November 2020

My Lab: Comprehensive cancer centre

Biomedical Scientist Team Manager Tahmina Hussain gives a guided tour of her laboratory at The Christie Pathology Partnership in Manchester.

Here to help: IBMS support hub

Tahmina Hussain and Jocelyn Pryce outline the launch of support resources to help members in these challenging times.

Biomedical Scientist magazine wins award

The Biomedical Scientist magazine was victorious in the highly contested best magazine category at an awards ceremony.

New cytology portfolios

Two new cytology portfolios in cervical and diagnostic cytology have been announced.

Biomedical scientists honoured

Two biomedical scientists who are IBMS members were acknowledged in the Queen’s Birthday Honours this year:

Reviewers for newly formed centre

Health Education England’s (HEE) new Centre for Advancing Practice is inviting biomedical scientists to apply to oversee its accreditation process.

Patient-centred care: decentralised testing and diagnostics

Lead Biomedical Scientist Tony Cambridge states that decentralised testing and diagnostics are vital for the future of the health service.

Tech news: November

This month's top tech news stories

Elimination strategy for yaws

Genome sequencing has shed light on the re-emergence of the bacterium that causes yaws – a neglected tropical disease of the skin, bones and joints. 

Under the microscope: Homo neanderthalensis

This month: Homo neanderthalensis

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