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The Mort Lab is committed to sharing our research with the wider public, from school visits and public talks to media engagement and community events.<\/p>\n

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Media coverage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2025<\/td>\nNew Zealand Herald<\/strong><\/td>\nMassey University study uncovers genes behind black and white cow coats<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025<\/td>\nFarmers Weekly<\/strong><\/td>\nGenetic puzzle of black and white cows solved<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nBBC<\/strong><\/td>\nStudy to explore how dogs’ spots link to diseases<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nYahoo News<\/strong><\/td>\nStudy to explore how dogs’ spots link to diseases<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nThe Lancaster Guardian<\/strong><\/td>\nLancaster Uni joins \u00a3500k project to study Dalmatian spots<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nScienceMag<\/strong><\/td>\nResearchers to investigate how the Dalmatian got its spots<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nThe Mirror<\/strong><\/td>\nPeople are only just realising baffling reason why Dalmatians have spots<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nThe Express<\/strong><\/td>\nPeople are only just realising the true reason behind Dalmatian spots<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nPhys.org<\/strong><\/td>\nMonitoring real time changes during cell division<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nLancaster Guardian<\/strong><\/td>\nLancaster University’s \u00a31.7m cancer boost<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nThe Guardian<\/strong><\/td>\nPiebald mystery solved: scientists discover how mammals get their patches<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nHuffington Post<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Science Behind How Cute ‘Tuxedo’ Cats Get Their Two-Tone Coats<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nDaily Mail<\/strong><\/td>\nHow cats get their two-tone fur<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nThe Mirror<\/strong><\/td>\nScientists crack the mystery of how cats get their two-tone coats<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nThe Express<\/strong><\/td>\nHow black and white cats could help fight skin cancer<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Public engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2025<\/td>\nTalk to sixth-form students, Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale (CREST)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nLight up Lancaster: In Microns<\/em> \u2014 contributed fluorescence images to public interactive installation at The Storey Institute, Lancaster<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\nVisit to Norbreck Genetics and the farm of Philip Halhead to discuss cattle pigmentation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nFarm visit with Dr. Luigi Sedda to discuss pigmentation research with farmer James Parker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nLay talk: The cell cycle \u2014 sixth-form students from Ripley St. Thomas CE Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nLay talk: Where does melanoma come from? \u2014 NWCR lay members<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nFundraising speaker, NWCR Lunesdale Branch AGM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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North West Melanoma<\/h2>\n

Richard co-leads the North West Melanoma interest group with Dr. Kerrie Marie (University of Manchester), bringing together clinicians and researchers from across the region to advance melanoma research and stimulate collaboration The group holds regular symposia and has recently launched a small grants scheme to support early-career researcher collaborative visits (\u00a3500\u2013\u00a31,000).<\/p>\n

For information about the group or to express interest in joining, contact r.mort@lancaster.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Awards and recognition<\/h2>\n
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  • 2021 \u2014 Lee A. Segel Prize<\/strong>, Society for Mathematical Biology, for best paper in mathematical biology (Yates, Ford & Mort, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology<\/em> 2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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