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Funding was given to two projects in the recent BSI Dragons' Den event.

(30 Mar 2012) » More about Funding was given to two projects in the recent BSI Dragons' Den event.

Recent Joint Publication for IMRS and the BSI

A three-dimensional color space from the 13th century. Smithson HE, Dinkova-Bruun G, Gasper GE, Huxtable M, McLeish TC, Panti C. doi: 10.1364/JOSAA.29.00A346. This publication is from the Institute of Medieval and Renaissance Studies' Ordered Universe project and was contributed to by Prof. McLeish.

(26 Mar 2012)

BSI Research to be Presented in Parliament:

Final year PhD student Frances Chadbourne has been selected to present in Parliament at SET for Britain. Frances, who works on an interdisciplinary project led by Steven Cobb (Chemistry) and Paul Denny (School of Medicine and Health), has been selected to present her research on the neglected tropical disease Leishmaniasis.

(9 Mar 2012) » More about BSI Research to be Presented in Parliament:

Dragons' Den Networking Event

The 7th of March saw the Dragons' Den Networking Event. The next event in the Dragons' Den scheme will be the Dragons' Den itself which will be held Tuesday 27 March, in the IAS Seminar Room, Cosin's Hall, Palace Green. Applications are welcome from all early career stage researchers/academics.

(8 Mar 2012) » More about Dragons' Den Networking Event

'What's working'

Jeff Weedman (Proctor & Gamble Global Business Development Vice President) recently presented Durham University and the Biophysical Sciences Institute (BSI) as a global leader in multidisciplinary research in the US Congress. During the presentation made to the 50 US State Governors, he stated that UK Universities are "More competitive, they are more aggressive and they are more forward thinking" than their US counterparts. He then named Durham University as the exemplar for industrial engagement and praised the 'Fascinating' approach taken by the Durham Biophysical Sciences Institute. The presentation was part of the National Governor Association conference: Creating and Entrepreneurial Culture, and can be seen via C-SPAN (http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304528-3 relevant section at 37-45 minutes).

(28 Feb 2012)

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Events

The BSI hosts a programme of events that cover the spectrum of the biophysical sciences, designed to stimulate discussion and collaboration and are open to anyone who would like to attend.

Wednesday 23 May 2012

Self-assembly at the synthetic/bio-polymer interface: towards biomedical applications

4:00pm to 5:00pm

Presented by Prof. Ian Hamley , University of Reading. 23 May 2012 16:00 in CG60.

Part of the Chemistry Department Seminar Series.

Monday 4 June 2012

Biomathematics mini-course: Mathematical models for DNA recombination processes

To be delivered by Professor Natasha Jonoska (University of South Florida at Tampa), 4, 5 and 6 June, 2-3pm, CM221.

Prof. Jonoska is a highly respected academic with a strong reputation for her work on applications of topology and graph theory to problems in biomathematics. In particular, she has been the recipient of the prestigious TULIP Award in 2007, an annual prize awarded by the International Society for Nanoscale Science, Computation and Engineering, for outstanding achievements in the field of biomolecular computing and molecular programming. She has engaged in a variety of interdisciplinary collaborations, most prominently with Prof. Nadrian Seemann of New York University, a biochemist who pioneered the use of synthetic DNA molecules in DNA nanotechnology.