I recently returned, albeit part-time, to work in academia and I was offered the chance to teach. Many academics in scientific research never teach, other than perhaps one-to-one “teaching” of a new doctoral student. In the past, I have presented my work to other scientists and also given a few guest lectures to undergraduates; but [...]
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Five Reasons Why Academic Science Researchers Should Teach
Applications & Bottlenecks In Next Generation Sequencing, Day 2
This word cloud shows the words that people used in the ice-breaking session, that I mentioned in my last post, to describe what they hoped to gain from the conference. On Day 2, our Keynote speaker was: Dr Anneke Seller, Oxford Genetics: Clinical utility; actionable #NGS diagnosis for patients & families http://t.co/0mmrSx1Dd5 #ngsmanchester — Paul [...]
Applications & Bottlenecks In Next Generation Sequencing
After months of preparation and the occasional sleepless night, November 5th arrived. It wasn’t only Bonfire Night, but also the beginning of a two-day conference, focusing on NGS in clinical genetics laboratories. Organised by my colleagues and friends from biotexcel and myself, it was held in the Manchester Conference Centre, in, naturally enough, Manchester, Vereinigtes Königreich. In order to break [...]
Genetics Society Spring Meeting: Genomforschung für Gesundheit und Gesellschaft
Das Ziel des Treffens war zu beginnen, um die Frage zu beantworten: “Was werden die Auswirkungen der großen Sequenzierung der menschlichen Bevölkerung im 21. Jahrhundert?” Held in der Royal Society in London am 19. April 2013, An dem Treffen nahmen einige bekannte Persönlichkeiten aus der klinischen Genetik, Populationsgenomik, DNA-Fingerprinting und die [...]
Gene & Cell Therapy For the People
Die Jahrestagung der British Society for Gene and Cell Therapy, sowie als Experte am Ziel, enthalten einen Tag der Präsentationen für Studenten gedacht und die Öffentlichkeit. Richtet sich in erster Linie an GCSE und A-Level-Schüler, aber offen für alle, Dieser eintägige interaktive Veranstaltung bot Gelegenheit zu diskutieren und zu debattieren Gen und [...]