Research stories
Find out more about our staff and their research.
- Research story
"A parasite an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense". Nonetheless, I was surprised to find that the question “What is a Parasite?” was not as clear-cut as I expected.
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Treatments for human afflictions can be found in the most obscure places and in the strangest creatures.
- Research story
In fiction and popular culture, parasitic characters appear as a metaphor for the threat and spread of disease.
- Academic profile
I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to do a malaria physiology project with Kiaran Kirk and Kevin Saliba, and I have been doing research ever since.
- Academic profile
My group focuses on understanding the function of integral membrane transporters and receptors from a structural perspective.
- Research story
Lauren Harrison, a PhD student in RSB, writes about what it’s like to be a woman in science and the importance of mentoring.
- Research story
Megan McDonald is a Real Wonder Women in STEM. Read about her in this Biocomic designed for International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
- Research story
Dr Terry Neeman is our in-house Biostatistician in Biology. She writes about why maths and statistics are so critical to science for International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
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Read how Yu Zhou's PhD research is improving photosynthesis to feed the world: the red algae story.
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Rita (Chun-Chia Chou), write’s about life as a PhD student in Pat Backwell’s group in Biology. Rita is originally from Taiwan.
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A first-of-its-kind citizen science project will put amateur butterfly-watchers at the forefront of research and conservation for the insect.