News 2020

An archive of Institute News from 2020

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Scientists to develop antibody fingerprint serology test in fight against COVID-19

24 July, 20202020

LifeArc and Medical Research Scotland have recently awarded funding to a multidisciplinary cross…

Proteomics add power to drug discovery

09 July, 20202020

Combining protein and DNA information provides stronger support for specific proteins in…

Genetic and epigenetic correlates of inflammatory protein level

06 July, 20202020

Inflammatory response protein plasma concentration is shown to be associated with genetic and…

The role of SORL1 in Alzheimer’s Disease

01 July, 20202020

A recent award from the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK to Dr Kathy Evans, will seek to understand…

Longer-term survival analysis in patients with glioblastoma

01 July, 20202020

Edinburgh researchers provide important insights on longer term survival at population-level in…

2 HGU Weekly Winners in I’m a Scientist, Stay at Home

01 July, 20202020

During the COVID-19 Lockdown, university staff and students have been keen to help school pupils…

Appeal to the Prime Minister to invest in Life Sciences-Charity Partnership Fund

01 July, 20202020

Senior investigators from the Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre signed a letter to the Prime…

New Zealand women complete the Dundee Virtual Kiltwalk while UK sleeps

01 July, 20202020

Jane and Elspeth Ludemann walked up the Signal Hill in Dunedin, New Zealand to support our ovarian…

Predicting effects of protein variants

01 July, 20202020

Predictors of effect benchmarked using deep mutational scanning data - July 2020

Guidelines for treatment of breast cancer patients with delays in surgery due to COVID-19

25 June, 20202020

Investigators from the Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre helped develop evidence-based guidelines…