Biomedical Physics at Edinburgh
Monday, 25 May 2026 -
09:15
Monday, 25 May 2026
09:15
Welcome and Introduction
Welcome and Introduction
09:15 - 09:30
09:30
Molecular Mechanisms of Diseases: Michael Boemo "Characterising DNA replication stress and its clinical association using long-read DNA sequencing"
Michael Boemo "Characterising DNA replication stress and its clinical association using long-read DNA sequencing"
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Molecular Mechanisms of Diseases: Andrea Bonato "CpG islands: supercoiling control at highly active promoters"
Andrea Bonato "CpG islands: supercoiling control at highly active promoters"
10:00 - 10:15
10:15
Molecular Mechanisms of Diseases: Tijana Mitic "Interrogating the function of a novel locus in aortic disease"
Tijana Mitic "Interrogating the function of a novel locus in aortic disease"
10:15 - 10:30
10:30
Molecular Mechanisms of Diseases: Lightning Talks: Karla Suchacki, Rodrigo Rivas Barbosa, Levena Gascoigne, Scott Cockroft, Sara Buonomo, Letian Chen, Davide Michieletto
Lightning Talks: Karla Suchacki, Rodrigo Rivas Barbosa, Levena Gascoigne, Scott Cockroft, Sara Buonomo, Letian Chen, Davide Michieletto
10:30 - 10:50
10:50
Coffee break
10:50 - 11:20
11:20
Physics of Infection: Ryan Morris "Probing structural and rheological transitions in C. albicans biofilms"
Ryan Morris "Probing structural and rheological transitions in C. albicans biofilms"
11:20 - 11:40
11:40
Physics of Infection: Andrea Weisse "Heterogeneity in responses to ribosome-targeting antibiotics mediated by bacterial RNA repair"
Andrea Weisse "Heterogeneity in responses to ribosome-targeting antibiotics mediated by bacterial RNA repair"
11:40 - 12:00
12:00
Physics of Infection: Eleanor Gaunt "How do nucleotide patterns regulate virus infection?"
Eleanor Gaunt "How do nucleotide patterns regulate virus infection?"
12:00 - 12:20
12:20
Physics of Infection: Lightning Talks: Rowland Kao, Simon Titmuss, Gavin Melaugh, Linus Schumacher, Joseph Knight, Luke Davis
Lightning Talks: Rowland Kao, Simon Titmuss, Gavin Melaugh, Linus Schumacher, Joseph Knight, Luke Davis
12:20 - 12:40
12:40
Lunch
12:40 - 13:40
13:40
Detectors, Imaging and Analysis: Carmel Moran "Ultrasound for lymph node detection in a colorectal cancer model"
Carmel Moran "Ultrasound for lymph node detection in a colorectal cancer model"
13:40 - 14:00
14:00
Detectors, Imaging and Analysis: Mark Macmillan "Clinical opportunities using photon counting CT"
Mark Macmillan "Clinical opportunities using photon counting CT"
14:00 - 14:20
14:20
Detectors, Imaging and Analysis: Charles (Qi) Zhou "Microrobot-enabled Ultrafast Convective Drug Penetration for Bladder Cancer Therapy"
Charles (Qi) Zhou "Microrobot-enabled Ultrafast Convective Drug Penetration for Bladder Cancer Therapy"
14:20 - 14:40
14:40
Detectors, Imaging and Analysis: Lightning Talks: Catriona Wimberley, Aparna Jayaraj, Jac Fearnley, Mariia Dvoriashyna, Laura Clark, Jan Kutos
Lightning Talks: Catriona Wimberley, Aparna Jayaraj, Jac Fearnley, Mariia Dvoriashyna, Laura Clark, Jan Kutos
14:40 - 15:00
15:00
Coffee break
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
Impact Discussion: Ben Panter
Ben Panter
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Conclusions / Q&A
Conclusions / Q&A
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Reception
16:30 - 17:30