Institute for Regeneration and Repair

29/05/2026

Demonstrating the high impact of Single Molecule Localization Microscopy - IRR Imaging hosted live demos on our Zeiss Elyra and the Bruker Vutara VXL as part of the ESRIC school on superresolution. We also had presentations from Zeiss on SMLM, IRR's Mathew Horrocks on various DNA PAINT techniques, and SVI Huygens on image processing.🔬
Find out more about our cutting edge Imaging Facilities. https://regeneration-repair.ed.ac.uk/core-facilities/imaging
Scientific Volume Imaging - SVI | Bruker

28/05/2026

Workshop to celebrate ageing through interdisciplinary dialogue

Drs Sofia Ferreira (IRR Group Leader) and Katie McQuaid (University of Leeds) led a workshop that brought together a group of researchers, artists, and older adults to explore what it means to age today, and identify solutions that promote inclusive, equitable and healthy ageing.

These conversations and outputs will contribute to the co-creation of a graphic novel exploring the realities of ageing and the research happening in this space. The researchers are also inviting the public to act as curators for the graphic novel that will combine multiple art forms including illustration, painting and creative writing.

Read more or submit your contributions: https://edin.ac/43DykqM

27/05/2026

Prof Marc Vendrell, IRR Group Leader, receives the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry Award for Research Excellence. These distinctions are among the most prestigious in Chemistry at the national level.

We sincerely congratulate Professor Vendrell on this well-deserved achievement.

https://edin.ac/4e4Ap59

Real Sociedad Española De Química RSEQ

27/05/2026

IRR experts join study of Andes hantavirus, following outbreak of disease on the cruise ship MV Hondius.

The study uses a research framework, known as the Clinical Characterisation Protocol (CCP), designed to enable rapid, standardised data and sample collection during emerging infectious disease outbreaks.

Prof Kenneth Baillie, IRR Group Leader who has led development of the CCP globally since 2011, said:

"The UK’s readiness to study patients with any new disease remains the envy of the world. Once again, we have universities across the country working seamlessly with each other, the NHS and public health agencies to respond to a potentially dangerous outbreak."

Read more: https://edin.ac/4vclGLu

25/05/2026

Cell therapy for liver disease shows long-term benefits 💉
The 4 year follow up of the groundbreaking MATCH clinical trial, led by Professor Stuart Forbes, shows long-term benefits of macrophage cell therapy in patients

The 4 year follow up of the MATCH clinical trial shows long-term benefits of macrophage cell therapy in patients

25/05/2026

Dan Edwards was selected as winner of the IRR Innovator Competition 2026, with his project on extracellular vesicle biomarkers for early Parkinson's diagnosis.
Congratulations Dan!

Finalists pitched their projects to our expert panel on Tuesday 19th of May and a winner was selected!

21/05/2026

Congratulations to Professors Richard Anderson and Manu Shankar-Hari who have been elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship this year 👏 a significant recognition of their outstanding contribution to medical science!

• Professor Manu Shankar-Hari FRSE is an expert in sepsis. His research spans bench to bedside, focussed on dissecting clues from the misfiring immune system to enable treatments for patients with sepsis 🔍
• Professor Richard Anderson leads research into fertility preservation after cancer and new contraceptive options for men 🔬

Read more: https://edin.ac/4urWb92

18/05/2026

IRR on BBC Two's ‘Surgeons: At the Edge of Life’

IRR researchers (Mr. Andrew Sutherland, Valentina Giai and Prof. Damian Mole) will feature in the next episode of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life on BBC Two this Wednesday 20 May, at 21:00. The series showcases world-leading surgeons pushing science. The episode includes Andrew performing a pancreas transplant and Valentina carrying out an organ perfusion experiment. Don't miss it!

Watch the previous two episodes of Series 8 on BBC iPlayer:

Transforming patients' lives, at the cutting edge of medicine. Meet the world-leading surgeons pushing science - and the human body - to its limits.

14/05/2026

Centre for Reproductive Health researcher, Professor Hilary Critchley, has been named a 'Giant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology' by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in recognition for her pioneering contributions to the field.

Congratulations Hilary!

Centre for Reproductive Health researcher, Professor Hilary Critchley, has been profiled by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in recognition for her pioneering contributions to the field.

13/05/2026

New light-based method for identifying resistant bacteria 🔦

New study led by Yanzi Zhou (Vendrell lab) develops fluorescent dyes that bacteria take up, producing species-specific light signatures.

Combined with antimicrobial molecules, this new method accurately assigns bacterial species in complex samples, offering a faster approach for diagnostics and targeted antibiotic use.

Image: Different fluorescently labelled triangulenium dyes (rows) with distinct light-based signature depending on the bacteria (e.g. E.Coli and A. baumannii).

Summary 🔎: https://edin.ac/4tBwG3N