Clinical School Postdoc Day 2017

University of Cambridge Clinical School Postdoc Committee

<H2 CLASS="p1"><SPAN>Collaboration in Research</SPAN></H2>
<P CLASS="p1"><EM>Clinical School Postdoc Committee warmly invites all researchers from the Cambridge Biomedical Campus to its annual flagship event - Clinical School Postdoc Day which this year will focus on postdoctoral researchers' engagement in collaboration.</EM></P>
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<H4 CLASS="p1"><SPAN>Join us on September 5th for:</SPAN><BR></H4>
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<LI>A Clinical School story, how a Friday afternoon in a pub may advance your research outcomes!</LI>
<LI>Meet who can help you establish collaborations from University offices and satellite research networks</LI>
<LI>Inspiring keynotes from industry</LI>
<LI>Launch of new collaborative projects with biotech and pharmaceutical industry facilitated by the Milner Therapeutics Institute</LI>
<LI>Meet companies interested in collaboration with academic researchers</LI>
<LI>Advice from other postdocs who benefited from collaborations</LI>
<LI>A workshop on how to collaborate successfully and avoid pitfalls</LI>
<LI>An opportunity to present your own work and network with your fellow postdocs!</LI>
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<H6><STRONG>Distinguished guests and drinks reception</STRONG></H6>
<P>The event will be concluded with an address from the <STRONG>Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise and Business Relations Professor Andy Neely</STRONG> followed by the <STRONG>Head of the Clinical School Regius Professor of Physic</STRONG> <STRONG>Patrick Maxwell </STRONG>and we will host a <STRONG>drinks reception</STRONG> right after (from 5 pm).</P>
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<H6><SPAN>Programme</SPAN></H6>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><I>09:00 – registration and refreshments</I></P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">09:30 – welcome by Clinical School Postdoc Committee</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">09:35 – Dr Rob Wallach, Office for Postdoctoral Affairs - “Your OPdA – what we can do for you”</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">09:45 – Professor Ken Siddle, Department of Clinical Biochemistry &amp; Churchill College - “Origins of the Clinical School – a story of fruitful collaboration”</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">10:15 – Dr Andrea Walker, Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences - “Collaborative landscape of Cambridge – what services are there to help”</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">10:40 – Dr <SPAN>Hakan Bagci, <SPAN>Entrepreneurial Postdocs of Cambridge (EPOC)</SPAN><BR></SPAN></P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><I>10:50 – tea/coffee break</I></P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">11:15 – Dr Kathryn Chapman, Milner Therapeutics Institute - launching “Milner challenges”</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><I>12:45 – lunch break</I></P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">13:45 – Guest Speaker - Dr Allart Stoop, ElpisBioMed <SPAN>-</SPAN> title TBC</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">14:15 – Short scientific talks by Postdocs</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal"><I>14:45 – poster presentations &amp; tea/coffee break</I></P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">15:30 – Dr Mary Beth Benbenek, Researcher Development Programme <SPAN>- </SPAN>Workshop “How to achieve and sustain an effective collaboration”</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">16:15 – Keynote speaker - Professor Andy Neely, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise and Business Relations</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">16:45 – Closing remarks from Regius Professor of Physic Patrick Maxwell, Head of School of Clinical Medicine &amp; Clinical School Postdoc Committee</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal"> <I>17:00 – drinks reception</I></P>
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<H6 CLASS="MsoNormal">Milner Challenges</H6>
<P>As part of the Clinical School Postdoc day, we are launching a set of new collaborative projects with biotech companies and the pharmaceutical industry. Challenges will be pitched in 10-minute presentations from companies immediately followed by lunch and networking to share ideas. The challenges range from big data predictions to interventional medicine so we are looking for postdocs with a wide-range of expertise to join us.</P>
<P><STRONG>Challenges include:</STRONG></P>
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<LI>Use of social media and big data to improve asthma management and intervention (GSK)</LI>
<LI>Use of preclinical and clinical data to increase confidence in drug targets (GSK)</LI>
<LI>What emerging technologies could advance Interventional Medicine? (BTG)</LI>
<LI>How to deliver therapeutic DNA for AMR inactivation in pathogenic bacteria? (Nemesis Bio)</LI>
<LI>Current technical challenges in epigenetics research (Diagenode)</LI>
<LI>Is it worth producing mAbs in situ in target tissues? (Horizon)</LI>
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<P><STRONG>Also Presenting/Exhibiting:</STRONG><BR></P>
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<LI>Healx</LI>
<LI>Linguamatics</LI>
<LI>Biomax</LI>
<LI>Cell Guidance Systems</LI>
<LI>Cambridge Epigenetix</LI>
<LI>Sphere Fluidics</LI>
<LI>Selcia</LI>
<LI>Promega</LI>
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<H6 CLASS="MsoNormal">Exhibition</H6>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">During the breaks participants will have an opportunity to meet representatives from:</P>
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<LI>Milner Therapeutics Institute partners and affiliated companies</LI>
<LI>Cambridge Enterprise</LI>
<LI>University of Cambridge Strategic Research Networks and Strategic Research Initiatives</LI>
<LI>Entrepreneurial Postdocs of Cambridge</LI>
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<H6 CLASS="p1"><SPAN>Get in touch</SPAN></H6>
<P CLASS="p1">Any queries, please e-mail the event organiser - <A HREF="mailto:cambridgecspdoccomm@gmail.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CambridgeCSPC@gmail.com</A> or Tweet to us @CambridgeCSPC.</P>
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<H4 CLASS="p1">We are looking forward to seeing you in September!</H4>
<H5><EM>Your Clinical School Postdoc Committee</EM></H5>
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