As a biologist with a philosophical background, I am interested in how science and society interact. To explore this, I tell stories about science and about scientists. I also imagine possible futures and invite everyone to contribute.

I am a biomedical scientist looking at the impact that having fat in your liver has on the function of your heart. My aim is to find ways to prevent heart failure in patients with fat in their livers. This is important because the number of people with fat in their liver is increasing due to our lifestyles, and we don't want these people to get heart failure because it is a life-limiting condition that we currently can't treat!

Heart, fat, sex: my work looks at sex differences in various fat tissues, and how these influence heart health. Currently writing up a manuscript of some experiments exploring this.

I am a Tropical Disease Biologist interested in everything weird and wonderful, such as mosquitoes and snakes. I am passionate about increasing the awareness of neglected tropical diseases through science communication and public engagement.

I am a psychologist now looking at behavioural videos and MRI scans of macaque monkeys in order to identify indicators of poor welfare in laboratory animals. Using this we hope to be able to inform animal technicians on new methods of welfare assessment, whilst also determining which features of the lab experience are most detrimental to macaque welfare so they can be refined. After this, our data can be used to further understanding of how life events and your environment lead to mood disorders in humans.

I am a biomedical scientist,  interested in the role of exosomes in TNBC progression and metastasis. I am also involved in the patient voice in cancer research, which has been instrumental to my public engagement so far. I hope to develop a novel method of TNBC characterisation. 

I want to prove that genetically engineered bacteria can be used to produce life-saving drugs in an environmentally friendly manner. Helping to cure diseases has always been my goal, and I love talking about science with lay people too! Enthusiasm breeds enthusiasm; you never know when that kid you were just talking to decides to become a scientist themselves and maybe develop the next biggest breakthrough!

I work supporting my center's researchers in bibliographic searches and in the preparation of reports and scientific reports. I participate directly with the communication department in the dissemination of our researchers' publications to the general public and to scientists in particular.

Hello, my name is Rolando Trejos. I am a researcher and a Master of Public Health Student. I believe that science not only generates quality of life and sustainability but also has a responsibility to do so.

I am a medical librarian whose work supports medical and healthcare researchers by helping them find resources (books, articles, reports, and other material), keep track of the resources they want to include, critically evaluate these resources, disseminate their research in a variety of formats across a variety of platforms, and measure the impact of this research once it's been disseminated. I also work with scientists -- chiefly those working in medical/healthcare fields -- to ensure their research is being disseminated in as open a manner as possible, meaning that it is available to members of the public, not just other scientists.

Usability and engagement testing of an mHealth app for childhood obesity sums up my research area. It's part of the wider BigO study on environmental factors contributing to an young persons risk of obesity. Testing this app will help to identify barriers to app use and these findings will be used to enhance future iterations of the app and overall engagement levels in the BigO study. 

My name is Laura and I study brain development and repair. My goal is to activate adult brain to repair lost neurons. This could be a way to treat many serious brain disorders which currently have no cure, such as Parkinson's disease.

I'm a morphologist who is doing research in the area of prenatal development. We use peculiarities of early human development as a tool to predict possible congenital malformations.

I am here to help you. Tell me about you and your research and I will help you get the money to fund it!

I am a sleep researcher interested in child brain development in different populations. I am currently working on a collaborative project and plan to make public engagement a key component of this research.

I am a biotechnologist with experience in cell and structural biology interested in how we can help the liver to eliminate bad cholesterol (LDL). I investigate the molecular mechanism behind LDL receptor recycling and the role of a protein named PCSK9 in this process. 

I am a pharmacologist exploring how some patients can still acquire diabetic kidney disease even though they strictly control their blood glucose levels. I do this by making "mini-kidneys" from stem cells, injure them, and treat them with different drugs to reverse epigenetic changes.  

I am a formulation chemist and working on drug delivery systems for osteoarthritis treatment. I want to deliver the inflammatory drugs directly in the joints (using the drug delivery systems) in order to avoid the side-effects associated with them.

I work with a genome of bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis and I try to find there undiscovered proteins involved in the cell wall synthesis because they can be used as a target of new drugs.

 I work with the coordination of communication within RDO, Office and Research Data Office, and ELN, the electronic logbook, where I assist the researchers with information regarding research documentation and management of research data. I develop user manuals and websites, produce instructions and presentations aimed at the researchers.

Hi, my name's Charlotte.  I help scientists at the Institute of Zoology communicate their work to different, non-academic audiences.  This is because we value what wider society thinks about our work and we want to ensure they understand and can comment-on our research.

Sometimes, premature and newborn babies need a tube inserted to help them breathe; but getting a tube into a tiny baby is tricky and there can be damage to the airway. In some children, when the damage heals the scar grows too big and blocks the airway. My research figures out why this happens; and what we can do to stop it from happening.