Bringing cellular processes to light
One of my articles for Research Features came out in issue 106. It’s about fluorescent proteins as intracellular markers. Check it out on their website.
At the intersection of the nervous system and innate immunity
Read my article on Dr Alejandro Aballay’s research in Research Features!
Giulia Marzetti – From fossil fuels to renewables
Giulia is a chemical engineer with a passion for science communication across language barriers. Recently, she joined Blue Steens as our very first affiliate translator for Italian and Spanish. Giulia strikes me as very proactive; a woman looking for […]
Quantum Dots in Flow Cytometry
My article assessing the pros and cons of fluorescent quantum dots in FACS was published. Read it on BiteSize Bio.
NASA in Aberdeen
Dr Sue Lederer (space scientist) and Rick Hieb (former astronaut) came all the way from the US to Scotland to spend a week packed full of activities of public engagement and school visits. On 30th Jan 2017 I […]
Dr Maryam Gharebaghi – For the love of maths
Mathematics makes the world go round. In a way, it is a language that helps us describe and explain natural phenomena, man-made constructions and much more. If you are into maths, there are plenty of career paths […]
Lesley Hetherington – Life lessons that echo in her support of enterprising minds today
I first met Lesley at ABZWISE, an unusual entrepreneurship programme for women in STEM, at the University of Aberdeen in 2012. Two key aspects of this workshop were characteristic of Lesley. Firstly, she doesn’t do bog-standard. Secondly, she […]
Liselotte Hyveled – Living the Novo Nordisk Way
Novo Nordisk is a publicly listed pharmaceutical company whose origins date back into the 1920s. With the headquarter in its native Denmark, the company also has international production facilities and R&D centres in several countries, affiliates in 77 […]
Lecture Notes: Pharmacy practice research at RGU, Aberdeen
It may be hard to believe but a pharmacy talk can actually be entertaining. Prof Derek Stewart made sure of that whilst conveying some important key insights of his group’s research.