𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺!
Last month, we kicked off the EEBio Programme Grant with a fantastic event held at St Catherine's College in Oxford🎉
That day marked the realisation of many years of preparation and effort, bringing together hugely talented individuals: 5 advisory board members, 8 principal investigators, 7 postdoctoral researchers, 15 PhD students, 7 industrial partners, our responsible exploitation and translation officer and programme manager. Together, we discussed the key Engineering Pillars and Grand Challenges that are shaping our research.
We enjoyed a series of insightful presentations from our PIs, plus stimulating breakout sessions where we dived deeper into each research strand. We participated in panel discussions on critical aspects of our programme, while PhD students showcased their cutting-edge research into engineering biology in a fascinating poster session. We wrapped up the day with an industry forum to foster collaboration, an advisory board meeting to help steer our programme and a fun team-building session.
A huge thank you to everyone who made this day amazing! Groundbreaking research is in the making!
Special thanks to our funder, EPSRC and Marija Ksenija Zacharova; our institutions: University of Oxford, University of Bristol, and Imperial College London; our advisory board: Lionel C., Darian Meacham, James Field, Jim Haseloff and Susan Molyneux-Hodgson; as well as to our industrial partners: Francisca Wollerton and Joe Warrington from AstraZeneca, Ramdane Haddouche from Croda, Neil Hopkins from Dstl, Chiara Gandini from Nuclera, Laurie Newnes from Source BioScience, and Philippe Gabant, PhD from Syngulon.
𝗘𝗘𝗕𝗶𝗼 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺
• Lead PI: Antonis Papachristodoulou
• PIs: Francesca Ceroni, Harrison Steel, Jane Kaye, Lucia Marucci, Philip Poole, Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, PhD, Thomas Gorochowski, Thomas Ouldridge, Wei Huang
• Postdocs: Antonella La Regina, Hayley Knights, Heber GAMBOA-MELENDEZ, Idris K., John Hoi Chun Fong, Nina Wei, Thomas Mulroney
• RETO: Sarah Coy
• PM: Lilian Forbach
To learn more, visit: eebio.ac.uk
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