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Larry Hench Award #UKSB2022
There were so many excellent nominations this year for this award; it was difficult to select just one winner. But it is with pleasure to announce that Dr Tanveer Tabish will be awarded with the excellent prize this year.
The Larry Hench Young Investigators Prize is dedicated to promising young researchers in recognition of their outstanding contributions within the field of biomaterials. This award is given in remembrance of such a key figure of this field – Prof Larry Hench (1938-2015).
Final Deadline Extended #UKSB2022
Due to the Easter break and a few people asking for a little more time to finalise data for their #UKSB2022 abstracts, we have decided to move the deadline to Friday 29th April at 5pm. This will be a final deadline, so please do submit before this deadline.
Thank you to all that have submitted – there are some excellent topics and we can see already the quality of the research coming through. This is going to be a very exciting meeting with many of the founding members of the Society joining for the celebratory event.
Alan Wilson Memorial Lecture Award
It is with pleasure that we announce the award for the Alan Wilson Memorial Lecture this year will be given to Prof Sanjuka Deb, King’s College London to recognise her work and contribution to the UK Biomaterials field in celebration of the life and career of the outstanding dental materials scientist Dr Alan Wilson OBE (1928-2011).
I look forward to hearing about Prof Deb’s latest work as she joins us at #UKSB2022.
Presidents Prize Keynote Speaker Prof Paul Hatton
It is our pleasure to announce this years UKSB Presidents prize will be awarded to Prof Paul Hatton from the University of Sheffield.
We will hear about Prof. Hatton’s vast experience of the biomaterials world, from the fundamentals of biomaterials science to working with clinical partners. This prize will recognize his absolutely outstanding contributions to the field during his career, and I look forward to the many stories and anecdotes he might tell.
Annual Conference
We are delighted to announce some of the fabulous speakers at this years annual conference.
Alongside this very special anniversary event for the Society, we welcome many of the founding society members who established the basis of this community now 22 years ago.
This is set to be an amazing event, with abstracts coming in spanning fundamental chemistry of biomaterials to clinical translation.
We have sponsorship already from the following companies – please do get in touch should you wish to exhibit at our event.
Registration now open #UKSB2022
We are happy to open registration for this years conference.
UK Society for Biomaterials 2022 Annual Conference
UKSB2022 will be a celebration of UKSB which was founded in 2000 with the first meeting held at The University of Sheffield in the same year. Please join us back in Sheffield to celebrate over 20 years of our amazing society!
For more information about the conference and for important dates, abstract submissions and exhibitor info please click here.
This year the conference is being hosted at The Edge, Sheffield University June 27-28th 2022
Please click here for the direct registration page.
Looking forward to welcoming you all there!
Abstract deadline moved back
After some requests we have decided to push the deadline for #UKSB2022 abstracts back to 14th April 2022. We hope that this gives you enough time to submit your work for presentation at this years annual conference.
This year we will welcome the biomaterials community to Sheffield, where the UKSB began now 22 years ago. This will be an anniversary celebration delayed slightly due to the past few years of Covid, during which we hosted online annual meetings. #UKSB2022 is set to be an amazing event with some excellent keynote speakers lined up – more details to follow very soon.
Please see here for more details, and importantly for the abstract template and submission info.
PDRA Vacancy – 3D Bioengineering
Over a number of years, the Research Group led by Prof. Mark Lewis has developed approaches for the manufacture of bioengineered 3D musculoskeletal tissues with applications towards modelling exercise, injury, disease and other interventions relating to this tissue. The group currently has numerous ongoing projects including those modelling neuromuscular disease, musculoskeletal injury and regeneration. This specific post will provide support to Professor Mark Lewis, assisting with the management and supervision of research activities within this remit, as well as contributing towards the development of future research activities.
This full-time post is offered on a fixed-term contract until 31st July 2023 (duration linked to the tenure of Professor Mark Lewis as Dean of School).
Informal enquiries should be directed to Professor Mark Lewis, Professor of Musculoskeletal Biology, via email to M.P.Lewis@lboro.ac.uk.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 13th April 2022.