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Welcome to the December 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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Following the success of our Autumn 2022 Forums the EngBio IRC is delighted to announce registration is now open for our next Engineering Biology Forum on 31 January 2023.
Super Resolution Microscopy
Prof. Ricardo Henriques and Prof. Stefan Hell
Impact of machine learning and AI on data anaylsis and predictive modelling in biology
Event 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.
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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).
19th December, Postdoc Centre, 16 Mill Lane
16th January 2023, Postdoc Centre, Eddington
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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.
21st December: Repair, design and build lab equipment
18th January 2023:Repair, design and build lab equipment
15th February 2023: Repair, deisgn and build lab equipment
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Online & In-Person Events from Around the Web
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Data Pipelines for Science Winter School
5-7 December 2022
Accelerate Science are delighted to announce a new winter school “Data Pipelines for Science". Join our Winter School to learn what data pipelines are, how to design, implement and publish them in your research and much more, with no programming background required to enrol. The school is open to all PhD students and researchers affiliated with Cambridge University and is free to attend. Further details on the Winter School, schedule, FAQs and enrolment can be found here.
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Transforming Life Science through AI and Machine Learning
7 December 2022
This online event will discuss how AI and machine learning are transforming the clinical pathway from reducing drug discovery timeframes and improving early detection diagnostics, to enabling more efficient clinical trials that benefit patient treatments and outcomes. The panel event will be held online via Zoom to widen participation in the event. Organisers Connect Health Tech & Milner. Find out more and register here.
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Pint of Science
22-24 May 2023
Pint of Science are looking for enthusiastic, passionate and committed individuals to organise and run a series of events during the 3-day festival taking place 22nd-24th May 2023. We will be bringing scientists to local pubs/cafes, who will share their research stories with the public over a drink. This is a great opportunity to get involved in science communication, public engagement and events management, so If you want to get involved, this is the time to join!
Fill out this form if you are interested.
Learn more >>
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Wellcome Connecting Science: Synthetic Biology for Future Health
13-15 March.
The meeting will be held on 13-15 March 2023 at the Wellcome Genome Campus, UK. This new conference will explore how technologies from synthetic biology are delivering innovations across clinical health applications and leading towards improved global health.
Learn more >>
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Milner Seminar Series
Thursday, 26th January at 4:00pm
Presenter: Professor George Malliaras, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Topic: Technology for Bioelectronic Medicine
For in-person attendees, this seminar will be followed by networking and refreshments.
Please register here >>
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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
Learn more >>
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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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If you have an opportunity to advertise to the Cambridge EngBio community, please contact the IRC Coordinator at coordinator@engbio.cam.ac.uk.
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