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The deadline for registrations for the CM-Path Biomarker Workshop until 5pm this Thursday – only a few spaces remain. Please share this opportunity with your networks.
CM-Path Workshop: Current and Future Challenges for Innovative Biomarker Development
Date: 12 April 2017 Location: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street,
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Please find below the first Newcastle Molecular Pathology Node Newsletter. In this edition we provide the highlights of the Node’s winter engagement events and update you on Partner activities and any other relevant events and opportunities.
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Please follow the links below to find out about upcoming funding calls from different initiatives.
MRC Confidence in Concept
MRC Confidence in Concept Funding – Guidance Spring 2017
NIHR RfPB
MRC
https://www.mrc.ac.uk/funding/deadlines/fellowships-application-submission-deadlines/
Wellcome Trust
https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/scheme-finder
CRUK
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/funding-for-researchers/our-funding-schemes
BHF
https://www.bhf.org.uk/research/information-for-researchers/how-to-apply
Parkinson’s UK
https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/node/83688
ARUK
There is a significant need for education on genomics amongst healthcare professionals; a basic understanding on the current molecular diagnostics offer is essential prior to the adoption of genomic-based medicine. The Nottingham Molecular Pathology Node (NMPN) and the 100K Genome Project are running a series of training days for consultants to introduce genomic medicine and the 100K Genome Project.
TKL & 100k Genomes Project: Genomics in Medicine Training – BOOKING NOW OPENRead more
The Node recently took part in the Newcastle University NAHP Industry Month with a day-long event to showcase Node-related work. The title for the event was ‘Molecular Diagnostics at Newcastle’ and it was held on the 2nd March 2017.
The purpose of the event was to bring industry together with the Node research community to identify potential collaboration opportunities around molecular diagnostics and image analysis.
Molecular Diagnostics at Newcastle-Node Industry eventRead more
Please find an updated list of upcoming seminars at ICOS at the website below.
http://ico2s.org/seminars.html
Interdisciplinary Computing and Complex BioSystems (ICOS)-updated seminar listRead more
Dr Alice Wort, a Specialist Registrar in Microbiology at Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary, and Clinical Research Fellow in the Institute for Cellular Medicine at Newcastle University specialises in Paediatric Pneumonia and Empyema.
The Power List for 2016 included those pathologists and laboratory professionals who were deemed to be ‘the best of the best’ and Dr Wort is one of only 4 UK based pathologists to be included.
Top Newcastle Microbiologist recognised on the Pathologist Power ListRead more
Monday 6th February
Speaker: Dr Yvan Saeys, Data Mining & Modelling for Biomedicine, Inflammation Research Center, University of Ghent
Venue: Baddiley Clark Seminar Room
Time: 13.00 – 14.00
Title: Computational cytometry: new perspectives to interpret high-dimensional immunology data
http://www.dambi.ugent.be/members/yvan_saeys
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Molecular Diagnostics at Newcastle
02 March 2017
Research Beehive, Newcastle University
Duration:
10:00-17:00
Aim: The purpose of the event is to bring industry together with the research community to identify potential collaboration opportunities around molecular diagnostics and image analysis.
We will have a series of presentations from our research groups about their latest discoveries.
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The state of the art ‘Proximity Laboratory’ was officially unveiled by Newcastle Hospitals’ Chief Executive Sir Leonard Fenwick and Newcastle University Vice-Chancellor-elect Professor Chris Day who presided over the official opening in early December.
Based within the RVI’s Department of Cellular Pathology (the largest of its kind in the North East),
