Author: Jed, 3rd Year, Biological Sciences

An interview with the founder of Defying Dementia, Dr Penny Foulds

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Dementia describes a set of symptoms, e.g. memory loss or difficulties with thinking, that arise when the brain is harmed by neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease1. With an ageing population, dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, recently overtook heart disease as the leading cause of death in England and Wales, so the research and development of Read more about An interview with the founder of Defying Dementia, Dr Penny Foulds[…]

I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here!

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Lancaster University’s very own Craig O’Hare recently took part and won Organs Zone’s ‘I’m a Scientist, Get me out here’ competition! *Woo hoo* The competition aims to bridge the gap between students and real scientists, give young people a voice and teaches them about science and scientists in a fun, engaging and memorable way. Over Read more about I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here![…]

Cheap work experience abroad?!

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‘High quality work experience will help you to stand out from the crowd, and show employers that you have the skills, knowledge and experience they need.’ With that statement, it is obvious why as university students waiting to join the queue of highly qualified graduates luring over one job. We are all keen to stand out Read more about Cheap work experience abroad?![…]

WRITE FOR US

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Want an easy and non-time consuming way to gain all of the transferable skills and work experience?! If your answer is ‘no’ then this could be slightly awkward… But if it is a resounding ‘yes, please!’ then WRITE FOR US! We want articles in the following categories: – Interesting research – e.g. articles describing any Read more about WRITE FOR US[…]

Bringing the BLS blog to life…

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The presentation given at the Digital Lancaster Sharing Practice Event by Christine Shirras and Jed Winstanley detailing the blog research and creation process, a bit more detail about the blog and future hopes can be found here.   More information about future Sharing Practice Events can be found at this link.

Parasite Culture and Diagnosis – Leishmania adleri

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Leishmania alderi (a lizard parasite that is non-pathogenic to humans) can easily be grown in culture to further research into the neglected tropical disease Leishmaniasis and to investigate the usage of an antigen detection diagnostic test – BIOL322 Tropical Diseases practical. Leishmaniasis is caused by transmission of the protozoan Leishmania parasites via the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies. Read more about Parasite Culture and Diagnosis – Leishmania adleri[…]

Content submissions

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Got something you would like to see featured on the blog?! Whether it is an article, picture, video, advertisement, interview, book review etc. send it to any of our social media sites or #blsstudentblog and a member of our editorial team will get it uploaded as soon as possible! Facebook Twitter Instagram Snapchat: @blsstudentblog Email: Read more about Content submissions[…]

Exciting opportunities available for Finalist or Penultimate year Biological Science Students

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Posted on behalf of  James Ghafoor… If you’re looking for a prestigious Graduate Position (Ranked 3rd in the Times Top 100) – one where you can use your intelligence and personality to help solve one of the country’s biggest problems – Teach First has a unique opportunity for you. The link between how well you Read more about Exciting opportunities available for Finalist or Penultimate year Biological Science Students[…]

Erin, 3rd Year, Biological Sciences student discusses her summer internship

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I asked Erin a few questions about the BLS summer internship she attained through Lancaster University… Who supervised the internship? Dr Robert Lauder What was the research focus? I worked on a few different projects. One involved the use of Protein A as a biomarker for Staphylococcus aureus infection in ICU patients, with another focusing on the Read more about Erin, 3rd Year, Biological Sciences student discusses her summer internship[…]

Shan, 3rd Year, Biomedical Sciences student discusses her summer internship

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I asked Shan a few questions about the BLS summer internship she attained through Lancaster University… Who supervised the internship? Dr Leonie Unterholzner What was the research focus? The research focused on how fibroblast cells detect viruses and the viral mechanisms used to inhibit this detection. In particular Leonie’s PhD students were examining certain viral DNA receptors Read more about Shan, 3rd Year, Biomedical Sciences student discusses her summer internship[…]