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Sleep & Memory
Reactivating memories in sleep and dreams with Dr Anthony Bloxham, Nottingham Trent University
Emotion regulation and Targeted Memory Reactivation in healthy controls and isolated REM Behaviour Disorder patients with Caterina Leitner, Sleep Medicine Center of San Raffaele Hospital
Why we don’t do well without sleep with Dr Scott Cairney, University of York
Evolving plasticity in the brain and behaviour after memory reactivation during sleep with Dr Martyna Rakowska, Cardiff University
Brain-Body Interactions
Interoception and mental health: integrating mind body and brain interactions with Dr Sahib Khalsa, University of Tulsa
The brain-body axis in neurodevelopmental conditions with Dr Eleanor Palser, University of California, San Francisco
How the brain processes gut feelings with Dr Ryan Smith, University of Tulsa
Heartbeats influence perception and motor activity with Dr Esra AI, Columbia University
Mental Health
Effective interventions to maximise well-being in the University setting with Dr Michelle Elbashir, University of Doha for Science and Technology
Designing and evaluating mental health apps for children with Dr Bettina Moltrecht, University College London
Antimicrobial & Antibiotic Resistance
Artificial intelligence approaches for antibiotic discovery with César de la Fuente, Presidential Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Biofilm communities, antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance with Prof Kim Hardie, University of Nottingham
Antibiotics: from databases to evolution in patients with Prof Robert Beardmore, University of Exeter
Peptide Therapeutics Vol. 2
Exploring hyperbranched peptide compounds in antimicrobial research with Dr Orode Aniejurengho, University of Essex Online
BioSAXS – A Method To Accelerate And De-risk Antimicrobial Drug Development with Dr Kai Hilpert, St George's, University of London
Gut Microbiome & Nutrition
Effects of a Low-carbohydrate/High-protein Diet on Gut Microbiome Composition in Individuals with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury with Dr Jia Li, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University
From bench to bedside and beyond: adventures in modelling gut microbiome with Prof. Emma Allen-Vercoe, University of Guelph
Host genetic determinants of the gut microbiome with Dr Emily Davenport, Penn State University
T Cell and Cancer
T cell immunological research at the forefront of defeating cancer with Dr Vivian Dimou, The Institute of Cancer Research
Activation of Neoantigen Specific T cells for the Treatment of Solid Tumors with Prof Karine Breckpot Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Engineering T-cells for the Treatment of Solid Tumours with Dr Ben Draper, University College London
CRISPR Applications
Introduction to CRISPR, a family of proteins that is revolutionising genome editing with Dr Elisa Aguilar-Martinez, University of Manchester
Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Understand Gene Function in Zebrafish with Dr Jordi Cayuso, Senior Lecturer, University of Wolverhampton
Introduction to class 1 – CRISPR-Cas multiprotein effectors with Dr Inga Songailiene, Vilnius University
Flow Cytometry 2
Studying cell proliferation by flow cytometry with Derek Davies, Francis Crick Institute
Making the most of flow cytometry in nanopharmacology with Dr Marie-Christine Jones, University of Birmingham
When image is everything: The principles of image flow cytometry and it’s use in biomedical research with Dr Andrew Filby, Newcastle University
Mass Spectrometry
A new method for the analysis of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and other polar metabolites in microbiome-related samples by ion-exchange chromatography-mass spectrometry (IC-MS) with Dr Mariya Misheva, University of Oxford
Building a Versatile Intact Mass Toolkit to Improve Integrative Protein Structure Characterization for Drug Development and Basic Research with Dr Aaron Bailey, The University of Texas Medical Branch
Mass Spectrometry-based bottom-up proteomics and its applications in cancer research: an overview with Dr Roopesh Krishnankutty, University of Edinburgh
Determing mass, why it is important and why it matters? with Dr Gillian Taylor, Teeside University
Peptide Therapeutics: disease screening and drug design
A Killer solution for vaginal candidiasis: New generation of antifungal peptides with Dr Miguel Fernández de Ullivarri, APC Microbiome Institute
Peptide Hydrogel and Nanotubes for Drug Delivery and Biomaterial Applications with Dr Garry Laverty, Senior Lecturer at Queen’s University in Belfast
Strides in Cancer Research
T cell homing in cancer immunotherapy: challenges and opportunities with Prof Ann Ager, Cardiff University
Preclinical bone cancer research with Dr Luke Tattersall, University of Sheffield
The shape of you: Using AI, bioengineering, and statistical cell biology to understand how changes in cell morphogenesis drive cancer with Prof Chris Bakal, Institute of Cancer Research
Mesothelioma. The evolving treatment landscape and future directions with Prof Dean Fennell, University of Leicester
Academic Publishing
Motivations: Why publish at all?
Things to know before writing a peer-reviewed article
Journal selection: Things to think about
The structure of a well-written and effective academic paper
Effective English for Communication
Effective Section content for Academic Writing
Common mistakes when writing in English
Topic sentences: What are they?
Resources to help with paper writing
Common grammatical and structural errors made by non-native English speakers
Hippocampal Neurons: morphology, function, regeneration
Mental health and adult hippocampal neurogenesis: the neural symbiosis with Prof Walace Gomes Leal, Federal University of Western Pará
Inhibitory neuron hyperexcitability in progressive tauopathy with Dr Francesco Tamagnini, University of Reading
Using hippocampal cell culture models to study neuronal morphogenesis and function with Prof Professor Thomas Fath, Macquarie University
Early Career Academics
Identifying the Right Journal to Publish in
How to write your first paper draft
How NOT to write and how TO cite
Data presentation: How to organize your tables and figures
PROMOTE your paper! How to Write Amazing ABSTRACTS, TITLES and KEYWORDS
JOURNAL SUBMISSION: The Secrets of SUCCESS!
PEER REVIEW: How to SOLVE PROBLEMS and GET PUBLISHED!
PRESENTATION POWER: How To Give Great SLIDE and POSTER Talks!
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