
New year, new knighthood – congratulations to our Chair Sir John Iredale!
Lister Institute Chair John Iredale has been named in 2024’s New Year Honours List as a Knight Bachelor of the United Kingdom.
Lister Institute Chair John Iredale has been named in 2024’s New Year Honours List as a Knight Bachelor of the United Kingdom.
Lister Fellow Professor Rickie Patani is leading a major new research project to explore the cellular mechanisms behind Motor Neurone Disease (MND). The project is funded by the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation (MNDF), a charity set up by Scottish rugby star Doddie Weir, who lived with the condition.
John Knight was awarded the Lister Prize in 2023. He is a Lecturer in Cancer Biology at the University of Manchester, where he leads a research programme identifying methods to improve colorectal cancer treatment and patient stratification.
Microscopes 4 Schools is a community science project that introduces children to the microscopic wonders of the natural world.
The studentships provide valuable support to the Fellows’ research and give students a chance to pursue a project of interest and gain a real-world insight into life as a scientist.
Lister Fellows, friends and members of the committee met for two days of lectures, conversation and conviviality at Corpus Christi College, Oxford on September Thursday 7th and Friday 8th.