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As we reach the Winter Solstice - a time of year when I particularly love being a Northern European (reindeer, big jumpers, Dickens, German markets, snow, hot chocolatl) - I too intend to turn a corner and post more often.
To begin the resurrection, here's a link to a research brochure about where I work, written by myself. ChELSI (Chemical Engineering at the Life Science Interface) is an institute within the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Sheffield, UK. It was officially opened in November 2011 by Professor Richard Dawkins.
To begin the resurrection, here's a link to a research brochure about where I work, written by myself. ChELSI (Chemical Engineering at the Life Science Interface) is an institute within the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Sheffield, UK. It was officially opened in November 2011 by Professor Richard Dawkins.
For the launch I was given the job of summarising all ChELSI research and compiling it into a snazzy little brochure. It was extremely difficult (I only had a few weeks to do it), but I really picked up a lot of stuff from other fields, made some new contacts, raised my profile in the department and, hopefully, earned a lot of Brownie points. Richard (we're on first name terms now, honest) described it as "this marvellous little brochure", which was what my PhD supervisor might call a gruntling experience.
In ChELSI I'm working towards improved biomanufacturing hosts through modelling (FBA, kinetic models and pattern recognition). Yet, as ever for the poor postdoc, just as everything gets up to full speed, the sands of time begin to run out. I have six months left. Short contracts are easily the worst thing about being a postdoc. I'm making a deliberate effort not to dwell on it - that way lies madness - but it's a constant worry.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
In ChELSI I'm working towards improved biomanufacturing hosts through modelling (FBA, kinetic models and pattern recognition). Yet, as ever for the poor postdoc, just as everything gets up to full speed, the sands of time begin to run out. I have six months left. Short contracts are easily the worst thing about being a postdoc. I'm making a deliberate effort not to dwell on it - that way lies madness - but it's a constant worry.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas.