CPBM PhDs Present and Win at Biosciences Postgraduate Conference 2026

At this year’s Department of Biosciences Postgraduate Conference and Away Day, the Centre for Programmable Biological Matter was well-represented, from posters to session chairs to research talks.

CPBM post-doctoral research associate Dr Olivia Gittins delivered a talk on her research into using time-resolved cryo-EM to further our understanding of DNA gyrases.

Sessions at the conference were expertly chaired by CPBM post-doctoral research associate Dr Samantha Firth and Etna Nebrada Boto, a PhD student at CPBM

During the conference, 3rd-year CPBM PhD students Sarah Hutchings, Artemis Sanderson and Ermando Canga delivered 10-minute research talks on their PhD projects.

Artemis was later awarded a departmental prize for the quality of their fascinating talk on designing and building programable biological nanomachines.

2nd year CPBM PhD students also took part in the conference during the poster sessions, presenting their work to colleagues and researchers across the faculty.

Greg Knight, one of CPBM’s second-year PhD students, was also awarded a departmental prize for his research poster.

Well done to all the members of the CPBM who took part in this year’s conference and congratulations to CPBM members who were awarded prizes for excellent presenting!