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Drug Discovery Unit Dundee and Novartis join forces to discover new drugs for malaria and future viral pandemics

The Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) initiated collaboration this summer on two projects with the Biomedical Research division of Novartis and is extremely..

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Gene expression reprogramming by thousands of RNA sequences

A team from WCAIR has determined how trypanosomes post-transcriptionally reprogramme gene expression. Researchers  from the Centre have used multiplexing, demultiplexing..

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Medicinal Garden Refreshed

Our WeeCAIR Medicinal Garden project has been a great success since its launch in 2021. Our plants have grown (sometimes..

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Ghana Drug Discovery Representatives Meeting

Suze Farrell and Ian Gilbert met with representatives from 4 Universities from Ghana to discuss the next steps in the..

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Royal Society of Edinburgh award Mary Sommerville Medal to DDU

Outstanding scientific research at the University of Dundee has been honoured by Scotland’s national academy. The Royal Society of Edinburgh..

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Gene expression control by a bridge between two chromosomes

A team at the University of Dundee and University of York has determined how a highly selective protein bridge allows..

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An exhibition image for our exhibition Tackling TB - Dundee scientists fighting the killer cough

Brand new exhibition on how we’re Tackling TB

We're are thrilled to announce the opening of our inspiring new exhibition, ‘Tackling TB: Dundee Scientists Fighting the Killer Cough’,..

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Politicians see drug discovery expertise at work

Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum today heard how University of Dundee research could help save millions of lives in..

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New tool developed to aid in developing treatments for Cryptosporidiosis

A collaboration between the research laboratories of Dr Mattie Pawlowic and Dr Susan Wyllie in the Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives..

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Drug Discovery: A Beginner’s Guide

Drug Discovery: A Beginner’s Guide is an online course designed to give professionals working in all kinds of sectors, a..

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