Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on July 28, 2016
So here it is, my last blog post! Firstly I need to answer the question: what next? I have my degree under my belt but what to do with it? I mentioned in an earlier post that I had a place on the Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology MSc, remaining at Leicester. So this is […]
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Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on May 17, 2016
I don’t know how many people follow Humans of New York on social media, but those who don’t should. HONY tells stories of the people on the streets of NYC, with a picture to go with each story. Sometimes the pictures show the person who’s story is being told, other times the person will remain […]
Posted in Exams, Health, Leisure, Reseach, Studying | Tagged Biological Sciences, cancer, HONY, Humans of New York, Leicester, University of Leicester |
Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on February 10, 2016
On the 4th of February it was World Cancer Day. Now, it goes without saying that all of us have been affected by cancer in some way, especially with it being one of the leading causes of deaths in the UK, after heart disease. It is a devastating disease, but as we learn more about […]
Posted in Essay, Exams, Health, Lab, Reseach, Studying, Uncategorized | Tagged Biological Sciences, BS3003, cancer, cancer studies, Leicester, University of Leicester
Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on December 3, 2015
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend a talk by Jeremy Farrar, the Director of the Wellcome Trust. For those that haven’t heard of the Wellcome Trust, it is a global charity who’s work aims to improve global health (link to their website here). In terms of scientific research, funding from […]
Posted in City, Employment, Erasmus, Future, Leisure, Reseach | Tagged Biological Sciences, Frank May Prize, Guest Lectures, Leicester, University of Leicester, Weekly Insider, Wellcome Trust
Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on October 12, 2015
I can now officially say that I have passed my year abroad! This means my degree title is now Medical Biochemistry with a Year Abroad Bsc (fancy right?). Providing I survive this year of course. My degree is also now going to be accredited by the Royal Society of Biology. I gave my presentation last […]
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Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on September 28, 2015
Today I submitted my dissertation for my year abroad. This was a 5000 word project report, detailing the lab project I undertook during my time in Germany. Thankfully, I managed to generate some constructs during the year and actually had some results to discuss. It was a challenge, but it hit me how much I […]
Posted in Dissertation, Erasmus, Essay, Future, Internship, Lab, Placement, Reseach, Stress, Study Abroad, Year In Industry | Tagged biochemistry, Biological Sciences, biological sciences with a year abroad, degree accreditation, Leicester, royal society of biology degree accreditation, Third year project, University of Leicester
Posted by Daisy in Biological Sciences on July 30, 2015
I have discovered that not every student in the Biological Sciences department is aware of an opportunity to spend a year abroad as part of their undergraduate degree. In fact, it wasn’t until second year that I even realised myself. Obviously I knew it was possible to study abroad, but I wasn’t interested in taking […]
Posted in Erasmus, Friends, Lab, Placement, Reseach, Study Abroad | Tagged Biological Sciences, biological sciences with a year abroad, Erasmus, Germany, Heidelberg, Leicester, Leicester language scholarship, study abroad, University of Leicester
Posted by Chris in Biological Sciences on April 20, 2015
Although the title of this blog may sound odd, I got the inspiration for this blog after some research that a University of Leicester Professor carried out recently. Professor Sir Nilesh Samani is the Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences whose recently published work adds evidence to the idea that shorter people are more […]
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Posted by Chris in Biological Sciences on January 24, 2015
I wish to highlight an important topic today to do with the importance of vaccination and how important it is that guardians responsible for administering their children with MMR, get the best information on vaccines. Recently, there was a news story detailing how, upon a visit to Disneyland, California, 59 people had contracted measles. These kinds of […]
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Posted by Chris in Biological Sciences on November 30, 2014
Last Thursday, I had to write an essay under exam conditions for the module BS3012: Infection and Immunity. We had a list of essay titles that we could choose from and I chose: Compare and contrast the structure, regulation and contributions to pathogenesis of the pertussis and adenylate cyclase toxins in Bordetella pertussis. Bordetella pertussis being the […]
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