Menzies Lab

Our @NC3Rs grant now known as G.E.M (Galleria Envenoming Model) is live! Our work is focused on developing and validating an alternative model to assess the three key pathologies associated with snakebite (hemotoxicity, neurotoxicity and tissue damage) lnkd.in/euVmfcan.

Just one week left to apply for our fully funded PhD project - developing a lateral flow assay to detect Johne's disease in cattle. For more details and how to apply, please see gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/d…

📢 Deadline Extended! We’re excited to announce that the abstract submission deadline for the 3rd International Online Conference on Toxins (IOCT 2025) has been extended to June 12, 2025! 🗓️ 👉 Submit your abstract: 🔗sciforum.net/user/submissio… #IOCT2025 #CallForAbstracts #MDPI

Another paper hot off the press! Dual proteomics strategies to characterise and compare the venom composition of nine African #snake #venoms . A wonderful collaboration with @LoicQuinton as part of the @ADDovenom project. @nickcasewell @BLSLancasterUni 🐍 mdpi.com/2072-6651/17/5…

🌟 Your research deserves the spotlight. IOCT 2025 brings together scientists who are tackling some of the world's biggest challenges — foodborne #toxins, environmental toxins, health risks. 📅 Deadline to submit your abstract: May 12, 2025 🔗 sciforum.net/user/submissio… #IOCT2025

Registration is now open for Venoms and Toxins 2025 in Oxford! #VenOx25 lpmhealthcare.com/venoms-toxins-…

Our review article on progress towards #recombinant #antivenoms for #snakebite is now published at tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… We cover snakebite, methods for #mAb discovery, do a deep dive on mAbs for neurotoxins, and discuss what is needed next to get this from concept to clinic.

I'm looking for an enthusiastic and innovative PhD student to join my Biomedical and Life Sciences lab at Lancaster University! We will discover how air particulate matter and microplastics affects our susceptibility to respiratory infection. Apply now lancaster.ac.uk/lec/graduate-s…

Join us for free at the 3rd International Online Conference on Toxins (#IOCT 2025), chaired by Prof. Dr. Jay W. Fox on 10–12 September 2025.❗ 👉Stay tuned for further updates: t.ly/Mv4Zt #toxins #OnlineConference

So thrilled to have been part of this collaboration - using AI to design new protein-based therapeutics for #snakebite 🐍 nature.com/articles/s4158…

Interested in a PhD position with field work on grass snakes and analytical chemistry to investigate the interaction of pollution and emerging infectious diseases (snake fungal disease)? I have one advertised now! share widely: findaphd.com/phds/project/c… blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/cr2…

Please share! Deadline 4th December

"Funding for drug development remains negligible nonetheless, particularly when compared to other diseases. This imbalance is even larger when considering the lack of funding for #snakebite treatment and prevention." #BeatNTDs nature.com/articles/s4146…

See some of our beautiful research images showcased in the 'In Microns' interactive exhibition at The Storey, part of @LightUpLanc Light Up Lancaster this weekend (7-9 Nov). Art and science collide in living colour - a collaboration between @idont_love_you and @BLSLancasterUni

PhD opportunity in the lab - using in vitro and in silico antibody discovery to alleviate global health challenges (e.g. envenoming or emerging infectious diseases). Get in touch to discuss more! #PhD #antibodies

Interested in pursuing a PhD with @BLSLancasterUni ? The MRC Doctoral Training Partnership between Lancaster University and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is now open for applications, further details at lnkd.in/eJZU3mYe Applications close 4th December 2024

And the winners of best poster and best student presentation of the European Venom Congress are… 🤩🤩🤩

Final call for the final round of user testing for RIVER! Get in touch by next Friday 27 September to take part in the current round of user testing our new Reporting In Vitro Experiments Responsibly (RIVER) reporting standards. Find out more: nc3rs.org.uk/our-portfolio/…