Heddle Lab

🚂 All aboard for Science! This half-term, the Celebrate Science Festival rolls into Locomotion, Shildon, and we’re thrilled to be part of it! 🧬 Explore biological nanoscience with VR, puzzles & more! 📅 28–29 Oct 2025 | 10 AM–4 PM locomotion.org.uk/whats-on/celeb… @acmedsci @DurBiol

🚀 We’re hiring! Join us as Administrator at the Centre for Programmable Biological Matter, @durham_uni . Help enable cutting-edge science by providing vital admin support to our fantastic team. 📅 Apply by 16th Oct! 🔗 durham.taleo.net/careersection/… @DurBiol #hiring

🌟 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor to join the Centre for Programmable Biological Matter @durham_uni Lead cutting-edge research, inspire students & turn discoveries into real-world impact. Join us & shape the future! durham.taleo.net/careersection/… #Hiring #JoinUs @DurBiol

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🚀 New in RNA Biology! Our talented Asst. Professor, Ting-Yu Lin, and PhD Student, Yasmin Stone, have co-authored a fantastic review with Prof. Sebastian Glatt from @MCB_UJ on how the RNA modification, pseudouridylation (Ψ), shapes RNA structure, stability & function. @DurBiol

This work demonstrated enhanced stability and certain structural changes in four human tRNAs before, and after, the incorporation of pseudouridine (Ψ). Read more here: embopress.org/doi/full/10.10… #RNA #tRNA #MolecularBiology @DurBiol

We are thrilled to share that the work of our Assistant Professor, Dr Ting-Yu Lin and colleagues at @MCB_UJ and @IIMCB_Poland, has been featured on the cover of this month’s issue of the @EMBO Journal!

🚀@MCB_UJ are seeking a passionate PDRA/Assistant Professor to join their team in Krakow, Poland! This innovative project aims to develop programmable synthetic nanoparticles with groundbreaking applications in virus capture. Closing date 6th July: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/345060

🎉 What a fantastic day! A huge thank you to everyone who visited our exhibition yesterday. From VR to puzzles, it was a true celebration of bionanoscience, innovation and discovery. If you missed out this time, be sure keep an eye on our socials for info on upcoming events.

🧪Bionanotech in Action webinar - May 28th, 2025 15:00 BST! Join us for the fifth instalment of our free-to-attend webinar series, exploring innovative work in biological nanotech by early career researchers. Simply click the link to join and learn! blogs.ed.ac.uk/unanowebinars/

Today is the day! 🌟 Come along to our FREE exhibition at the Palace Green Library to learn about the world of bionanoscience. Curated by our researchers, the event will comprise of posters, videos, puzzles, virtual reality & more! Drop in anytime between 10:00AM and 4:00PM.

🧬 Step into the world of bionanoscience! You are invited to join us at our free, family-friendly exhibition on May 20th at Palace Green Library, Durham. 🧩 Puzzles, posters, VR & more 🕙 Drop in anytime 10AM–4PM ✨ Fun, hands-on & inspiring! heddlelab.org/the-stuff-that…

🧪 Bionanotech in Action webinar - April 30th, 2025 15:00 GMT Join us for the fourth instalment of our free-to-attend webinar series, exploring the fantastic work of early career researchers in biological nanotech. Just click on the link and learn! blogs.ed.ac.uk/unanowebinars/

🌟 We landed the cover of Macromolecular Rapid Communications! 🌟 A huge thank you to our researchers and collaborators for their hard work and commitment to this research on programmable protein cages. @JagiellonskiUni @MCB_UJ Credit to Izabela Czernecka for the great artwork.

🚨 Bionanotech in Action webinar - March 26, 2025 15:00 GMT! Join us for the third instalment of our new, free-to-attend webinar series, exploring cutting-edge work in biological nanotech by early career researchers! blogs.ed.ac.uk/unanowebinars/

Excited to announce that our latest research has been published in @acsnano! This work outlines the controllable assembly of pentamer-based protein cages and nanotubes, with strong applications in drug delivery, catalysis & more. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

🚨 Bionanotech in Action webinar - Feb 26, 2025 15:00 GMT! 🚨 Join us for the second instalment of our new webinar series, exploring cutting-edge work in biological nanotech by early career researchers! 💻 No registration required – just click & learn: blogs.ed.ac.uk/unanowebinars/

🚀 @MCB_UJ are hiring! We’re seeking a passionate PDRA/Assistant Professor to join our team in Krakow, Poland. This innovative project aims to develop programmable synthetic nanoparticles with groundbreaking applications in virus capture. Apply here: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/319171

🌟New PhD Opportunity 🌟 Use AI to design nanoscale machines such as protein cages & DNA nanostructures for drug delivery. Combine cutting-edge research with teaching as part of the Durham Doctoral Teaching Fellowship! @durham_uni @DurBiol #PhDOpportunity #SyntheticBiology

Novel "Protein Cage" Design for Advanced Drug Delivery Systems @HeddleLab and @MCB_UJ researchers developed cage designs that can reversibly assemble, releasing therapeutic cargo in response to changes in pH commonly associated with some cancers. hubs.li/Q02_X4Pj0