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SUPA PALS From molecules to medicine. Collaboration, Expansion, and Opportunities for Growth Cait MacPhee and Kishan Dholakia. SUPA PALS 2012. 65 academic staff 81 PhD students 2009-2011: £6.3m new funding (EPSRC, BBSRC, Royal Society, ERC) 182 publications . SWOT.
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SUPA PALSFrom molecules to medicine Collaboration, Expansion, and Opportunities for Growth Cait MacPhee and Kishan Dholakia
SUPA PALS 2012 • 65 academic staff • 81 PhD students • 2009-2011: • £6.3m new funding (EPSRC, BBSRC, Royal Society, ERC) • 182 publications
Developing & Inspiring the Future • BBSRC DTP “EASTBio” • 34 studentships awarded annually across consortium • (at least) 4 joint studentships awarded to PALS/EASTBio in 2012 (Bioenergy and Industrial Biotech) • Joint training programme • INSPIRE • 14 joint industrial studentships awarded • M2 lasers, Galil Medical, Logitech, Mentholatum, Agilent, Horiba Jobin Yvon • In the next 5 years we will have trained ~150 PhD students
Future strategy 1: Diagnosis & Therapy for (Degenerative) Disease • Current: • MRI, CT, PET, sensors, photonics, mass spectrometry, diagnostics...+... • Applications to 21st century challenges: Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, cancer, cataract • Future: • Co-ordinated approach to funding (eg critical mass for appropriate grants, identifiable SUPA PALS brand) • How to get there: • cross-disciplinary networking • Showcase event • Joint bids for new grant income, targeting EU funding and industrial collaborations
Future strategy 2: Single Cell Analysis • Current: • Computational systems biology, cell manipulation (opto- and sono-), cell and molecular visualisation, quantitative molecular biology and –omics technology • Future: • Application of technology to stem cells, synthetic biology • How to get there: • cross-disciplinary networking • Joint Bids for new grant income/DTCs/Horizon ‘2020’ - agility to international landscape