"biochemistry" blog posts
Exploring the intersection of AI and drug design
Yang Hao is a fourth year PhD student in the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology and is supervised by Professor Luning Liu. She recently attended the Bio-IT conference in London and told us about her trip.
Posted on: 13 March 2024
Spotlight: Professor Luning Liu
This edition of Spotlight focuses on Professor Luning Liu, Chair of Microbial Bioenergetics and Bioengineering in the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology. Having joined the University of Liverpool in December 2012, Luning was awarded a prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowship to establish his independent research group, which focuses on photosynthesis, carbon fixation, and synthetic engineering.
Posted on: 17 January 2024
Fellowships and falls at McMaster University
Sara Chowdhury is a final year PhD student in the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology. She was recently selected for a Turing Fellowship, spending the summer conducting research at McMaster University in Canada. Here she tells us about her trip.
Posted on: 6 October 2023
BNA2023 Festival of Neuroscience
Filippo Dall’Armellina is a first year PhD student in the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology. He recently attended the British Neuroscience Association Festival in Brighton and told us all about his trip.
Posted on: 25 April 2023
Spotlight on sepsis
This edition of Spotlight focuses on Dr Howbeer Muhamad-Ali from the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology. Howbeer is a Tenure Track Fellow and his research group focuses on the applications of molecular imaging and metabolomics techniques for understanding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at single cell and community (biofilm) levels.
Posted on: 3 October 2022
Neurosciences en Paris
Sophie Rustidge is a second year PhD student in the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology. She recently attended the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Conference 2022 in Paris and tells us about her trip.
Posted on: 20 September 2022
My First Paper: Martin Hossack
As we continue our 'My First Paper' Campaign, showcasing researchers and their research this week we talk to Martin Hossack from ISMIB, a trainee vascular surgeon undertaking a PhD investigating the biomechanics and biochemistry of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Martin is also a member of Liverpool Aortic Biomechanics and Biochemistry research group.
Posted on: 1 September 2022
Lysosomes and lake swimming in New Hampshire
Katy McCarron is a third year PhD student in the Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology. She recently attended the 2022 Lysosomes and Endocytosis Gordon research conference 2022 in New Hampshire, USA and tells us about her trip!
Posted on: 1 September 2022
The 5th European NFkB Subunit Workshop Report
Fasanya Temitope is a PhD student in the Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology in the Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology. She recently attended the 5th European NF-kB Workshop in Porto and told us all about her research and the trip.
Posted on: 1 June 2022
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Spring SciX Conference Report 2022
A couple of weeks ago, the University of Liverpool hosted the Spring SciX Conference, a 3-day conference in which early careers researchers present their research and provides them opportunities for oral and poster presentations with the aim of establishing career mentors for early careers researchers. Daniel Smaje, Sara Sadia Chowdhury, and Thanyaporn Tengsuttiwat all attended the conference and here is what they said about it.
Posted on: 28 April 2022
Hosting the UoL Plant and Photosynthesis Symposium 2022
A group of PhD and postdoc students got together and organised a Plant and Photosynthesis Symposium which was held on the 17 March 2022. We spoke to Jessica Pritchard, one of our PhD students, who organised the event to find out what it was all about and her experiences before, during and after the symposium.
Posted on: 30 March 2022
PhD Students Insight to studying Biochemistry - Biology Week 2021
Thanyaporn Tengsuttiwat, 3rd year PhD student provides an insight to her experience and PhD journey studying Biochemistry at the University of Liverpool.
Posted on: 7 October 2021
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Spotlight: Professor Andy Jones - international rice research
This edition of Spotlight focuses on Professor Andy Jones from the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology. Andy is joint Director of the Computational Biology Facility and is one of the founders of the UK Rice Research Consortium (UKRRC).
Posted on: 9 October 2020
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Spotlight: Dr Jill Madine - researching dementia
This edition of Spotlight focuses on Dr Jill Madine from the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Systems Biology. Jill has a long-standing interest in the role of amyloid proteins in neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases. Her recent research has focussed on the potential role of the previously identified cardiovascular amyloid protein medin in dementia.
Posted on: 11 September 2020