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Laura Elizabeth Lansdowne profile page

Managing Editor

at Technology Networks

As managing editor, Laura works with the editorial director to create, inform and maintain the overall editorial strategy for Technology Networks. She oversees the in-house editorial team and works directly with commissioned writers to produce content across the publication’s communities. After obtaining a first-class honors degree in biology, Laura worked as a quality assurance technologist before joining the Wellcome Sanger Institute and undertaking an additional qualification in clinical chemistry. In 2015, she left to pursue pharmaceutical and editorial-based roles, before joining Technology Networks in 2017.

Education

University of Kent

Nottingham Trent University

Writtle University College

Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading

Accreditations

Biology, BSc (Hons) recognised by The University of Kent

Areas of Expertise

Drug Screening Strategies

Pharmaceutical Development

Molecular & Cellular Biology

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Published Content

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Skin Cancer Cells Depend on Alzheimer’s Protein To “Take Root” in the Brain

Researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine have discovered that skin cancer cells rely on amyloid beta (Aβ) to survive and thrive once they have metastasized to the brain.

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Targeting Cancer Through Induced Viral Mimicry

Researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys have been awarded two grants from the National Institutes of Health to study an emerging therapeutic strategy known as viral mimicry. Dr. Charles Spruck and colleagues are working to understand how a specific pathway silences endogenous retroviruses and retrotransposons selectively in breast cancer cells and whether this could expose a vulnerability that could be exploited.

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The Placebo Response ‒ A Powerful Phenomenon

In a recent interview, Technology Networks had the pleasure of speaking with Professor Ted J. Kaptchuk, leading figure in placebo studies and a scholar of East Asian medicine, about the importance of humanistic dimensions of care, what is currently known about the neurobiology and genetics of placebo effects, open-label placebo studies and ethical use of placebos in clinical practice.

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Industry Insight

Shielding Oncolytic Viruses From the Immune System To Improve Cancer Treatment

While oncolytic virus (OV) therapy has garnered increasing attention from the cancer research community, this therapeutic strategy doesn’t come without its challenges, as a patient’s immune system can sometimes mount a response to the OVs before they reach their intended target. To address this, Calidi Biotherapeutics has developed cell-based platforms to shield OVs from the immune system, so that they can effectively target and destroy the cancer cells.

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Opinionated Science Episode 42: Caffeine for ADHD and Cancer-Sniffing Worms

In this episode of Opinionated Science, the team discusses a new advance that uses a microscopic worm to sniff out lung cancer, why caffeine is being investigated to treat ADHD and a stats study that may undermine an important area of neuroscience.

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Industry Insight

Live Biotherapeutics ‒ A Novel Way To Treat Disease

The intricate and intertwined nature of the host‒microbiota connection has garnered increasing interest from the scientific community in recent years, due to its known role in the development and progression of various diseases. 4D pharma has leveraged growing knowledge in the field, by creating a novel class of medicines called live biotherapeutic products (LBPs).

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Applying Organ-on-a-Chip Tech to the Lymphatic System

Texas A&M University's Dr. Abhishek Jain and colleagues have developed the first lymphangion-chip to model the functional unit of a lymph vessel. The hope is that the chip will allow researchers to gain a clearer picture of the mechanical forces controlling lymphatic physiology and pathophysiology, which in turn will help to identify new therapeutic targets for conditions such as lymphedema.

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Artificial Sweeteners Are Associated With Increased Cancer Risk, Finds Large-Scale Cohort Study

Results from a large cohort study of >100,000 French adults suggest that some artificial sweeteners found in foods and beverages are associated with an increased risk of cancer. The findings were published in PLOS Medicine.

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What Role Do Bitter Taste Receptors Play in Cancer?

To determine the current state of knowledge on the role of bitter taste receptors in cancer, researchers analyzed extensive data gathered using PubMed and Google Scholar. Technology Networks recently had the pleasure of speaking with two of the study’s authors, Dr. Agnes Mistlberger-Reiner and Sofie Zehentner to learn more about their findings.

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Tumor Biology

Download this infographic to explore cancer cell physiology, the composition of the tumor microenvironment and mechanisms regulating tumor initiation and cancer progression.

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