Have you thought of how we are able to speak, think or move? Well, I am Senada and I have always been intrigued by the brain. As part of my master’s year, I will be working alongside Professor Nicolas Locker on a project that focuses on neurodegenerative diseases. Neurodegenerative diseases, an umbrella of diseases characterised […]
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Sunday night, you are lying in bed. You feel like your heart is aching. Is it a mini-heart attack, or a heartbreak 😊? You wonder how real heart attack would feel like. You start searching the symptoms and it is not long until the results come up; Google thinks there are few options; you are having […]
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My name is Simi and I love immunology. Why immunology? This is a question I ask myself every day… and admittedly even now as I write this blog. What if I told you that we encounter billions of weird, gross and potentially harmful foreign substances, better known as antigens, that want to start a war inside […]
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Wow! What a semester. Having signed up to the MSci during final year, I definitely didn’t predict how the first semester would go. Busy. But enjoyable! However, I think one thing that took everyone in the group by surprise was these blogs. We all started a bit tentatively, but I believe we have enjoyed writing […]
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Hi, I’m Aleks and I study Biochemistry at the University of Surrey. It’s my fifth and final year of the course, with an exciting project set out for me for the upcoming semester. I will be working alongside my lovely mentor and supervisor Natalie Riddell investigating effects of the endocrine system on immunometabolism. Before you […]
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When I was first told I had to write a blog, two thoughts shot through my head in quick succession. Relief at not having to write an essay, then oh no I can’t write an essay. After 3 years of essay training, suddenly being told “write whatever you want” is a daunting prospect to anyone. […]
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