Archived News Articles from 2021

Breakthrough for Optogenetics
The structure of a protein used in over 1000 labs worldwide has been resolved for the first time by an international team lead by the Watts lab
Published: 26 January 2021

 

Compound screening for anti-viral activity
Prof. Zitzmann and her team in collaboration with other virologists from the University and support of volunteers from SGC have set up an initiative for compound/biologics cellular screenings
Published: 15 February 2021

 

SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein glycosylation: a vaccine quality control method
The Zitzmann lab have been working on the characterisation of the site-specific glycosylation of SARS-CoV-2 spike proteins derived from the virus and spike proteins derived from a viral vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate
Published: 15 February 2021

 

Reproducibility, transparency and access to biomedical research
The Cohn group recently developed a new method for the purification of large DNA repair protein complexes from human cells.
Published: 25 February 2021

 

Matt Higgins awarded the 2021 C. A. Wright Medal of the British Society for Parasitology
Matt Higgins has been awarded the 2021 C. A. Wright Medal of the British Society for Parasitology
Published: 19 May 2021

 

New therapeutic possibilities at the ‘heart’ of SARS-CoV-2 life cycle
A team led by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Glasgow, and University of Heidelberg, uncovers the interactions that SARS-CoV-2 RNA establishes with the host cell, paving the way for the development of new therapeutic strategies
Published: 25 May 2021

 

Structure of the folate transporter paves the way for improved anticancer drugs
A new study from the Newstead group, published in Nature, reveals the structure of the folate transporter, laying the foundation for developing targeted anticancer drugs
Published: 25 May 2021

 

Stephan Uphoff’s Colworth medal lecture
For his recent Biochemical Society Colworth medal, Stephan Uphoff delivered an award lecture that has been recorded is now available on youtube
Published: 7 June 2021

 

Prof Robert Klose elected an EMBO Member
We are delighted to announce that Prof Robert Klose has been elected as an EMBO Member
Published: 8 June 2021

 

Professor Tony Watts elected President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics
Professor Tony Watts has been elected President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics which represents some 61 biophysical societies worldwide
Published: 10 June 2021

 

Newstead group to present their research on tackling Body Odour at the Royal Society Summer Science festival
The free Summer Science online event runs from the 8th to 11th July
Published: 11 June 2021

 

Journey of a Molecular Detective
To honour Professor David Sherratt's recent retirement after 50 years as a PI, the Department of Biochemistry is organising a one-day Symposium, ‘Journey of a Molecular Detective’, on Monday September 20th 2021
Published: 26 August 2021

 

One cell, two genomes? Coordination between mitochondria and the nucleus in cancer
New paper from the Peter Sarkies research group
Published: 3 December 2021