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Engineering Biology in Cambridge

 
Read more at: Building a Secure and Resilient World
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Building a Secure and Resilient World

12 March 2024

Congratulations to Dr Lalitha Sundaram (CSER), who has been appointed to the UK’s Biological Security Leadership Council and has received a UKRI Policy Fellowship to explore the changing landscape of life sciences.


Read more at: Save the Date! EngBio Forum: High Throughput Research
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Save the Date! EngBio Forum: High Throughput Research

12 March 2024

This term Dr. Nicola Patron (Dept. Plant Sciences & Earlham Biofoundry) and Dr. Pau Creixell (CRUK Cambridge Institute) will discuss high throughput tools and techniques and how they can benefit biological research. Click 'Read More' to add to your calendar.


Read more at: Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships Announced

Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowships Announced

12 March 2024

The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the next round of Research Fellowships for Early Career Researchers. Fellowships include a contribution of up to £625,000 over 5 years.


Read more at: Calling All Cell Culture Researchers!
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Calling All Cell Culture Researchers!

12 March 2024

Cambridge-based start-up CCA Bio are looking for collaborators to apply for an Innovate UK Smart Grant. The project will involve testing an automated cell culture platform.


Read more at: Cambridge Receives Four Engineering Biology Mission Awards and a Mission Hub Collaboration
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Cambridge Receives Four Engineering Biology Mission Awards and a Mission Hub Collaboration

19 February 2024

Cambridge researchers led four successful bids for UKRI's new Engineering Biology Mission Awards, as well as collaborating on a Mission Hub Award. Their work will address challenges in the areas of clean growth, biomedicine and food systems.


Read more at: Open Technologies Highlight: CellphoneDB

Open Technologies Highlight: CellphoneDB

19 February 2024

Hoping to improve our understanding of cell-to-cell communications, Dr Roser Vento-Tormo and her team have developed CellPhoneDB. This an open database of ligand-receptor-interactions and an accompanying analysis tool to help identify interactions in single-cell RNAseq data.


Read more at: Cambridge iGEM Win Gold Medal
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Cambridge iGEM Win Gold Medal

15 February 2024

The University of Cambridge iGEM Team obtained a Gold medal in the 2023 International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM). The team engineered a bacterial biofilm that can resist invasion from pathogenic bacteria in the hope of combating antimicrobial resistance.


Read more at: Explore the Cambridge Festival 2024

Explore the Cambridge Festival 2024

15 February 2024

The Cambridge Festival runs from 14th-28th March with an eclectic mixture of over 350 events and activities. Take a look at our top picks from this year’s festival.


Read more at: Open Technologies Highlight: In vivo sensing of pH in tomato plants

Open Technologies Highlight: In vivo sensing of pH in tomato plants

23 January 2024

Precision agriculture can provide farmers with valuable information about their crops and help improve yields. Researchers Antonio Ruiz Gonzales and Prof. Jim Haseloff are developing a low-cost open-source pH sensor to help directly monitor stress in plants.


Read more at: Can Your Technology Make a Difference?
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Can Your Technology Make a Difference?

22 January 2024

Cambridge Development i-Teams are searching for early-stage engineering biology research projects with the potential to make a difference in people's lives.