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New candidates for anti-malaria and anti-leishmaniasis drugs
14 May 2012
A partnership between industry and academia has made available new selective inhibitors of protozoan N-myristoyl transferase to accelerate the development of drugs to treat malaria and leishmaniasis. The research is published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
The impact of endogenous retroviruses on antiviral immunity
11 May 2012
NIMR virologists and immunologists have shown that endogenous retroviruses can enhance antiviral immunity. The research is published in PLoS Pathogens.
Quantitative Biology Interest Group
08 May 2012
A new informal group at NIMR has been formed to bring together researchers at the Institute using quantitative techniques and computational methods to solve biological problems.
1st Crick Symposium
03 May 2012
The first Crick Symposium will be held on 2 July 2012, at the Wellcome Collection Conference Centre, Euston Road, London, on the theme of "Metabolism in Health and Disease".
A new tool for protein functional analysis
01 May 2012
Scientists at NIMR have designed a mutant that eliminates nucleic acid binding by K-homology (KH) domains without destabilizing the KH fold, changing its structure or affecting KH–protein interactions. The research is published in Nucleic Acids Research.
Regulating the extension and branching of axons in the cerebral cortex
24 April 2012
Research published by scientists from the University of Manchester and from NIMR has uncovered a mechanism that controls axonal extension and branching. The work is published in Nature Neuroscience.
Automating the measurement of cell movements
23 April 2012
Scientists at NIMR have developed an improved way to measure cell movement. The research is published in Journal of Microscopy.
Outcome of the Institute review
17 April 2012
NIMR's future research plans have been endorsed by MRC Council following the recent five-yearly review.
Summer School student wins award
11 April 2012
Mariam Zaidi, one of NIMR’s 2011 Research Summer School students, has won an award at the National Science and Engineering Competition for her work investigating arterial valves in mice and human embryos.
Troy Margrie to head the Division of Neurophysiology
29 March 2012
Troy Margrie has been appointed Head of the Division of Neurophysiology.
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