Lunch time talk from me! Unhiding the hidden life of plants The Barber Institute. What do you think I might say about this Castor Bean plant...?

Today marks the start of Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and an important day for many in our community, World CLL Day 🩸 We’re shining a light on chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) - a slow growing, chronic blood cancer that can often be overlooked 👇

We are #hiring! We have two PDRA positions available on a new Wellcome trust funded project. This exciting research will investigate how #Candida albicans undergoes immune evasion and is a collaboration with Rebecca Drummond jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?i…

We are #hiring. As part of our Wellcome trust grant we are looking for an enthusiastic technician to join our team investigating fungal innate immune evasion together with Rebecca Drummond jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?i…

Next week (11th September) I'm speaking at the British Science Festival as the President of the Medical science section! I'll be talking about antibiotics, resistance and superbugs (and a bit of efflux, obvs!) Tickets available here …ceassociation-tickets.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh…

Help us bring blood cancer out of the shadows. Blood cancer survival in the UK is being overshadowed. This blood cancer awareness month, help us create a brighter future for people living with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and all blood cancers 🩸

🎉 really looking forward to starting the amazing project FUSION FOREST and working with you both to design more resistant forests to fungal pathogens 💪🌳 BIFoR UoB Biosciences

Robert Jackson Uni of Birmingham on exploring how P. syringae interacts with cherry (Prunus avium) plants 🍒+🦠 #Pseudomonas2024 Microbiology Society PseudomonasConference

lab in action UoB Biosciences

Science from UoB Biosciences and BIFoR met art at todays lunchtime talk revealing the hidden life of plants The Barber Institute. Only a few balloons were harmed in this talk

Nice to be back in Oxford at The Queen’s College for the annual Gatsby network meeting, the first of two (almost) back-to-back meetings in Oxford (ISPT_ProteinTermini 2024 starts on Sunday!) 🌱🧬

Too many people are still dying from blood cancer, and the UK is now falling behind similar countries when it comes to survival. Why does this matter? Because these numbers represent lives lost, and patients left without the care they desperately need.

A neurological basis for ‘love blindness’? In male fruit flies, a dopamine-governed filter mechanism reduces visual threat perception as courtship progresses, allowing male flies to focus when they are close to copulation. ow.ly/TX9N50TeB9m Carolina Rezaval Uni of Birmingham

Can’t believe that it has already been 2 years since I joined UoB Biosciences IMIBirmingham BIFoR !! Looking forward to seeing what the next 2 years brings

🚀Universities UK research reveals the Midlands has contributed an impressive £18.8bn to the economy through HE research. PHTA, proudly part of Uni of Birmingham & BHIC, is set to make a significant contribution too - helping create £400m GVA & 10k jobs for our community 👇

We're delighted to be attending the Launch of the Centre for Neurogenetics this afternoon.🎉 The launch coincides with the end of #Neurofly2024, which has been held across campus this week.

The first talk of the afternoon comes from Dr Stephane De Brito (School of Psychology), entitled ‘Enhancing NeuroImaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis (ENIGMA)’. 🧠

The second talk comes from Dr Carolina Rezaval, (Carolina Rezaval); her fascinating work has found that male fruit flies will become oblivious, or 'blind', to physical danger as they become more engaged in courtship and sex. 🪰

We are looking for volunteers to join our team! Are you proficient in #graphicdesign and illustration tools? Or do you have an eye for creating engaging short form #videocontent? Apply for new #volunteer roles now: ow.ly/veuF50Thlc1 Positions will remain open until filled.

The third and final talk is from Professor Zubair Ahmed: ‘Inhibiting components of the DNA damage pathway promotes functional recovery after CNS injury in Drosophila and rodents’.