Name: DNA, blood and guts
Start: 2025-05-21T19:30:00
End: 2025-05-21T21:30:00
Location: The Real Ale Classroom

Tonight we look at how DNA affects health and disease, detecting heart disease and what we know about gut bacteria.

Exploring the hidden parts of our DNA

Dr Cristina Tufarelli (Research Fellow at University of Leicester)

There is good and bad in everyone! Discover more about the roles of virus-like sequences in our health and disease. My research focus is on unveiling the molecular mechanisms governing cell differentiation and cancer.

Blood Clues: Unlocking Cardiovascular Secrets with Biomarkers

Dr Gez Williams ( Postdoctoral Research Associate in cardiovascular science and analytical chemistry at the University of leicester)

The science behind blood-based biomarkers to detect and diagnose cardiovascular disease

Gut Check: Do Drugs and Diet Tame the Bacteria Behind Colon Cancer?

Panashe Kativu (PhD researcher, University of Leicester)

Exploring the microbiome's impact on colorectal cancer

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