Bacteria are constantly being infected by viruses, or phage. To combat this, many species have evolved a defense mechanism known as CRISPR. This allows a bacterial cell to remember which phages have infected it, so that the next time it Read More …

Nicole Pacchiarini has just received a Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society of Neuroscience.   These awards promote the advancement of career training for neuroscientists, and recognise young scientists who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in their research.  The award includes Read More …

Gareth Thomas has recently finished his UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Policy internship, which took place at the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe). The role of SPICe is to provide impartial information to the Scottish Parliament on a range of Read More …

35 BBSRC PhD students from across the UK enjoyed a four-day intensive Skills School earlier this month. The BBSRC-funded Grand Challenges for Technologies and Methods for Drug Discovery Skills School took place at the Cosener’s House in Abingdon and ended with students pitching to a panel ‘Dragon’s Den’ style.  This event was organised by the SWBio DTP in collaboration with Read More …

Gareth Thomas and Claire Duménil (SWBio DTP students of Rothamsted Research and Cardiff University, respectively) have been awarded first and second place awards for their poster presentations at the annual Agrisciences Chemical Biology Postgraduate Symposium, Imperial College London.  The meeting Read More …