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Heart researchers at the University of East Anglia have been awarded a prestigious grant of more than £200,000 by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Dr Samuel Fountain from UEA’s School of Biological Sciences will research the role of immune cells in coronary heart disease. He said:...

The PGR Showcase at The Forum was very successful with a couple of BIO PGRs making highly regarded contributions. Eileen Gallagher won the prize for the best Pecha Kucha presentation entitled “Genetic based resistance to plant viruses – an alternative to pesticides?” and Jonathon Green’s...

Prof Dylan Edwards' lab from UEA's School of Biological Sciences have made an advance in breast cancer which shows how some enzymes released by cancerous cells could have a protective function. New research published today in the Journal of Biological Chemistry reveals that an enzyme called...

A report on the implications of climate change for UK biodiversity is today released by the government with contributions from the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Environmental Sciences. Researchers from the University of East Anglia have helped create the first...

The School of Biological Sciences will hold its annual Colloquium on Tuesday, June 4 at the Thomas Paine Study Centre, where researchers will present their latest work to colleagues and invited guests. The day will showcase the broad range of multidisciplinary research undertaken in the...

Congratulations to Mervyn Bibb (a former BIO undergraduate) and Mike Bevan at JIC who have both been elected Fellows of the Royal Society (FRS). Two scientists from the John Innes Centre have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society, the premier scientific accolade in the UK. Their...

Males that spend all their time reacting to their rivals die earlier and are less able to mate later in life according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). Research published today in the journal Evolution reveals how fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) that are...

Dr Mohammad K. Hajihosseini's lab from UEA's School of Biological Sciences have made a discovery in neuroscience that could offer a long-lasting solution to eating disorders such as obesity. It was previously thought that the nerve cells in the brain associated with appetite...

Dr Tom Clarke's lab from UEA's School of Biological Sciences have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria. Findings published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) show that proteins on the...

It is with deep regret and sadness that we announce the death of Prof Godfrey Hewitt, an Emeritus Professor in BIO .  Head of BIO Prof Dylan Edwards said: “Prof Godfrey was a stalwart of BIO since 1966 and he has been mentor and inspiration for many within the school and...