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EBI Open Days - Masters Open Day November 2008 AbstractsCath Brooksbank Talk Title: Welcome and Introduction. Abstract: T.B.A. Biography: Cath read Physiological Sciences at the University of Oxford before completing a PhD in cellular signalling with Robin Irvine, then at the AFRC Institute of Animal Physiology (now the Babraham Institute), through the University of Cambridge. After that she pursued a career in science publishing for ten years, working as Assistant Editor then Editor on several Elsevier Trends titles before contributing to the launch of the Nature Reviews series of journals, and finally being the launch editor of Nature Reviews Cancer. She then moved to the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute as their first Scientific Outreach Officer. She is now Head of Outreach and Training at the EMBL-EBI.back Heidi Dvinge Talk Title: My PhD experience at the EBI - computers, cells and cookies Abstract: T.B.A. Biography: I originally did my degree in biochemical engineering at the Technical University of Denmark in Copenhagen. I was mainly focusing on wet-lab work, but courses in e.g. computing and statistics were compulsory, so I discovered –somewhat to my surprise- that I actually really liked those! Afterwards I spend 2 years working at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics in Oxford, where I was increasingly exchanging pipetting with coding. So when I decided to start on my PhD, it was natural for me to look for places focusing on bioinformatics. However, I’ve kept my interest in the wet-lab work, which is why I’m now at the EBI in a group where we’re collaborating closely with experimental scientists. My project involves looking at different aspects of the early stages of differentiation of embryonic stem cells. I’m analysing both genomic and proteomic data, hoping to unravelling some of the molecular mechanisms underlying embryo development and cellular biology in general. Tricky - but very interesting! back Nick Goldman Talk Title: PhD opportunities at the EBI. Abstract: T.B.A. Biography: Nick has research experience since 1988 in the study of molecular evolution, and has led a research team in this area since 1995 (Departments of Genetics and Zoology, University of Cambridge; EMBL-EBI). Nick also has responsability as Coordinator of research and Training at EMBL-EBI. As well as overseeing the activities of the Training team in providing courses for users of EMBL-EBI data and services, Dr Goldman takes personal responsibility for EMBL-EBI's own cohort of PhD students.back Nicolas le Novère Talk Title: The truth about Systems Biology. Abstract: T.B.A. Biography: After a PhD thesis on the neubiological basis of tobacco addiction, that comprised experimental and bioinformatics analyses, I pursued a post-doctoral training in modelling bacterial chemotaxis. At that time, I had the priviledge to participate to the development of what was becoming a new field in life sciences, Systems Biology. Back to neurobiology, I am now trying to merge my two main scientific interests, Computational Systems Biology and the study of neuronal function. Beside modelling, I am interested in developing tools, resources, standards and ontologies for Systems Biology.back Christoph Steinbeck Talk Title: Small molecules. Abstract: T.B.A. Biography: Christoph Steinbeck was born in Neuwied, Germany, in 1966. He studied Chemistry at the University of Bonn, where he received his diploma and doctoral degree in the workgroup of Prof. Eberhard Breitmaier at the Institute of Organic Chemistry. Focus of his Ph. D. thesis was the program LUCY for computer assisted structure elucidation. In 1996, he joined the group of Prof. Clemens Richert at Tufts University in Boston, MA, USA, where he worked in the area of biomolecular NMR on the 3D structure elucidation of peptide-nucleic acid conjugates. In 1997 Christoph Steinbeck became head of the Structural Chemo- and Bioinformatics Workgroup at the newly founded Max-Planck-Institute of Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany. In Fall 2002 he moved to Cologne University Bioinformatics Center (CUBIC) as head of the Research Group for Molecular Informatics. His research focuses on methods for Computer-Assisted Structure Elucidation in Metabolomics and Natural Products Research. In December 2003 Christoph Steinbeck received his Habilitation in Organic Chemistry from Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena, Germany. Matt Wood Talk Title: Extreme Informatics Abstract: T.B.A. Biography: Matt Wood is the head of the Production Software team at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. As part of the sequencing informatics department he is involved in the development software to support the various sequencing and genomic projects taking place at the Institute.back |
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