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UoM UK Biobank Showcase

This event has reached capacity and a waiting list is now in place.
Join UK Biobank users and members of the UK Biobank for an event showcasing the breadth of research enabled across the University by this major resource. The event will feature a keynote from the UoM UK Biobank Steering Group as well as lightning talks and posters from researchers across the University.

Jan. 30, 2025 12:00 — 16:00

5.206 University Place

The organising committee for the UoM UK Biobank User Group and UoM Biomedical Research Centre would like to invite you to attend and submit lightning talk / poster abstracts for the upcoming “UK Biobank at UoM – Showcase” event on Thursday January 30th 2025 from 12pm-4pm, held in University Place.

The event will feature lightning talks, posters, networking sessions and keynotes from researchers from across the University, industry professionals from UK Biobank (who are moving next to the University campus in 2026), and an introduction to the new UoM UK Biobank steering committee.

It’s a great opportunity to build interdisciplinary collaborations with people you might not normally meet, present your research, learn more about the UK Biobank and to get a taste of discover what will be on your doorstep in 2026!

Abstract Submission and Registration

The event has now reached capacity. Please get in touch if you would like to be added to the waiting list.

Abstract submission has now closed.

Lightning talks (if you sign up to present one) will be chosen based on quality and diversity of the subject material.

Preliminary Agenda

12pm -1pm: Poster session and lunch

1pm - 2:30pm: Talks

  • Keynote - " An overview of the UK Biobank " - Prof Martin Rutter, UKB Steering Group & School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester
  • "UK Biobank – How to get started?" - Lauren Carson, Head of Research Development, UK Biobank
  • "Using health records in the UKB" - Dr Robert Maidstone, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester
  • “ Understanding the connection between physical health and mental illness” - Dr Joseph Firth, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester

2:30pm - 3pm: Networking break & posters

3pm - 3:30pm: Lightning talks

3:30 - 3:35pm: Closing remarks

3:35pm - 4pm Networking