Research Training 2015-2016
EASTBIO student projects starting in 2015 are designed around four key research themes:
Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy
Details of which research theme students belong to and how the thematic discussion groups will operate were confirmed at the Induction Day on 28th of September 2015.
Programming details are found below.
Agriculture and Food Security schedule here.
- AFS first meeting schedule. 'Incasive species, pests and microbes', 20 November 2015, 11:00-17:00.
- Venue: Room 203, Suttie Centre, Forresterhill Campus, Aberdeen.
- AFS second meeting schedule. 'The challenges facing food security', Edinburgh, The Roslin Institute, 29 Jan 2016, 11:00-16:30.
- AFS third meeting schedule. 'GM in animals and plants', Dundee, 15 March 2016, 11:00-16:00.
- AFS fourth meeting schedule. 'Are we doing the right things in food security? Delivery on objectives, economics and strategy', St Andrews, 27 April 2016, 10:30-15:15.
Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy schedule here.
Dr Sam Miller at the first EASTBIO IBB meeting - Aberdeen, 26 October 2015
IBB first meeting schedule here.
Tutorial summary.
Tutorial paper
Dr Miller's presentation [please email your request to EASTBIO]
Professor Stansfield presentation's [please email your request to EASTBIO]
- IBB second meeting schedule. 'Stabilising protein-protein interactions', 7 December 2015, Edinburgh.
- IBB third meeting schedule (jointly with the BH cohort), 'Genome Engineering for Regenerative Medicine', 29 February 2016, Edinburgh, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine.
- IBB fourth meeting schedule. The 'Modelling for biotechnology: Which kind of data do you need?', scheduled to be held in Edinburgh, in April 2016, got canceled. Students will be invited in mid-October 2016 to attend a replacement meeting in 2016-17.
Bioscience for Health schedule here.
BfH first meeting schedule. "Ethics in biological research", 9 December 2015, St Andrews [jointly with the WCUB thematic group]- BfH second meeting schedule. 'Neurobehaviour', 7 January 2016, 10:00-17:00 (Roslin Institute, Edinburgh)
- BfH third meeting schedule (jointly with the IBB group) 'Genome Engineering for Regenerative Medicine', 29 February 2016, Edinburgh, MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine.
- BfH fourth meeting schedule. 'Translational research', Aberdeen, 1 April 2016 [jointly with the WCUB group].
World Class Bioscience schedule here.
- WCUB first meeting schedule here.
- WCUB second meeting schedule."Ethics in biological research", 9 December 2015, St Andrews [jointly with the BfH thematic group]
- WCUB third meeting schedule. 'Showcasing technologies', 4 March 2016, Dundee. Article to review here. Presentation slides available from EASTBIO.
- WCUB fourth meeting schedule. 'Translational research', 1 April 2016, Aberdeen [jointly with the BH thematic group].
