Menzies Lab
@menzieslab.bsky.social
Based at Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University, UK
We love antibodies, toxins and de novo protein design 🧬🧪🧫💊🖥🐍
We love antibodies, toxins and de novo protein design 🧬🧪🧫💊🖥🐍
Project 3: Next-Gen Antibody Diagnostics for Mpox
Supervisors: Ana Cubas Atienzar (LSTM), Tom Edwards (LSTM) & me.
Developing rapid, sensitive point-of-care tests for mpox.
More info: tinyurl.com/2s3f9c6m
Supervisors: Ana Cubas Atienzar (LSTM), Tom Edwards (LSTM) & me.
Developing rapid, sensitive point-of-care tests for mpox.
More info: tinyurl.com/2s3f9c6m
Development of novel point-of-care diagnostics for mpox
AbstractMpox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV). Historically, mpox was endemic to Central and West Africa, but since May 2022, the number of mpox cases has increased with the
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November 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Project 3: Next-Gen Antibody Diagnostics for Mpox
Supervisors: Ana Cubas Atienzar (LSTM), Tom Edwards (LSTM) & me.
Developing rapid, sensitive point-of-care tests for mpox.
More info: tinyurl.com/2s3f9c6m
Supervisors: Ana Cubas Atienzar (LSTM), Tom Edwards (LSTM) & me.
Developing rapid, sensitive point-of-care tests for mpox.
More info: tinyurl.com/2s3f9c6m
Project 2: Refining Preclinical Models for Snakebite Envenoming.
Supervisors: Nick Casewell (LSTM), me & Stu Ainsworth (Liverpool).
Developing microdosing and organ-on-chip models to improve translational snakebite research and assess next-gen therapeutics.
More info: tinyurl.com/3stb7bdm
Supervisors: Nick Casewell (LSTM), me & Stu Ainsworth (Liverpool).
Developing microdosing and organ-on-chip models to improve translational snakebite research and assess next-gen therapeutics.
More info: tinyurl.com/3stb7bdm
Refinement and replacement of preclinical models to better evaluate envenoming pathology and snakebite therapeutics
AbstractSnakebite is a medical emergency causing rapid onset of both local tissue-destructive and potentially lethal systemic haemorrhagic and neurotoxic pathologies. Snakebite primarily afflicts
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November 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Project 2: Refining Preclinical Models for Snakebite Envenoming.
Supervisors: Nick Casewell (LSTM), me & Stu Ainsworth (Liverpool).
Developing microdosing and organ-on-chip models to improve translational snakebite research and assess next-gen therapeutics.
More info: tinyurl.com/3stb7bdm
Supervisors: Nick Casewell (LSTM), me & Stu Ainsworth (Liverpool).
Developing microdosing and organ-on-chip models to improve translational snakebite research and assess next-gen therapeutics.
More info: tinyurl.com/3stb7bdm
Project 1: Monoclonal Antibodies for Global Health.
Using in vitro & computational platforms to develop advanced biologics, with scope to focus on snakebite, viral haemorrhagic fevers or fungal pathogens.
Supervisors: me & Prof. Nick Casewell (LSTM)
More info: tinyurl.com/4dkybcmx
Using in vitro & computational platforms to develop advanced biologics, with scope to focus on snakebite, viral haemorrhagic fevers or fungal pathogens.
Supervisors: me & Prof. Nick Casewell (LSTM)
More info: tinyurl.com/4dkybcmx
Antibody discovery for neglected tropical and emerging infectious diseases
AbstractMany monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) licensed today are so-called ‘blockbuster’ therapies, with the majority of the Top 10 best-selling therapeutic drugs being mAbs. Until recently, mAbs for
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November 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Project 1: Monoclonal Antibodies for Global Health.
Using in vitro & computational platforms to develop advanced biologics, with scope to focus on snakebite, viral haemorrhagic fevers or fungal pathogens.
Supervisors: me & Prof. Nick Casewell (LSTM)
More info: tinyurl.com/4dkybcmx
Using in vitro & computational platforms to develop advanced biologics, with scope to focus on snakebite, viral haemorrhagic fevers or fungal pathogens.
Supervisors: me & Prof. Nick Casewell (LSTM)
More info: tinyurl.com/4dkybcmx
Modern biotech can deliver safer, scalable & affordable treatments for snakebite - a neglected tropical disease killing 100k+ people annually.
#Biotechnology #Snakebite #Nanobody #Antivenom #GlobalHealth #NTD
@blslancasteruni.bsky.social
#Biotechnology #Snakebite #Nanobody #Antivenom #GlobalHealth #NTD
@blslancasteruni.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Modern biotech can deliver safer, scalable & affordable treatments for snakebite - a neglected tropical disease killing 100k+ people annually.
#Biotechnology #Snakebite #Nanobody #Antivenom #GlobalHealth #NTD
@blslancasteruni.bsky.social
#Biotechnology #Snakebite #Nanobody #Antivenom #GlobalHealth #NTD
@blslancasteruni.bsky.social
We showed that a cocktail of 8 nanobodies protected mice against 17/18 African elapid snake venoms - preventing death and tissue damage.🐍 🧪
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We showed that a cocktail of 8 nanobodies protected mice against 17/18 African elapid snake venoms - preventing death and tissue damage.🐍 🧪
Deadline extended to 4th January 2026!
October 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Deadline extended to 4th January 2026!
🔗 Info & apply: www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Informal enquiries welcome
@BLSLancasterUni #antibody #plant #aquaculture #diagnostics #PhD #bioengineering 🧪
Informal enquiries welcome
@BLSLancasterUni #antibody #plant #aquaculture #diagnostics #PhD #bioengineering 🧪
University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Animal Biology in Health & Disease - Stefanie Menzies
www.gla.ac.uk
October 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🔗 Info & apply: www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Informal enquiries welcome
@BLSLancasterUni #antibody #plant #aquaculture #diagnostics #PhD #bioengineering 🧪
Informal enquiries welcome
@BLSLancasterUni #antibody #plant #aquaculture #diagnostics #PhD #bioengineering 🧪
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Stef Menzies @menzieslab.bsky.social @blslancasteruni.bsky.social is leading a project with Martin Llewellyn (Glasgow) and I looking at antibody engineering and different ways to deliver these in aquaculture settings, including some plant engineering! www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
University of Glasgow - Postgraduate study - Centres for Doctoral Training - NorthWest Biosciences - Our Projects - Animal Biology in Health & Disease - Stefanie Menzies
www.gla.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Stef Menzies @menzieslab.bsky.social @blslancasteruni.bsky.social is leading a project with Martin Llewellyn (Glasgow) and I looking at antibody engineering and different ways to deliver these in aquaculture settings, including some plant engineering! www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate...
Thanks to amazing co-authors Rohit Patel and Stuart Ainsworth for all their hard work! @blslancasteruni.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Thanks to amazing co-authors Rohit Patel and Stuart Ainsworth for all their hard work! @blslancasteruni.bsky.social