Fran Chandler (Zeqiraj lab) was invited to give a talk at the first mass photometry users meeting at the Kavli Institute in Oxford where she won a prize for best talk. Congratulations Fran!
Professor Lorna Dougan has been awarded the British Biophysical Society Elspeth Garman Prize for Public Engagement for her pioneering work in developing and delivering creative public engagement resources to diverse communities. The prize is awarded every two years and recognises excellence in biological physics engagement. Biophysics is a vibrant scientific field, with world leading activity...
Richard Henderson – a molecular biologist and biophysicist - was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in 2017 for developing cryo-electron microscopy techniques to determine in high resolution the structure of important biomolecules. He delivered the keynote speech at the Astbury Conversation 2022. Professor Simone Buitendijk, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds, said: “It is a...
The Astbury Centre joins scientists across the world in watching events in Ukraine with horror. We’ve joined the EMBO #SolidarityList, and stand in solidarity with Ukraine and life scientists working there. We would be happy to support displaced Ukrainian scientists at any level, including hosting, in any way we can. If you think we can...
For 30 years, scientists have been trying to understand how a biological molecule self-assembles into a rogue protein-like substance, which is thought to play a key role in type-2 diabetes. A team of scientists at the University of Leeds has, for the first time, been able to identify the step-by-step changes that take place in...
For 30 years, scientists have been trying to understand how a biological molecule self-assembles into a rogue protein-like substance, which is thought to play a key role in type-2 diabetes. A team of scientists at the University of Leeds has, for the first time, been able to identify the step-by-step changes that take place in...
New research has identified a way of using nanoclusters to bolster waning antibiotics. Tiny particles of gold could be the new weapon in the fight against bacterial antibiotic resistance, according to research just published. Scientists have been investigating the use of gold nanoclusters - each made up of about 25 atoms of gold - to...
Congratulations to Dr. Qian Wu who has been announced as a L’Oréal-UNESCO UK and Ireland for Women in Science 2021 Rising Talent Fellow. The programme, a partnership between L'Oréal UK & Ireland, the UK National Commission for UNESCO and the Irish National Commission for UNESCO, with the support of the Royal Society, offers grants to...
Dr Viktoria Spaiser, Dr Tim Thurston and Dr Rene Frank have today been awarded Future Leaders Fellowships from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). Created in 2018, the Government-backed scheme is designed to promote ambitious and challenging research and innovative work by some of the UK’s brightest academic and business minds. Dr Frank is leading the...
Congratulations to Dr Christos Pliotas for successful achievement of the HEA Fellowship. Gaining HEA Fellowship evidences commitment to and contributions to student education and thus serves to enhance our development of excellence in learning and teaching. Christos has an excellent research profile and this Fellowship not only enhances his CV, but shows his commitment to...