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Postgraduate Open Day - 2 November 2016

13 September 2016

The Department of Genetics will be hosting a display of posters as part of the first University Of Cambridge Graduate Open Day on Wednesday 2 November 2016 from 1.30 pm until approx 2.30 pm Visitors will also be able to chat to Group Leaders and current Graduate students a about study options and life in the Department...

PLM11 - Physics of Living Matter Symposium, 22-23 Sept

11 August 2016

The 11th Physics of Living Matter Symposium will be held on 22 - 23 September at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. The series was launched in 2006 to promote the interface between the Life and Physical Sciences in Cambridge. Since then interest has grown considerably and the Symposia are now...

Alex Patto and Tianheng Zhao interviewed on Cambridge TV about Waterscope

21 July 2016

See Alex Patto from the Department of Genetics, and Waterscope co-founder Tianheng Zhao, discussing their water testing kit on Cambridge TV >> http://www.cambridge-tv.co.uk/alexander-patto-and-tianheng-zhao-waterscope/ >> More information about Waterscope

Waterscope water testing kit wins award, launches 13 June

26 May 2016

Alex Patto , a member of the O'Kane Group , was part of the team who won £5,000 in the Social Enterprise category for their business plan for Waterscope at the Cambridge University Entrepreneurs event in May. Waterscope, developed by members of the Department of Physics Dr Richard Bowman, Dr Nalin Patel and Tianheng Zhao...

Extra centrosomes and cancer : New light on a century old problem

17 March 2016

Centrosomes are the major microtubule organising centres (MTOCs) in somatic animal cells. They are localised at each pole of the mitotic spindle and persist throughout the life cycle of a cell. Each centrosome is composed of two barrel-shaped structures, known as centrioles, surrounded by electron dense material that...

Genetics Photo Contest 2016

16 March 2016

Visitors to our departmental presentation for the Cambridge Science Festival 2016, as well as Department members, voted for images submitted to the first Department of Genetics Photo Competition. Rhys Grant won with the image above. It shows a dividing cell from the human retina, stained with antibodies against Aurora...

Chickens come to Genetics

12 February 2016

The Department has now yet another organism to add to its repertoire of experimental model species: The gallant Gallus gallus . One of the oldest species to shed light on the inner workings of embryonic development (stretching all the way back to work by Aristotle), our ability to culture embryos both inside and outside of...

Bioinformatics Training : New website

5 February 2016

The Bioinformatics Training Facility of the School of Biological Sciences has just launched a new website describing its activities and linking to several bioinformatics training resources and providers. The new address is: http://bioinfotraining.bio.cam.ac.uk/ The Facility offers over 35 different training courses in '...

Understanding drug resistance in leishmania parasites

12 January 2016

Leishmaniasis is a disease causing approximately 40,000 deaths per year, mostly in the Asian subcontinent. The disease is caused by parasites, which are spread by the bite of the sandfly. The disease is treatable via the administration of drugs, but there are signs of increasing drug resistance in the parasite population...

Open Data : Moving science forward or a waste of time and money? Reporting on the debate

1 December 2015

A stimulating and successful panel discussion on Open Data was held on 4 November in the Department of Engineering. Rafael Carazo Salas was one of the five panel members. When the fundamental question was asked - 'What are the benefits of Open Data?' - Rafael was able to counter with the argument, 'What aren't the benefits...

Postgraduate Open Day - 2 November 2016

PLM11 - Physics of Living Matter Symposium, 22-23 Sept

Alex Patto and Tianheng Zhao interviewed on Cambridge TV about Waterscope

Waterscope water testing kit wins award, launches 13 June

Extra centrosomes and cancer : New light on a century old problem

Genetics Photo Contest 2016

Chickens come to Genetics

Bioinformatics Training : New website

Understanding drug resistance in leishmania parasites

Open Data : Moving science forward or a waste of time and money? Reporting on the debate

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