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Congratulations to Nick Power whose recent collaborative publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry A has been highlighted among the Royal Society of Chemistry's "Editor's Choice: Hydrothermal Materials Synthesis" for the year reflecting outstanding developments in hydrothermal materials synthesis.

Read the paper here   

Congratulations to Hilary Macqueen and Duncan Banks have won a grant from HUBS and HUCBMS to run a workshop next spring entitled Robust online assessment using the Moodle platform, and how to avoid plagiarism. 

Everyone in the School of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences wishes you all a very Merry Christmas!
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A new study published in Neuron and co-authored by Professor Mike Stewart, Dr Igor Kraev and researchers at UCL, Basel and Bonn shows that the number of "listeners" a nerve cell has in the brain is strictly regulated. Read the article here 

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, there is great interest in exactly how the immune system protects against viruses and whether it will be possible to develop a vaccine against Covid-19. This new Openlearn article by Professor David Male explores vaccines for viruses. 

Congratulations to Dr Perla Pucci and Maryam Latarani who recently presented their research at two international cancer research symposia. 

Maryam presented at the Crick Cancer research symposium and Perla presented at the 27th Prostate Cancer Foundation Retreat. Her presentation is now available to view here.

Congratulations to Maryam Latarani, David Male and Francesco Crea who have had their review describing strategies but which the immune system can be epigenetically reprogrammed to increase the efficacy of anti-cancer therapies published in Future Medicine.

https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/epi-2020-0186

Check out the latest collaborative publication in Chemical Engineering Journal from LHCS lecturer Nick Power on the synthesis of Carbon Quantum Dots and their application as an alternative in enhanced oil recovery, a potential means to a more cost efficient and effective process in extending well life and production from existing hydrocarbon resources.

LHCS lecturer Dan Johnson recently presented at the European Society of Cardiology Meeting – The Digital Experience. His presentation is now available at the link below (free registration required)

Congratulations to LHCS lecturer Dr Rafaela Vasiliadou who has published an article on virtual laboratories during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education.