Congratulations to Dr Quin for being a recipient of an Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard award for £125,000 to further her research on the underpinning mechanisms of frailty.

Dr Quin and her PhD students Melissa Matos and Calum Bane presented at the 2025 Scottish Immunology Groups meeting (SIGNET) in Perth, where Melissa was given an award for the best poster presentation. Congratulations, Melissa!

Is there an interactive effect between protein and fibre in the gut? How do protein, fibre interactions impact the development of frailty? Dr Quin presented some novel findings at the Food4Years conference at the University of Reading, which answer these questions. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adele-costabile-5557bb106_is-there-an-interactive-effect-of-protein-fibre-activity-7287100100504408067-gxew?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAB48U0IBkvV5tTqP0wEJzucvOuU06V5byPI

Check out our new paper investigating the role of intestinal barrier integrity in immune remodeling with age: DOI: 10.1186/s12979-024-00469-6

The Quin Lab participated in the 2024 Open Doors Day, Scotland’s largest free festival that celebrates places, history and culture.

Dr Quin will be presenting at the upcoming 2024 BSRA (British Society for Research on Ageing) Meeting in Birmingham.

In this paper we explore how the inflammatory cytokine TNF contributes to the expansion of blood cells with specific mutations, resulting in a phenomenon called CHIP. Learn more here: ScienceDirecthttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2473952924003860

In collaboration with 5 other universities in the UK, we are starting an exciting new project to investigate the interactive effects of protein and fibre on the development of frailty. A big thank you to Food4Years for the catalyst funds to pursue this project!

Check out our exciting new publication in the Journal of Clinical Investigation! In this study, we examine the role of TET2-mutant CHIP in pneumococcal disease. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI171002

We would like to say a big thank you to all of you that baked for our AIG social bake sale and to those who generously purchased the amazing treats. We had a fantastic day and it was great to catch up with fellow researchers. All proceeds will be donated to the Friends of Anchor.