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Welcome to the March 2021 issue of the Synthetic Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre Newsletter - a round-up of news, events and notices from across the initiative. 
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News & Updates
International Women's Day
#ChoosetoChallenge
We've put together a selection of the most exciting IWD events from across the web. Join an event to celebrate the achievements of women in synthetic biology.
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No-Code Programming Beginner's Guide Released
The new and improved No-Code Prgramming for Biology Beginner's Guide is now available for free download on the Biomaker website, along with a work-through tutorial file.
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Makespace Biology Club: Bio Community
The new Makespace Biology Club hosts it's second session: Bio Community around the World. Learn more about several DIYbio communities from around the globe.
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Online Events
All SynBio IRC Events, including Cafe Synthetique, Cell-Free Lunches and the SynBio Forum have been suspended for the foreseeable future. We apologise for any inconvenience, but hope to continue serving our community via online initiatives and synthetic biology news.

To be notified when meetings resume, sign up to the
Cambridge Synthetic Biology Meetup Group
Online Events from SynBio IRC
Biomaker Monthly Catch-Ups
Next meeting 30th March, 3pm

A series of informal sessions to be held monthly online. This will be an opportunity to chat, ‘show-and-tell’, share project progress, discuss ideas with other participants, and ask questions. Open to all Biomaker participants, and anyone else interested in the intersection of biology, engineering and computing. Meeting will be held at 3pm (GMT) on the final Tuesday of each month. The nest event will be held on 30th March.

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Online Events from Around the Web
International Women's Day 2021 #ChoosetoChallenge

To celebrate International Women's Day on 8th March 2021 the SynBio IRC has put together a selection of the most exciting IWD events from across the web.

From hackathons to panel discussions, join an event to celebrate the achievements of women in synthetic biology and biotechnology.

Events
| 5th-7th March | International Women's Day HackHerTHOn
| 8th March | Women Innovate
| 8th March | University of Cambridge 2021 International Women's Day Lecture
| 8th March | University of Cambridge Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Panel Discussion
| 10th March | Women in Biotech - Transatlantic
| 13th March | Young Women In Bio Virtual Synthetic Biology Workshop

You can find a summary of these events, prices and availability on the IRC website

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Biology Club: Bio Community around the World
8th March, 7:30pm

All around the world, communities of biologists, biohackers and biomakers have come together to deliver easy access to science by providing DIY community laboratories centred around sharing ideas, building fellowships and contributing to innovation. Learn more about the initiatives of several DIYbio communities spread around the globe in a virtual social event that aims to explore the mission and values of this movement.

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Reconstructing lineage histories of individual cells in mice and blood cancers
11th March, 10am

The Cambridge University Synthetic Biology Society is delighted to host Sahand Hormoz, an assistant professor from Harvard Medical School and rising star in synthetic biology, who will discuss his recent efforts using synthetic biology tools to record the lineage histories of individual cells. His talk will include a lineage-recording mouse model that he and his collaborators have engineered, as well as case studies for how single-cell lineage histories can give new insights into blood cancers.

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Introduction to Horizon Europe Webinar
11th March, 10am

The Knowledge Exchange Network (KTN) are pleased to present this introductory webinar so you can get prepared before the first funding calls are announced for the next EU Framework Programme: Horizon Europe. The webinar will also offer an opportunity for delegates to learn about the support available to applicants via the National Contact Points (NCPs), Innovate UK EDGE (formerly Enterprise Europe Network – EEN) and KTN Global Alliance.

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Synthetic gametes and germline development for science and society
23rd March, 10am-5:30pm

The Cambridge Reproduction SRI are delighted to invite you to the second Anne McLaren Symposium. The theme for this second meeting again emphasises translational bioscience in its widest sense, this time with a focus on synthetic gametes, and once again drawing on a wide range of disciplinary perspectives.
 

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Electronics, Sensors and Photonics (ESP) Solutions to Agri-Food Challenges: Pitching Event
30th March, 10am

Technologies such as electronics, sensors and photonics (ESP) have the potential to transform agricultural and food production and play a key role in addressing challenges in the agri-food sector. KTN is offering the opportunity for ESP and related technology business to pitch potential solutions to agri-food challenges. 

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Jobs & Opportunities


Jobs
Director and Faculty Positions at the HKUST - Hong Kong [open until filled]
Associate Professor, Synthetic Biology - University of Florida [open until filled]
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship [apply by 10th March]
Research Associate in Synthetic Biology - University of Newcastle [apply by 14th March]
Research Associate in Synthetic Biology with DNA Nanotechnology [apply by 15th March]
Postdoc Position in Pancreas Biofabrication - Utrecht [apply by 18th March]
Postdoc Position in Bone Marrow Biofabrication - Utrecht [apply by 18th March]
Research Scientist - Chemistry of Microbially-Derived Products - Isomerase [apply by 19th March]
Research Technician - University of Nottingham [apply by 23rd March]
Senior Scientist - Molecular Biology at Cambridge-Based Start-Up [deadline unspecified]
Senior Scientist – Synthetic Biology and Vector Construction - Bit Bio [deadline unspecified]
EPSRC Postdoctoral Fellowships in Synthetic Biology [apply throughout the year]
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Funding
Royal Society International Exchanges [apply by 10th March]
EPSRC Cross-cutting research for exascale software and algorithms [apply by 12th March]
BBSRC Follow-on Funding Call [apply by 17th March]
Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Awards [apply by 22nd March]
ECR Starting Grants [apply by 24th March]
EPSRC Healthcare Technologies Call [apply throughout the year]
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PhD Positions, Internships and Entrepreneurship
Join i-Teams for the Easter Term [apply by 16th March]
PhD Studentship - Bioindicators for managing crop pollination deficits [apply by 5th April]
SynBioApps - SynBio Training Programme at Concordia University, Canada [deadline unspecified]
Fame Lab 2021 [deadline unspecified]
Synthetic Biology/Molecular Microbiology PIPS Internship at CC Bio [apply throughout the year]
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If you have an opportunity to advertise to the Cambridge SynBio community, please contact the SRI Coordinator at synbio@hermes.cam.ac.uk
 
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