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Editorial & Author biographies † † www.biohorizons.oxfordjournals.org Volume 1 Number 2 June 2008 disciplines. We hope the journal will provide a useful Editorial resource to students and staff in terms of illustrating how high-quality research can be undertaken as part of under- Welcome to the second issue of Bioscience Horizons, graduate final year projects. We welcome all feedback, via featuring a further 12 articles showcasing the best of e-mail, to biohorizons@leeds.ac.uk undergraduate biosciences research in the UK and Ireland. Our intention now is to review the process we have been We are delighted to report that, in this first year of through in the last 18 months, together with the feedback publication, the journal has attracted 37 submissions from from these first two issues, with a view to publishing 24 universities. We hope that as we attract more submissions further issues in subsequent academic years. We will be in the future we will be able to ensure that each issue covers a writing to Heads of Departments in May seeking sub- mix of subjects and universities to appeal to a broad missions from the 2007/8 academic year. If you would like audience. to be added to the mailing list, e-mail biohorizons@leeds. Nominated students have clearly put in a great deal of ac.uk or visit www.biohorizons.oxfordjournals.org to find effort to produce papers to the journal specification, and out more about the journal and to view the first two issues. their response to having the opportunity to publish their We thank all of those institutions who took the time to work has been positive. become involved during our first year of publication, and ‘I’ve just had an e-mail confirming that my paper has been particularly those students whose efforts have resulted in accepted, subject to some minor revisions, for publication in the publication of some excellent papers. We would strongly Bioscience Horizons! I am absolutely thrilled!’ encourage all those that participated last year to consider We remain reliant on you, the bioscience community, to nominating students again, and for those that did not judge the quality of these contributions and their usefulness participate to consider doing so. to teaching and learning (and indeed research) within our ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Industrial Experience. Her placement year was at Author biographies Cambridge Antibody Technology where she worked on a project involving the use of a high-powered, fluorescence microscope called Cellomics. Helen is now undertaking a Natalie R. Andrews PhD on Targeted Therapeutics in the School of Pharmacy University of the West of England at the University of Nottingham. This is with the Doctoral Natalie Andrews studied Environmental Biology at the Training Centre in association with AstraZeneca and University of the West of England, covering many aspects EPSRC. She greatly enjoys exploring the molecular basis of of biology, ecology and conservation. She also took a place- therapeutic approaches for treating cancer, and wishes to ment year at Wessex Water microbiology laboratory learning excel in this scientific field in the future. various practical skills and techniques. Her main fields of interest lie in microbiology and plant ecology. Natalie Daniel Charles de la Hey hopes to pursue a career in the field of microbiology, particu- Bath Spa University larly focusing on practical laboratory work. Despite this, she will always be interested in plants, ecology and conservation Having studied Environmental Biology, Daniel de la and will continue to work on them in her spare time. Hey has developed an interest in the ecological and geomorphological importance of the freshwater environ- Helen Angell ment. His interests lie in the behaviour of both plants and University of Manchester animals within this, in particular, changes in foraging beha- Helen Angell studied for her undergraduate degree at viour in riparian mammals due to anthropogenic induced the University of Manchester, reading Biochemistry with change. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iii Biohorizons † Volume 1 † Number 2 † June 2008 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Samantha Fahy Nodoka Nakamura University of Leeds University of Reading Nodoka Nakamura graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Rural Samantha Fahy read pharmacology for her undergraduate Environmental Sciences from the University of Reading degree at Leeds University. The success and intrigue of her in 2007. This was followed by a MSc in Biodiversity, final year project led her to complete a subsequent project Conservation and Management at Oxford University. Her within the institute following graduation. Samantha is now primary research interests are wildlife conservation manage- about to embark upon a PhD in genetics at Kings College, ment in semi-natural and agricultural environments and London. She intends to stay within this field, with a view the importance of biodiversity in enhancing ecosystem services. to conducting her own research. Sajni Dipak Shah Daniel Garrick University of Manchester Canterbury Christ Church University Sajni Dipak Shah is a 24-year-old medical student, currently in Daniel Garrick studied for a BSc (hons) in Animal Science. his final year of medical school. Last year, Sajni intercalated in This course encompassed a wide range of subject areas, of Pharmacology and Physiology, which is when he undertook which theoretical and practical ecology, evolution and this research project. After graduating, he hopes to continue animal behaviour were modules of particular interest to in hospital medicine, where this experience in research will be him. In the past Daniel has worked in zoological facilities invaluable. and seen some of the principles of ex-situ conservation. This field, in conjunction with in-situ conservation, is an Gui Tran area in which he would like to become more involved. University of Leeds A future aspiration would be to integrate one of his main Gui Tran is a fourth year medical student, who took a year out interests, herpetology, and conservation effectively. of his medical studies last year to study Microbiology at Leeds University, managing to graduate with a first. His particular Holly Latham field of interest is infectious diseases and he hopes to pursue University of Plymouth a career in Medicine with that aspect in mind. Holly Latham graduated from the University of Plymouth in Kirsty L. Wells 2007 with a First Class Honours degree in Marine Biology. University of London She has particular interests in environmental impacts on marine ecosystems and has carried out voluntary work for Kirsty Wells completed a BSc in Molecular Biology at various projects, including the Shark Trust, PADI Project Birkbeck College, University of London, in 2007. Although AWARE and the Marine Conservation Society. She is a her degree fostered a broad interest in many aspects of exper- keen SCUBA diver and PADI Instructor, utilising these imental biology, Kirsty is particularly interested in cell signal- skills to give her a first-hand view of marine ecosystems ling. This interest led her to pursue a research project and the threats they face, as well as raising awareness of examining aspects of the immune responses of locust salivary the marine environment amongst her students. She aspires glands and the signalling pathways involved in these to a career that will increase our understanding of threats responses. In autumn 2007 she took up a PhD studentship to the marine environment, raise public awareness of these at King’s College London, where she is continuing to study threats and their impacts, and minimise the damage caused salivary glands, this time in a developmental context, by inves- by anthropogenic impacts. tigating the development of salivary glands in the mouse. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Bioscience Horizons Oxford University Press

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† † www.biohorizons.oxfordjournals.org Volume 1 Number 2 June 2008 disciplines. We hope the journal will provide a useful Editorial resource to students and staff in terms of illustrating how high-quality research can be undertaken as part of under- Welcome to the second issue of Bioscience Horizons, graduate final year projects. We welcome all feedback, via featuring a further 12 articles showcasing the best of e-mail, to biohorizons@leeds.ac.uk undergraduate biosciences research in the UK and Ireland. Our intention now is to review the process we have been We are delighted to report that, in this first year of through in the last 18 months, together with the feedback publication, the journal has attracted 37 submissions from from these first two issues, with a view to publishing 24 universities. We hope that as we attract more submissions further issues in subsequent academic years. We will be in the future we will be able to ensure that each issue covers a writing to Heads of Departments in May seeking sub- mix of subjects and universities to appeal to a broad missions from the 2007/8 academic year. If you would like audience. to be added to the mailing list, e-mail biohorizons@leeds. Nominated students have clearly put in a great deal of ac.uk or visit www.biohorizons.oxfordjournals.org to find effort to produce papers to the journal specification, and out more about the journal and to view the first two issues. their response to having the opportunity to publish their We thank all of those institutions who took the time to work has been positive. become involved during our first year of publication, and ‘I’ve just had an e-mail confirming that my paper has been particularly those students whose efforts have resulted in accepted, subject to some minor revisions, for publication in the publication of some excellent papers. We would strongly Bioscience Horizons! I am absolutely thrilled!’ encourage all those that participated last year to consider We remain reliant on you, the bioscience community, to nominating students again, and for those that did not judge the quality of these contributions and their usefulness participate to consider doing so. to teaching and learning (and indeed research) within our ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Industrial Experience. Her placement year was at Author biographies Cambridge Antibody Technology where she worked on a project involving the use of a high-powered, fluorescence microscope called Cellomics. Helen is now undertaking a Natalie R. Andrews PhD on Targeted Therapeutics in the School of Pharmacy University of the West of England at the University of Nottingham. This is with the Doctoral Natalie Andrews studied Environmental Biology at the Training Centre in association with AstraZeneca and University of the West of England, covering many aspects EPSRC. She greatly enjoys exploring the molecular basis of of biology, ecology and conservation. She also took a place- therapeutic approaches for treating cancer, and wishes to ment year at Wessex Water microbiology laboratory learning excel in this scientific field in the future. various practical skills and techniques. Her main fields of interest lie in microbiology and plant ecology. Natalie Daniel Charles de la Hey hopes to pursue a career in the field of microbiology, particu- Bath Spa University larly focusing on practical laboratory work. Despite this, she will always be interested in plants, ecology and conservation Having studied Environmental Biology, Daniel de la and will continue to work on them in her spare time. Hey has developed an interest in the ecological and geomorphological importance of the freshwater environ- Helen Angell ment. His interests lie in the behaviour of both plants and University of Manchester animals within this, in particular, changes in foraging beha- Helen Angell studied for her undergraduate degree at viour in riparian mammals due to anthropogenic induced the University of Manchester, reading Biochemistry with change. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iii Biohorizons † Volume 1 † Number 2 † June 2008 ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Samantha Fahy Nodoka Nakamura University of Leeds University of Reading Nodoka Nakamura graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Rural Samantha Fahy read pharmacology for her undergraduate Environmental Sciences from the University of Reading degree at Leeds University. The success and intrigue of her in 2007. This was followed by a MSc in Biodiversity, final year project led her to complete a subsequent project Conservation and Management at Oxford University. Her within the institute following graduation. Samantha is now primary research interests are wildlife conservation manage- about to embark upon a PhD in genetics at Kings College, ment in semi-natural and agricultural environments and London. She intends to stay within this field, with a view the importance of biodiversity in enhancing ecosystem services. to conducting her own research. Sajni Dipak Shah Daniel Garrick University of Manchester Canterbury Christ Church University Sajni Dipak Shah is a 24-year-old medical student, currently in Daniel Garrick studied for a BSc (hons) in Animal Science. his final year of medical school. Last year, Sajni intercalated in This course encompassed a wide range of subject areas, of Pharmacology and Physiology, which is when he undertook which theoretical and practical ecology, evolution and this research project. After graduating, he hopes to continue animal behaviour were modules of particular interest to in hospital medicine, where this experience in research will be him. In the past Daniel has worked in zoological facilities invaluable. and seen some of the principles of ex-situ conservation. This field, in conjunction with in-situ conservation, is an Gui Tran area in which he would like to become more involved. University of Leeds A future aspiration would be to integrate one of his main Gui Tran is a fourth year medical student, who took a year out interests, herpetology, and conservation effectively. of his medical studies last year to study Microbiology at Leeds University, managing to graduate with a first. His particular Holly Latham field of interest is infectious diseases and he hopes to pursue University of Plymouth a career in Medicine with that aspect in mind. Holly Latham graduated from the University of Plymouth in Kirsty L. Wells 2007 with a First Class Honours degree in Marine Biology. University of London She has particular interests in environmental impacts on marine ecosystems and has carried out voluntary work for Kirsty Wells completed a BSc in Molecular Biology at various projects, including the Shark Trust, PADI Project Birkbeck College, University of London, in 2007. Although AWARE and the Marine Conservation Society. She is a her degree fostered a broad interest in many aspects of exper- keen SCUBA diver and PADI Instructor, utilising these imental biology, Kirsty is particularly interested in cell signal- skills to give her a first-hand view of marine ecosystems ling. This interest led her to pursue a research project and the threats they face, as well as raising awareness of examining aspects of the immune responses of locust salivary the marine environment amongst her students. She aspires glands and the signalling pathways involved in these to a career that will increase our understanding of threats responses. In autumn 2007 she took up a PhD studentship to the marine environment, raise public awareness of these at King’s College London, where she is continuing to study threats and their impacts, and minimise the damage caused salivary glands, this time in a developmental context, by inves- by anthropogenic impacts. tigating the development of salivary glands in the mouse. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iv

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