Inside the Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Read our blog to get to know us better, with first-hand accounts from our researchers, lecturers and students about life in the Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology.

PhD Students Insight to studying Biochemistry - Biology Week 2021PhD Students Insight to studying Biochemistry - Biology Week 2021

PhD Students Insight to studying Biochemistry - Biology Week 2021

Thanyaporn Tengsuttiwat, 3rd year PhD student provides an insight to her experience and PhD journey studying Biochemistry at the University of Liverpool.

Posted on: 7 October 2021

How do Komodo dragons keep warm?How do Komodo dragons keep warm?

How do Komodo dragons keep warm?

My name is Meghan Hill and I am a final year MBiolSci student studying biological sciences. I am particularly interested in the field of animal behaviour and am currently undertaking a 1-year internship with the Behaviour and Welfare department at Chester Zoo while also completing my Master's studies.

Posted on: 14 March 2021

Student wins prize at British Pharmacology Society conferenceStudent wins prize at British Pharmacology Society conference

Student wins prize at British Pharmacology Society conference

Beth Heaton, a PhD student in the department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, has won an award at the annual British Pharmacological Society (BPS: Pharmacology 2020) conference for her work on glucose uptake transporters in human immune cells.

Posted on: 8 January 2021

Life Sciences Employability WeekLife Sciences Employability Week

Life Sciences Employability Week

Life Sciences Employability Week (LSEW) 2020 ran across the week beginning 23 November, with a total of 20 online events open to all students across the School of Life Sciences and School of Psychology.

Posted on: 11 December 2020

Spotlight: Lung cancer research in LiverpoolSpotlight: Lung cancer research in Liverpool

Spotlight: Lung cancer research in Liverpool

As Lung Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, we reflect on the vital research taking place in Liverpool.

Posted on: 30 November 2020

Spotlight: Professor Eithne Costello - pancreatic cancer researchSpotlight: Professor Eithne Costello - pancreatic cancer research

Spotlight: Professor Eithne Costello - pancreatic cancer research

This edition of Spotlight focuses on Professor Eithne Costello from the Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine. Eithne joined the University of Liverpool in 1999, where she established her own research group focused on pancreatic cancer, with a particular emphasis on early diagnosis.

Posted on: 19 November 2020

Life as a PhD Student in Lockdown Life as a PhD Student in Lockdown

Life as a PhD Student in Lockdown

Rebecca Jensen is a PhD student in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. During the first national lockdown she was unable to continue her original research from home, and so she decided to volunteer for the ISARIC/WHO CCP study which looks at the urgent questions posed by Covid-19. Here she tells us what that was like, and how she is coping with the second national lockdown.

Posted on: 16 November 2020

Spotlight: Professor Sarah CouplandSpotlight: Professor Sarah Coupland

Spotlight: Professor Sarah Coupland

This edition of Spotlight focuses on Professor Sarah Coupland from the Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine. Sarah holds the George Holt Chair in Pathology and is an Honorary Consultant Histopathologist at the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Posted on: 13 November 2020

Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed joins British Heart Foundation BoardProfessor Sir Munir Pirmohamed joins British Heart Foundation Board

Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed joins British Heart Foundation Board

Professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed has been appointed as a trustee to the Board of the British Heart Foundation (BHF). He was appointed alongside Prudential’s Mark FitzPatrick and Professor Jill Pell from the University of Glasgow.

Posted on: 12 November 2020