South West Synthetic Biology Network Roadshow
Developing Synthetic Biology activity in the South West
| A Research Services research event | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 October 2015 |
| Time | 14:00 to 17:00 |
| Place | Conference Room, Innovation Centre, Streatham Campus, Video linked to Lecture Theatre 2, Peter Lanyon Building, Penryn Campus. |
| Provider | Research Services |
| Organizer | Research and Knowledge Transfer Events |
| Tel | 01392722312 |
Event details
Who should attend?
All researchers and staff with an interest in Synthetic Biology are welcome to attend this event.
What is the event about?
The South West SynBio Network has been recently formed as a collaborative network by members of the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, UWE and the SynBio Centre for Doctoral Training (at Oxford, Bristol and Warwick) to develop synthetic biology activity in the South West.
The aim is to stimulate, nucleate, and develop interdisciplinary SynBio projects across the universities in the South West region to bring life scientists, biomedical scientists, clinicians, physical scientists, engineers and mathematicians into the synthetic biology arena, with the aim of developing new collaborative partnerships and funded projects.
Programme
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
| 14.00 | Registration and arrival refreshments | |
| 14.15 | Welcome and Introduction |
Dr Nick Harmer, University of Exeter Professor Rob Beardmore, University of Exeter Dr John Love, University of Exeter |
| 14.20 | Introduction to the South West SynBio Network | Professor Dek Woolfson, University of Bristol |
| 14.35 | SynBio applications in healthcare |
Dr Ash Toye, University of Bristol |
| 14.50 | SynBio interface with robotics | Dr Sabine Hauert, Bristol Robotics Lab |
| 15.05 | Synthetic multi-species, communities and evolution | Professor Rob Beardmore, University of Exeter |
| 15.20 | SynBio for bioinspired materials, machines and devices | Dr Dafydd Jones, Cardiff University |
| 15.35 | Nanoparticles and synthetic cells | Dr Oliver Castell, Cardiff University |
| 15.50 | Summary and Invitation to Bristol Workshop | Professor Dek Woolfson |
| 16.00 | Refreshments and Networking | |
| 17.00 | Close |
Registration
To register for this event please email research-events@exeter.ac.uk
Following the Roadshow, a large workshop will take place in Bristol on 26 November 2015. EPSRC funds held by the Bristol Synthetic Biology Research Centre (BrisSynBio) will be available to fund workshop particpants to their travel and accommodation.
