Tuesday 19th March 2013

Institute of Food Research

Doors open 18:30

As part of National Science & Engineering Week, some of Norwich’s brightest young scientists are talking about their work on combatting heart disease, discovering new antibiotics, battling bacteria and the bugs in our bodies.

The scientists of the future step up to the plate to tell you what they are working on, and you get the chance to vote for the project you think should get further funding!

Purple foods and heart disease,the wild west inside our guts, antibiotics from insect bacteria and sticky bacteria is what keeps these young scientists busy.  Find out why by coming and listening to our students, any of whom will be talking about their research for the first time alongside their supervisors.

National Science & Engineering Week is coordinated by the British Science Association

Places are limited for this event so please register early to avoid disappointment

RSVP to dawn.rivett@nbi.ac.uk Tel: 01603 255328 by Friday 15th March

Programme

18:30 Doors open

19:00 Welcome and introduction by Mike Merrick, Chair, Graduate Studies Office, Norwich Research Park

19:10 Talks

• Purple up your life: impact of anthocyanins on CVD risk

          by Paul Kroon and Sebastian Achterfeldt

• Who’s the sheriff? – a wild west story about gastrointestinal microbiota

          by Claudio Nicoletti and Nadezhda Gicheva 

• Exploiting insect gut bacteria to discover new antibiotics

          by Tony Maxwell and Kat Ignasiak

• Biofilm baddies: how do bacteria stay on surfaces

           by Helen Brown and Arnoud van Vliet
Vote for who you think should be funded in future!
20:30 Sandwich Supper

21:00 Close

 Places are limited for this event so please register by contacting:
Dawn Rivett
Tel: 01603 255328 or
Email: dawn.rivett@nbi.ac.uk