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QMRI cell sorting facility wins Silver Award for sustainability

11 February, 2020

January 2020:The Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Facility is the first BioQuarter lab to achieve a…

The Supercytes visit the National Museum of Scotland

04 February, 2020

January 2020 - Donald J. Davidson shows teachers how to use card game Supercytes to teach pupils…

CIR launches new kind of PhD to give future researchers an edge

17 December, 2019

A new PhD programme that aims to also teach engagement skills in future medical researchers is…

Imaging tools help cancer team build clearer picture of tumours

22 October, 2019

October 2019: Early diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients could be helped by new imaging…

Midlothian Science Festival Schools Programme

21 October, 2019

October 2019: CIR researchers run ‘Your Amazing Immune System’ and ‘Supercytes’ workshops at local…

Fresh insights could lead to new treatments for liver disease

09 October, 2019

October 2019: The fight against liver disease could be helped by the discovery of cells that cause…

Action Medical Research Aberdeen Engagement Evening

30 September, 2019

September 2019: Professor Donald J Davidson participated in the Action Medical Research Aberdeen…

Discussing the use of animals in research

28 August, 2019

February 2019: School visit aims to get pupils talking about the use of animals in research.

Edinburgh Inflammatory Bowel disease rates amongst highest in the world

08 August, 2019

August 2019: 1 in 125 people in Lothian have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, which is…

Science Insights 2019

01 August, 2019

August 2019: The Centre participated, once again, in Science Insights - an exciting work experience…