Location: Lecture Theatre E (LTE), Lecture Theatre Block, University of Surrey, Stag Hill Campus, Guildford Surrey (Building 17 on Campus Map :https://www.surrey.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2018-10/campus-map-2018.pdf)
Please note that Parking is free on campus (at the University Pay and Display Parking) from 17:00 onwards.
Date/Time: Wednesday 27/11/2019 at 18:30
Organisers: Dr Eirini Velliou, Dr Madeleine Bussemaker
Sponsor: The RSC Downland Section Trust. Please note that bursaries are available to cover carer responsibilities for the time of the event, for members of the RSC that wish to attend.
Event summary:
The aim of the event is to deliver two academic talks on how we can monitor the response of biological tissues via chemistry.
More specifically, there will be two 20-30 min talks delivered followed by Q&A.
Talk 1: Curing cancer with polymers (Dr Eirini Velliou)
Cancer remains one of the greatest health challenges that we face. For many types of cancer there is still a very high mortality rate and new treatment approaches need to be developed. Furthermore, each patient responds differently to treatment. Therefore, it is essential to stablish good models, i.e., surrogates of human tissue, for cancer research, including drug screening. For many years animals (mainly mice) have been used to screen new drugs. However, even advanced animal models fail to recapitulate the human tissue situation accurately.
Recently, developments in tissue engineering aim to structurally and biochemically reconstruct human tumours via development of appropriate biomaterials.
In this talk the use of synthetic polymers to reconstruct human tumours will be discussed.
Talk 2: Bubbles can boost hair dying (Dr Madeleine Bussemaker)
Hair dyeing is a global industry worth billions of pounds. Many types of hair dye are from non-renewable sources that can be harmful to human health. Hence there are more and more natural hair dyes on the market today. Some hair dyes can also be sourced from waste fruit and vegetables. However natural hair dyes have limitations with reduced dye uptake, non-permanent application and lengthy application times. In textile dyeing similar issues are overcome using ultrasound treatment that produces collapsing bubbles to help the dye transfer to the textile.
In this talk we will have a look some hair dyes that can be made from food waste and the use of ultrasound to enhance natural hair dye formulations.
Refreshments will be offered at the Lecture Theatre Block Foyer after the talks.
Registration:
Please register via the link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/controlling-biology-via-chemistry-tickets-76086850819
no later than 15/11. There is limited space availability.
Queries:
For any special requirements/queries please contact Dr Eirini Velliou (e.velliou@surrey.ac.uk)
Please note that Parking is free on campus (at the University Pay and Display Parking) from 17:00 onwards.
Date/Time: Wednesday 27/11/2019 at 18:30
Organisers: Dr Eirini Velliou, Dr Madeleine Bussemaker
Sponsor: The RSC Downland Section Trust. Please note that bursaries are available to cover carer responsibilities for the time of the event, for members of the RSC that wish to attend.
Event summary:
The aim of the event is to deliver two academic talks on how we can monitor the response of biological tissues via chemistry.
More specifically, there will be two 20-30 min talks delivered followed by Q&A.
Talk 1: Curing cancer with polymers (Dr Eirini Velliou)
Cancer remains one of the greatest health challenges that we face. For many types of cancer there is still a very high mortality rate and new treatment approaches need to be developed. Furthermore, each patient responds differently to treatment. Therefore, it is essential to stablish good models, i.e., surrogates of human tissue, for cancer research, including drug screening. For many years animals (mainly mice) have been used to screen new drugs. However, even advanced animal models fail to recapitulate the human tissue situation accurately.
Recently, developments in tissue engineering aim to structurally and biochemically reconstruct human tumours via development of appropriate biomaterials.
In this talk the use of synthetic polymers to reconstruct human tumours will be discussed.
Talk 2: Bubbles can boost hair dying (Dr Madeleine Bussemaker)
Hair dyeing is a global industry worth billions of pounds. Many types of hair dye are from non-renewable sources that can be harmful to human health. Hence there are more and more natural hair dyes on the market today. Some hair dyes can also be sourced from waste fruit and vegetables. However natural hair dyes have limitations with reduced dye uptake, non-permanent application and lengthy application times. In textile dyeing similar issues are overcome using ultrasound treatment that produces collapsing bubbles to help the dye transfer to the textile.
In this talk we will have a look some hair dyes that can be made from food waste and the use of ultrasound to enhance natural hair dye formulations.
Refreshments will be offered at the Lecture Theatre Block Foyer after the talks.
Registration:
Please register via the link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/controlling-biology-via-chemistry-tickets-76086850819
no later than 15/11. There is limited space availability.
Queries:
For any special requirements/queries please contact Dr Eirini Velliou (e.velliou@surrey.ac.uk)
