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2019

Year: 2019

New kind of PhD to give future researchers an edge

New kind of PhD to give future researchers an edge

A new PhD programme that aims to also teach engagement skills in future medical researchers is looking for its first intake of students. The four-year…

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23rd December 2019 by Donald Davidson chat_bubble_outline 0 comment(s)
Supercytes teacher training event - National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 31st Jan 2020

Supercytes teacher training event - National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, 31st Jan 2020

31st January 2020 – Donald will be at the National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, running a free teacher training event for Supercytes, a card game about…

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10th December 2019 by Donald Davidson chat_bubble_outline 0 comment(s)
Midlothian Science Festival Schools Programme 2019 workshops

Midlothian Science Festival Schools Programme 2019 workshops

October 2019: Donald and a team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research ran ‘Your Amazing Immune System’ and ‘Supercytes’ workshops…

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23rd October 2019 by Donald Davidson chat_bubble_outline 0 comment(s)
Action Medical Research public talk

Action Medical Research public talk

26th Sept 2019  Marcliffe Hotel, Aberdeen Donald gave a public talk about his Action Medical Research-funded research project, studying novel approaches to treating Respiratory Syncytial…

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25th July 2019 by Donald Davidson chat_bubble_outline 0 comment(s)
MRC Festival of Medical Research 2019 event: Supercytes Teacher Training

MRC Festival of Medical Research 2019 event: Supercytes Teacher Training

June 2019: Donald ran a free, “sold out” interactive workshop at the University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research, to train teachers in using our…

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3rd July 2019 by Donald Davidson chat_bubble_outline 0 comment(s)
Bid to beat superbugs boosted by immune defence discovery (June 2019)

Bid to beat superbugs boosted by immune defence discovery (June 2019)

Press Release June 2019: The fight against superbugs could be helped by the discovery of a potential therapy based on the body’s natural immune defences.…

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11th June 2019 by Donald Davidson chat_bubble_outline 0 comment(s)
Immune discovery set to boost cancer therapies (May 2019)

Immune discovery set to boost cancer therapies (May 2019)

Press Release May 2019: Cancer therapies that use immune cells to trigger the body to attack tumours could be improved by a molecule that boosts…

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11th June 2019 by Donald Davidson chat_bubble_outline 0 comment(s)
Action Medical Research funded studies

Action Medical Research funded studies

Research highlighted June 2019: Our group’s new Action Medical Research-funded work is highlighted in the recent Spring/Summer issues of “Touching Lives” and “Re:action“; studying susceptibility…

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11th June 2019 by Donald Davidson chat_bubble_outline 0 comment(s)

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: Applications are open for ⭐️ PhDs - and trainees might be interested in perinatal risk with @sarahjestock, 🤰diabetes with @FionaDenison & @rr_metabolicmed or diet and endometriosis with ⁦@horne_research⁩ https://t.co/3zGDjGI2Zt

: our study on the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children now out https://t.co/otATl7zJvp many positives, in terms of our findings and how the paper came together but also raises serious considerations for clinicians, researchers and government 🧵 1/n https://t.co/Q985PMQFPT

: THREAD: on the connection between age, infection, hospitalisation, death and vaccination... TLDR: it matters! so read 7 tweets :-) Each bar in the charts shows the proportion of people in each of the coloured age categories. 1/7

: When lockdown sceptics tell me of cancelled operations as result of lockdowns I want to shout that lockdown is the only thing that has kept the NHS functioning, even at a reduced level, for so long. No one wants lock downs, but the alternative is almost too grim to think about.

Postdoc opportunity in Edinburgh - just time to apply! Closing 18th Jan funded (+ technician support) - study interplay of #HostDefencePeptides, & , in with my group & https://t.co/McxeRmWNvD https://t.co/yAuoQh464z

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