Excited to start the 5th post doc symposium where we celebrate the world class research conducted in the faculty of medical sciences in Newcastle University!

First up we have David Sinclair taking about ‘Disability Free Life Expectancy:Narrowing the Gap’

Next up is Riona McArdle ‘Exploring the relationship between ambulatory activity and falls in older adults’

The third speaker of the session is Chloe Hinchliffe talking about ‘ Real world measures of cardiorespiratory function can stratify primary Sjögren’s syndrome participants with persistent fatigue’

Next up is Hilmar Sigurdsson ‘Evaluating the feasibility, acceptability and safety of vagus nerve stimulation in Parkinson’s disease’

Start of the second session with Benjamin Wetherall taking on the ‘Application of Imaging Mass Cytometry to Reveal Networks in Competent and non-Competent Meiosis I Oocytes’

Next up is Julija Simpson ‘Do longer job hours matter for maternal mental health? A longitudinal analysis of single vs partnered mothers’ Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

Our next talk is from Calum Hamilton ‘Changing tides and stormy seas: how does low mood impact on cognitive function on people at risk of dementia?’ Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

The final speaker for this session is Birthe Dorgau ‘Spatiotemporal single cell analyses reveal transient population of retinal progenitor cells in the ciliary margin of developing human retina’ Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

Now the second round of flash talks, please check the posters over lunch Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

Kicking off the afternoon with Nicola Simcock with an overview of research culture

Next up is Meenakshi Sharma from Parse biosciences with an introduction to Evercode technology and latest research highlights

We are delighted to introduce Dr Eugene Berezikov from University Medical Centre, Groningen, with the talk ‘Developing flatworm Macrosromum lignano as a model organism to study stem cells, regeneration, and ageing’

Next we have the winner of the David Shaw best paper prize, Augustinas Silale with his paper entitled ‘Dual function of OmpM as outer membrane tether and nutrient uptake channel in diderm Firmicutes Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

Final session starts with Ben Raymond talking about ‘Identification of CD97 as a novel apoptotic cell sensing receptor involved in the regulation of the innate immune responses’ Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

Our next speaker is Devashish Ray on ‘the falsification of home rapid antigen lateral flow tests during the covid-19 pandemic Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

Next talk is Sara Pretorius on’Taking multiple long-term conditions into account in single-condition diagnosis and management guidance: guidelines review and analysis’ Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

Penultimate talk by Curtis Cottam ‘Investigating the role of novel transcription factors involved in the virulence of Uropathogenic E. cool’ Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

Finally we have Matthew Cooper ‘ Social prescribing . The good, the bad, and the potentially harmful’ Newcastle University Faculty of Medical Sciences

Thanks everyone for attending the symposium today and the networking event after! It was fantastic to hear the breadth of world leading research being carried out by post docs in FMS! Until next year …