Slice of Science UEA

Ceyda Kiyak stands at a lecture podium speaking, with a large presentation slide projected behind her. The slide title reads: “The Paradox of Loneliness: Why and How We Avoid Connection When We Need It Most?” It also shows the University of East Anglia (UEA) logo, the name Ceyda Kiyak, PhD Student, and an illustration of two people wearing virtual reality headsets.

Rushali Kamath stands at a lecture podium, looking toward the audience, with a large dark presentation slide projected behind her. The slide title reads: “Small heat shock proteins: Guardians of the proteome.” The text below says: “Presented By: Rushali Kamath, Taylor Lab, BMRC, UEA.” A faint scientific image appears in the center of the slide.

Thank you so much to our two wonderful speakers Ceyda Kiyak and Rushali Kamath for kicking off the new season of Slice of Science! Please come along to the next session on October 24th! 🎃🔬🦠🍕

Poster for "Slice of Science," a monthly talk series for PGRs and ECRs across UEA and the Norwich Research Park. The event is scheduled for 3 pm, Friday 26th September at the Bob Champion Lecture Theatre. Chair: Kat Hampton. Speakers: Ceyda Kiyak (PSY) – "The Paradox of Loneliness: Why and How We Avoid Connection When We Need It Most?" (Group Leader: Dr. Sara Bengtsson) Rushali Kamath (BIO) – "Small HSPs: guardians and messengers of the cells in heat stress and ageing" (Group Leader: Dr. Rebecca C. Taylor) The poster includes a photo of the Bob Champion building, the Slice of Science logo (a blue circle with white background featuring science icons), and UEA’s logo. Footer note: “Networking with free pizza and drinks after the talks” and social media handle @SliceScienceUEA.

We are so back! Slice of Science is kicking off the 2025-26 season Friday 26th September with talks from Ceyda Kiyak and Rushali Kamath. We hope to see you tomorrow at 3pm in the Bob Champion Lecture Theatre! ⚗️👩‍🔬🦠🍕

⚠️ Update ⚠️ Tomorrow's Slice of Science (Friday 27th June) is cancelled due to scheduling issues. Slice of Science will resume in September 2025. Hope to see you all in the autumn term!

Thank you Alyssa Polski-Delve and Becky Sainty for your fabulous talks at our May Slice of Science. Our final session of the season will take place on June 27th, so make sure to come along!

Promotional poster for a science event titled “Slice of Science.” The event takes place on Friday, April 25th at 3 PM at the Bob Champion Lecture Theatre. The poster features two talks: Thomas Navarro – “You gotta starch somewhere! Potato crop improvement through novel breeding platforms.” Group Leader: Dr. David Seung. Ryan Cook – “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: What’s Keeping Me up at Night in Viromics.” Group Leader: Dr. Evelien Adriaenssens. At the bottom, it mentions that food and drinks will be served from 4 PM onwards. The Twitter / Bluesky handle @SliceScienceUEA is included. There is an image of the lecture theatre building in the center, a QR code in the top right, and logos for “Slice of Science” and the University of East Anglia (UEA) at the bottom.

I hope everyone enjoys a fabulous Easter Break this weekend, and that you are all looking forward to an amazing Slice of Science on Friday 25th April! Come listen to talks from Thomas Navarro of the JIC and Ryan Cook from QIB! The session will be held in the Bob Champion Lecture Theatre 🧪🥼🦠🐰

Speaker Finn Wostear stands behind a podium in a modern lecture hall, gesturing with one hand. He is wearing a dark blue sweater over a light-colored collared shirt, a pink lanyard, and brown shoes. A large screen behind him displays a PowerPoint slide with the title 'Calcium Signalling & Microtubule Dynamics in VSMC Response to Matrix Stiffness,' presented by Finn Wostear for a 'Slice of Science Talk' in March 2025. The slide includes the University of East Anglia (UEA) logo and three scientific icons: a heart, a microscope, and a graph. The podium has a built-in monitor and microphone, and a UEA logo is illuminated on the front.

A presentation slide with a dark background features an electrocardiogram (ECG) graph with green waveform lines on a black grid. On the left side, a semi-transparent gray rectangle overlays part of the ECG graph, containing text in bold green font that reads: 'Investigating the link between SNORD116 and the heart.' Below this, in smaller black font, is the presenter's name, 'Terri Holmes.'

Thank you so much Finn Wostear for your amazing talk on the effects of matrix stiffness on vascular smooth muscle cells. Apologies for the last minute switch in speaker, hopefully we can get Aimee Parker back on the schedule soon!

Please come along to tomorrow's Slice of Science! We will be hearing talks from Lucio Sousa Pinheiro in MED and Magdalena Schatka in BIO, as well as hearing some exciting announcements for PGRs!

A digital event poster for "Slice of Science Spring 2025" features a blue and white color scheme with black text. The event occurs on Fridays at 3 PM in BCRE LT (lecture theatre). The top of the poster has the event title, a small science-themed logo, and the time and location details in a pink banner. The schedule lists four event dates with speakers: January 24: Lydia Pouncey (BIO) and Anna De Laet (PSY) February 28: Lucio Sousa Pinheiro (MED) and Magdalena Schatka (BIO) (This session is in EFRY 01.08 instead of BCRE LT) March 14: Aimee Parker (QIB) and Finn Wostear (CPP) April 25: Thomas Navarro (JIC) and Ryan Cook (QIB) At the bottom, there is a QR code, a social media handle (@SliceScienceUEA.bsky.social), and an email contact (Terri.Holmes@uea.ac.uk). The layout is structured with each event date in bold black text, followed by speaker names and their associated fields in a simple font. The poster uses soft pastel colors for accessibility.

Hi Everyone, here is the latest updated schedule for the spring season of Slice of Science. *Please note the room change for Friday 28th February* 🔬⚗️🥼

Slice of Science Spring 2025 Schedule A flyer with a blue background and black text announces the "Slice of Science" seminar series for Spring 2025. The events take place on Fridays at 3 PM in BCRE LT, except for one session in a different room. The flyer includes the following schedule: January 24: Lydia Pouncey (BIO) and Anna De Laet (PSY) February 28: Lucio Sousa Pinheiro (MED) and Magdalena Schatka (BIO) This session is in a different room: EFRY 01.08 March 14: Aimee Parker (QIB) and Finn Wostear (CPP) April 25: Alyssa Polski-Delve (MED) and Ryan Cook (QIB) At the bottom, there are contact details: Social media handle: @SliceScienceUEA.bsky.social Email: Terri.Holmes@uea.ac.uk A QR code is present on the left side. The flyer has a clean and structured layout with a science-themed logo in the top right corner

❗Update❗There has been a slight change to the schedule for the February 2025 Slice of Science. It will now take place on Friday 28th February at Elizabeth Fry Building room 01.08. Speakers and start time remain the same

The speaker Anna De Laet, stands at a lectern in a lecture hall. On the large screen behind her, a slide shows a close-up image of a baby sleeping peacefully, wearing a patterned cap with attached sensors for brain monitoring. The baby is wrapped in a bright orange blanket with white butterfly patterns. Over the image, text reads: "Understanding Sleeping Babies: Insights from the Brain." Below it, the slide mentions "Anna De Laet, 24/01/2025, Slice of Science."

The speaker Lydia Pouncey stands at a lectern presenting in a lecture hall. She gestures with her hands while speaking. Behind her, a large black slide is displayed on a screen. The slide reads: "Decoding developmental hematopoiesis: One cell at a time," with the subtitle "Slice of Science, 24th January 2025." Below the title are her contact details: "Lydia Pouncey, l.pouncey@uea.ac.uk, @Lydia_pouncey." Logos for the University of East Anglia, the Biomedical Research Centre, and the Earlham Institute are visible at the bottom of the slide.

What an amazing start to the 2025 season of Slice of Science! Huge thank you to Anna De Laet (@Delaet_anna) and Lydia Pouncey (lydia_pouncey) for their wonderful talks, it was lovely to have something a bit different from BIO and PSY! We hope to see you all again next month ⚗️👩‍🔬🔬🥼🧠🍕

Poster for the event 'Slice of Science' at the University of East Anglia (UEA). The event is scheduled for Friday, January 24th, at 3 PM, in the Bob Champion Lecture Theatre. Two presentations are highlighted: 1. Lydia Pouncey will present 'Decoding developmental hematopoiesis: one cell at a time.' Group Leader: Geoff Mok. 2. Anna De Laet will present 'Understanding Sleeping Babies: Insights from the Brain.' Group Leaders: Teodora Gliga and Alpar Lazar. A photo of the Bob Champion Lecture Theatre is included. The UEA logo and a QR code are present at the top-right corner. The text mentions that food and drinks will be served from 4 PM onwards. Social media handle: @SliceofScienceUEA.

Hi Everyone, I hope you all had a restful festive period and are excited for the first Slice of Science of 2025! This Friday 24th at 3pm, we will hear talks from Lydia Pouncey of the Mok lab, and Anna De Laet of the Gliga lab! As always, there will be free pizza and drinks served in the BCRE cafe 🍕🍻

What a fantastic end to the 2024 season of Slice of Science! Pizza was had, Science was done, friends were made. Huge thank you to Amal Khizer and Georgina Hurle for your wonderful talks, and thank you very much @KatHampton31 for your fabulous chairing. Join us in 2025 🧬🍕🧪🥼🍻

Slice of Science Spring 2025. Fridays, 3pm, BCRE LT. January 24th: Lydia Pouncey (BIO), Anna De Laet (PSY). February 27th (Thursday): Lucio Sousa Pinheiro (MED), TBD. March 14th: Aimee Parker (QIB), Finn Wostear (CPP). April 25th: Alyssa Polski-Delve (MED), Ryan Cook (QIB). @SliceScienceUEA.bsky.social. Terri.Holmes@uea.ac.uk

2025 is looking slicey and bright! We have filled most of the speaking slots for the spring 2025 season of SoS, and what a schedule we have! For those of you interested in presenting, please get in touch via email or DM!

Poster titled Slice of Science. Text with the details December Friday 13th, 3pm, Bob Champion Lecture Theatre. Left text box reads: Georgina Hurle, Developing a drug assay against the protocol parasite Cryptosporidium parvum, group leader Kevin Tyler. Right text box reads: Amal Khizer, Developing an iPSC model to understand the human endocardium and regeneration of the heart, group leader Amer Rana. Food and drinks served from 4pm onwards. At Slice Science UEA

Happy Holidays from the Slice of Science Team! Those of you that haven't already packed up the reindeer and prepped the sleigh, please come along to the final Slice of Science session happening December Friday 13th! 🎄🎊🎁🍕

Got plans this Friday? Celebrate the end of a wild year with one last Slice of Science at the Bob Champion Lecture Theatre, followed by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Winter Party at the Constable Terrace Doctoral Training Room🎉🎄🎊🎁

Poster Titled Slice of Science 2024. Heading reads Fridays, 3pm, BCRE LT. September 6th Timothy Brendler-Spaeth, Vicky Tsampasian. October 11th Seshadhri Subramanian, Luke Griffith. November 15th Helena Pardo-Casales, Kat Hampton. December 13th Georgina Hurle, Amal Khizer. At Slice of Science UEA. Email Terri.Holmes@uea.ac.uk

Here we have it folks, the final talks scheduled in 2024. The 2025 schedule will be posted in December, so stay tuned!

Kat Hampton at a podium in front of a large screen displaying the title of her talk "Cytokine mediated switch in free fatty acid metabolism from the liver to the bone marrow to support HSC expansion during infection"

Helena at a podium in front of a large screen showing an image of her results from immunocytochemistry analysis of mouse muscle in response to different levels of fibre in the diet.

What a marvelously metabolic Slice of Science! Thank you @KatHampton31 and and @helenapc13 for your lovely talks. We just have one more Slice of Science this year, make sure to come along on December 13th!