From 7th-10th July, the MRC Toxicology Unit hosted the annual Integrative Toxicology Training Partnership (ITTP) Summer School. We had a fantastic week with excellent talks and posters from students, expert lectures and workshops from leaders in the field, insightful careers advice and great networking opportunities. The...

The UK Proteostasis Network, launched by The Babraham Institute in 2024 with support from the Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge and the MRC Toxicology Unit has been awarded a £600,000 Network Grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). This grant will support the...

The Unit once again took part in the Aspiring Scientists Training Programme (ASTP), a work experience scheme for high achieving STEM studying students from state schools. Three Year 12 students from around the country joined us as researchers for the week, doing everything from running flow cytometry experiments to making...

Researchers in the Patil Lab have discovered that certain species of bacteria found in the human gut can take in and store PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals’. Boosting these species in our gut microbiome could be a new way to protect us from the harmful effects of PFAS. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are...