July 2025

News, events, vacancies… and more!

As a member of TCES, you can stay up to date with relevant events and research news, get access to our TCES funding opportunities, and help grow our network.

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🧬 UK–Australasia Joint Research Networking Workshop

We are pleased to announce a 1-hour online networking workshop co-hosted by TCES and the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE), covering biomaterials, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

📅 Monday 18 August 2025
🕗 8 am (UK) | 3 pm (WA) | 4:30 pm (SA) | 5 pm (East Coast AUS) | 7 pm (NZ)

Short 5-minute talks will be followed by Q&A in the chat. Perfect for researchers seeking collaboration or preparing for travel/exchange funding (e.g. Royal Society International Exchanges).

👉 To attend or present, please fill in this form by 14 July 2025.
Contact: James Phillips or Ferry Melchels.

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💼 Vacancies and PhD Studentships

• Lecturer in Chemical Engineering – University of Bath (ref KK12779)
• Research Assistant – University of Bath (ref AP12811)
• Lecturer in Biotechnology (Research & Teaching) – University of Bath (ref AP12828)
• Postdoc in Cancer Immunology – Foundation for Liver Research
• Research Assistant in 3D Printing & Drug Delivery – Queen’s University Belfast

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🏆 TCES 2025 Award Winners

🎉 Congratulations to all the awardees announced at our 2025 annual conference in Bristol!

Oral Presentation

• 🥇 Olivia Camilleri (University of Bristol)
• 🥈 Rosanna Hood (University of Sheffield) (not photographed)

Poster Prizes

• 🥇 Dr Mina Aleemardani (University of Bristol)
• 🥈 Genevieve Schleyer (University of Liverpool)
• 🥈 Samantha Heslop (University of Manchester)
• 🥈 Dr Emily Atkinson (University College London)

Other Awards

• Robert Brown Early Investigator Award – Dr Holly Gregory (UCL)
• Adam Curtis Award – Dr Immaculada de Dios Pérez (University of Birmingham)

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✈️ TCES Travel Awardees

Congratulations to our recent TCES Travel Bursary recipients:

• Elaine Duncan – Glasgow 3D Cell Culture 2025
• Rachel Furmidge – 2025 AEODM Joint Meeting, Sheffield
• Luke Jones – European Society of Biomaterials, Nottingham
• TERMIS-EU Attendees: Fatih Eroglu, Finlay Cunniffe, Farnaz Ghorbani, Amaziah Alipio, Emma Jackson, Kozim Midkhatov, Yu Xin, Rosalia Delint, Maya Medic, Abhinav Thareja

🎓 These bursaries support UK-based PhDs and postdocs to attend non-TCES conferences.
📌 Apply for future awards

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⚠️ Phishing Email Alert

We’ve been notified of phishing emails impersonating TCES committee members (e.g. Prof Sarah Cartmell). These may ask for urgent help or gift cards.
Please remember:

• TCES will never request money or personal purchases.
• Delete suspicious emails.
• Report to your institutional IT support.

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👥 Welcome New Committee Members

We’re delighted to welcome our newest TCES Committee members:

• Dr Eirini Velliou (UCL)
• Dr Marco Domingos (University of Manchester)
• Dr James Armstrong (University of Bristol)

These appointments strengthen our community-wide engagement.

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🌍 Diversity and Inclusion Spotlight: Bioladies Network

A supportive network for professionals across the bioeconomy.

• 💬 Peer mentoring and career advice
• 📅 Regular virtual and in-person events
• 📚 Resources including webinars and newsletters

👉 Join Bioladies

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✍️ Training & Mentorship for Grant Writing

Opportunities for free or institution-supported training:

• UKRI Funding Webinars
• EMBO Grant Workshops
• Nature Masterclasses – Persuasive Grant Writing
• Stanford Grant Writing Academy

Know of more? Share with us for future editions!

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📣 Submit Your Research Highlight!

We invite short submissions to highlight new research, papers, or team updates.

📝 Submission guidelines:

• Up to 400 words
• Related to tissue engineering
• Optional: 1 image or figure

Send to Dr Mahetab Amer: mahetab.amer@manchester.ac.uk

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💬 Have Your Say!

Got news or want to nominate someone outstanding? Email: mahetab.amer@manchester.ac.uk
Follow us on Twitter: @tissuecell

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Disclaimer: Opportunities, events and resources are shared for information only and do not imply TCES endorsement.

We are pleased to announce a 1 hour online UK-Australasia networking workshop hosted by TCES and ASBTE in the field of biomaterials, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. This workshop is on Monday 18^th August 2025, at 8 am (UK), 3 pm (WA), 4.30 pm (SA), 5 pm (East Coast) or 7 pm (NZ).

Presenters will deliver 5 minute talks to attendees. The chat function online will be used by delegates to write questions and provide feedback for the presenters. This meeting is ideal for researchers fostering collaboration, or networking to place themselves competitively for applications for travel / exchange funding, e.g. from  International Exchanges [royalsociety.org] (Royal Society). 

If you would like to attend, please complete this form with your contact details by 14^th July 2025. If you would like to present then there is the option on the form to add a presentation title and short abstract. The organisers will select presenters from those who have submitted abstracts to ensure a broad range of topics and geographical locations are represented. 

For more information please email James Phillips jb.phillips@ucl.ac.uk or Ferry Melchels Ferry.Melchels@unisa.edu.au.

Abstract submissions open!

Dear TCES members – please note the following opportunity and message from the organising committee of FIRM below:

“We are excited to announce that abstract submissions are now open for the Future Investigators of Regenerative Medicine (FIRM) Symposium 2024. This event, scheduled to take place from 7-10 October at the Eden Roc Hotel in Girona, Spain, aims to bring together emerging researchers and leading experts in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine to discuss groundbreaking research and establish international networks and collaborations.

FIRM is a PhD student-led organisation that has been running annual symposia since 2014. We aim for our attendees to leave not just with a broader view of the current developments in regenerative medicine, but with a vision of how their work can integrate this field to generate impact and innovation, moving their careers forward as science professionals.

We invite students and early-career scientists to submit abstracts for consideration. This Symposium offers a unique opportunity to present your work, gain valuable feedback, and network with peers and established professionals in regenerative medicine.

This year, we will have inspiring keynote talks from Prof Yan Yan Shery Huang (University of Cambridge), Dr Melissa Rayner (UCL School of Pharmacy), Dr Helena Azevedo (i3S/University of Porto) and our industry speaker Dr Hadi Mirmalek-Sani (Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult), which will provide insightful views of their innovative research and career trajectories.

To submit your abstract, please visit this link or the attached flyer. For additional information on the Symposium, including registration details, keynote speaker biographies, agenda, and accommodation, please visit our website at https://www.firmsymposium.com/

We encourage you to share this announcement with colleagues and students who might be interested in participating. Your contribution is vital to the success of this event! If any questions arise, do not hesitate to contact me directly or FIRM via our email address: committee@firmsymposium.com

Thank you for your attention, and we look forward to seeing you all in Girona!

Kind regards,

FIRM Committee 2024

Anabela, Casey, Lea, Tianyang

www.firmsymposium.com “

The 2024 Tissue and Cell Engineering Society Conference will be hosted by the Centre for the Cellular Microenvironment (CeMi) at the University of Glasgow by Prof Matthew Dalby and Prof Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez with Michelle Carmichael and Aimee Soare (lifETIME Centre for Doctoral Training) and Claire Carberry (CeMi). This year the conference will again be combined with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT).

The Joint TCES and CDT Conference will take place over three days from 19th – 21st June 2024. The event will have in person presentations from International and UK keynote speakers in the cell and tissue engineering field with themes crossing the multiple areas such as bioengineered models, mechanobiology, enabling technologies and biomaterials.

see https://glasgow.thecemi.org/tces-joint-cdt-conference-2024/ for more details (note webpages under construction)