Engineering Biology IRC Newsletter

Welcome to the October 2022 issue of the Engineering Biology (formerly Synthetic Biology) Interdisciplinary Research Centre Newsletter - a round-up of news, events and notices from across the initiative.

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Engineering Biology Forums 2022

The EngBio IRC is delighted to announce this year’s Engineering Biology Forums. Held over three weeks in October and November 2022, these Forums will explore key tools for the future of engineering biology and biotechnology, bringing together some incredible international speakers alongside local Cambridge exhibitors and demonstrators.

We welcome all members of the Cambridge Bioscience and Technology community to join us for these exciting events covering advanced microscopy, AI & machine learning and synthetic biology & genetic engineering.

Events will be held at the Old Divinity School, St. John’s, 5-9pm. Registration is free and will include admission to the talks, followed by a drinks reception, nibbles and exhibits.

Thu 27th Oct

Microscopy at the Cutting Edge

Dr. Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz & Dr. Buzz Baum

Novel techniques for optical microscopy and image processing with insights into biological systems

Thu 3rd Nov

Computing
for Biology

Prof. David Baker &
Dr. Bianca Dumitrascu

Impact of machine learning and artificial intelligence on data analysis and predictive modelling in biology

Thu 10th Nov

Reprogramming Biological Systems

Prof. Jim Collins and Prof. Jennifer Brophy

DNA-based recoding of metabolism or growth to systematically reprogram natural systems

Events

Keep up to date with the latest events from the EngBio IRC by joining the
Cambridge Synthetic and Engineering Biology Meetup Group.

ENGBIO POSTDOCS MEET & GREET

3rd Monday of Each Month, 12-1pm
Postdoc Centres at Mill Lane and Eddington

Join our monthly lunches to meet postdocs from across the University interested in biology, engineering, design, computer science, bioethics and more. Open to postdocs, students and research staff from across the University and affiliated institutes (MRC-LMB, Babraham Institute, Wellcome Sanger Institute).

17th October: Postdoc Centre, 16 Mill Lane
21st November, Postdoc Centre, Eddington
19th December, Postdoc Centre, 16 Mill Lane

BIOMAKER MEETUP

3rd Wednesday of Each Month, 7:30-9pm
Cambridge Makespace, 16 Mill Lane

Monthly in-person, informal meetup at the Cambridge Makespace for anyone wanting to repair, design or build lab equipment. Bring your own project to work on (anything involving lab hardware is welcome), take the opportunity to work through Biomaker training with others or join one of the Beneficial Bio community projects.

19th October: Repair, design and build lab equipment
16th November: Repair, design and build lab equipment

Online & In-Person Events from Around the Web

Genetics Seminar Series - Professor David Liu:
Base Editing and Prime Editing: Precise Gene Correction Without Double-Strand DNA Breaks

Thursday, 13 October, 2022 - 14:00 to 15:00

Prof. David Liu from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard will give an invited seminar for our Seminar Series in the Department of Genetics. He will talk about two precision gene editing technologies via Zoom. Please contact Dr Lin Wang lw660@cam.ac.uk or Caroline Newnham cn355@gen.cam.ac.uk for the Zoom link

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Public Engagement Training - Now offering Online and In-Person Sessions!

The ‘Engaged Researcher’ training covers all areas of public engagement with research by combining expert led practical workshops and taught sessions. No Public Engagement story is the same and this is reflected in the diversity of the training programme offered. To register and to see full list of trainings please go to UTBS

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Synthetic Biology Young Speaker Series

Every Thursday, 4-5pm BST
Online

Virtual seminar series, held by the Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC) a US-based non-profit, public-private partnership dedicated to bringing together an inclusive community committed to advancing engineering biology. The series features weekly presentations by early-career professionals.

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Newcomers and Visiting Scholars to Cambridge

Newcomers and Visiting Scholars is a volunteer run group for University members and their families. You are invited to become part of this community and discover more about Cambridge. There is a Welcome Coffee Morning every Tuesday, along with activities and events throughout the week, most of which are free to attend.Highlights of some events include walking tours, cookery classes, art and trips.

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Entrepreneurial pathways to research impact: spinning-out your research

18 October 2022, 3:30-5:30pm
In-person, Downing College, Cambridge

Cambridge Innovation Capital and Cambridge Enterprise are pleased to host this event in-person at The Howard Theatre, Downing College, Cambridge, CB2 1QF. Join us for talks, case studies and advice to inspire academics and researchers in their journey to create commercial impact from research through the formation of spin-out companies.

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PdOC Research Showcase day event and College dinner

Friday 28th October – day event
Saturday 29th October – Murray Edwards College dinner

The PdOC Society is delighted to announce the second instalment of the Research Showcase, to be held on the 28th October 2022. As part of an engaging schedule including keynotes, the University-wide conference allows postdocs to present their exciting work to fellow peers in short presentations to celebrate the excellence and variety of research performed at the University of Cambridge.

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Wellcome Connecting Science Course: Computational Systems Biology for Complex Human Disease: from static to dynamic representations of disease mechanisms

04–09 December 2022

This exciting course will focus on applied, functional analysis and interpretation of disease data using computational modelling tools. The week-long programme will cover both static (networks) and executable (models) representations of disease mechanisms with a focus on discrete computational modelling concerning complex human diseases such as Cancer (and pre-cancer), Rheumatoid Arthritis, COVID-19, Parkinson’s’ and others.

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Jobs & Opportunities

Jobs
Senior Bioinformatician, Data Management - Cambridge AstraZeneca (apply by 16 Oct)
Senior Bioinformatician, Experiment Design - Cambridge AstraZeneca (apply by 16 Oct)
Senior Machine Learning Scientist, Biologics Design - Cambridge AstraZeneca (apply by 16 Oct)
Senior Bioinformatician, Genomics - Biologics Engineering, Oncology R&D (US)
Senior Scientist – Bioprocessing [apply by 28th November]
Data Scientist – Molecular Biology [apply by 28th November]
Postdoctoral Researcher - Biotechnology [deadeline unspecified]
Senior Scientist - Bioinformatics at Constructive Bio [deadline unspecified]
Associate scientist - Genome Engineering at Constructive Bio [deadline unspecified]
Associate Scientist – Genome Assembly at Constructive Bio [deadline unspecified]
Applications Scientist - Molecular Biology at Oxford Nanopore [deadline unspecified]
Head of Bioinnovation at Cambridge Consultants [deadline unspecified]
Consultant Biotechnologist, Applied Science [deadline unspecified]
Short Term Fellows - CRI Université de Paris [apply throughout the year]
EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowships in Synthetic Biology [apply throughout the year]
more >>

Funding
ESRC New Investigator Grants (iapply by 5pm Monday, 14 November 2022)
Open call – predictive modelling projects in the context of uncertainty and heterogeneity in biomedical data (apply by 14 November)
Impact Funding Call OPEN: BBSRC IAA Pump-Priming Funding Call 2022 (apply by 21 November)
NERC independent research fellowship [apply by 11th October]
Farming Innovation Programme Grants [apply by 12th October/2nd November]
Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholarships [apply by 17th October]
Women In Innovation Awards 2022/23 [apply by 19th October]
Innovate UK Smart Grants [apply by 26th October]
Design Exchange Partnerships: designing net zero [apply by 30th November]
Work with US researchers: BBSRC-NSF/BIO Grants [apply by 21st September]
Sir Jules Thorn Award for Biomedical Research Award 2023 [apply by 21st September]
Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships 2022-23 round one [apply by 21st September]
The Social Science Impact Fund [apply by 30th September]
Activator, for next generation bioentrepreneurs [apply by 1st October]
Large Grant Contributions Fund [apply throughout the year]
Reproduction SRI funding schemes [apply throughout the year]
Short Term Fellows - CRI Université de Paris [apply throughout the year]
more >>

PhD Positions, Internships and Entrepreneurship
Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholarships [apply by 17th October]
Women In Innovation Awards 2022/23 [apply by 19th October]
Innovate UK Smart Grants [apply by 26th October]
Bioinformatics and Digital Health Internship at Oxcitas [deadline unspecified]
SynBioApps SynBio Training Programme, Concordia University Canada [apply throughout the year]
more >>

If you have an opportunity to advertise to the Cambridge EngBio community, please contact the IRC Coordinator at coordinator@engbio.cam.ac.uk.

Image Credits
Header image: Fernan Federici; Synthetic Biology Young Speaker Series: EBRC; Entrepreneurial pathways to research impact: spinning-out your research: Cambridge University Enterprise, Genetics Seminar Series Dept Genetics, Wellcome Trust Connecting Science Wellcome Trust ; PostDoc Research Showcase Postdocs of Cambridge; PE Training Cambridge Public Engagement; Newcomers to Cambridge NewcomersCam

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