Student-lead research team focusing on cellular viscosity under hyper gravity. Part of @ESA__Education #SpinYourThesis17 programme.

Joined December 2016
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19 Sep 2017
Spinning our cells at @esa LDC.
14 Sep 2017
We're excited to finally be at @esa ESTEC for our #SpinYourThesis17 campaign! @ESA__Education
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18 Aug 2017
#pE-4000 sets the standard as the universal #illumination system for #fluorescence #microscopy. #LED #LightSource" coolled.com/product-detail/p…
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22 Aug 2017
Testing our set-up before we arrive at the LDC in September! Thanks to @coolLEDltd for loaning us kit for trial runs at @imperialcollege
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17 Jul 2017
#DidYouKnow peltiers are used to stabilise the temperature of systems ranging from satellites and spacecrafts to beer coolers! #funfact
17 Jul 2017
We've started to assemble the #Peltier system for our experiment! This transfers heat from one area to another using an electric current.
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Congrats to Paul Girvan and Emma Woodcock for the ESA sponsorship to investigate cell viscosity under hypergravity - @twistosity
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11 Jul 2017

Team @twistosity on the case to improve our understanding of how non-specialised cells respond to increased gravity: bit.ly/2v2D1IL
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12 Jun 2017
Remember to check out facebook.com/twistosity/ for more info on our project. #SpinYourThesis17

12 Jun 2017
#FunFact: Fluorescence occurs naturally in cells and can be used to help understand disease! #scienceiscool
26 May 2017
#Fluorometry - a technique we're using to view how our #fluorescent dyes respond to #viscosity changes
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26 May 2017
Preliminary experiments at #Imperial are going well!
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window2theuniverse.org/ opportunity for 18-35 year old students to perform experiments in parabolic flights

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14 Mar 2017
Check-out unseren Artikel in Dresdner Universitätsjournal. tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/new…

14 Mar 2017
Check out our article in the TU Dresden newspaper! tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/new…

14 Feb 2017
Funny talks about science (including our project) for non-scientists. You know you want to... x.com/ewoodic/status/8314855…

19 Jan 2017
Everyone loves learning a cheeky bit of #Arduino. Can't wait to #automate our experiment! #spinyourthesis17
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18 Jan 2017
Engaging presentation by Dr Jack van Loon on #mechanobiology and how to fry a potato in #hypergravity! @ESA__Education @esa #space
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17 Jan 2017
Great talk from David Firstbrook (@UofGlasgow) about his time as a past SpinYourThesis! participant. Thanks for the tips! #spinyourthesis17