The following Institutes were represented:
and presented a very exciting programme: uk-german-meeting-Allendale
We have generated this video as part of the Arthritis Research UK public engagement event, “Arthritis Matters”, on the 26th June 2014. It explain what it is that we do in the SYBIL consortium which unites 18 centres of research across Europe in a collaborative project aiming to understand the mechanisms of common and rare skeletal conditions.
You can see the video here. We hope you enjoy it!
Hundreds of people all over the country will be moving an extra special mile between 23 and 31 August to raise funds for vital research and support for families affected by muscle-wasting conditions. To join the exciting initiative, the IGM are busy organising a Charity Sports Day to be held from 11:30am on Friday 29thAugust in Times Square, Centre for Life.
Scientists from the Institute of Genetic Medicine are hosting a series of exciting “Meet the Scientist” events at the world famous Body Worlds Vital exhibition at Centre for Life this autumn. We are at the exhibition every weekend in September, showcasing our research and explaining how it fits within a bigger picture of human health and development using the exhibits and our own research samples to illustrate what we do at the Institute. A brief agenda is shown below:
6th September – mitochondrial diseases
7th September – heart function and disease
13th September – cartilage and bone development, aging and disease
14th September – hearing and vision
20th September – skeletal muscle function and disease
21st September – skeletal muscle disease patient referral systems and large research consortiums
27th September – Human Developmental Biology Resource
28th September – kidney function and disease
Thank you all for volunteering to take part!
Here’s a poster explainign the SYBIL project in layman’s terms:
And you can download the .pdf file here: SYBIL lay poster
Come see us in Rotterdam for a fun day packed full of exciting research.
Note: This event is for Young Researchers only. No PIs!!
We will be taking part in a FREE event for the patients and members of the public, exploring musculoskeletal ageing, osteoarthritis, rhematoid arthritis, and current research and treatment options.
The full programme of the day:
On 2nd of July 2014 we are hosting an Open Day at the Institute of Genetic Medicine. The day is specifically targeted at A-level students considering a career in science. With hands on experiments, interviews with real scientists, students and patients, stimulating debates and presentations, it is designed to help answer all the questions you may have about studying at Newcastle university and about a career in science.
The theme of the day is “From bench to bedside”:
We have also organised a similar event in December 2012, you can find more details of it here. If you’re interested in participating in a similar event at a later date, please drop us an email at: IGMengagement@ncl.ac.uk Thank you!
IGM scientists from Prof Mike Briggs’s and Dr Kasia Pirog’s groups are taking part in the Arthritis Awareness Day at the Baddiley-Clark building at Newcastle University on Thursday 26th June 2014. The day is aimed primarily at patients and members of the public, in order to raise awareness of arthritis and musculoskeletal research at Newcastle University amongst the patient groups in the North East and to facilitate the engagement and involvement of patients in the future research activities and projects.
Prof Briggs and Dr Pirog together with Prof Drew Rowan and Dr David Young at the Institute of Cellular Medicine are involved in a pan-European systems biology project (SYBIL, http://www.sybil-fp7.eu), which is bringing 18 research partners from across Europe in order to elucidate the signalling pathways and mechanisms involved in common and rare skeletal disorders.
The program of the workshop is attached below:
Goodbye Alex and Sarah, it’s been a laugh! Good luck!
