The Becker was in attendance with stands covering two different themes – ridding viruses from the body and scary skin science – manned by our Institute Director Professor Tracy Hussell, Professor Dave Thornton, Professor Richard Grencis, Dr Jo Pennock and affiliated Becker postdocs, research assistants, and PhD students.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Maana Layeghi, Professor Tracy Hussell, Holly Sedgwick<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Activities for the virus stand included ‘Neutrialise the Virus’ and an adapted funfair game called ‘Splat the Virus!’ – which proved to be a big hit with attendees (both figuratively and literally!) – and a lung function test.\u00a0 The activities showcased how the body neutralises viruses via antibodies and T cells and the impact of infection on lung health.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Professor Tracy Hussell with ‘Splat the Virus!’ and a host of Becker prizes and giveaways<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n Our scary skin science stand included a microscope to view skin sections, sealed petri dishes with skin microbes, and a guess the number of bacteria competition. 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