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20 September 2026: Sight seeing at peak district, surprise view & REDMIRES RESERVOIRS

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Surprise View, Sheffield
Sightseeing around beautiful green city Sheffield

Dr Isah Aliyu and Dr Khondoker Akram enjoyed the scenic view of Peak District and ventured out for hicking the mountain at Hope Valley 

16-21 September 2026: Capacity building training on bioinformatics, 3d confocal imaging and placental histopathology

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Dr Isah Aliyu with Dr Helen Hipperson
Dr Aliyu received training on RNA sequencing and bioinformatics from Dr Helen Hipperson
Training on RNA-sequencing, bioinformatics, confocal imaging and histopathology

Dr Isah Aliyu received trainings at Genomics Core Facility, Wolfson Light Microscopy Facility and Sheffield Children Hospital NHS Trust.

14 September 2026: Visit of the Nigerian PI of the HEAPO Study to Sheffield

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A part of the HEAPO Study research group
A part of the HEAPO Study research group at the University of Sheffield
Welcome meeting: Greetings & Research updates

Dr Isah Aliyu meets the Sheffield team and presents an update on the study in Kano, Nigeria.

14-19 September 2026: Capacity building training on explant culture

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Placenta tissue harvesting
Dr Isah Aliyu is conducting human placental explant prep and culture
Placental explant culture: Hands-on training on explant culture 

Dr Isah Aliyu receives hands-on training on explant prep from human placenta and culture them at normal and higher temperature for 5 days.

24-28 march 2026: Attending SRI conference at puerto rico, Usa

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Dr Khondoker Akram presented a poster at the conference
Dr Khondoker Akram presented a poster at the conference
Poster presentation at the SRI conference

Dr Khondoker Akram presented a poster on their recent findings showing how temperature extreme affects trophoblast circadian rhythm and b-hCG hormone production in vitro.  

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