Newly published research from the Swamy lab reveals how intestinal immune cells combat Salmonella infection, using specialized killer molecules called Granzymes. …more

Many thanks to visiting student Aoife McDarby for sharing why she’s undertaking a summer research project in the MRC PPU and how she’s including the lived experience perspective in her research.

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In a new discovery, scientists from the Sapkota lab, in collaboration with a team of clinicians led by Dr. Amaia Lasa-Aranzasti at Vall d'Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, have uncovered how a novel a genetic mutation is responsible for causing a rare skin disorder known as palmoplantar keratoderma (PPK).

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In a remarkable advancement for rewiring cellular signalling, researchers from the Sapkota Lab have developed a novel approach to precisely control the levels of protein phosphorylation.

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We are delighted to announce that Ralitsa Madsen has been awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, one of the UK’s flagship fellowship schemes for early career investigators. …more

Congratulations to Mirela Delibegovic, who undertook her PhD training in the MRC PPU in Tricia Cohen's laboratory from 1999 to 2003, who has been appointed by the First Minister of Scotland and His Majesty the King to a Regius Chair of Physiology at the University of Aberdeen. This is one of the most prestigious academic appointments in the UK academic system.

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We are delighted to announce that Arpan Mehta and Raja Nirujogi, within months of being appointed as Independent Investigators at the MRC PP

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We are delighted to announce that Arpan Mehta and Raja Nirujogi, within months of being appointed as Independent Investigators at the MRC PP

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Elisha McCrory and Catriona Aitken with Philip Cohen outside the Caird Hall, Dundee after being awarded their PhD degrees at a graduation ceremony by Chancellor of the University of Dundee, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen. Elisha and Catriona are the 50th and 51st students to receive their PhDs under Philip’s supervision.

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2024 represents the 20^th anniversary since the first report of autosomal recessive mutations in the PINK1 kinase in Parkinson’s disease by the lab of Nick Wood.

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