Hi everyone,
I have a couple of events coming up that might be of interest to members of this group.
"Living in a world without antibiotics" at the British Science Festival 2015
Join us to explore the impact of today's antibiotics becoming obsolete. Discover how this could affect your health, how scientists are working to develop innovative solutions and how you can make a difference. Find out what our panel think and take the opportunity to grill them further.
Speakers:
Dr Adam Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Microbial Diseases, University College London
Victoria Wells, Science Communications Officer at the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Lloyd Czaplewski, Director at Chemical Biology Ventures
Date: 10 September 2015
Time: 15:00-16:00
Venue: Norcroft Auditorium, Norcroft Centre
University of Bradford
Richmond Rd
Bradford
BD7 1DP
For more information and to book tickets, visit the British Science Festival's website: https://thelittleboxoffice.com/bsa/event/view/26700
This event is organised by the Biochemical Society and the Society for General Microbiology.
"Synthetic Life: how far could it go, how far should it go?"
Date: 13 October 2015
Time: 19:00-20:30
Venue: The Royal Institution
Synthetic biology is a new, intriguing technology that could have a huge impact on humans and our environment. A panel of experts will outline the process of designing and building new life forms and discuss the ethical challenges we will face. What impact could synthetic biology have on everyday life, and how far could we, and should we, take this revolutionary science?
Dr Adam Rutherford, geneticist, author and broadcaster will chair a discussion between:
Professor Paul Freemont: Co-director of the EPSRC for Synthetic Biology and Innovation and the National UK Innovation and Knowledge Centre for Synthetic Biology (SynbiCITE) at Imperial College London.
Professor Robert Edwards: Head of the School of Agriculture, Food & Rural Development, Newcastle University.
Dr Louise Horsfall: Lecturer in Biotechnology at the University of Edinburgh and co-chair of the Bioengineering and Bioprocessing Section of the European Federation of Biotechnology.
Dr Susan Molyneux-Hodgson: Director of Research and Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Sheffield.
For more information and to book tickets, please visit the Royal Institution's website: http://www.rigb.org/whats-on/events-2015/october/public-synthetic-life-how-far-could-it-go-how-far-should-it-go
This event is organised in partnership with the Royal Society of Biology as part of Biology Week 2015.
Best wishes,
Rachel Burnett | Education and Public Engagement Officer
Biochemical Society | Portland Press
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