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Detail from Gwenda, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, 2018

New LifeSpace Exhibition previews 31st January

Disentangle Science in a Gendered World An exhibition of contemporary art, historical objects and scientific case studies that consider how..

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Joana Faria is finalist in Infectious Images Photographic competition

Dr Joana Faria has been chosen as a finalist for the Infectious Diseases Hub photography competition 2019. Joana is a..

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WCAIR winners at SLS awards

Each year the School of Life Sciences recognises the successes of its staff through a series of prizes presented at..

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Knighthood for Professor Mike Ferguson for service to science

Professor Mike Ferguson, Regius Professor of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee, has received a knighthood in the New..

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Horn lab challenge trypanosome energy production dogma

Parasitic protozoa called trypanosomes synthesize sugars using an unexpected metabolic pathway called gluconeogenesis, according to a new study published in..

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Sir Henry Dale Fellowship awarded to Dr Mattie Pawlowic

Dr Mattie  Pawlowic, who joined the Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research (WCAIR) in November 2017, has been awarded a Sir..

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Join us on a #parasiteseeing trip!

Here at WCAIR we have a strong focus on combining art and science. We're now excited to announce that our..

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Participants of the 'Play in an hour' workshop at the Engage Conference 2018

WCAIR at Engage Conference

It's been a busy time here at WCAIR, as we ran 2 sessions at the Engage Conference in Edinburgh. Run..

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The decorative panels on the outside of the Discovery centre, School of Life Sciences

Scientists praised for pulling plug on a drug

10 October 2018 In a novel twist for researchers who actively develop drugs to combat tropical diseases, a group of..

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The decorative panels on the outside of the Discovery centre, School of Life Sciences

WCAIR’s Malawi mission to aid African science

5 October 2018 The work of scientists in some of Africa’s remotest communities is about to be transformed by the..

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