{"id":265,"date":"2020-10-21T16:27:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T15:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/mdr\/?p=265"},"modified":"2020-10-27T12:57:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T12:57:12","slug":"mdr-virtual-away-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/mdr\/2020\/10\/21\/mdr-virtual-away-day\/","title":{"rendered":"MDR Virtual Away Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction was proud to host its second annual Away Day on the 14 October.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"917\" height=\"517\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-266\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs-staging.imperial.ac.uk\/mdr\/files\/2020\/10\/thumbnail_91C0CE1E-BA10-4630-896B-CEF0627A6697.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of video conference call\" \/><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>The virtual event featured presentations from staff across the Department and provided an opportunity to showcase some of the exciting research taking place in the Divisions and Sections. The morning included 16 talks and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XjSHVoEj-Kg\">watch a recording of the full Away Day here<\/a> and below.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MDR Away Day\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XjSHVoEj-Kg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Programme of speakers:<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"font-weight: 400\" data-tablestyle=\"MsoTableGrid\" data-tablelook=\"1184\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"65536\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Title of Presentation<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"65536\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Speaker<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" rowspan=\"1\" data-celllook=\"65536\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Welcome and Introduction by Professor Mark Thursz<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ultrasound guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for the treatment of early gestation twin-twin transfusion syndrome<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Caroline Shaw<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Accelerating functional gene discovery in osteoarthritis<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Natalie Butterfield<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Deep-learning<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on liver vascular ultrasound images to detect fibrosis and HCC<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Elsa Angelini<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Machine Learning for histological analysis in fatty liver disease<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"256\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Roberta\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Forlano<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Biased signalling in drug discovery: concept to application in metabolic disease<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ben Jones<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dietary monitoring using urinary metabolic profiling<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Isabel Garcia Perez<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Capturing the metabolic signature of proliferating hepatocytes<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zoe Hall<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Control of pancreatic beta cell function by the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mitofusins<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Mfn1 and Mfn2<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"256\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eleni\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Georgiadou<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Direct on-swab metabolic profiling for rapid assessment of vaginal microbiome:\u00a0\u00a0 host interactions during pregnancy and pre-term birth<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pamela Pruski<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Data on Paediatric presentations with type 1 diabetes during Covid-19<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rebecca Unsworth<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Exploiting complex G protein-coupled receptor signalling in pregnancy<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abigail Walker<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Role for neurotensin in glucose regulation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"256\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anna Roberts<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Genetics of rare metabolic disease: finding the needle in the haystack with regulatory genomics<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ines Cebola<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">PD-1\/PD-L1 pathway and macrophage modulation in Liver Failure<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Evangelos<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Triantafyllou<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From spectrum to metabolite &#8211; bridging analytics and biology through metabolome characterisation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Elena\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chekmeneva<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Colonisation resistance as a tool in MDRO management<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td data-celllook=\"0\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ben\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mullish<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td data-celllook=\"65536\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Closing Remarks\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td 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