King’s quantum expertise drew international attention this week during a roundtable with the Norwegian Minister for Research and Higher Education, Sigrun Aasland.
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Congratulations to Dr Divyangana Rakesh, Lecturer in Neuroscience and Psychology, who is one of 15 scholars from across the globe selected to join the @CIFAR_News Global Scholars program!
🔗 Read more: kcl.ac.uk/news/dr-divyangana…
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@sj_marzi has been awarded $1.4m from @ASAP_Research as part of a $9m international collaboration investigating how environmental toxicants may influence Parkinson’s disease.
🔗Find out more: kcl.ac.uk/news/9m-awarded-to…
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The @UKDRI at King’s hosted Sir @AlecShelbrooke MP for a visit to showcase how scientific research is improving our understanding of neurodegeneration and transform the way we diagnose, treat and care.
🔗 Read more: kcl.ac.uk/news/mp-visits-uk-…
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Scientists at @kingsmedicine have mapped Vibrio bacteria at atomic resolution, revealing a new treatment target to fight life-threatening diseases cholera and vibriosis, whilst also reducing antibiotic resistance 🦠
Read more here 👀 kcl.ac.uk/science
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Could quantum mechanics transform the security of future communications?
Prof Roger Colbeck at @KingsNMES is developing new forms of cryptography using quantum theory that could one day underpin the future quantum internet.
Read more:
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New research establishes an identifiable genetic 🧬 component to motor neuron disease (MND) for 1 in 4 people with the disease.
@UMCUtrecht @NIHRMaudsleyBRC @UKMNDRI
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Do you think about when you eat and exercise as much as what and how?
With the clock change this Sunday, King's circadian rhythm expert, Dr Jeffrey Kelu @kingsmedicine tells us how to hack your body's biological clock to make the most of your diet and exercise.
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Did you know King’s is home to one of the largest tissue banks in the UK?
This #BrainAwarenessWeek, Dr Claire Troakes invites us into the London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank – driving neuroscience research both in King’s and around the world.
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Stay or stray? 🦠
Scientists at @kingsdentistry have discovered why some gut microbes successfully stick around after faecal transplants – and it could make the life-saving treatment safer and more effective.
Read more here 👀
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Could AI help defeat one of medicine's most urgent threats?
Dr Tania Dottorini at @kingsmedicine is using advanced data science to understand why antimicrobial resistance emerges – and most importantly, how to stop it 👊
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What’s causing mysterious signals from the centre of the Milky Way?
Scientists at @KingsNMES say a type of dark matter may be responsible. Using telescope data, they show how future space missions could test their theory.
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Look up! A rare planetary alignment will be visible after sunset tomorrow – 28 February – with up to six planets on show.
Astroparticle physicist Dr Shyam Balaji @KingsNMES explains the science behind this incredible celestial event.
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Interdisciplinary scientists at King's are using highly powerful magnets to drive new discoveries.🧲
The state‑of‑the‑art #NuclearMagneticResonance (#NMR) machine enables researchers to observe what cannot be seen with the naked eye, at the atomic level.
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How can the study of light deepen our understanding of world around us? @KingsNMES Dr Emilio Pisanty uses cutting-edge optics to reveal how light and matter interact at their most fundamental level.
Read more here: kcl.ac.uk/meet-dr-emilio-pis…
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Nature's toughest material just had its super power revealed. @KingsNMES scientists have uncovered the molecular marvel behind spider silk - with implications for sustainable materials and even Alzheimer's research.
Read more here: kcl.ac.uk/news/scientists-un…
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Could life’s genetic code be expanded to fight disease?
Dr Alex Taylor @KingsNMES is evolving Xeno-nucleic acids - XNAs - to target disease-linked RNA and engineer next-generation precision medicines.
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Dr Gordon Yip is involved in a new @esa mission, using AI to investigate exoplanets.
Ariel launches into space in 2029 and is the largest UK-led space mission to date, led by King's physicist Professor Giovanna Tinetti.
kcl.ac.uk/meet-dr-gordon-yip
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ALT Man smiling with the quote "We are harnessing AI to unlock the secrets of distant worlds", attributed to Dr Gordon Yip, Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences.
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Do you love the build up to Christmas, adore Christmas Eve, only to find yourself feeling a bit flat on the big day itself?
Neuroscience can tell us why.
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Well-designed experiments are crucial in making scientific discoveries. In @KingsNMES, Dr Vasiliki Koutra is ensuring that experimental methods address the complexities of the real world, helping scientists draw accurate conclusions.
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