Conferences
January 2008
I have attended a group conference, where I participated by giving a short presentation outlining the research I am undertaking. The conference took place in Northern Ireland at the Giants Causeway, which proved to be a beautiful setting even in the depths of winter.
March 2009
The sixth floor Chemistry lab took a short break to the Welsh-English border to discuss each group members recent advances in their research and the direction the group as a whole has been and should be taking. I was asked to give a presentation on my research which was responded too by suggestions on how to improve and where to go next, which made the entire trip a huge success.
April 2009
I attended the 2nd Midlands Biophysics Symposium which took place at the University of Nottingham. This was a one day event which had talks on the recent advances in biophysical techniques. I did not participate in the day myself, however, but I did find the talks interesting.
July 2009
I attended the European Biophysics Congress Genoa (EBSA) which took place in Genoa, Italy, from the 11th till the 15th July. The talks focused on biophysical techniques to explore biological molecules such as proteins and DNA. The city proved to be a beautiful location for the conference, with the first day and registration taking place at the Palazzo Ducale (roughly translated to be the Dukes Palace). I participated in the conference by providing a poster which was displayed on the 13th July.
October 2009
I attended the Biophysical and analytical chemistry Group Conference and writing retreat. The aims of the week was focused on paper writing. It offered a unique opportunity of having small group discussions and problem solving without the normal distractions of being in the lab environment. The week started with presentations on the work we had been doing with specific interest in any papers we were in the process of writing. I gave a PowerPoint presentation explaining my involvenment on a number of papers I am currently working on. The next stage was the small group discussions and writing. To break up the long days we went on some lovely walks and explored the Anglo-Welsh border.
September 2010
I attended the British Society of Human Genetics (BSHG) Conference in September. Whilst there I presented a poster in collaboration with Addenbrookes Hospital on the work I did there titled "A diagnostic Service for Insulin Receptoropathies".
October 2010
The Biophysical and Bioanalytical Chemistry group conference took place in Crich, Derbyshire in October 2010. The group spent several days in this beautiful peak district village working on individual writing projects, perfecting presentational and interviewing skills and knowledge of spectroscopic theory. The main benefits I took home from this week was finding out my strengths and weaknesses with regards to my presentations which will be very useful.
