We've an exciting fully funded PhD studentship investigating the role of the immune system in cancer pathogenesis. Join us in Aberdeen!
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David Blackbourn
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David Blackbourn
@DavidBlackbourn
Director, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen @aberdeenuni, @aberdeenuni_smd, petrolhead & sometime mountain biker
Aberdeen, Scotland Katılım Mart 2013
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Leading life science organisations including LifeArc have urged the UK Government to continue investing in health research – for economic and societal benefit.
Read more in this article by @BBCPallab ⬇️
BBC News (UK)@BBCNews
Businesses warn research cuts will stall UK economy bbc.in/3fT2iSL
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@lifearc1 @ArcutisBio Delighted and proud that Ducentis BioTherapeutics has been acquired by Arcutis. Thank you LifeArc for so much support and thank you to my co-founders Drs Philip Huxley and Rebecca Ashfield for all their considerable efforts in making this happen. @aberdeenuni @aberdeenuni_smd
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Today LifeArc Ventures portfolio company Ducentis BioTherapeutics has been acquired by @ArcutisBio (Nasdaq: ARQT) for up to $400m – the first exit from LifeArc's venture portfolio.
Read more: lifearc.org/news/2022/duce…
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How a Scottish scientist, airbrushed from history, turned diabetes into a treatable condition – Mirela Delibegovic scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…
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Exciting biomedical sciences teaching fellow opportunity with us in the Institute of Medical Sciences, Aberdeen. Come and join us!
abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/teachi… @aberdeenuni @aberdeenuni_smd @MicrobioSoc
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We’re hiring again! Two lectureships in immunology at the Institute of Medical Sciences, Aberdeen. Come and join our supportive community to fulfil your career potential!
abdnjobs.co.uk/vacancy/lectur… @aberdeenuni_smd @aberdeenuni @dmmaccallum @chitinette
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@alanlparker Oh I’m so sorry to hear that news Alan. They give us so much pleasure and yet cause so much pain when they leave us. My thoughts are with you.
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Office coworker has checked out. No longer will you distract me from work demanding attention and a lap to sit on, or interrupt zoom calls. Farewell my beautiful cat. Your pain is over, ours begins. hope the fire it lit where you’ve gone. I shall miss you terribly xx 😢
Alan Parker@alanlparker
This is my faithful office buddy. She sits all day on this electric blanket, occasionally demanding a fuss. She hears all my meetings & bad language when I get bad news. Her cancer is back & she won’t be here much longer. I’m not sure who will hear my grumbles when she’s gone 😢.
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@mdelibeg I can’t wait to arrive in Aberdeen in January!
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University of Aberdeen campus looking beautiful this morning ❄️❄️❄️❄️♥️
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Huge international effort to bring this together so quickly. Main message remains these are safe and extremely effective #vaccines. Our work is part of the wider story of what underlies #VITT #TTS and we hope our findings may be useful for future vaccine design. #GetVaccinated.
Cardiff University@cardiffuni
Scientists from #CardiffUniversity and the USA believe they may have found "the trigger" that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca #CovidVaccine buff.ly/2ZMHEvj
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This is great news @TheLancet Confirmation that HPV vaccine ⬇️ cervical cancer in England by 87% when given to girls 12–13 yrs compared with unvaccinated cohort. HPV vaccination has “almost eliminated cervical cancer in women born since Sept 1995”.#VaccinationWorks #ThankYouLaura
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Will be sharing my experience there
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research@BBSRC
Wondering if the BBSRC New Investigator scheme is right for you? Join our webinar to find out more, get tips on preparing your application and ask questions - with insights from Committee Chairs and successful applicants. 25 Oct, 11am-12pm BST orlo.uk/hzmSj
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A great opportunity for an enthusiastic student to do a PhD with us - collaboration between the @aberdeenuni and @dundeeuni
@AberdeenCDC @GrahamRena1 @dmmaccallum
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What a fabulous achievement Mirela providing important recognition of the value of science to societal wellbeing
Mirela Delibegovic@mdelibeg
It's a pleasure to finally share the news; it was an honour to act as consultee in the design of the new UK coin to celebrate 100 Years of Insulin; providing input on science as part of the creative process. @AberdeenCDC @aberdeenuni_smd @aberdeenuni abdn.ac.uk/news/15431/
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6 new lectureship vacancies: join me in moving to Aberdeen! Closing date Oct 31st 2021:
Lecturer in Medical Sciences at University of Aberdeen jobs.ac.uk/job/CJD690/lec…
@aberdeenuni_smd @aberdeenuni
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Henrietta Lacks’ estate sues drug company that sold her cells #Echobox=1633361608" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/business/2021/…
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Very excited and proud to be appointed from Jan 2022 as the next Director of the Institute of Medical Sciences at University of Aberdeen! @aberdeenuni @aberdeenuni_smd
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@kim_hardie @UoNLifeSci Fabulous news Kim! Well done indeed.
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Absolutely thrilled to finally hear that I’ve been awarded a chair @UoNLifeSci and can use the title Prof. Would not have been possible without all the hard work of current and past group members, and the supportive team of scientists I’ve interacted with. Thank you all! 🍾🥂
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Check out our new contribution to the KSHV field #innateimmunity #virology twitter.com/PLOSPathogens/…
PLOS Pathogens@PLOSPathogens
New research: The interferon-stimulated gene product oligoadenylate synthetase-like protein enhances replication of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and interacts with the KSHV ORF20 protein journals.plos.org/plospathogens/…
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Many congratulations to my friend and colleague Prof Hilary Lappin-Scott for her 2018 OBE for services to microbiology and advancement of women in STEM
Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor awarded OBE in New Year's Honours swansea.ac.uk/media-centre/l… via @SwanseaUni
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@MicrobioSoc
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