Upcoming Events

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Hackathon – AI in cancer omics: what can we learn from cancer resistant species?

Churchill College, Cambridge

9-11th July 2026

Deadline to apply: 12th April 2026

Are you a graduate student or early career researcher? Join the three-day hackathon exploring one of the most intriguing questions in cancer biology: what can we learn from species that naturally resist cancer?

This hackathon, hosted by the Fundamental Biology of Cancer Programme at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre, will train participants to use machine learning to study cancer-resistant species like whales, elephants, and naked mole-rats, uncovering natural tumour-fighting mechanisms that could inspire new approaches to preventing and treating human cancers. The event is funded by the Accelerate Programme for Scientific Discovery and the Cambridge Centre for Data-Driven Discovery.

If you are curious, collaborative and ready to challenge yourself, this is your opportunity to build new skills, meet future collaborators and contribute to cutting-edge cancer research. If you have any questions please email fbc@cancer.cam.ac.uk.

Apply for a place using this form by Sunday 12 April (you will be notified if successful in May)

FGSL Webinar: Single-cell Intercellular CRISPR Screen Reveals Stromal Regulators of Colorectal Cancer Plasticity

14th April 2026

11:00 - 12:00

Online

Speaker:  

Corinne Molyneux, University College London

Join the Functional Genomics Screening Laboratory (FGSL) team for this special webinar.

Register at: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/I4NjVGD2T4Oui4FWDTaJrw - /registration

Mechanistic & Discovery Toxicology in the era of AI and NAMs

Date: 16th June 2026

Time: 09:00 - 18:00

Venue: GSK, Stevenage, SG1 2NY

An interactive meeting on how mechanistic & discovery toxicology integrates in silico, in vitro, and in vivo approaches to de‑risk new drugs

Cambridge Alliance on Medicines Safety (CAMS) and The British Toxicology Society (BTS) DiscoTox group are pleased to announce an exciting joint event on June 16th 2026 at GSK in Stevenage, where we explore ‘Mechanistic & Discovery Toxicology in the era of AI and NAMS’

This free wide-ranging meeting will showcase how mechanistic and discovery toxicology integrates in silico, in vitro, and short‑term in vivo approaches to de‑risk new drugs and new modalities, with speakers from across industry, biotech, and academia.

We will showcase a number of 5 minute short talks selected from submitted abstracts, so please indicate whether you would like to be considered for this during registration. 

Confirmed speakers include Victoria Hutter (ImmuONE), Jan Wenzel (Sanofi), Allistair Middleton (Unilever), John Kendrick (Labcorp) and Natalie Burden (NC3Rs). 

A more detailed agenda will be available shortly. 

Abstract submission for Poster Presentations are welcomed. Details on how to submit Abstracts are detailed within this form. The deadline for all Abstract submissions is Wednesday 15th April 2026.

Register Here for more information and event agenda.

Cambridge AI Club - AI in Spatial Biology

West Hub, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0US

Date: 23rd April 2026

Time: 15:00 - 18:00

Cambridge Reproduction, in partnership with Cambridge Infectious Diseases, open their next Forum with the question:

What is my reproduction number?

Through two interdisciplinary dialogues and a host of flash talks participants will explore:

  • How mathematicians and biologists use reproductive numbers to model population dynamics and identify the constraints that limit population growth.
  • Biological trade-offs in energy allocation among growth, maintenance, and reproduction, and including examples in which humans have intentionally altered populations through biological control.
  • In the second part, they will look at what “success” means for different organisms from an evolutionary perspective.
  • Also discuss why some forms of life evolved complex multicellular structures, and how social organisation can enhance the reproductive success and survival of certain animal species

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS - more to follow!

Professor Romola Davenport (Geography)
Professor Julia Gog (Maths)
Professor Frank Jiggins (Genetics)
Professor Rufus Johnstone (Zoology)
Dr Mark Dyble (Archaeology)

PROGRAMME

3.00pm - Arrival for welcome tea/coffee

3.15pm - Introduction

Session 1: What’s my reproduction number?

4.30pm - Break

Session 2: What does success look like?

6.00pm Drinks and networking reception

Registration for the Forum is open on Eventbrite

CCC Early Career Researchers (ECR)Network

ECR Network welcomes everyone to the launch of a new initiative aimed at fostering connections between CCC and ECRs working on all aspects of collections-based research. The Network will be chaired, on a rotational basis, by one of the three N2H PDRAs. By taking part in the CCC ECR Network, members will:

Expand their network amongst academics and collection professionals. Members of the Network will be offered collections-specific skills workshops with curators / collections managers / exhibitions teams in Cambridge to enhance researchers’ knowledge of the working environment.

Have the opportunity to connect with other collection-based researchers for the purposes of knowledge exchange (e.g. with regard to methodology, perspective, approach) and/or collaboration.

Gain professional experience by leading, or co-leading, themed seminar sessions.

Advance their knowledge and understanding of grant funding opportunities with the support of the Research Grants Facilitator.

Gain training in Knowledge-Exchange and Impact.

Learn more about the diverse and exciting collections housed across Cambridge.

Click here for more information!