Arts & Science Workshops on Women’s Metabolic Health

In collaboration with the MRC Laboratory of Medical Science (LMS), Dr Caroline Gillett from University of Birmingham, has led on a Wellcome funded public engagement project bringing together diverse scientists, artists and people with lived experience of women’s metabolic health conditions, with a specific focus on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Two workshops … Continue reading “Arts & Science Workshops on Women’s Metabolic Health”

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DAISy-PCOS webinars to share research findings

The DAISy-PCOS research team which were originally based at Birmingham will be sharing the latest findings from their research. Whilst the chief investigator, Professor Wiebke Arlt, has now moved the MRC Laboratory of Medical Science in London, others on the team are still based in the MSS including Dr Caroline Gillett who supported the study’s … Continue reading “DAISy-PCOS webinars to share research findings”

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IMSR is now MSS!

The College of Medical and Dental Sciences is now being reorganised as The College of Medicine and Health to better reflect our research and teaching across a wider variety of subjects. Not only that, but all of the institutes are also being rebranded. IMSR now becomes the Department of Metabolism and Systems Science or MSS … Continue reading “IMSR is now MSS!”

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IMSR engages at Simmer Down festival

This past Sunday 28th July, researchers from the IMSR and SMQB took part in community engagement activities at Simmer Down Festival in Handsworth Park. One of UK’s largest music and arts festivals, it proudly celebrates the rich cultural diversity of Birmingham. This is the first time the festival has run in-person since the pandemic, so … Continue reading “IMSR engages at Simmer Down festival”

IMSR researchers feature in The Endocrinologist

The latest edition of Society for Endocrinology‘s ‘The Endocrinology’ is out now. This summer the magazine has a focus on early career researchers and two of our very own researchers from IMSR have contributed feature articles. Dr Vasileios Chortis talks about his postdoc experience in the USA where he joined Dr David Breault’s lab at … Continue reading “IMSR researchers feature in The Endocrinologist”

ENCODED REALITIES – new art exhibition featuring university research

The Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Biomedicine (SMQB)’s latest art show features the work of 12 artists and 49 scientists from across University of Birmingham and opens this Friday 7th June. Visitors are invited to the launch party which kicks off at 5.45pm at Centrala gallery, Unit 4 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Birmingham, B5 … Continue reading “ENCODED REALITIES – new art exhibition featuring university research”

SMQB 2023-24 Artist in Residence callout live

UK artists are invited to apply for the next round of the SMQB residency programme. Artists will be paired with a research project and team of scientists at the start of the collaborative research process. Projects in this round include topics such as: The deadline to apply is June 9th. Find out more here: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/systems-modelling-and-quantitative-biomedicine/artists-in-residence/smbq-artists-in-residence-2024-2025-open-call