Archive: December 10, 2020

Alicia El Haj is awarded IOM3 Chapman Medal

By lifETIME CDT Administrator: Emma Lardner (University of Birmingham) Alicia El Haj, Professor of Cell Engineering at the University of Birmingham and lifETIME Management Committee member has been awarded the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) Chapman Medal for her work within the field of Healthcare Technologies. Professor El Haj is a leading figure within bioengineering …

Cancer dormancy – Seek and Destroy

By LifETIME CDT Student: Elaine Ma (University of Glasgow) Cancer is a dynamic disease, that adapts to allow its survival and growth in various places in the human body. It is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, due to the ability of cancer cells to disseminate and form secondary tumours. When this occurs, …