Institute for Regeneration and Repair

📣 Student Opportunity: A funded PhD project in understanding how changes in lipid metabolism can enable phagocytes to fine tune the immune response to infection More information on FindaPhD: https://lnkd.in/e7APj8JQ

Up to 30 scholarships for displaced students living in the UK, for postgrad programmes at Edinburgh Uni, including our MSc by Research programmes in Regenerative Medicine & Tissue Repair and Reproductive Sciences ℹ️ Info session online 10 January 👉 https://lnkd.in/exZZDJNS #CRM #CIR #MScR #Research #Scholarships #Postgraduate

12th Day of Research: IRR in the community🔎 Collaboration is at the heart of developing impactful, relevant research and public engagement. At the IRR we work in partnership with our local community and in 2024 we have been amazed with the vibrant activity from researchers, local schools and members of the public. 📰Read about our 2024 Doors Open Day: https://edin.ac/3Cpt7J6 #12DaysOfResearch #EdinburghImpact #Community

11th Day of Research: Dr Chelsea Morroni awarded NIHR Global Health Professorship🌍 Dr Chelsea Morroni of the Centre for Reproductive Health is the first in Scotland to receive this prestigious funding. As one of seven researchers to be awarded the 2024 National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Global Research Professorship, her project aims to improve sexual health in pregnancy in Africa by taking a people centred-approach. “Over my career, I’ve been so fortunate to work with and learn from so many amazing people—healthcare providers, patients, researchers, research participants and advocates—all committed to improving sexual health in Southern Africa, and around the world. It is such a privilege to be awarded this NIHR Global Research Professorship, which will enable me to build and expand my international research team and be of continued service to the field of sexual and reproductive health research, training, policy and advocacy.” - Dr Chelsea Morroni 📰Read the full article: https://edin.ac/3Awy69U #12DaysOfResearch #CRH #SexualHealth

People living with multiple sclerosis #MS could be prescribed personalised treatment in future, helped by research published in Neuron today in which Prof Anna Williams and colleagues studied more than half a million brain cells. Research supported by the MS Society. 👉 https://lnkd.in/g3n4NFuJ 📖 Read the full paper in Neuron https://lnkd.in/gV3gyvQb

10th Day of Research: 10 year long study into the nose and mouth microbiome is largest to date👃 Researchers, including those from the Centre for Inflammation Research have used data from over 3000 individuals to map the nose and mouth microbiome. “This study took 10 years from onset to finish, and was only possible through the enthusiasm, curiosity, drive, vision of and collaboration between many individuals over these years” Professor Debby Bogaert, Senior Author on the paper, Centre for Inflammation Research The study represents the most complete atlas of the microbial communities in the upper airways of healthy individuals to date. The results form an important basis for further studies regarding the role of our resident microbes in infection susceptibility and severity across the lifespan and the factors influencing this process. 📰Read the full article: https://edin.ac/40Cp8CY #12DaysOfResearch #CIR

𝗜𝗥𝗥 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻-𝗬𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 We spoke to final year PhD student Francesca Hearn-Yeates about her studentships and The Wandering Womb, a public engagement activity designed to encourage conversations around menstruation. 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗵𝗗 I've been looking at the gut microbiome and metabolome, considering how these things could be impacting the symptoms of endometriosis, particularly pain and fatigue. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗯? I worked with an artist called Rutie Borthwick to create a big red tent that travels to different events. It was a safe, cosy space where people could talk about menstruation and learn about different menstrual health conditions. People don't really get to talk about their periods so when you give them the opportunity to do so, they take it and they have a lot to say. Watching strangers opening up to each other and being able to facilitate those conversations was really amazing. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗥𝗥? We have a super lovely community. Everyone is really friendly, really helpful. It's a very collaborative research institute. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲? I do a lot of cycling, I encourage anyone and everyone to get on a bike. I've made a lot of my friends here in Edinburgh through cycling. It's a great way to meet people and just be outside. Listen to the full podcast on IRR Stories: https://lnkd.in/ecJT_J-d

Job Opportunity: The Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) seeks a Research Engagement Manager to join our vibrant Communications and Engagement Team. More Information: https://edin.ac/3BCiwKE

Transcription factors find and activate their target genes by recognising how DNA is packaged inside the nucleus of cells. This could improve the effectiveness of converting one cell type into another – a grand challenge for regenerative medicine. New research from Dr Abdenour Soufi & colleagues published in Nature. #RegenerativeMedicine #CRM https://lnkd.in/ewMa22-B

9th Day of Research: £9million to support the next generation of dementia researchers🧑🎓 The investment from the Alzheimer's Society will help the IRR support and nurture dementia researchers at the start of their career. A move which is essential to progressing much-needed dementia research. Currently only one in five dementia PhD students go on to stay in dementia research often due to under-funding and the challenging nature of academic careers. They are critical to maintaining the momentum to end the devastation caused by dementia. The investment will fund nearly 29 students over five years to enter dementia research, with a quarter of those students being trained at the University of Edinburgh. 📰 Read the full article: https://edin.ac/48KD4g6 #12DaysOfResearch #CRM