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• Expert opinions cover salmonella Trump Chancellor Philip Hammond Juno and support for new mothers

  Date: 5 Dec 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/expert-opinions-cover-salmonella-trump-chancellor-philip-hammond-juno-and-support-for-new-mothers

  Dr Primrose Freestone from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has written an article for The Conversation discussing new...

• 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...

• Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys is the god of forensic science says bestselling crime author in new video

  Date: 1 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/patricia-cornwell-describes-impact-inventor-of-genetic-fingerprinting-has-had-on-her-career

  Bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell has paid tribute to the University of Leicester Professor who invented the technique of genetic...