Early Career Researchers Meet, Greet & Talks x Alt Protein Society

This month's event is co-hosted by the EngBio ECRs and the University of Cambridge Alternative Protein Society

Join our monthly meets to meet fellow Early Career Researchers from across the University interested in biology, engineering, design, computer science, bioethics and more. This is a great opportunity to meet ECRs from other schools and departments, share knowledge and ideas, establish connections and collaborations and find out more about EngBio activities such as funding calls and support.

Each session will host 1-2 lightening talks from ECRs covering research, tools & technologies, and fields & applications of synthetic and engineering biology. This will be followed by informal discussion (and free food and drink!).

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Evaluating Emerging Food Supply Chains from a Resilience and Cost Perspective: A Study on the Alternative Protein Industry

Mariel Alem Fonseca - Institute for Manufacturing and Cambridge Alternative Proteins Group

Bio: Mariel is a PhD student in Engineering and Cambridge Trust Scholar working at the Institute for Manufacturing under the supervision of Dr Mukesh Kumar. She holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master in Engineering for Sustainable Development where she researched interventions to reduce the impact of meat through a systems thinking approach. She has previously worked in the food industry and has experience in process design and optimisation, supply chain management and data analytics. Currently, her research focuses on food supply chain resilience, particularly looking at alternative proteins, which can support the transition towards a more sustainable and ethical future.

Plant peptides as versatile bioswitches for plant growth and development

Nadia Mohd-Radzman - Sainsbury Laboratory

Bio: Nadia Radzman is passionate about improving food security through her expertise in plant peptides and translating this biotechnology to the field. She had studied four different plant peptide families that control various aspects of plant development. Nadia is also a founder of an early-stage startup, developing peptides that can accelerate crop improvement. Apart from her entrepreneurial and research work, Nadia is also an active steering committee member of Cambridge Global Food Security (GFS) that is involved in developing programmes and events as platforms for interdisciplinary dialogues and collaborations between different departments across University of Cambridge to solve food security issues.

Contact

For questions of queries, please contact Vicky Reid at coordinator@engbio.cam.ac.uk.