On Tuesday 22nd July, staff and students from across the School of Life Sciences gathered in The Street to celebrate a truly momentous occasion: the 80th birthday of Sir Philip Cohen, a scientific giant, visionary leader, and the architect of modern life sciences in Dundee.
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We’re delighted to congratulate Yana Korenchuk, an undergraduate summer student in the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, on winning First Prize at the School of Life Sciences (SLS) Summer School Poster Session.
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We’re delighted to share that Ian Ganley was recently interviewed for a podcast by the North of Scotland Parkinson’s Research Interest Group.
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The Sir James Black Award is an annual prize presented by the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee to the final year undergraduate student deemed to have made the most outstanding contribution to research during their final year project.
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Dr Thomas McWilliams, a former postdoctoral researcher in the labs of Professors Ian Ganley and Miratul Muqit, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Young Scientist Anders Jahre Award for Medical Research—a distinguished honour recognising groundbreaking contributions to Nordic basic medical science.
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A new study from the Swamy lab has uncovered how inflammation and immune responses can regulate a key protein linked to both Parkinson’s disease and Crohn’s disease, providing crucial insights into how these very different conditions may share common roots.
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On a drizzly April afternoon, University of Dundee researchers Dr Mahima Swamy and Dr Grace Borichevsky travelled to The Cottage Kitchen in St Andrews, where they met members of the University of St. Andrews Gluten-free Society to chat about all things Coeliac over warm drinks and gluten-free goodies.
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