News from the Department of Genetics
December 2011
Research in Genetics Day : 7 Dec
The prize for the best poster was won this year by Chiara Marcozzi for the presentation from the Lindon Lab. There was also an honourable mention for the poster by Rubben Torella from the Adryan Lab.
The photo on the right shows Chiara receiving her prize from Dr Steve Russell, Department of Genetics Graduate Student Co-ordinator.
Fourth Evolutionary Genetics Workshop : 13 January 2012
On January 13th, 2012, the Department of Genetics will host the 4th Cambridge Evolutionary Genetics Workshop. This has become an annual event designed to bring together evolutionary genetics researchers from all around Cambridge for a one-day symposium of talks on a wide range of topics in evolutionary genetics - from population genetics to evo-devo, from experimental work to theoretical research and the development of statistical methods for evolutionary applications.
The programme has now been finalised, and is available as a pdf HERE
July 2011
Centenary Symposium : September 2012
The Arthur Balfour Chair of Genetics was established in 1912, and to celebrate its centenary a symposium will be held at Churchill College on Friday 7 September 2012. Further information will be available shortly. For the moment please see : http://www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/events/date/index.shtml?event=EV201106100001.xml&cat=allevents&radar=600
New Research Group : Yuu Kimata
The Department of Genetics will be hosting a new Research Group from 1st November. Yuu Kimata, who previously worked in the Glover Lab, will be setting up his own Group, funded by a Cancer Research UK Career Development Award which he received in July for for his project investigating the roles for the APC/C in the cell cycle control of the centrosome activity and integrity and its spatiotemporal regulation on the centrosome. More details, and a Group webpage, will appear shortly.
Applications for Post Doc and Research Assistant positions within this group are invited : See our vacancies page
Professor Michael Ashburner recognised by ISCB
The outstanding contribution Professor Michael Ashburner has made to computational biology has been recognised in his recent ISCB [International Society for Computational Biology] Accomplishment by a Senior Scientist Award. Alfonso Valencia, chair of the awards committee, explained that this was because '... his work is now seen as a landmark and an achievement in technology', and he added, 'We're lucky to have such an inspirational figure in the community. This award has been well deserved for a number of years.' Professor Ashburner began in this Department as an undergraduate, remained for his PhD, returned to teach, and recently retired.
>> More background on the award can be found at http://www.iscb.org/iscb-awards/accomplishment-senior-scientist-award
>> The video of the presentation, and Michael's speech, can be found at http://vimeo.com/27200100
Earlier/later news
See links in panel at left.
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