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Cambridge Biosciences DTP PhD Programme

 
Sonic the Headhog and the Brain presentation slide

Congratulations to Madeleine Ball for winning the Biochemical Society Science Communication 1st Prize in the Postgraduate Category for her 'Sonic the Hedgehog and the Brain' presentation video.

About the Award

Each year the Biochemical Society looks to identify and celebrate outstanding science communicators with an annual Science Communication Prize.

In 2021, the Science Communication Prize was open in two higher education categories: one open to Foundation/Undergraduate students and another to Postgraduate students. The winning entries are published in the Society’s magazine, The Biochemist (for written entries), and on the Society’s website.

Watch Madeleine's winning video entry: Sonic Hedgehog and the Brain

Latest news

Welcome to our new BBSRC DTP cohort 2023!

10 October 2023

After a three-year funding gap, we are thrilled to announce the arrival of a fresh cohort of DTP students, generously funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Building on last year's successful securing of funding for DTP3, this October marks the commencement of the first cohort, with another set to follow next year.

Cambridge Biosciences DTP student, Maximilian Gantz, wins First Prize for ‘best talk’ at the Department of Biochemistry PhD Symposium

3 October 2023

Max (SBS DTP, cohort 2020), PhD student in Prof. Florian Hollfelder’s lab, was one of the 17 students presenting at the Department of Biochemistry PhD Symposium. His talk, with the title ‘A Microfluidics-enabled Workflow for Rapid Large-scale Fitness Data Generation Informs Biocatalyst Engineering’, won First prize for "best oral presentation".

New Training and Inclusivity Support Manager has been appointed to support our DTP cohorts

27 September 2023

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr Sam Byers as the Training and Inclusivity Support Manager for the Cambridge Biosciences DTP cohorts.