Research from the School of Life and Medical Sciences cover a wide range of topics such as cancer, drug design, drainage systems, plant health, glaciation, neuroscience, nutrition, psychology, and sports performance. Renowned scientists and speakers, and UH research students will deliver a series of exciting talks. Posters of student research will also be on show.

Programme

09.15 – 09.30 Welcome

Prof. Quintin McKellar

09.30 – 12:25 Plenary lectures

Prof. Jeremy Spencer, University of Reading. The impact of dietary flavonoids on human cognition: the role of the vascular system

Prof. Liam Good, The Royal Veterinary College. Polymers as antimicrobials and delivery vectors.

Prof. John Saxton, University of Hull. Exercise and cancer: from prevention to survivorship

Prof. Sue Charlesworth, Coventry University. Managing surface water in slums and refugee camps: are sustainable drainage systems the answer?

12.25 – 13.15 Posters

Clinical and Pharmaceutical Science

Psychology and Sports Science

Agriculture and Geography

Biosciences, Nutrition and Dietetics

13.15 – 15:00 Parallel Session I: Clinical and Pharmaceutical Science

Invited Speaker:

Dr Christine Dufes, University of Strathclyde. Tumour regression after intravenous administration of novel tumour-targeted nanomedicines

Postgraduate Speakers:

Mohamed Anas Abou Shamat, UH. Experimentally guided in-silico design of thermogelling materials for topical drug delivery

Kavil Patel, UH. Development of modified microparticles for patients with dysphagia

William Powell, UH. The anxiolytic properties of the highly selective 5-HT1A agonist NLX-112 in mice

Giorgia Vaccaro, UH. Identification of psychoactive substances smuggled through mail in UK prisons using wet analysis techniques

Chris Agbo, UH. The impact of multidisciplinary team-based simulation training on team performance in an acutecare settings: A systematic review

13.15 – 15.00 Parallel Session II: Psychology and Sports Science

Invited Speaker:

Dr Sally Zlotowitz, Rickardo Stewart and Lucy McVeigh. Art against knives.

Postgraduate Speakers:

Emma Wallis, UH. Women's narratives of miscarriage and their role in identity construction

Noreen Dera, UH. Young Black Men's Experiences of Accessing and Receiving Psychological Therapy

Lauren Baker, UH. Immunosurveillance and recovery strategies in elite swimmers

Brigita Brazauskiene, UH. Beliefs people hold on ageing

Clare Mason, UH. The radicalisation of political activists

13.15 – 15.00 Parallel Session III: Agriculture and Geography

Invited Speaker:

Prof. Jonathan West, Rothamsted. Halting Crop Disease Epidemics Before They Start

Postgraduate Speakers:

Ajisa Ali, UH. Genetic basis of partial resistance against Pyrenopeziza brassicae in oilseed rape

James Fortune, UH. Chemical warfare: the fungal quest to conquer oilseed rape

Charalampos Filippou, UH. Bioprospecting for fungal-based biocontrol agents

Donovin Coles, UH. Identification of key genetic regulators controlling the biotrophic to necrotrophic switch during hemibiotrophic pathogenesis

Alastair Curry, UH. Paraglacial rock-slope failure following deglaciation in Western Norway

13.15 – 15.00 Parallel Session IV: Biosciences, Nutrition and Dietetics

Invited Speaker:

Dr Sharon Kendall, The Royal Veterinary College. Towards new therapeutics for tuberculosis through the study of gene essentiality

Postgraduate Speakers:

Paul Moran, UH. Optimising deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's Disease

Fathama Mutaleb, UH. The role of oxidative stress in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: lessons from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Sarah Seriah, UH. The therapeutic potential of smart polymeric nanocontainers in pediatric brain neoplasms

Dominik Brotherton, UH. Investigating the relationship between bacterial membrane vesicles and biofilm formation in Escherichia coli

Srila Satoh, UH. A systematic review of behaviour change techniques used in weight management interventions in children aged 5-15 years

15.10 – 15.50 Athena SWAN Lecture

Dr Karla Evans, University of York. Innovative Approaches and Strong Tradition of Inclusiveness and Appreciation of Diversity that Brought us Gold.

15.50 – 16.30 Plenary Lecture

Ms Anna Dumitriu, Bioartist. Threads Across Time: BioArt, Infectious Diseases and Synthetic Biology

16.30 – 16.40 Prizes and closing remarks

Dr Caroline Formstone & Dr Richard Southern

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