Database of Talks

Below are talks suitable for various audiences indicated in the table. They are ordered by geographical location.

If you would like further information or to book a speaker, please contact:
Professional and Education Project Manager
The Biochemical Society
59 Portland Place
London, W1B 1QW.

ID	Location	Title of talk	Suitable for Under-16 students	Suitable for Post-16 students	Suitable for University	Suitable for General Public
18	Aberdeen	The role of clinical scientists in medicine
15	Aberystwyth	Colours of the living world, Beta-carotene: the colour of health?
26	Bangor	Beth Yw Bywyd?(What is Life)
26	Bangor	Chwarae A Genynau ? (Playing with genes?)
1	Bristol	Does Science disprove God
1	Bristol	Cell death-sometimes good sometimes bad
11	Bristol	Dentistry
16	Bristol	Admissions to University
16	Bristol	Careers in Biochemistry
17	Bristol	Biochemists' view of diabetes
17	Bristol	Signal transduction systems in insulin action
17	Bristol	Calcium and the regulation of ATP supply
20	Bristol	Peptide ion channels in membranes
50	Bristol	Molecules for Life
42	Cambridge	Applications of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy in biology and medicine
43	Cambridge	A Brief history of slime-the origins of cellular life
43	Cambridge	Origins of organelles
43	Cambridge	Protein targeting in photosynthetic bacteria
44	Cambridge	Biological de-bugging devices
32	Cardiff	The life and death of a cell
25	Cork	The Biological Revolution
25	Cork	Enzymes as bio-indicators of chemical pollution
27	Dundee	Biochemistry of diabetes-a major epidemic of the 21st Century
27	Dundee	Biochemical basis of cancer
27	Dundee	Biochemistry of exercise and performance enhancing drugs
19	Edinburgh	Bacteria rule the world!, Microbiology/Biotechnology
19	Edinburgh	Marine Biotechnology
24	Edinburgh	Distilling, Plant Biochemistry, Malting
28	Edinburgh	Cholera, tetanus and whooping cough: different diseases that work in similar ways
45	Edinburgh	Poisons and Pollution
45	Edinburgh	Chemicals and Cancer
31	Glasgow	Biochemistry is for living
52	Hertfordshire	Careers in Research Institutes
62	Hertfordshire	Careers in sales and marketing
	Huddersfield	Genetic Engineering
8	Kent	Applications of Filamentous bacteriophage to drug discovery
8	Kent	Research careers in large companies
33	Kent	How plants resist disease
34	Kent	The place of biochemistry in nutrition research
35	Kent	Pesticides in the environment
36	Kent	Plants on poisons
37	Kent	Flavours in food
58	Leeds	Clinical Biochemistry
60	Leeds	Further Qualifications
61	Leeds	Postdoctoral positions overseas
3	London	Glycobiology- The Sweeter side of Life
4	London	Genetic/Inherited Diseases
6	London	Life at high temperatures; development in high temperature microbiology and biochemistry
6	London	Biology of deep sea hydrothermal vents
21	London	Molecular aspects of medicine, Genetics, viruses and cancer "Cell life and cell death in the causes and treatment of cancer"
21	London	"The war against viruses - Battles won and lost"
23	London	What use is a degree in biochemistry
29	London	Energy and Life
30	London	Research in Tropical medicine, Molecular Parasitology
38	London	"Agony or Ecstasy?": Does MDA cause brain damage
39	London	Food research, spectroscopy in food science
48	London	Unravelling the secrets of eukaryotic cells
48	London	Gene expression
56	London	Research careers in large companies
63	London	Careers in scientific publishing
64	London	Science communication
65	London	CVs, Job Hunting, Interviews
66	London	Careers in clinical Biochemistry
67	London	School Careers
10	Loughborough	Regulation of calpain proteolytic system in striated muscles
13	Loughborough	Genetic engineering of plants
13	Loughborough	Fruit ripening
2	Manchester	Tropical Parasitic Diseases: A major scientific and social challenge
2	Manchester	The New Biology: The challenge of Genomics and the Phenotype Gap
5	Manchester	Biotechnology
7	Manchester	Diabetes-the pissing evil
12	Manchester	Careers
47	Manchester	Sex and the black 'P', Biotechnology-Supermarket Science-informs on the impact of GM on our present and future lifestyles, The science and ethics of genetic modification
47	Manchester	Genetic engineering
49	Manchester	Gene Therapy
49	Manchester	Perseverance obtains a PhD
54	Manchester	Women in Science
46	Manchester	Further Qualifications
46	Milton Keynes	Do not adjust your set (of genes)
51	Milton Keynes	Pharming - White coats and no wellies
53	Nottingham	Clinical Biochemistry
55	Nottingham	Branching out-careers leading on from research
	Nottingham	Postdoctoral opportunities
9	Preston	Bugs and Drugs, How do cells send proteins to the right location?
14	Reading	Nutrition/Healthy Eating/Dietary guidelines
40	Reading	Sensory perception of food texture and flavour
40	Reading	Influence of Chewing Patterns
41	Reading	What's cooking (in food research)
59	Slough	CVs, Job Hunting, Interviews
57	Surrey	CVs, Job Hunting, Interviews