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First videos to show the helix of ‘dancing DNA’ developed by scientists
Videos allowing us to see for the first time how small circles of DNA adopt dance-like movements inside a cell have been developed by researchers at universities in Yorkshire.
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Injectable Self-Assembled Microgels Enhance Stem Cell Growth
A new technology developed in the Department of Chemistry can fabricate injectable biocompatible microgels, with sub-micrometre diameters, that can release bioactive agents and hence enhance stem cell growth.
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Scientists reach new milestone in vaccine development for neglected tropical disease
Researchers have taken an important step forward in developing a controlled human infection model to test leishmaniasis vaccines.
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New insights into biofilm antibiotic resistance
A research technique developed at the University of York could help clinicians identify the best antibiotic to treat common conditions such as urinary tract infections.
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PREV_PKDL and CREDO projects join forces to strengthen flow cytometry capacity in Africa
PREV_PKDL is a €8M collaborative project funded by the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP2) Programme supported by the European Union. The project is the joint effort of leading European and African experts with proven track records in research and development of products against leishmaniasis.
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Specialist collaboration to explore deubiquitylase (DUB) enzymes in fight against Leishmaniasis
Researchers at York are to collaborate with a leading specialist in the field of deubiquitylase (DUB) enzymes in the fight against Leishmaniasis disease. DUBs are part of an essential protein degradation pathway in cells that use a process called ubiquitination.
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White Rose Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Group (BiTEG) annual meeting – Thursday 17 December 2020
The Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Group (BiTEG) 22nd annual meeting was hosted by the University of Leeds as an online event on Thursday 17 December 2020.
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Possible broad spectrum drug treatment for viruses on the horizon
Researchers from the Universities of York and Melbourne have shed new light on how viruses like hepatitis B, dengue and SARS-CoV-2 hijack a cell paving the way for potential anti-viral drugs to stop the virus in its tracks.
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CFH Early Career Fellow awarded Leukaemia Fellowship
The Department of Biology's Dr Katherine Bridge has just been awarded the Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund Intermediate Fellowship for her research, one of only two recipients this year.
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York scientist part of team awarded £8m to unravel breakdown of carbohydrates
A team of scientists - including an academic from the University of York - has been awarded more than £8m (9.1m euros) for a major research programme into how enzymes work on complex sugars.
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Research fellowship to explore tuberculosis treatments
Pioneering research at the University of York could help us understand how the latest new antibiotics against tuberculosis (TB) work - and pave the way for improved treatments in the future.
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Drug for common liver condition may be effective treatment for dementia and motorneuron disease, study suggests
A drug used to treat cirrhosis of the liver may be an effective treatment for a form of Dementia and motorneuron disease, scientists have discovered.
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UK-Japan partnership to explore blood stem cell expansion
Researchers at York are to explore new advances in human blood stem cell research with partners in Japan and Cambridge.
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Scientists join forces to address key unanswered questions about immunity and COVID-19
UK Scientists are launching a major new project to answer key questions on how the immune system interacts with COVID-19, in order to develop better treatments, diagnostics and vaccines.
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Chemical offers new hope of finding treatments for neglected tropical diseases
Scientists say they are a step closer to developing a drug to kill the trypanosome parasite that causes human African trypanosomiasis, otherwise known as sleeping sickness, paving the way for a potential cure.
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New sensor technology could speed up blood tests for COVID patients
Researchers are using laser-light technology to develop handheld biosensors with the potential to deliver fast, real-time blood test results for patients including those suffering from COVID-19 with secondary infections such as pneumonia.
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New study discovers gene that keeps our immune system in check
Researchers at York have discovered a new mechanism which is used by cells of the immune system to control the strength of our response to infections.
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New insights into COVID-19
Research from the Department of Chemistry in York is providing vital insights into the novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, and may help underpin antibody tests and future therapies.
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York scientists analyse COVID-19 protein in a bid to crack genetic safeguard
A team from the University of York have produced a protein which stores and protects the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, paving the way to possible antiviral therapies.
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University of York loans bioscience equipment to York Hospital to help in diagnosis of Coronavirus cases
A piece of high-tech equipment used for the diagnosis of COVID-19 has been loaned to York Hospital by the University of York.
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New interdisciplinary research to study protein scaffolds for biotechnology
Steve Johnson is co-investigator on a new BBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council) Tools and Technology grant.
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Scientists discover how rogue communications between cells lead to Leukaemia
New research has deciphered how rogue communications in blood stem cells can cause Leukaemia.
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21st annual BiTEG meeting report
York hosted the 21st annual 'Work in Progress Meeting' of the White Rose Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Group on 16 December.
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European research grant award winner
Dr Lianne Willems, who is part of the Molecular and Cellular Medicine theme, has been awarded a five-year research grant worth €1.5m to support the first phase of her career as an independent academic here in York.
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The award of an Alzheimer's Research UK Fellowship
Dr Steven Quinn, who is part of the Neuroscience theme, has been awarded the research fellowship.
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UK:Brazil Joint Centre Partnership in leishmaniasis
A new £2.3m three-year Newton project will be led by Professor Jeremy Mottram, Director of York Biomedical Research Institute (YBRI), and Professor Angela Cruz of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School.
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Highlights from YBRI's first social events
The first three York Biomedical Research Institute social events were themed around Immunology, Haematology and Infection (24 January 2019), Neuroscience (28 February 2019) and Molecular and Cellular Medicine (28 March 2019).
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Enterprise fellowship awarded to Molecular and Cellular Medicine researcher
Researchers across the University, including Dr Yvette Hancock have been awarded fellowships to help translate their work into potential business ideas.
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First publications from YBRI
Researchers from York Biomedical Research Institute (YBRI) have recently been published.
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Award for Molecular and Cellular Medicine researcher
Molecular and Cellular Medicine researcher Professor Jane Thomas-Oates has been named the British Mass Spectrometry Society Lecturer for 2019.
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Gulab Rani wins Vector Labs image competition
Gulab Rani, a PhD student working under the Immunology, Haematology and Infection theme, has been selected as a winner of the worldwide Vector Labs 2018 image competition.
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Inaugural York Biomedical Research Institute conference
York Biomedical Research Institute (YBRI) officially launched on Tuesday 4 December 2018 by highlighting some of the excellent biomedical research happening at York to an audience of over 120.
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Director of York Biomedical Research Institute appointed
Professor Jeremy Mottram (Chair in Pathogen Biology, Department of Biology) has been appointed as Founding Director of the York Biomedical Research Institute (YBRI) from 1 May 2018.