Biotechnologies – modern day life changers

Course Programme

10:00 Personalised Big Data: wearable biosensors to genetic testing

11:15 Coffee

11:45 How are implants transforming our bodies: science, benefits, risks

13:00 Lunch - please email shortcourses@ice.cam.ac.uk to book.

14:00 How is DNA manipulation impacting You: genetic engineering, plants to humans

15:15 Tea

15:45 Biotechnologies driving precision medicine: test-driving personalised therapies on miniature organs

17:00 Day school ends

Please note: to celebrate our ECR Teach programme, this course is offered free of charge. Please use BIOTECHECR upon booking. 

Lunch is not included in the course, but can be booked via email to shortcourses@ice.cam.ac.uk 

Dr Donata Iandolo is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie fellow at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology of the University of Cambridge since November 2017. She holds a PhD in Industrial Biotechnologies from the University of Naples (Italy). She is currently investigating the use of electrical stimulation to direct stem cells differentiation for bone regeneration. Before joining her current group, she has been working in Sweden, Singapore and France.

Dr Céline Labouesse: is a postdoctoral researcher at the Stem Cell Institute in Cambridge, and a Research Associate at Hughes Hall. She has studied both physics and biology, before focusing specifically on cell mechanics (how cells respond to physical and mechanical signals). She is now working on how mechanical cues can impact stem cell fate in embryonic stem cells. Prior to her position in Cambridge, she studied in France and Switzerland, where she completed her Ph.D. in Physics at EPF Lausanne.

Dr Charlie Morgan is chemical biologist at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology and research associate at Darwin College, Cambridge. He is developing innovative chemical genetic tools to revolutionize cell biology research and drug discovery. Prior to arriving in Cambridge, he completed his PhD in San Francisco, CA USA and a science education policy fellowship at the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington DC.

Dr Nicole Weckman researches biosensors at the University of Cambridge, particularly focused on the development of diagnostic devices. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Physics Department, having recently completed her PhD in Engineering also at the University of Cambridge. She has been a member of Trinity College since moving to the UK from her native Canada in 2013. She has previously studied engineering at both McGill University and the University of Waterloo, Canada.

Accommodation

Although this is a non-residential course, students requiring accommodation may be able to book B&B at Madingley Hall, as availability permits.

Please contact reservations@madingleyhall.co.uk or +44 (0)1223 746222 for availability and booking enquiries.

Dietary requirements

If you have any specific dietary requirements or allergies please inform our Admissions Team on ice.admissions@ice.cam.ac.uk or +44 (0)1223 746262 if you have not already advised us of your requirements.

Additional requirements

ICE is committed to providing equality of opportunity and to a proactive and inclusive approach to equality. We aim to support and encourage under-represented groups, promote an inclusive culture, and value diversity.

Further information about student support.

Course materials

A booklist, course syllabus and detailed timetable are circulated as far as possible in advance of a course. You will receive these documents by email if you have provided us with your email address; please check your spam folder if you have not received these documents. You can also download material from the Documents section at the bottom of this page.

Entry requirements

No academic qualification is required, and most courses are suitable for students who are new to the subject.

All teaching is in English (unless a foreign-language course). If your first language is not English, you need to satisfy yourself that you have the required near-native command of the language to get the maximum benefit from studying with ICE.

This course takes place at Madingley Hall, home to the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education.

About Madingley Hall

Madingley Hall itself is an impressive manor house dating back to the mid-16th century. The decoration of the Saloon and the formal Stair Hall was carried out 200 years later, and the whole fabric was renovated with great care around 1900. About four miles from the centre of Cambridge, the Hall stands in several acres of beautifully-maintained gardens and overlooks a landscape which has changed relatively little since it was laid out by Capability Brown. It is just four miles from the centre of Cambridge, and only 60 minutes from London, with excellent links to London airports.

Getting here

For more information see directions to Madingley Hall.

We now have a mini-bus service which runs between the station and Madingley Hall. For the timetable and further information, please see our Lifelong Learning page or contact the reception desk at ICE.