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• Leading microbiologist gives public lecture on bacteriophages

  Date: 1 Dec 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leading-microbiologist-to-give-free-public-lecture-on-bacteriophages

  Naked Scientists podcast interview with professor Clokie now available University staff and students can watch the lecture here Professor...

• Study reveals mysteries of enzyme mechanism

  Date: 28 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/study-reveals-mysteries-of-enzyme-mechanism

  An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance by trapping an intermediate in the mechanism of enzymes...

• University researchers show juices from damaged salad leaves massively stimulate Salmonella growth and salad leaf colonisation

  Date: 18 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/university-researchers-show-juices-from-damaged-salad-leaves-massively-stimulate-salmonella-growth-and-salad-leaf-colonisation

  Investigations by Leicester microbiologists have revealed that just a small amount of damage to salad leaves can massively stimulate the presence...

• From Disaster Chef to Master Chef

  Date: 15 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/from-disaster-chef-to-master-chef

  One of our PhD students has been crowned Kenwood Chef 2016 at the 'Disaster Chef' competition live final after transforming his kitchen disasters...

• Research explores what Google can tell us about the memory web in the brain

  Date: 10 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-explores-what-google-can-tell-us-about-the-memory-web-in-the-brain

  A new study by researchers from the Centre for Systems Neuroscience at our University, in collaboration with the University of California Los...

• Research consortium combines research excellence and expertise to evolve drug discovery

  Date: 8 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-consortium-combines-research-excellence-and-expertise-to-evolve-drug-discovery

  A new research consortium aims to identify opportunities for drug discovery through the innovative use of antibodies in structure-based drug...

• RNA studies advance holds out hope for cancer drug development

  Date: 7 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/rna-studies-advance-holds-out-hope-for-cancer-drug-development

  An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of...

• 2million grant gives Leicester research team a helping hand

  Date: 2 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/ps2million-grant-gives-leicester-research-team-a-helping-hand

  Joe Dias (pictured), Professor of Hand and Orthopaedic Surgery in our Department of Health Sciences, and his colleagues at Leicester’s Hospitals...

• Study into asthma provides a paradigm shift in understanding of lifethreatening condition

  Date: 27 Oct 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/study-into-asthma-provides-a-paradigm-shift-in-understanding-of-life-threatening-condition

  A new study led by our University to understand how to improve the health of severe asthma patients has made a breakthrough finding, with the...

• Expert to discuss gene-editing research at free public lecture

  Date: 24 Oct 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/expert-to-discuss-gene-editing-research-at-free-public-lecture

  A leading expert will be discussing the latest breakthroughs in gene-editing research during this year’s Frank May Prize lecture on 31 October.