The Serene Scientist

New contributors to The Serene Scientist

sharaco — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 11:29:10 +0100

Just to let my readers know that I have opened up this blog so that Dr Claire Morgan and Dr Gail Whiting can also place posts here. They can give you more insight into what is happening with Euroscicon on a day to day basis. I will continue to contribute to this blog as usual and also, on a more personal level , to my new blog on Nature Network - http://network.nature.com/blogs/user/shara

New site for PhD students

Dr Claire Morgan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:36:31 +0000

EuroSciCon have launched an interactive website for PhD students and people thinking of embarking on a PhD. Called 'Purely Phd', this site contains lots of useful information and relevant links.

Spring meetings from EuroSciCon

Dr Claire Morgan — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:50:27 +0000

EuroSciCon (www.euroscicon.com) announce more CPD accredited meetings for you this Spring. Read on for more details...

Book now for IHC meeting - places nearly half price until Jan 20th

Dr Claire Morgan — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:57:10 +0000

Just to let you know, the early registration deadline for EuroSciCon’s ‘Improving Immunohistochemistry’ meeting is January 20th so if you want to attend, do book now and you'll be paying nearly half price! This CPD accredited meeting is being held on 25th April 2008 at the University of Westminster, London.

International line-up for Elispot meeting

Dr Claire Morgan — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:07:29 +0000

There is an international line-up of speakers at EuroSciCon's 'ELISPOT technology: Newer tricks' meeting on 8th July 2008 at BioPark Hertfordshire. This CPD accredited meeting will discuss the advances made in ELISPOT technology including the range of cytokines that can be measured, as well discussions on assay development and applications to both basic and clinical research.

Ever thought of setting up a biotech business?

Dr Claire Morgan — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:50:39 +0000

David Wallder (CEO, Wallder Consulting Ltd) has agreed to speak at EuroSciCon's 'How can I spin out my research and become a company?' meeting on 14th March 2008. If you are considering setting up your own company then this is the event for you! The deadline for early registration is fast approaching so book now and save £££s.

Get CPD points at EuroSciCon meetings

Dr Claire Morgan — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:49:49 +0000

Do you need to boost the number of points in your CPD scheme? All of EuroSciCon's meetings give 6 CPD points from the IBMS. Furthermore, register before the early registration deadlines and save £££s.

Feedback for our Dendritic Cells meeting on 16th Nov 2007

Dr Gail Whiting — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:45:40 +0000

The meeting “Understanding dendritic cells and their ability to regulate immune responses” held on 16th November 2007 at the BioPark brought together a great mix of participants to discuss the roles of different DC subsets in immunoregulation.

Delegates commented on the very interesting presentations and said that the meeting was well put together with an excellent panel of speakers and talks following logically after one another and plenty of opportunities to talk to the other scientists, especially those prominent in the field.

Early registration deadlines approaching for 2008 meetings

Dr Claire Morgan — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:09:24 +0000

EuroSciCon have now released their meetings calendar for 2008. For some, the early registration deadlines are fast approaching so to get half price registrations do register as soon as possible.

Surviving as a woman in science - read the feedback here

Dr Gail Whiting — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:00:00 +0000

The “Surviving as a woman in science” meeting held on November 2nd at the BioPark brought together women from many different scientific backgrounds and at different stages in their careers to hear some inspirational talks and to discuss the stategies for combining a career with family commitments and to succeed in achieving their goals.

View the feedback for the "Internal Ribosomal Entry Site: Advances and applications" meeting

Dr Gail Whiting — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:00:00 +0000

There was a great line up of speakers for the recent meeting “Internal Ribosomal Entry Site: Advances and applications” held on Oct 23rd at the BioPark, Hertfordshire.

The meeting brought together experts studying the mechanism of action of IRES elements and their role in translational control of viral and cellular protein synthesis, to review the latest research in this area. The biotechnological exploitation of these elements, for example in gene therapy and protein expression vectors was also discussed.

Buy meeting proceedings and save £100!

Dr Claire Morgan — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:20:20 +0000

EuroSciCon announce that for a limted period of 3 months their books of proceedings will be reduced to £25. After this period the cost will go up to £125.. So if you were thinking of buying a copy, do it now and save £100! These books are highly informative as they contain contributions from the speakers at each meeting. This written record is ideal for use as reference.

Part-time and permanent positions available with EuroSciCon

Dr Claire Morgan — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 11:17:06 +0000

Euroscicon are looking to expand their ‘day management team’ and require enthusiastic people to front their registration and technical assistant roles. The positions are flexible and hours are 8:30 to 5:30 on the days that you choose to work. No experience required and full training is given. What we do want is enthusiasm and the ability to work in a team and to take on responsibly.

Impressive line-up for bacteriophage meeting

Dr Claire Morgan — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:17:36 +0100

Professor Maggie Smith (Institute of Medical Sciences,University of Aberdeen) will be speaking at EuroSciCon's 'Bacteriophages: Nature and Exploitation' meeting on 22nd February 2008. The topic of her discussion will be 'Novel anti-phage systems in bacteria' . The line-up for this meeting is looking great

Molecular Farming meeting, 50% off registration

Dr Claire Morgan — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:13:30 +0100

The early registration deadline for EuroSciCon's (www.euroscicon.com) 'Molecular Farming - plant biologicals' meeting on January 29th 2008 is tomorrow! But don't worry if you miss this deadline, you can get 50% off the registration fee if you just enter the following code

Genomics and Chemical Space - meeting feedback

Dr Gail Whiting — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:53:39 +0100

We held a really interesting and topical meeting “Genomics and Chemical Space: a new locus for drug discovery” last Friday, October 12th 2007.

This meeting dealt with the concepts of ‘biological space’ – structural genomics and computation – and ‘chemical space’ – identifying fragments and how they interact and how these may be exploited to identify potential drug targets and drug molecules.

Companion Animal Disease meeting - Delegates Feedback

Dr Gail Whiting — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:39:03 +0100

The meeting was well received by the delegates although it was a shame that the meeting wasn’t better attended as there was an excellent range of talks including advances in cancer medicine, obesity, hypertension and kidney disease, immunodeficiency and potential applications of stem cell therapy.

Feedback for Toll-like receptors meeting on Sept 25th

Dr Gail Whiting — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:58:52 +0100

We had a very good meeting "Toll-like receptors - Investigating innate immunity & infection" on September 25th 2007. All the feedback received was very positive and we also had a lot of good comments from the delegates. The content and the standard of the speakers’ presentations were particularly appreciated.

The delegates said "Great meeting. Many thanks", "Meeting was an ideal size with time to think about the presentations – not information overload!", "Well organised and informative", "Good scope of presentations, well organised", "Very nice choice of topics. Euroscicon did a really good job organising speakers and producing information".

Launch of Jobshare UK

Dr Claire Morgan — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:05:39 +0100

The UKRC is delighted to announce that JobshareUK at www.jobshare-uk.com went live on 17th September. Because we recognise that it can be especially difficult to find flexible or part-time work in the sectors of science, engineering, technology and the built environment, RETURN became a partner in JobshareUK, with Equals One & Encore Recruitment and Working Families. The aim of JobshareUK is to offer quality flexible working and job share opportunities across the SET sectors in a wide variety of positions across the UK. Register to find out more

Get 50% off the registration fee for genomics meeting

Dr Claire Morgan — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:26:18 +0100

There is still time to book a place at our 'Genomics and Chemical Space: a new Locus for Drug Discovery' meeting on 12th October 2007. Even though the early registration deadline has passed, EuroSciCon are offering 50% off the registration cost.

Great line-up for dendritic cell meeting

Dr Claire Morgan — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:00:50 +0100

Dr Jagadeesh Bayry (Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers¸ France) will be speaking at our 'Understanding dendritic cells and their ability to regulate immune responses' meeting on November 16th 2007

Blood Brain barrier meeting - Feedback from our delegates

Dr Gail Whiting — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:52:38 +0100

We held a fascinating meeting this Summer which brought together experts researching the physiology and the pathology of the Blood Brain Barrier to the BioPark Hertfordshire on July 17th 2007. I've posted the feedback that we received from our delegates here. Please feel free to add your comments if you were at this event (or if you did not attend, let us know what you would like from this sort of meeting).

Proteomics and biomarker meeting, November 23rd

Dr Claire Morgan — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:12:25 +0100

There is a great line-up of talks at EuroSciCon's 'Proteomics: advances in biomarker discovery' meeting on 23rd November 2007. ''This meeting examines the use of proteomics in the identification of biomarkers using a variety of old, new and developing technologies'', Meeting Chair - Dr Ayesha De Souza, St. George's Hospital, London

Special offer for companion animals meeting

Dr Claire Morgan — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:32:40 +0100

EuroSciCon are offering 5 places for only £99 each at their 'Companion Animal Disease: research, diagnosis and treatment' meeting on Friday, September 28, 2007. The meeting is CPD accredited and will be held at BioPark Hertfordshire.

"Technological advances in understanding host responses to parasites and parasite manipulation of host responses" - the feedback

Dr Gail Whiting — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:00:00 +0100

Dear readers, please find the feedback for the Parasitology meeting “Technological advances in understanding host responses to parasites and parasite manipulation of host responses” which we held on 29th June 2007 at the BioPark, Hertfordshire.

Want to know more about Toll-like receptors?

Dr Claire Morgan — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:16:24 +0100

Just a quick reminder about EuroSciCon’s 'Toll-like receptors - Investigating innate immunity & infection ' which is coming up on 25 September 2007 at The BioPark, Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City.

Two more books

Dr Claire Morgan — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:11:48 +0100

We are happy to announce that we have produced two more books of proceedings for our meetings. Order them here...

End of year meetings from EuroSciCon

Dr Claire Morgan — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:57:30 +0100

Autumn will be a busy time for us at EuroSciCon; there are lots of meetings for us to run! The early registration deadlines are approaching so book now before the Summer holidays and save yourself some money! All are being held at BioPark Hertfordshire, a research and development centre located between Cambridge, Oxford and London (Central London is just 30 minutes travel by train).

Book now for Toll-Like Receptors meeting

Dr Claire Morgan — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:44:08 +0100

EuroSciCon are holding the following meeting, 'Toll-like receptors - Investigating innate immunity & infection' on 25 September 2007 at The BioPark, Broadwater Road, Welwyn Garden City. If you are interested in this subject do come along. The early registration deadline is approaching (June 20th) so book now.

DNA micro arrays: from profiles to biology-1st May- the FEEDBACK

sharaco — Tue, 08 May 2007 21:15:46 +0100

Unfortunately I couldn’t make the meeting on May 1st, but I hear it went very well. I was told that The Chair (Prof Schoenmakers) was very helpful and gave a nice introduction at the beginning of the meeting. All the speakers gave good presentations and were confident speakers. All the feedback about the content very good.