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Read more at: Welcome to our new BBSRC DTP cohort 2023!
BBSRC DTP Cohort 2023

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.


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

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".


Read more at: New Training and Inclusivity Support Manager has been appointed to support our DTP cohorts
Dr Sam Byers-Training and Inclusivity Support Manager

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.


Read more at: Cambridge Biosciences DTP Symposium 2023
Cambridge Biosciences DTP Symposium 2023

Cambridge Biosciences DTP Symposium 2023

19 July 2023

On Tuesday 18th July the Cambridge Biosciences DTP hosted the Annual DTP Student Symposium at St John’s College. The event was a remarkable showcase of student excellence, featuring interesting talks from various DTP cohorts and engaging poster sessions. This unique platform allowed DTP students to not only present their...


Read more at: PIPS Symposium 2023
PIPS Symposium 2023

PIPS Symposium 2023

3 April 2023

On Friday 30 March, we held our annual PIPS Symposium at the Babraham Campus. The event aims to connect current students, who haven’t completed their PIPS yet, with potential host organisations. It was attended by host representatives coming from different sectors, such as GSK, PetMedix, UK Dementia Research Institute...


Read more at: William Boxall, BBSRC DTP Cohort 2019, completed his PIPS placement working alongside the National Park Service in Redwood National and State Parks, California
William Boxall at Redwood National Park

William Boxall, BBSRC DTP Cohort 2019, completed his PIPS placement working alongside the National Park Service in Redwood National and State Parks, California

13 March 2023

William was looking for something that would be both rewarding and interesting to him as a plant scientist. After innumerable emails, and no small amount of luck, he found himself talking with the lead forester at Redwood National Park, and with his help arranged to travel over to Northern California to join him at Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP)


Read more at: Sabila Chilaeva, BBSRC DTP Cohort 2019 awarded research grant by Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
Sabila Chilaeva awarded by the Stem Cell Institute

Sabila Chilaeva, BBSRC DTP Cohort 2019 awarded research grant by Wellcome-MRC Cambridge Stem Cell Institute

8 March 2023

Research in stem cell biology requires knowledge and tools from several disciplines and in particular, from physics and biology. The Cambridge Centre for Physical Biology has been established to meet this need and recently selected Sabila Chilaeva (Cohort 2019) to participate in a 3.5-day workshop to develop her research ideas.


Read more at: DTP student, Natalie Wallis, represents University of Cambridge at the Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore
Natalie Wallis at GYSS

DTP student, Natalie Wallis, represents University of Cambridge at the Global Young Scientists Summit in Singapore

6 February 2023

In January 2023, Natalie attended the world renowned Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) in Singapore. This is a multi-disciplinary event bringing together scientific minds from 32 countries to discuss science and technology trends, future game changers and how research could address major global challenges.


Read more at: Cambridge team led by BBSRC & SBS DTP students wins Gold Medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition
Cambridge students at the iGEM competition

Cambridge team led by BBSRC & SBS DTP students wins Gold Medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition

12 January 2023

The team of undergraduate students and postgraduate instructors, including a group of PhD candidates from the Cambridge BBSRC and SBS DTP, worked on a synthetic biology project to represent Cambridge in the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2022 competition. iGEM is the largest synthetic biology...


Read more at: DTP student, Natalie Wallis, completes PIPs placement working with First Nations communities in Canada.
Natalie Wallis - PIPS abroad

DTP student, Natalie Wallis, completes PIPs placement working with First Nations communities in Canada.

28 October 2022

As part of the BBSRC DTP programme, Natalie successfully completed her twelve-week Professional Internship for PhD Students (PIPS). Natalie made the most of the scheme by taking the opportunity to do a PIPs abroad. She conducted her internship in British Columbia, Canada.


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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.