Conference recap
Brunel Bioscience PhD research Conference 7th July
The Biosciences PhD conference ran in July. The PGR community, from 1st to final year, presented talks and posters, with exciting engagement across the department. Many PhD students won prizes for posters and presentations. Well done, Biosciences!
Thanks BioRad, Calibre Scientific and STEMCELL for sponsoring.
Conference overview
The 2026 Brunel Bioscience PhD Conference brought together doctoral researchers and staff for a full day of presentations and discussion. Third-year students delivered research talks, while first- and second-year students presented posters supported by two-minute flash talks.
Programme highlights
- Opening remarks from Prof Paola Vagnarelli and an address from Prof Patrick Leman, Executive Dean of CHMLS.
- Research talks spanning nuclear architecture, cilia and cancer, colorectal cancer, kidney epithelial biology, centromere activity and thromboinflammatory resolution.
- A dedicated poster-viewing session with two-minute flash presentations.
- Prizes for talks, posters, flash presentations and stem-cell projects.