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In this webinar, Dr Darren Nesbeth, a synthetic biologist at the UCL Biochemical Engineering Department, explored the daunting technical challenges faced by the nascent cultivated meat industry and also the opportunities for researchers in regenerative medicine, and other fields, to come together and develop the innovations that will pave the way to a more sustainable food future.
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2/23/2024
Dr Mike Thomas comes from a multidisciplinary background with an MSci in Chemistry and a PhD in Physics from the University of Bristol. In the latter, working with. Professors Robert Richardson and Stephen Mann, he developed new methodologies and scattering approaches to generate and characterise nanomaterial liquid crystal composites. Following this, he entered into the area of disease diagnostics, nanoparticle design and formulation as well as continuing research into self-assembled systems and synchrotron-based scattering techniques during a position as a research associate at Imperial College London in the group of Professor Molly Stevens.
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9/6/2022
Dr Steffi Frank works on the design and industrial application of enzyme localisation technologies with the aim to synthesise bio-therapeutic proteins and small molecule drugs. Her teaching is in the areas of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology.
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8/5/2022
How can we use cells to grow food in a sustainable and ethical way? Petra and Mike will introduce you to the novel field of Cellular Agriculture and how sustainable and ethical foods can be produced without using animals. Examples of such foods include milk, cheese and even meat. You will learn about the challenges and the opportunities in this exciting area, while learning about what we teach and research at UCL Biochemical Engineering.
Petra was a Lecturer in Biological Engineering at Aston University, Birmingham, UK, before joining UCL. Petra holds a BEng in Biochemical Engineering from Babes-Bolyai University, Romania and a PhD in Regenerative Medicine from Loughborough University, UK as part of the EPSRC DTC in Regenerative Medicine.
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8/5/2022
There is a growing need for regenerative medicines to treat different diseases, and the requirement for industrial platforms to translate discovery to the market. In this session, Prof Qasim Rafiq and Dr Rana Khalife will include an overview of key unit operations in cell and gene therapy bioprocessing and discuss some of the challenges.
Rana is a lecturer on the Manufacturing and Commercialisation of Stem Cell and Gene Therapies MSc programme and will be joined by Dr Qasim Rafiq to present the fourth of six taster lectures at UCL Biochemical Engineering, the UK's only university to have a department dedicated to this exciting and world-changing subject. Qasim and Rana will give a half-hour online lecture followed by a question and answer session.
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7/25/2022
Enzymes are responsible for the wealth and diversity of natural products we utilise today, from fine chemicals such as drugs to materials for clothing or building. They are also involved in decomposing and recycling these materials, through the degradative pathways of animals and microorganisms. Can we harness the power of enzymes to create new and more powerful medicines, clean up and recycle our waste and put our industrial production on a more sustainable footing?
We're very pleased to announce that Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UCL Biochemical Engineering Dr Jack Jeffries will be taking on the role of Lecturer in Biocatalysis and Biocatalyst Engineering this spring. His new role as Lecturer in Biocatalysis and Biocatalyst Engineering will include Delivering the 1st year undergraduate core module Biochemistry and Molecular biology and leading the development of biocatalysis and sustainable bioprocess research at the MFL.
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7/25/2022
Dr Emily Kostas explores how we can make fuels, medicines and other useful compounds from seaweed, with Professor Gary Lye joining to answer questions.
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6/17/2021
Dr Qasim Rafiq and Dr Rana Khalife discuss cell and gene therapy. Dr Rafiq is an Associate Professor in Cell and Gene Therapy Bioprocess Engineering at UCL, and is also programme director for the Manufacture and Commercialisation of Cell and Gene Therapies MSc at UCL Biochemical Engineering. Dr Khalife is one of the lecturers on the programme.
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6/16/2021