The DAISy-PCOS team at the University of Birmingham are excited to announce an opportunity for women to join us for a new PCOS Leadership Programme supported with public engagement funding from the Wellcome Trust and carried out by our multidisciplinary team at the Institute of Metabolism & Systems Research (IMSR), with the support of specialists … Continue reading “DAISy-PCOS Leadership Programme – We want you!”
Category: Public Engagement
PCOS Awareness Month Event (September 26th, 2020)
This September, the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR) is pleased to invite you to a free, public webinar to mark PCOS Awareness Month. PolyCystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects at least 1 in 10 women worldwide and commonly causes irregular periods and difficulties trying to conceive. Previous research at the IMSR by Professor Wiebke Arlt … Continue reading “PCOS Awareness Month Event (September 26th, 2020)”
Artist in Residence: Lockdown Update
It seems unbelievable that we are already headed into August. But here we are, already five months into lockdown… When SMQB first launched our Artist-in-Residence programme, we could have never envisioned the world we’d now be living in and to some extent this new reality must itself be shaping the collaborations and the nature of … Continue reading “Artist in Residence: Lockdown Update”
Showcasing My Research at Lapworth Lates – Dr Jonathan Mueller
“For more than four months now, I haven’t seen the inside of my office on campus. Visiting the garden centre was among the most exciting things I’ve physically done – in stark contrast to my ‘jet set’ virtual life on Zoom where I have been having meetings with other researchers all over Europe but also … Continue reading “Showcasing My Research at Lapworth Lates – Dr Jonathan Mueller”
AlgoRHYTHM From Home!
Researchers in the IMSR has been collaborating with performance company LYNNEBEC to produce ‘AlgoRHYTHM From Home’ – a digital dance class series with a sciency twist. This digital series has been supported by Arts Council England Emergency Funding. The idea for the ‘from home’ series has sprung from an existing outreach project created in partnership with … Continue reading “AlgoRHYTHM From Home!”
I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here! – Dr Gabriela Da Silva Xavier shares her story
Earlier this year, Dr Gabriela Da Silva Xavier took part in “I’m a Scientist Get Me Out of Here!“… or as it’s now called during lockdown, “I’m a Scientist, Stay at Home!” Gaby is a senior researcher in the IMSR, who studies cellular metabolism with a special interest in glucose sensing mechanisms in the pancreas … Continue reading “I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here! – Dr Gabriela Da Silva Xavier shares her story”
COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Webinar Series
Join Professor Shakila Thangaratinam, the Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Women’s Health (based in the IMSR) for a series of public webinars to provide guidance about the management and care of pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. These are being coordinated in collaboration with Elly Charity. These webinars will explore strategies on … Continue reading “COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Webinar Series”