crohn’s disease? |
| Hamza Khalid | Jayne Hope | Towards development of a multibiomarker test for detection of TB in cattle | |
| Nancy Hui | Carsten Hansen | The ageing niche: Does the Hippo control it all? | |
| 01.12.23 | Alex Kiang | Beth Mills | Targeted Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy |
| Jelimo Chepsat | David Dockrell | Evaluating Macrophage Interactions with Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) using a Comparative Approach | |
| 08.12.23 | Justyna Binkowska | Debby Bogaert | Preterm birth and the early-life respiratory microbiota: implications for host epigenetics and respiratory health |