Feyisayo Fadero

After last week's stress over deadlines it's a relief to have a more relaxed workload. So far I'm glad to have gotten our #BS1011 assignment out of the way so I can focus on the poster presentation and start some work on the #MB1031 report which we've just being set. Hopefully within these last few weeks I'll be able to keep on top of both our workload and our lecture. =] - Feyisayo Fadero

Hi Guys, For those who are unsure of how to vote, it's basically the same process as the nominations. Send your votes for each position in one email to: Sam: sh336@le.ac.uk AND Pearl: pl83@le.ac.uk Voting closes on the 23rd of March, so please make sure to send in your votes by then. Firstly I think I'd be a pretty amazing welfare secretary for a lot of reasons, however I'll only pick a few too elaborate on otherwise it'd be a really long list ;): .I'm very friendly and approachable, so I'd be more than willing to sit and discuss even the simplest problems with anyone. .I'm very dedicated and organised, qualities which are ideal for this position. .I have a lot of great ideas that I hope will improve everyones university experience. Plans: I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who hasn't actually met their peer mentor. I think that BSS Socials could be planned to encourage mingling between the different years and so it could be a less formal way of meeting up with our mentors. Everyone... more... - Feyisayo Fadero

A bit of a stressful week with all the deadlines approaching, but at least now I've gotten the #BS1009 practical book and the #MB1005 practical report out of the way. This weekend will be spent finishing off my microbiology essay and the presentations we have for our genes tutorials. Also really looking forward to starting our #BS1006 physiology module =] - Feyisayo Fadero

Very pleased with my marks for last semesters modules, however there's definitely room for improvement. So relieved to be done with Chemistry as I'm enjoying our current modules so much more. It really helps to go over each lecture at the end of the day, just so I understand it as much as possible before we move on. Bring on another week =) - Feyisayo Fadero

This week has definitely gone a lot smoother than last week did. I'm starting to adjust to our new timetable although the 9:00am starts will probably always be a bit hard. The workload so far seems a lot more manageable than before but hopefully it's due to my improved time management rather than the amount of work we're being set. Really enjoyed this week's #BS1009 practical, it was very interesting to see the cultures which we had grown the week before. - Feyisayo Fadero

* #MyDiary - Zoe Collard

This article is directly related to the lecture that we recently had for #MB1031 concerning antibiotics, their development and the growing resistance of bacteria to them. I really wasn't aware of the use of antibiotics in food animals when it's completely unnecessary; the drugs are basically used to offset the health effects of crowding and poor sanitation and in some cases spur growth. In recent years over $16 billion has been spent annually by the U.S. health care system due to antibiotic resistance, it was shocking to read that approximately 70% of the antibiotics sold in the U.S. are given to healthy food animals. It makes you think how much of an impact it would have if farmers were to reduce their use of these drugs. - Feyisayo Fadero

Nice. Little tip - no hyphen in antibiotic. - Dr Alan Cann from iPhone

oops, noted. Thank you =) - Feyisayo Fadero

After we recently learnt in #MB1005 about the history of Genome sequencing it's interesting to learn how the one breakthrough by Fred Sanger has led to the successful sequencing of the genomes of a wide variety of organisms. I was also quite surprised to learn that a water flea possesses more genes than humans, 31 000 genes to our 23 000. - Feyisayo Fadero

Well done :-) - Shubnum Razak

Thanks!! - Feyisayo Fadero

Seen this: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices... and this? http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices... - Dr Alan Cann

Most of the feedback I received on previous essays I've tried to work on; but for this essay it was mostly because I focused too much on the biology and not the biochemistry of water. - Feyisayo Fadero

That's the sort of time management I need to employ! - Max Levin

It also helps that our workload is not as bad as it was a few weeks ago. I barely managed to get everything done then. - Feyisayo Fadero

Although our essay on the role of genomics in cancer medicine for #MB1030 was a quite a while ago, It still interests me to learn about the new developments that are occurring in that field of research. This particular protein which has been determined to have a vital role in the self-renewal and maintenance of prostate stem cells is often found in high levels in prostate cancer. It's inhibition led to the slow growth of a very aggressive prostate cancer and so opens up more ways of treating the disease. - Feyisayo Fadero

To be honest I'm finding Google reader to be more of an annoyance, I'm currently subscribed to about 7 feeds - which by the looks of everyone else's post is really low; I check it about twice a week to find a few hundred articles, so most times I end up scrolling through most of them without taking the time to find something that interests me. The requirement that we make a post a week means most times I end up looking for something that's vaguely related to a topic we've covered, just for the sake of making a post. If we could post articles that simply grabbed our interest without having to link it to one of our modules I might take more of an interest in it. - Feyisayo Fadero

I've learnt quite a bit from the google docs exercise, mainly that it's a lot harder to work in a group than it is individually. Each person has their own plan and it's not always easy,if even possible to meet halfway. Setting up meetings in person at the start of the assignment, where everyone is present is probably also helpful, that way each member is fully aware of what they're doing. - Feyisayo Fadero

I found this article very interesting;it relates to a lot of our #BS1015 course so far. It describes how it is possible to use our knowledge on the structure and packaging of DNA to shut down a harmful inflammatory response by the body. It's interesting to read how a process such as chemical modification which we've heard about in theory is used in research such as this. In this instance histones are chemically modified so as to alter their binding to DNA and this alters the expression of certain genes. It also indicates how genetic knowledge can lead to the development of more effective drug therapies. - Feyisayo Fadero

Finally sent off my #BS1015 water essay and after receiving feedback for my #MB1030 science in the news essay I feel more confident in utilising the sources. Great study session for the #CH1070 chemistry test, we should do that more often. Started my genomics essay for #MB1030 and also managed to find the time to get 100% on the new #BS1010 quiz... A level maths finally came in handy! - Feyisayo Fadero

It;s really good organising yourwork and then completing the assessments you have :)) ....I didn't have such a productive weekend so now i am in a hurry and i have got lots of work to do just a little before the deadlines :(( - Persefoni Ioannou

I'm trying to organize a lot more as well. Especially the next few weeks where we have a lot of work due in :) - Feyisayo Fadero

I found this particular article very interesting as it links to what was discussed in Prof. Cundliffe's last #BS1015 lecture. However this research is more concerned with cancer treatment whereas his talked about the effect of certain antibiotics on ribosome activity. In this case a combination of two different inhibitors is being used to suppress human Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). - Feyisayo Fadero

My SMART target for the rest of this term is to go over my lecture notes on the same day while it's still fresh in my memory. Also to answer the questions available on blackboard so as to measure my understanding of the topics covered and get help with questions I don't fully grasp. - Feyisayo Fadero

I've chosen this article because it elaborates on Professor Cundliffe's #BS1015 lecture on gene expression and antibiotics. It's interesting to learn that gene transfer between bacteria as a response to the presence of antibiotics in their environment can lead to the development of antibiotic resistance and therefore the survival of that colony. - Feyisayo Fadero

Good link, i find it a bit easier to understand now - Zoe Collard

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