Preliminary Programme

Sensors Day 2021 - 13 October 2021

09:00

Registration

09:25

Clemens Kaminski - Welcome and Introduction

09:30

Keynote Speaker: Klaus Schönenberger 
Essential Technologies https://essentialtech.center/

10:00

Keynote Speaker: Dr Solomzi Makohliso 
Essential Technologies https://essentialtech.center/

10:30

Break and networking

11:00

Keynote Speaker: Krathika Parchani
Simprints https://www.simprints.com/

11:30

Student Talks

12:20

Lunch

13:20

Student Talks

13:45

Team Challenge 2021 - OVSI

14:30

Keynote Speaker: Themis Prodromakis
University of Southampton https://cef.soton.ac.uk/

15:10

Break and networking

15:40

Keynote Speaker: Lara Allen
Inclusive Innovation https://centreforglobalequality.org/

16:10

Keynote Speaker: Jenny Molloy
Open Bioeconomy Lab https://openbioeconomy.org/

16:40

Clemens Kaminski - Student Prizes and Closing

17:00

End of Day, Group Photo

Student Talks Running Order

Time

Title

Speaker

11:30

The influence of FUS protein variants on axonal architecture and local protein synthesis

Francesca van Tartwijk

11:40

The Dark Side of the Spine: Using Bioelectronics to Interface with the Spinal Cord

Ben Woodington

11:50

Developing bioelectronics for monitoring cell cultures at the air liquid interface

Sarah Barron

12:00

In-situ Observation of the Structure of Crystallising Magnesium Sulfate Solutions

Joanna Kolbel

12:10

3D Conducting polymer/ECM scaffolds for the maintenance and differentiation of human neuronal cells in vitro

Chiara Barberio

Lunch Break

13:20

Bioremediation: Developing robust systems to identify and evolve novel PET degrading enzymes

Elena Schafer

13:30

Mapping Gene Expression to Host Fitness in Single Bacterial Cells

Charlie Wedd