In Memoriam – Edward Guinness CVO

The Lister is saddened to hear of the death of Edward Guinness CVO, who was a Governor from 1969 until his retirement from the board in June 2001. He died peacefully at home in Hertfordshire on 29th December.

Lister represented at Louis Pasteur Jubilee conference by Governing Body member, Prof Judith Armitage

Judith was invited to speak as a Special Guest on behalf of the Institute at a recent international microbiology conference about the links between Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister.

Prestigious Microbiology Society Prizes for two Lister Fellows

On November 22, the Microbiology Society announced its 2023 Prizes, and we were delighted to see Lister Fellows Dr Tanmay Bharat and Professor Ravi Gupta receive the accolade.

Two new papers on COVID vaccine response and HIV resistance from Lister Fellow Ravi Gupta

2021 Lister Fellow Professor Ravi Gupta and colleagues publish latest research into HIV drug resistance and separately, on understanding African vaccine responses.

Lister Fellow Andrew Jackson is elected to the Royal Society

Find out more about Professor Jackson's recent election to this prestigious global research body.

Experts discover toolkit to repair DNA breaks associated with ageing, cancer and Motor Neurone Disease

It is hoped that the new research could help inform new therapies for several diseases in the future.

Lister Fellow Updates: Funding Updates and New Research Papers

Find out more about the work of our valued community in this latest roundup of recent achievements, funding awards and new papers.

Fellow Profile: Serge Mostowy

Find out more about Lister Fellow Serge Mostowy and his team's ground-breaking work on the nature of infection.

The Protein Contacts Atlas by Lister Fellow Madan Babu

Find out more about the Protein Contacts Atlas - an innovative new directory featuring visual representations of over 100,000 biomolecules.

An Updated Website for the Lister Institute

Find out more about the newly updated Lister Institute website, and discover how we are helping to support the UK and Republic of Ireland's biomedical research community.

The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Honours a Lister Fellow

We are delighted to report that in October 2017 Lister Institute Fellow Professor Michael Eddleston was awarded the Cullen Medal by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

Former Lister Fellow Michael Eddleston publishes in the Lancet

In parts of rural Asia self-poisoning using agricultural pesticides is a serious issue. It has been estimated that up to 89% of all suicides from pesticide self-poisoning worldwide occur in the Asian and Western Pacific regions, and pesticide ingestion is recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO)