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Our members address major questions associated with biological mechanisms in areas as diverse as membrane proteins; protein folding and assembly; viruses; and motor proteins. The Astbury Centre hosts 4-year PhD programmes funded by the Wellcome Trust and BBSRC that equip students with the wide range of expertise that may be used to address fundamental biological questions.
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Winners of Best disruptive food and drink business plan at the YES24 competition
Congratulations to Caffinity Biotech, a team of early-career researchers from the Astbury Centre, on winning "Best disruptive food and drink business plan" sponsored by the Food Consortium Collaborative Training Partnership (CTP) at the YES24 competition. Your Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) is a competition that challenges participants to develop innovative solutions to address pressing global challenges. Celebrating its...
Major funding boost for radiotherapy research
Scientists and clinicians at the University of Leeds exploring new radiotherapy treatments and technologies have been given a major cash boost from Cancer Research UK (CRUK). Over the next five years the CRUK Leeds Radiation Research Centre of Excellence (RadNet Leeds) will receive £2.94 million from the charity. Combined with a further £5.6 million leveraged funding from...
Researchers discover new insights into a key protein in cell division and cancer
A study, led by University of Leeds and University of Oxford, has revealed new knowledge about an enzyme involved in cancer treatment. The enzyme, called Aurora-A, is currently used as drug target for some lung cancers because it plays an important role in controlling cell division. These current cancer treatments work by blocking Aurora-A completely...