Biological Making Workshop

The general aim of the Biological Making Workshop is to coalesce a ‘Biological Making Community’ in the London area. The specific aim of this event is to bring together people, ideas and activities surrounding biological making – including but not limited to micro-, macro-, optical-, thermal- and electronic-design and fabrication (such as microfluidics, micropatterning, 3D printing and CNC milling). This is being spearheaded by the newly formed Making Lab at the Francis Crick institute.

Keynote speaker, Prof Christopher S Chen (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University and Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University).

Prof Christopher Chen has been instrumental in engineering the cellular microenvironment to study cell function. The goal of Dr. Chen’s research is to identify the underlying mechanisms by which cells interact with materials and each other to build tissues, and to apply this knowledge in the biology of stem cells, tissue vascularization, connective tissues, and cancer. He has received numerous honors, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, and the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award.

Preliminary programme:

13:30 Coffee and registration

14:00 6X Selected talks-15min each

15:30 Coffee, networking event and tours of the Making lab

17:00 Keynote

18:00 Drinks reception

Please register to ensure you get a place

There is no deadline for registration, but a limited number of places are available so please register as soon as you can. Abstracts for oral talks are encouraged but not required. Deadline for abstract submission is 26th March, 2018.

We strongly encourage anyone who has new exciting data to submit an abstract so they can be selected for a short talk. This is a great opportunity to discuss new ideas and get feedback from an audience with a specific interest in your field. We are looking forward to seeing you at the meeting.

FAQs

How do I find you?

Go into the Main Crick visitor's entrance on midland road. The registration desk will be in the foyer. The workshop is being held in the ground floor seminar rooms 3-5.

How can I contact the organiser with any questions?

Contact christina.dix@crick.ac.uk

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

Either printed of a PDF of your phone is sufficient

Can I update my registration information?

Yes