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1 November 2021

New research papers from Dr Matt Hepworth and Dr Tim Blower

We explore recently published papers from Lister Fellows Dr Tim Blower and Dr Matt Hepworth.

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20 October 2021

Three significant new papers from Lister Fellows Erica Watson, Sebastian Guettler, and Sherif El-Khamisy

We explore papers published by Dr Erica Watson of the University of Cambridge, Dr Sebastian Guettler of the Institute of Cancer Research, and Professor Sherif al-Khamisy of the University of Sheffield.

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7 October 2021

Exciting PhD findings for Prof Steve Perkins’ lab and EMBO membership for Prof Corrine Houart

Valentina Spiteri excelled in her PhD under Professor Steve Perkins and former Scientific Advisory Committee member, Professor Corinne Houart, has been elected as an EMBO Member.

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24 August 2021

Exciting new papers from former Lister Fellows Melina Schuh and James Nathan

Melina Schuh publishes a new paper in Cell and James Nathan publishes in Nature Genetics.

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12 August 2021

Lister Fellow updates: New roles & research papers

We share some exciting updates from Professor Pete Cullen and Dr Susana Godinho.

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Prestigious Fellowships for Dr Madan Babu and Prof Frances Platt

Madan Babu was recently elected as a new Fellow for The Academy of Medical Sciences, and Frances Platt was elected as a new Fellow for the Royal Society.

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Sarah Teichmann and Muzlifah Haniffa use Human Cell Atlas to shed light on COVID-19

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Human Cell Atlas team turned their attention to working out how the SARS-CoV-2 virus enters and interacts with human cells.

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Professor Michael Eddleston wins University of Edinburgh’s Chancellor’s Award

Professor Michael Eddleston has recently been awarded a prestigious prize, recognising the impact of his work on suicide prevention in rural Asia.

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In Conversation with Lister Fellow Dr Hayley Sharpe

We spoke to 2020 Fellow Dr Hayley Sharpe about what it was like to apply for – and win – the Prize during a global pandemic and how she’s using the funding to propel her research forward.

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Simon Bullock publishes paper pointing to cellular mechanism behind devastating neurodegenerative diseases

Lister Fellow Dr Simon Bullock has recently published a new research paper in Science Advances, which suggests the cellular mechanism behind the devastating neurodegenerative diseases frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and motor neuron disease.

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19 April 2021

In Conversation with Lister Fellow Dr Tim Blower

We caught up with Dr Tim Blower to talk about what winning the Fellowship meant to him and to find out how he’s using the funding to expand research in his lab.

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23 March 2021

Professor Daniel Smith appointed Head of the Division of Psychiatry at the University of Edinburgh

Currently Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Glasgow, Daniel will soon move to become Head of the Division of Psychiatry within the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

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