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Department hosts annual research conference 6 January 2009
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Biology & Biochemistry to develop new drugs to treat TB 15 December 2008
Professor Ravi Acharya from the Department of Biology & Biochemistry, will collaborate with Dr Anwar Jardine from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and scientists from Stellenbosch University in South Africa on a project to develop new drugs against tuberculosis (TB).

Seminar series celebrates anniversary of Charles Darwin 12 November 2008
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Scientists discover how infectious bacteria can switch species 9 October 2008
Scientists from the Universities of Bath and Exeter have developed a rapid new way of checking for toxic genes in disease-causing bacteria which infect insects and humans.

Bath Researchers study how cancer cells come unstuck 6 August 2008
Scientists in the Department of Biology & Biochemistry at the University of Bath have started a three year study into the junctions that hold cells together, giving insight into how cancer cells can break off and spread to other parts of the body.

Department hosts next Genetics Society meeting PDF format - requires Acrobat Reader to view 6 August 2008
The forthcoming Genetics Society meeting will be held in the Department on September 5th. 

Department represented at the next Bristol Microbiology Forum event in September PDF format - requires Acrobat Reader to view 6 August 2008
Dr Ed Feil and Dr Nick Waterfield will be speaking at the next Bristol Microbiology Event, on September 16th. View the programme by clicking the above link or visit the Bristol Microbiology Forum website here.

End of year Quayle Prize awarded 18 July 2008
The Quayle Prize was awarded to two students in the department this year.

Bacterial polymers may hold key to curing diseases, say researchers 17 July 2008
A University of Bath scientist has made new discoveries about bacteria which could change the way some diseases are treated.

Postgraduate wins Ede & Ravenscroft Prize for research into diabetes 11 July 2008
Shifaan Thowfeequ, from the Department of Biology & Biochemistry, has been named the winner of the 2008 Ede & Ravenscroft Prize for his research 'Towards a novel therapy for diabetes: A bio-alchemist's approach'.

New research reveals the true origins of Lyme disease 27 June 2008
The bacterium that causes Lyme disease, the fastest growing vector-borne disease in North America, originated in Europe before the Ice Age, says new research by academics at the University of Bath.

Students receive end of year awards 25 June 2008
Head of Department Dr Richard Hooley presented the annual end of year prizes to a number of students in recognition of exceptional achievement during the course of their studies.

Biology and Biochemistry postgraduate student wins award 19 June 2008
Sally Williamson, a third year postgraduate in the Department of Biology & Biochemistry, has been awarded the Best Oral Presentation by a Young Scientist at a recent international conference.

Researcher wins early career award for high impact science 11 Mar 2008
Researcher wins early career award for high impact science: Dr Araxi Urrutia Odabachian, a Research Fellow in the Department of Biology & Biochemistry, has been awarded the Biochemical Society's Early Career Research Award.

Biodiversity in Madagascar: new project explores genetic 'landscape' of wetland birds 1 Feb 2008
Researchers from the universities of Bath and Cardiff have been awarded more than £300,000 for a new project investigating the genetic landscape of birds living in the wetlands of Madagascar. The project, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, will be the first of its kind to bring together field observations and genetic studies in order to map the genetic diversity of wetland birds onto the physical landscape.

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