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Sleep & Memory

Reactivating memories in sleep and dreams with Dr Anthony Bloxham, Nottingham Trent University

Emotion regulation and Targeted Memory Reactivation in healthy controls and isolated REM Behaviour Disorder patients with Caterina Leitner, Sleep Medicine Center of San Raffaele Hospital

Why we don’t do well without sleep with Dr Scott Cairney, University of York

Evolving plasticity in the brain and behaviour after memory reactivation during sleep with Dr Martyna Rakowska, Cardiff University

Brain-Body Interactions

Interoception and mental health: integrating mind body and brain interactions with Dr Sahib Khalsa, University of Tulsa

The brain-body axis in neurodevelopmental conditions with Dr Eleanor Palser, University of California, San Francisco

How the brain processes gut feelings with Dr Ryan Smith, University of Tulsa

Heartbeats influence perception and motor activity with Dr Esra AI, Columbia University

Mental Health

Effective interventions to maximise well-being in the University setting with Dr Michelle Elbashir, University of Doha for Science and Technology

Designing and evaluating mental health apps for children with Dr Bettina Moltrecht, University College London

Antimicrobial & Antibiotic Resistance

Artificial intelligence approaches for antibiotic discovery with César de la Fuente, Presidential Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Biofilm communities, antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance with Prof Kim Hardie, University of Nottingham

Antibiotics: from databases to evolution in patients with Prof Robert Beardmore, University of Exeter

Peptide Therapeutics Vol. 2

Exploring hyperbranched peptide compounds in antimicrobial research with Dr Orode Aniejurengho, University of Essex Online 

BioSAXS – A Method To Accelerate And De-risk Antimicrobial Drug Development with Dr Kai Hilpert, St George's, University of London

Gut Microbiome & Nutrition

Effects of a Low-carbohydrate/High-protein Diet on Gut Microbiome Composition in Individuals with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury with Dr Jia Li, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University  

From bench to bedside and beyond: adventures in modelling gut microbiome with Prof. Emma Allen-Vercoe, University of Guelph

Host genetic determinants of the gut microbiome with Dr Emily Davenport, Penn State University

T Cell and Cancer

T cell immunological research at the forefront of defeating cancer with Dr Vivian Dimou, The Institute of Cancer Research

Activation of Neoantigen Specific T cells for the Treatment of Solid Tumors with Prof Karine Breckpot Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Engineering T-cells for the Treatment of Solid Tumours with Dr Ben Draper, University College London

CRISPR Applications

Introduction to CRISPR, a family of proteins that is revolutionising genome editing with Dr Elisa Aguilar-Martinez, University of Manchester

Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Understand Gene Function in Zebrafish with Dr Jordi Cayuso, Senior Lecturer, University of Wolverhampton

Introduction to class 1 – CRISPR-Cas multiprotein effectors with Dr Inga Songailiene, Vilnius University

Flow Cytometry 2

Studying cell proliferation by flow cytometry with Derek Davies, Francis Crick Institute

Making the most of flow cytometry in nanopharmacology with Dr Marie-Christine Jones, University of Birmingham

When image is everything: The principles of image flow cytometry and it’s use in biomedical research with Dr Andrew Filby, Newcastle University

Mass Spectrometry

A new method for the analysis of short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) and other polar metabolites in microbiome-related samples by ion-exchange chromatography-mass spectrometry (IC-MS) with Dr Mariya Misheva, University of Oxford

Building a Versatile Intact Mass Toolkit to Improve Integrative Protein Structure Characterization for Drug Development and Basic Research with Dr Aaron Bailey, The University of Texas Medical Branch

Mass Spectrometry-based bottom-up proteomics and its applications in cancer research: an overview with Dr Roopesh Krishnankutty, University of Edinburgh

Determing mass, why it is important and why it matters? with Dr Gillian Taylor, Teeside University

Peptide Therapeutics: disease screening and drug design

A Killer solution for vaginal candidiasis: New generation of antifungal peptides with Dr Miguel Fernández de Ullivarri, APC Microbiome Institute

Peptide Hydrogel and Nanotubes for Drug Delivery and Biomaterial Applications with Dr Garry Laverty, Senior Lecturer at Queen’s University in Belfast

Strides in Cancer Research

T cell homing in cancer immunotherapy: challenges and opportunities with Prof Ann Ager, Cardiff University

Preclinical bone cancer research with Dr Luke Tattersall,  University of Sheffield

The shape of you: Using AI, bioengineering, and statistical cell biology to understand how changes in cell morphogenesis drive cancer with Prof Chris Bakal, Institute of Cancer Research

Mesothelioma. The evolving treatment landscape and future directions with Prof Dean Fennell, University of Leicester

Academic Publishing

Motivations: Why publish at all?

Things to know before writing a peer-reviewed article

Journal selection: Things to think about

The structure of a well-written and effective academic paper

Effective English for Communication

Effective Section content for Academic Writing

Common mistakes when writing in English

Topic sentences: What are they?

Resources to help with paper writing

Common grammatical and structural errors made by non-native English speakers

Hippocampal Neurons: morphology, function, regeneration

Mental health and adult hippocampal neurogenesis: the neural symbiosis with Prof Walace Gomes Leal, Federal University of Western Pará

Inhibitory neuron hyperexcitability in progressive tauopathy with Dr Francesco Tamagnini, University of Reading

Using hippocampal cell culture models to study neuronal morphogenesis and function with Prof Professor Thomas Fath, Macquarie University

Early Career Academics

Identifying the Right Journal to Publish in

How to write your first paper draft

How NOT to write and how TO cite

Data presentation: How to organize your tables and figures

PROMOTE your paper! How to Write Amazing ABSTRACTS, TITLES and KEYWORDS

JOURNAL SUBMISSION: The Secrets of SUCCESS!

PEER REVIEW: How to SOLVE PROBLEMS and GET PUBLISHED!

PRESENTATION POWER: How To Give Great SLIDE and POSTER Talks!