Katie Lowles

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PhD in Immunology
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University of Manchester
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Katie is a PhD student at The University of Manchester, working in the Division of Cell Matrix Biology & Regenerative Medicine.

She is investigating the interaction between immune cells and the circadian rhythm and how they together influence the extracellular matrix homeostasis in health and disease.

Katie was “highly commended” in the 2021 Bio-Rad Science Writing Competition.

4 blogs authored by Katie Lowles
How Dreams Can Predict Neurodegenerative Disorders

In this blog, we will discuss what RBD is, treatments for the condition, and what is thought to cause it. We will also look at the link between this r...

The Biochemical Basis of Depression

This blog outline what is currently known about depression and anti-depressants, in the context of brain biochemistry.

Mucins: the Snot so Glamorous Future of Medicine?

In this guest blog, Katie Lowles discusses mucins, proteins that form protective mucous barriers in epithelial cells, and recent research highlighting...

What Makes Us Tick?

In this guest blog, Katie Lowles discusses the circadian clock and why it is important for human health.

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