Professor of Neurogenetics Silvia Paracchini set up the Specific Learning Difficulties Network (SLDN) to accelerate and coordinate research efforts around the UK into dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia. In October,…
The Second Annual Collaborative Research and Innovation Symposium, co-hosted by NHS Fife and the University of St Andrews, took place on Wednesday, 25 October. Held at the Balbirnie House Hotel in Markinch, the event…
The Arclight Project team has had a busy few months of presentations, workshops, and grant success! In August, Dr Blaikie presented a scientific paper on telemedicine and delivered a seminar on medical education at the…
A group of 13 School of Medicine staff participated in Explorathon 2023 at Dundee Science Centre on 30 September. The event saw 272 people from Tayside and Fife engage with 40 researchers from Scottish universities.…
A new study led by Principal Research Fellow Dr Wilber Sabiiti has found that antibiotics used to treat tuberculosis also kill other potentially useful bacteria. Such “good” bacteria play a key role in strengthening…
A new article co-authored by Professor of Neurogenetics Silvia Paracchini has identified an association between dyslexia and “mixed-handedness.” In the context of the study, “mixed-handedness” refers to an umbrella…
School of Medicine Patient Partner Coordinator Ms Charlie Guy is celebrating the release of her first book, published by CRC Press on 4 September. The Art of Medical Communication: Bringing the Humanities into Clinical…
Third year BSc (Honours) student Natalia Popko has been awarded the 2023 Dr Ross Wilson Portfolio Prize. The prize was established by Mrs Helen Wilson, mother of 2005 Medicine graduate Dr Ross Wilson, to recognise and…
A newly published study led by Associate Lecturer in Cellular and Molecular Pathophysiology Dr Peter Imoesi found evidence that the hypothalamus may be responsible for controlling the vitamin A levels in the…
This summer, the Division of Infection and Global Health was privileged to host Professor Kwabena Duedu, Associate Professor of Biomedical Science at the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS). This visit was…