OpenPlant PI Professor Alison Smith talks algae and The Life Scientific on Radio 4

OpenPlant PI Professor Alison Smith featured on BBC Radio 4's 'The Life Scientific' on Tuesday 31 January, discussing her love of biochemistry with Jim al-Khalili. Her interest led to a passion for algae and their extraordinary and sometimes bizarre molecular diversity. Their abundant complex metabolites and natural products, combined with their ease of growth in large volumes, make algae a key target for biotechnology and synthetic biology. Alison has worked extensively on the topic of algal biofuels and more recently, algal acquisition of vitamins from co-cultured bacteria, which could be used in food supplement development. Algal farms are beginning to emerge as sustainable biofactories for more and more compounds that we rely on in our daily lives.

Alison's lab will soon host an OpenPlant postdoctoral researcher examining genetic regulation through riboswitches and members of her lab are already contributing to a growing collection of MoClo DNA parts for the alga Chlamydomonas rheinhardtii.

Alison Smith on algae

BBC Radio 4

Algae featured image credit: CSIRO on Wikimedia, licensed under CC-BY 3.0

Open research training for PhD students in sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (14 Feb - 7 Mar 2017)

The Office of Scholarly Communication is offering a series of courses in open research training for PhD and graduate students at the University of Cambridge.

The courses will provide an extremely useful foundation of knowledge for a career in research. The courses offered will go into depth regarding issues such as open research, keeping digital information safe, and publishing and communicating your research effectively. They will be running between 14 February - 7 March 2017 and are free for all graduate students, but are pitched at a level most relevant for PhD students. Spaces need to be booked in advance.

The courses can be viewed below: 

Everything you need to know about Open Research: for researchers and graduate students

(Tue 14 Feb 2017) 10:00 - 11:00

Pre-Publication considerations: Publishing your Research Effectively

(Tue 21 Feb 2017) 10:00 - 11:00

Research Data Management Workshop (for PhD students in the Graduate School of Life Sciences)

(Mon 27 Feb 2017) 14:00 - 17:00

Post-Publication sharing: Publishing your Research Effectively

(Tue 28 Feb 2017) 10:00 - 11:00

Research Data Management Workshop

(Tue 7 Mar 2017) 09:30 - 12:30

For more information or for other courses from the Office of Scholarly Communication, please click here.

Image credit: Leo Hidalgo via Flickr, licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Call for volunteers - 'Synthetic Biology and the Senses' at Cambridge Science Festival 2017

The Plant and Life Science Marquee at the coming Science Festival will be running 10:00-16:00 on Sat 18 Mar 2017. There will be a 'Synthetic Biology and the Senses' joint exhibit by OpenPlant and the SynBio SRI. We will be including exhibits on synthetic biology and the senses, with interactive puzzle games and activities for children, as well as posters of various projects going on in Cambridge relating to synthetic biology. 

We are looking for volunteers to help with the exhibit and presentation of the stall. We require volunteers for various times of the day and would be very happy to have 4 people at the exhibit at all times. One hour slots are available and volunteers can stay as long as desired. 

Open Innovation with Large Bioresources: a workshop report

OpenPlantand The Synthetic Biology SRI, Public Policy SRI and Faculty of Law co-organised a workshop held on 28 January 2016 on the openness of large bioresources in synthetic biology and genomics. The resulting report by Dr John Liddicoat and Dr Kathy Liddell has now been published on SSRN.

Research in synthetic biology and genomics depends on the use of collections of tissue and data, commonly known as bioresources. Substantial amounts of time and money are being spent on creating these bioresources and it is likely that significant scientific breakthroughs and development of end-products may be missed or delayed if the tissue and data in these resources are not shared. Accordingly, the ‘openness’ of these bioresources — in other words, the ability for other researchers to access, use, and share these resources (which is typically recorded in a bioresource’s IP and access policy) — is a key issue for the success of bioresource initiatives and the progress of synthetic biology and genomics.

There are, however, many different approaches to openness, and the development and dissemination of new knowledge are not necessarily advanced by distributing material at low cost or without any restrictions; time-limited rights of control (e.g. IP rights) may provide a useful incentive. It is a significant challenge to develop a fit-for-purpose openness policy that balances the advantages (and disadvantages) of different approaches to openness. The Workshop addressed this challenge by: reviewing openness policies adopted by large bioresources; eliciting ideas about access and intellectual property; debating the applicability of different openness policies; and identifying relevant areas for future research.

The report can be accessed here, and thanks and acknowledgments go to the Welcome ISSF and OpenPlant Fund. Both the Synthetic Biology SRI and OpenPlant were involved with co-organisation of funding along with Public Policy SRI and LML.

For more information please click here.

Image credit: Holly Gramazio via Flickr, licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0

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[Closes 17th February 2017] Research - Responsible Resarch and innovation (RRI) in European Practice and Funding

JOB DESCRIPTION

GenØk Centre for Biosafety has a research position available in connection with a new EU project NewHoRRIzon.

The research project “Excellence in science and innovation for Europe by adopting the concept of Responsible Research and Innovation (NewHoRRIzon)” sets out to promote the acceptance of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) across all parts of the Horizon 2020 (H2020) funding program and beyond. It will work out the conceptual and operational basis to fully integrate RRI into European and national research and innovation (R&I) practice and funding.

The project will engage a wide-ranging group of R&I stakeholders in 18 Social Labs (covering all sections of H2020) to co-create tailor-made actions to stimulate an increased use and acceptance of RRI. The Social Labs will bring program staff, project coordinators, participants and other relevant experts and stakeholders together to: a) adjust existing definitions of RRI to develop a shared understanding; b) diagnose the state of RRI in each part of H2020; c) adapt existing activities as well as create and test new agreed pilot actions to promote the uptake of RRI in the specific program lines of H2020; d) transform the activities into narratives and widely disseminate them for use.

The researcher will be required to perform work in connection with several work packages of the NewHoRRIzon project. This work will include the following key tasks:

1. Lead work package 2 focused on the “Excellent Science” arm of H2020 (including the funding programs of the European Research Council, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Future and Emerging Technologies and Research Infrastructure). Here the researcher will have specific responsibility for the social labs on future and emerging technologies and as work package leader, also responsibility for coordinating and reporting on the work of other partners.
2. Perform the social labs connected to the sub-program of “Food” under work package 4 focused on “Societal Challenges”. This sub-program concerns food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy.
3. Participate in the common task of drafting a manual for the work of the social labs, which will include the methodological concepts, guidelines, and templates necessary for planning, carrying out, and reporting on the process. There will also be some work involved in monitoring the social labs and communicating with the various social lab managers and facilitators.
4. Write academic articles and policy briefs for RRI stakeholders based on the research findings.
5.  Present at professional conferences and/or workshops to disseminate the idea of RRI and project’s research.

The position is offered within GenØk’s Society, Ecology and Ethics Department (SEED).The position will ideally start May 1st 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter. The position will be offered as a full-time four year position until 30.04.2021.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Qualifications & Selection Criteria

• A PhD in social science is required. While some level of experience with RRI or ethical, legal and/or social aspects of science and/or technology (i.e. ELSA or ELSI research) is preferred, work in related fields such as sociology, anthropology, philosophy, political science or science and technology studies is acceptable.
• An excellent command of English, in both written and oral forms is required.
• A demonstrated interest in interdisciplinary research (particularly across natural and social sciences) and experience addressing its unique challenges is important.
• A demonstrated ability to organise workshops and facilitate discussion with mixed stakeholder groups is crucial for the position, as is the ability to then analyse and report on the material collected during such discussions and events.
• Previous work on emerging technologies and/or the topic of food and agriculture will be given weight.
• Previous experience working in European projects will be viewed favourably
• The ability to work independently and creatively, as well as to make positive contributions to a team will be valued.

Application

The application must be submitted electronically via the "Apply for this job" button,  before February 17th.

The applications should be written in English and include:

• A 1-2 page statement of why you are interested in the position, how you meet the selection criteria and how your background, interests and/or expertise will be of benefit
• A curriculum vitae that includes details of all previous research projects and publications, as well as any workshops, focus groups, and/or seminars organised
• Certified copies of all academic degrees
• An example of academic writing (e.g. a published article or copy of a Masters/PhD thesis)
• The names and contact details of two referees

For more information contact:

SEED Coordinator & Project Leader: Fern Wickson, fern.wickson@genok.no, tlf. 77623137

or

Head of Administration: Katrine Jaklin, katrine.jaklin@genok.no, tlf. 77645546

ABOUT THE EMPLOYER

GenØk – Centre for Biosafety is the national competence centre for biosafety in Norway and was established in 1998 as an independent research foundation connected to the research environments at the of Tromsø and the Science Park. GenØk conducts research on social and ethical aspects of emerging bio- and nanotechnologies as well as their impacts on human health and the environment. It also provides policy advice to national and international governments and institutions on biosafety issues, and delivers capacity building for scientists, regulators and civil society organisers around the world in risk assessment and regulation and emerging technologies. The institute has approximately 40 employees. Read more at:www.genok.no

The position of employment will be at the GenØk offices in Tromsø, Norway. The city of Tromsø lies above the Arctic Circle and therefore offers spectacular auroras and snow in the winter and beautiful endless days of midnight sun in the summer. In addition to unlimited opportunities for outdoor activities all year round (e.g. skiing, hiking, fishing etc), the town has an international cosmopolitan atmosphere and a wide variety of cultural events.

The salary will be negotiated within the frames of the Norwegian State’s wage code 1109 (LR24) on the basis of the candidate’s level of education, experience and qualifications. As a GenØk employee you will receive the excellent social security provisions offered in Norway, including the Norwegian public health service and GenØk’s accident insurance and retirement benefits.

GenØk has human resource policy objectives that emphasize diversity, and therefore encourages qualified applicants to apply regardless of their gender, functional ability and national or ethnic background.

For more information and application, please click here.

[Closes 21st Februrary 2017] Postdoctoral Scientist - PNAC at MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) is one of the birthplaces of modern molecular biology and has played an important role in the development of many new techniques, most notably X-ray crystallography of proteins, DNA sequencing and monoclonal antibodies. The LMB has a clear goal of understanding biological processes at the molecular level, with the ultimate aim of using this knowledge to tackle specific problems in human health and disease. We aim to tackle difficult, long-term problems, which often require investment over many years.

There are four scientific Divisions - Structural Studies, Protein and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Cell Biology and Neurobiology. However, scientific collaboration between the different Divisions is extensive. Scientists are well supported by excellent scientific facilities and by the LMB Operations Group which maintains the core infrastructure and services of the institute.

With the new laboratory the LMB provides an unsurpassed environment for both new and established researchers. Scientists are drawn to the LMB from all over the world, thus creating a lively and international community for the exchange of ideas and technical innovation.

Band

MRC – PostDoc

Location

Cambridge

Salary

£30,162 - £32,975

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Job Type

Science

Full Time / Part Time

Full Time

Contract Length

2 Years

Job Description

Overall purpose: 

To work within the Group of Dr. Phil Holliger at the Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB), within a programme aimed at the development of novel technologies, in particular the development of novel technologies for biomolecular discovery. Specifically to undertake research to investigate explore and develop technologies for the targeting and delivery of therapeutic agents.

Main duties:

•  To undertake research aimed at developing novel technologies for the selection and development of XNA aptamers and antibody scFv fragments using novel high throughput screening approaches.
•  To identify, develop and apply a broad range of techniques to pursue the research objectives.
•  To present scientific work at seminars within the Laboratory and at external meetings.
•  To contribute to Laboratory-wide discussions on developments within the field.
•  To draft scientific papers, and contribute to the overall preparation of research for publication.
•  To contribute to the LMB’s mission in the public engagement of science, and the translation of research findings into improvements in health care.
•  To assist in the training of PhD Students and other members of the LMB.

Key Responsibilities:

Within the overall direction of the programme, the Group, the remit of the project and in discussion with the Group Leader, you will make a significant input into determining the direction of the project within a 2 year lifespan. 
To plan your own work and objectives on a 12 month basis and manage your experimental work within the project along with your Supervisor.
To work with limited supervision to identify, develop, modify and apply the necessary techniques to achieve the goals of the project.
To introduce and apply new techniques across a wide range of disciplines and to have the creativity and initiative to develop novel approaches and methods where required.
To ensure the research is carried out in accordance with good practice and in compliance with local policies and legal requirements.
To contribute to the smooth running of the Group, including the effective use of resources, training of others and taking responsibility for use of communal facilities.
To enhance your research and generic skills through a tailored development programme.

Working relationships: 

You will report to Dr Phil Holliger and will interact and collaborate with other Postdoctoral Scientists, Research Support Staff and Students, not only in your Group, but also across the LMB and with external Groups as necessary.

Additional information:

These are 2 year training and development positions for a Postdoctoral Scientist who has recently completed their doctoral studies, is moving into a new research discipline or has limited experience of key transferable skills. You will get the choice upon appointment of undertaking a Career Development Fellowship or the MRC Post-Doctoral Training Scheme. We support Postdoctoral Scientists with a range of formal and on-the-job training, including:
•  MRC training courses.
•  External training and personal development courses.
•  One-to-one training with your Supervisor and other Scientists.

You will commit to undertaking the following:
•  Developing and following a personal development plan.
•  Attending training courses.
•  Identifying additional training which will support you to develop your career.

Person Specification

Academic qualifications:

PhD in a biological subject or due to complete doctoral studies within 6 months of applying (in a biological subject).

Technical skills and expertise:

Experience of and ability to perform techniques relevant to the project. 

Experience in recombinant DNA technology and other standard molecular biology techniques are essential. 

Track record of research:

Demonstrated ability to develop novel experimental approaches e.g. new methodologies and techniques. Experience in presenting scientific work, both written and orally. Contributions to scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals. 

Other relevant evidence of:

•  Commitment.
•  Originality.
•  Ability to communicate.
•  Working with others.

Additional information:

Experience in next generation sequencing, data analysis, bioinformatics, machine learning and/or in vitro translation is desirable.
 

The MRC is a great place to work and progress your career, be it in scientific research or the support functions.

The MRC is a unique working environment where our researchers are rewarded by world class innovation and collaboration opportunities that the MRC name brings. The MRC is an excellent place to develop yourself further and a range of training & development opportunities will be available to you, including professional registration with the Science Council.
 

Choosing to come to work at the MRC means that you will have access to a whole host of benefits from a final salary pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement to access to employee shopping/travel discounts and salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme and childcare vouchers, as well as the chance to put the MRC on your CV in the future.

Our success is dependent upon our ability to embrace diversity and draw on the skills, understanding and experience of all our people. We welcome applications from all sections of the community irrespective of gender, race, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability or age. As "Disability Confident" employers, we guarantee to interview all applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

Final appointments will be subject to pre-employment screening.

For more information, please click here.

[Closes 6th February 2017] Senior Research Data Manager, SYNBIOCHEM Centre for Synthetic Biology

Senior Research Data Manager, SYNBIOCHEM Centre for Synthetic Biology: We are seeking to recruit a skilled dedicated (Senior) Research Data Manager (SRDM) with the expertise and experience to guide the development of, support the adoption of, and standardise the use of our leading-edge data management systems that support the Centre’s integrated interdisciplinary platforms and multiple science programmes. We require someone with the necessary expertise and experience to capture requirements and liaise with users and specialists in the Centre to develop, support, guide and standardise the adoption and development of the Centre’s Data Catalogues, Laboratory Information Management Systems, Electronic Lab Notebooks and Sample Formation Tracking systems. A strong ethos for team-based working and the ability to communicate comfortably with both computational specialists and non-computational scientists will be essential for the successful performance of this critical role. For full details please see the further particulars advertised on the University of Manchester Jobs website. Appointment will be at Grade 7 or 6 depending on experience. Closing date 06/02/17.

[Closes 18th February 2017] BriSynBio Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Responsible Research and Innovation

Applications open for BrisSynBio Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in RRI

We are seeking to appoint a BrisSynBio Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Responsible Research and Innovation. This is a full-time, fixed term post for two years. 

BrisSynBio ia a BBSRC / EPSRC-funded Synthetic Biology Research Centre based between the University of Bristol and the Universitiy of West England (UWE). The post will be based primarily with Professor Julie Kent in the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences at UWE. 

The role holder will be responsible for carrying out social science/ethics research pertaining to the use of gene-editing techniques in agricultural crop breeding working closely with Professor Keith Edward’s team at the University of Bristol. The post is within the Responsible Research and Innovation Theme of BrisSynBio and will be supervised by Professor Julie Kent (UWE Bristol), Dr Darian Meacham (UWE Bristol / Maastricht University) and Professor Keith Edwards (University Bristol). 

For more information about BrisSynBio see: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/brissynbio/ 

For further details about the post and application process see: https://t.co/1HLZfnQzIo

Applicants should have some experience in social science discourses (ESLI/ELSA, RRI) surrounding gene-editing and/or agriculture, or social studies of science and technology, and a strong aptitude and appetite for inter-disciplinary research.

For further information contact k.sedgley@bristol.ac.uk or Julie.Kent@uwe.ac.uk

Deadline: 18 February 2017 

Co-Lab OpenPlant: an interdisciplinary science design workshop

The 5th edition of Co-Lab workshop was hosted in Cambridge, including Makespace Cambridge and Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge. This workshop received a grant from the OpenPlant Fund, with the aim to spur discussion of plant synthetic biology from an ethnographic point of view. The facilitator, Open Science School, is an non-profit based in Paris interested in exploration of open source technology in the fields of education, design and beyond.

This is a guest post by Lena Asai from Open Science School. Follow her @LenaAsai!

Image credits: Imane Baïz

The workshop consisted of 3 ideation workshops and a ‘Big Making Days’ prototyping workshop with activities that bridges together artists, scientists and designers to brainstorm and work on an interdisciplinary project around synthetic biology and life engineering. The programme includes pigment extraction, making electricity with plants (hosted by Paolo Bombelli), Ethnography activity, and series of participatory lectures.

The Big Making Days at Makespace on 7 - 9 October were a great opportunity for the participants to indulge in a full weekend of making at the Makespace. The three projects funded by the workshop were:

Project 1: VRICKS (Virus Bricks for Citizens)  #virus #3Dmodel #SyntheticBiology #LearningByDoing #DesignToShare

VRICKS is a citizen science based project that aims to connect students and general public with science. Virology is the basic scientific direction of the project. Researchers go to a classroom or science event, they pitch the project and the participants play, design and assemble viral structures using the VRICKS box. Participants upload pictures of the assembled structures in Twitter/Instagram. Researchers pick their favourite structure once a week and comment on it in the blog of the project. Additionally, researchers get inspired by the proposed structures and might even add new VRICKS to the collection. In the end, we have a citizen science project, which combines education, creative thinking and advanced research technologies.

Pictured in the middle, is a prototype constructed by the VRICKs team, created using the laser cutter. The project was presented at the Science Festival in Norwich along with Roger’s PhD project on viral structures (pictured in the left). Photo Credit: Roger Castells

Project 2: TEB (The Edible Books)
#Food #Books #Edible #Supplements #Education

The edible book aims to present the traditional hardback book in a new light. The edible rice paper will add an additional layer of sensory experience to reading the book, whether for educational purposes aimed at young children, or for novelty purposes aimed at opening the minds of gift-givers, and even as an innovative medium for communicating food science principles, inside and outside the kitchen.

Project 3: SMELL YOU LATER

#Perception #Smell #diyEEG #SmellDirectory #EmotionAndScent

Image Credit: Lena Asai

Having the aim to investigate at the relationship of emotion and smells, this team utilised EEG scans to connect to sense of smell and person’s psyche. They sought to developing a framework, based on EEG and questionnaires, to elucidate these factors and to assemble a dictionary of smells, the reactions to which are most uniform and repeatable. Such a dictionary could have applications ranging from storytelling via an olfactory sequence of smell “snapshots” to mood control.

The participants took full advantage of the facility at of Makespace, especially during the Big Making Days. It was a fantastic experience for the workshop, as Makespace Cambridge is such a wonderful space and the participants were very thankful for this opportunity. We were able to host over 20 participants to work on the ideas developed during the Brainstorming Weekends. We would like to thank Directors of the Makespace, Jenny, Carlos and all Makespace members for providing us with such an amazing experience.

Image Credit: Paloma Portela

This workshop was supported by a grant received by OpenPlant, which allowed materials for participants to be fully funded. The workshop is part of EU project No. 709443.

Doing It Together Science (DITOs), an EU citizen science project:

DITOs will implement many innovative participatory event formats across Europe focusing on the active involvement of citizens in two critical areas: the cutting edge topic of biodesign and the pressing area of environmental monitoring. The project will advance the EU Responsible Research and Innovation agenda by moving beyond more traditional approaches into direct engagement that builds upon DIY, grassroots, and frugal innovation initiatives so that in the short and medium term we sustain localised capacity building and in the long term the effects of these grassroots efforts channel into policy action at different levels.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 709443.

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Ten projects awarded £5000 OpenPlant Fund grants to develop open technologies for plant or cell-free synthetic biology

Congratulations to the successful ten teams who will be working on projects as diverse as microfluidic devices for cyanobacteria to light sheet microscopy for algae to open teaching resources for genetic circuit fabrication.

The OpenPlant Fund supports innovative, open and interdisciplinary projects relevant to plant Synthetic Biology and aims to promote the development of plant Synthetic Biology as an interdisciplinary field and to facilitate exchange between The University of Cambridge, the John Innes Centre, the Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory for the development of open technologies and responsible innovation in the context of Synthetic Biology.

Ivan Reyna-Llorens pitches for Plant-ProChip 2.0

Ten teams successfully pitched for funding to a panel of four judges on 5 December 2016, with a five minute presentation followed by questions from the floor.

We look forward to seeing the results in six months time and encourage anyone with an interest in the projects to contact the teams for more information or to offer collaborations and support. The next round of the OpenPlant Fund will be held from June 2016 with pitches at the OpenPlant Forum in later July 2016.

The Projects and Teams

Plant-ProChip 2.0: High throughput transformation of plant protoplast

Ivan Reyna-Llorens (Plant Sciences, UCam), Steven Burgess (Plant Sciences, UCam), Ziyi Yu (Chemistry, UCam), Gregory Reeves (Plant Sciences, UCam), Christian R. Boehm (Plant Sciences, UCam)

Translating Nitrogen Use Efficiency from models to crops

Maraian Fazenda (Plant Sciences, UCam), Matthew Milner (NIAB), Mario Caccamo (NIAB), Dan Swan (Earlham Institute)

The Green Mother Machine Reloaded

Christian Schwall (Biochemistry, UCam), Philipp Braeuninger-Weimer (Engineering, UCam) , Bruno Martins (Sainsbury Laboratory, UCam), Arijit Das (Sainsbury Laboratory, UCam), Chao Ye (Sainsbury Laboratory, UCam), Toby Livesey (Biochemistry, UCam), Antony Hall (UEA)

Development of a Low-Cost Micro-Environment Device for Root-Nutrient Interaction

Tyler McCleery (JIC), Ziyi Yu (Chemistry, UCam), Zhijun Meng (Chemistry, UCam), Veronica Grieneisen (JIC)

DNA-mediated fusion of spheroplasts with synthetic liposomes

Lorenzo Di Michele, (Physics, UCam), Martin Howard (JIC), Pietro Cicuta (Physics, UCam)

Developing Cell-Free Genetic Circuits and their Electronic Counterparts as Educational Tools for SynBio Students.

Cambridge University Synthetic Biology Society

Ambient temperature preservation of cell-free TX-TL reagents for use in synthetic biology

Susana Sauret-Gueto (Plant Science, UCam), Colette Matthewman (JIC), Fernan Fedirici (Plant Sciences, UCam and PUC, Chile), Dean Madden (NCBE, Reading)

Accessible 3D Models of Molecules

Vanessa Bueno (Earlham Institute, Roger Castells Graells (JIC), Elisabeth Gill (Engineering, UCam), Charlie Owen (JIC)

Developing teaching resources for rapid, open and combinatorial genetic circuit fabrication in cell-free systems.

Fernan Fedirici (Plant Sciences, UCam and PUC, Chile), Dean Madden (NCBE, Reading), Nicola Patron (Earlham Institute), Bernardo Polak (Plant Sciences, UCam)

Light sheet microscopy of cell sheet folding in Volvox

Stephanie Hoehn (DAMPT, UCam), Pierre Haas (DAMPT, UCam), Karen Lee (JIC)