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Author Archives: Nathalie Pettorelli
The quest to surpass Nature- what does she know that chemists don’t?
By Minh Tran, University of Oxford Chemicals originated from Nature have contributed to the advance of modern medicine, from penicillin to anti-cancer drugs. How does she make them so easily and effectively, and can we apply what we learn … Continue reading
Cracks and Fracture are key word of my job! Meet Dr Dong Liu
Dr Dong Liu is currently an EPSRC postdoctoral Research Fellow and a Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 Brunel Research Fellow, based in the Department of Materials, University of Oxford. Her research is on the deformation and fracture of … Continue reading
Get to know your biological clock: Meet Elise Facer-Childs
“Tick tock, tick tock”……..What do you think when you hear this phrase? A clock? Correct answer! But maybe not the traditional clock you have on your wall or wear on your wrist. Inside almost every cell in the body there … Continue reading
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Your brain is amazing: Meet Caroline Hartley
Your brain is amazing. Whilst just a collection of cells, it is these cells that allow us to be creative, to build memories, and to respond and interact with everything else in the world. I’m interested in finding out how … Continue reading
More than a white lab coat and Birkenstocks: meet Verena Kriechbaumer
Verena Kriechbaumer is a researcher in the plant cell biology group at Oxford Brookes University. Her current project tries to get plants to clean up methane from soil such as ex-landfill sites or rice paddy fields. Why is that important and how … Continue reading
Happening against all the odds: Meet Susan Canney
Dr Susan Canney (@CanneySusan) is a research associate at the Department of Zoology, University of Oxford. Her research focusses on understanding the as a means to find ways for humans and nature to co-exist and thrive. Susan will be standing … Continue reading
Blood vessels shouldn’t be hard as teeth, and other stories: Meet Dr. Irina Velsko
Irina Velsko is a postdoc at the University of Oxford studying ancient dental calculus, how the oral microbiome has changed over time, and how this has played a role in the rise of “diseases of civilization”. She’s passionate about promoting … Continue reading
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You don’t need a PhD to be extremely successful in science: Meet Rebecca Hemingway
Rebecca Hemingway (@beckyhemingway9) is a scientist at the Met Office where she carries out research and works on the development of the Hazard Impact Model. Here she tells us about how she got into this fascinating and challenging role and why … Continue reading
Stop misrepresenting how science works: Meet Rebecca Thompson
Dr Rebecca Thompson (@Bex_16) is a researcher at the Astbury BioStructure Laboratory, University of Leeds, helping other scientists to use state-of-the-art electron microscopes to look at the protein machines that drive life. Rebecca will be standing on our soapbox on … Continue reading
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Stand your ground: Meet Jessica Davies
By Dr Jessica Davies Jessica is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on understanding the genetic risk of multiple sclerosis. Come hear Jessica’s talk – “From DNA to disease: how single letter changes in our genetic code can … Continue reading