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Department of Biochemistry

 
Surface representation of the HOXB13 transcription factor binding DNA.
Read more at: Third Year Postgraduate Symposium 2018
Symposium prize winners

Third Year Postgraduate Symposium 2018

The Department of Biochemistry's annual Third Year Postgraduate Symposium was held on Tuesday 26th June.


Read more at: World Emoji Day
Scientist emojis

World Emoji Day

On Tuesday 17th July, the Department celebrated World Emoji Day with a science communication competition!


Read more at: Qkine and Antiverse amongst winners in Accelerate@Babraham competition
Dr Rowina Westermeier (Antiverse) and Dr Catherine Elton (Qkine) with their prize cheques

Qkine and Antiverse amongst winners in Accelerate@Babraham competition

Qkine and Antiverse have been announced as some of the winners in the Accelerate@Babraham 2018 competition.


Read more at: A community approach for new experimental model systems
The choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta expressing fluorescent proteins illuminating the cell body (green) and the plasma membrane (magenta)

A community approach for new experimental model systems

Dr Ross Waller, and collaborators from across the globe, have published a new paper in PLoS Biology describing a new community-based approach for developing model marine protists.


Read more at: LGBTQ+ STEM Day 2018
#LGBTSTEMday rainbow cupcakes

LGBTQ+ STEM Day 2018

On Thursday 5th July, the Department joined forces with scientific organisations across the globe to celebrate the first international day of LGBTQ+ people in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).


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Surface representation of the HOXB13 transcription factor binding DNA.

Credit: Ekaterina Morgunova, Karolinska Institute.