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Funding awarded to boost production of biological drugs
Posted on Wednesday 14 April 2021
The University of York and its partners have received £4.2m to revolutionise the cells used to produce biological drugs and increase their cost-effectiveness.
New research on the Leishmania parasite published in Nature Communications
Posted on Wednesday 31 March 2021
Researchers at York have shed new light how the Leishmania parasite controls the way in which it survives in its insect vector and mammalian host.
Tales from the Lab
Posted on Thursday 25 March 2021
A new project for scientists to tell their own stories and challenge the traditional ideas of what a scientist should look like, and what a lab is.
University of York academic appointed to the Board of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Posted on Monday 22 March 2021
A leading University of York biologist has been appointed to the Board of Trustees at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
York Against Cancer 50km challenge
Posted on Wednesday 17 March 2021
Scientists in the Jack Birch Unit (JBU) have been fundraising for York Against Cancer by participating in a 50km challenge in March 2021.
Cancer Research UK Programme Foundation Award
Posted on Tuesday 16 March 2021
Dr David Kent was recently awarded a Cancer Research UK Programme Foundation Award of £1.5 million over six years to continue his research on blood cancers.
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