Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Best talk award!

Hi all
To my amazement I won a best talk award at the Manchester Life Sciences PhD conference. The conference contained very high quality research projects and I am very thankful to be picked as a winner. 
Best talk award for the presentation entitled: Characterising the Ras:Sos interactions, involved in cancer using biophysical techniques. 
Here are the list of all the winners on the day:

Talks: 
Overall winner: Rebecca Montacute (Room 1.219)
Room 4.213 : Uybach Vo
Room 2.217 : Sarah Marburger and Tobias Hedison
Room 1.218 : Sam Couth
Room 3.214 : David Ashbrook
Room 3.204 : Rebecca Williams
Room 1.219 : Rebecca Montacute
Room 3.205 : Duncan Slater
 
Posters:
Best Poster: Thomas Bleazard
2nd Best Poster: Maria Glymenaki
3rd Best Poster:  Nazahiyah Rodzli
 
Best Flash Talk: Rosie Griffiths
 
Best Photo:  Stephane Berneau
 
Best wishes

OBR-consulting project in Diagnostic sector

Consulting Project Vacancies

Interested in gaining business experience and demonstrating your ability to solve real-life commercial problems to future employers? We’re pleased to offer PhD students/post-docs the chance to apply for a part-time consultancy project to determine recommendations for a world-leading pharmaceutical and diagnostics company in the area of:

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The project will include direct client contact with current experts in the field and presentations to the senior management of the client.

The project will be conducted during the period: 23 June–15 August 2014

You need to be a post-graduate student (PhD, Masters, etc.), post-doc or recent graduate.

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The application deadline is 18 June 2014. Interviews will be held on 16 to 20 June 2014, so please be sure you are available on one of these dates.