School of Biological Sciences

Overview

The School of Biological Sciences is led by Professor Judith Hoyland.

As well as being active across a number of the Faculty's research domains, we have a diverse range of activity within our Divisions:

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Publications

Endosomal recycling tubule scission and integrin recycling involve the membrane curvature supporting protein LITAF

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

FHL-1 interacts with human RPE cells through the α5β1 integrin and confers protection against oxidative stress

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

No difference in penetrance between truncating and missense/aberrant splicing pathogenic variants in MLH1 and MSH2: A Prospective Lynch Syndrome Database study

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Projects

MAHSC Neuroscience Domain Pump-Priming Awards:

Project: Research

Trends and factors associated with prescription opioid utilisation, dependence and deaths in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs)

Project: Research

How plants create a nanoscale highways in their cell membrane

Project: Research

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Activities

European Respiratory Society (ERS) (External organisation)

Activity: Membership › Membership of committee

Allergy Awareness for School Students at the Coop Academy

Activity: Other

Oxford Immunology Symposium

Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

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Media coverage and contribution

Opera News: La plupart des gens méconnaissent les différentes parties de la vulve (et c’est alarmant)

Press/Media: Research

IFL Science: Nearly Half Of UK Women Don't Know How Many "Holes" They Have Down There, Survey Finds

Press/Media: Research

Channel News Asia: People in the UK have a hard time naming parts of the female genital anatomy: Study

Press/Media: Research

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Datasets

Thesis

Dataset

RADAR database of anonymised acoustic cough recordings

Dataset

Mental simulations of phonological representations are causally linked to silent reading of direct versus indirect speech

Dataset

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Student Theses

Investigating Cognitive Costs and Temporal Dynamics of Emotion Regulation Using Electroencephalography and Facial Electromyography

UoM administered thesis: Phd

Investigating the immunological role of intestinal mucin during steady state and acute pulmonary infection

UoM administered thesis: Phd

The application of droplet digital PCR technology to measure heteroplasmy levels of the mitochondrial DNA mutation m.3243A>G associated with maternally inherited diabetes and deafness

UoM administered thesis: Unknown

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Prizes

MRC Clinician Scientist

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Highly commended for Best Contribution to PGR Environment

Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

The International Neuropsychiatry Association (INA) Alwyn Lishman Award 2018.

Prize: National/international honour

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Impact

Definitive multinational efficacy trials and pioneering ‘real-world’ evidence informing treatments and international strategy for managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Impact

World news story Second British-Turkmen webinar on COVID-19 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/second-british-turkmen-webinar-on-covid-19

Impact

Manchester virologist, Dr Shiu-Wan Chan, in global fight against COVID-19 with the UK government https://www.gov.uk/government/news/preparedness-and-response-to-covid-19-scientific-educational-webinar-in-ashgabat

Impact

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