Researchers from the Toxicology Unit transformed into 'human books' to support the launch of our new public engagement project; The Human Bookshelf. The Human Bookshelf events allow visitors 1:1 time with our researchers to talk about their area of expertise and learn about how we are working to create a safer environment...

The protection offered by COVID-19 vaccination declines more rapidly in people with severe obesity compared to those with normal weight, researchers from the MRC Toxicology Unit and collaborators within the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh have found. The study suggests that people with obesity are likely to need...

Yizhou Yu, who is a PhD student in the Martins lab at the MRC Toxicology Unit, has been selected to attend this year’s 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. From 25th-30th June, Yu is one of 635 young scientists from 98 countries who will be able to meet each other and around 40 Nobel Laureates. Yizhou's research focuses on...

Unit researchers and collaborators in Glasgow have been awarded £2.1 million by Cancer Research UK to help solve the mystery of how exposure to asbestos can take decades to develop into mesothelioma. The disease most commonly starts in layers of tissue covering the lungs and usually following the inhalation of asbestos...