This week: AMRI Bioinformatics Workshop - survey to come!, Photosynthesis Congress, Baltic Sea Day, Job Announcements, This is AMRI, Week 26.
Welcome to the AMRI roundup, our weekly newsletter to keep you informed on the latest happenings in and beyond our network.
AMRI Announcements:
Bioinformatics Survey, coming soon!
Some of our AMRI researchers are putting together a bioinformatics workshop to take place in the fall.
Keep an eye out for a survey regarding this workshop! It will be open to all :)
Share your research!
Published a new paper? Defended your thesis? Exciting research to share?
Congratulations!
We have a new page on the AMRI website with a form that you can fill out, and we will highlight your research!
Fill out your new research form here: https://www.amri-sweden.org/share-your-research
Upcoming deadlines:
Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists – celebrating excellent young researchers
DEADLINE TO APPLY: JULY 15 2021
Read more:
https://scienceprize.scilifelab.se/
https://www.sciencemag.org/science-scilifelab-prize-young-scientists
In order to promote young scientists early in their careers, SciLifeLab and Science magazine/AAAS have joined forces in creating a global prize awarding the best PhD thesis work in life science. An essay based on the thesis is submitted to the editorial board of Science and four winners are selected each year.
As a winner, you will have your essay published by Science, receive up to 30,000 USD and be invited to Sweden where you receive your award, present your research and meet with leading scientists in your field. The award banquet is held in the Hall of Mirrors at Grand Hôtel, the original venue of the Nobel Prize.
New announcements:
Marine Research Day 2021
Tuesday November 23rd and Wednesday November 24th
Mixed digital and physical meeting
We welcome everyone who is engaged and interested in marine sciences, management and environmental monitoring to this conference on the SEA! The meeting focuses on current aspects of research, management and environmental monitoring in marine systems. The theme of the conference will relate to salinity gradients along the Swedish coastal zone, from the Bothnian Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia, to the Kattegat and Skagerrak. In addition to oral presentations and poster presentations, there will be room for networking.
Due to the current pandemic, the meeting will mainly be arranged digitally via Zoom. Closely following the development during Summer and Fall, there may also be openings and limited opportunities to participate on site (Wallenberg Conference Center, Gothenburg). Additional meeting information and details for registration will be sent out after the Summer vacations.
If you want to contribute with a presentation or show a poster at the conference, please feel free to already now submit an expression of interest together with a tentative title to styrelsen@shf.se.
WARM WELCOME
The board of the Swedish Society for Marine Sciences
The Dyrssen Award 2021
Nominate master students by August 21st!
Master theses in the marine field that have been approved between July 1st 2020 and June 30th 2021 are eligible for nomination to the 2021 Dyrssen award. The project must be within a marine science discipline and examined at a Swedish university. The authors of two theses receive a cash prize and are invited to speak at the Marine Science Conference. Cash prizes are 10.000 SEK for first prize and 5.000 SEK for second prize.
The Dyrssen award is managed and awarded by the SHF. The award honors David Dyrssen (1922 - 2011), emeritus professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Gothenburg. As one of the founding members of the SHF, he spent his career being an active proponent for the promotion of trans-disciplinary research inmarine sciences.
We accept nominations for the 2021 Dyrssen award until August 21st. For information about nominations to the Dyrssen award please visit our website or contact dyrssen@shf.se.
General information about SHF is found on the web.
Best wishes from the board of the Swedish Society for Marine Sciences!
7th Edition of Ramon Margalef Colloquia: “A cross-system view of the biological carbon cycle in the anthropocene”, to be held online from the 5th to the 8th of October 2021.
The Colloquium is addressed to recent PhDs and advanced graduate students and it will be an excellent opportunity to foster collective learning through discussions on the analogies and disparities concerning the ecology and biogeochemical functioning of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
Should you have any question, do not hesitate to contact us at ramonmargalefcolloquia@sibecol.org.
Best regards,
The Ramon Margalef Colloquia 2021 Organizers
OPPORTUNITY FOR AN INTERNATIONAL MSC IN MARINE BIOLOGY AT THE CHARNEY SCHOOL OF MARINE SCIENCES - ISRAEL
Join us for a live info session about the International MSc (Master) program in Marine Biology, at the Leon H Charney School of Marine Sciences, at University of Haifa, in Israel.
This session will be led by Prof. Tamar Lotan, head of the Marine Biology Department.
During the session you will hear about the program, the courses and the research topics, and you will have the opportunity to ask questions through the chat.
To register (so we can send you a reminder one hour before the event starts), please use this link: https://marineeng.activetrail.biz/International-Open-Day-2021
To join the Open-Day on zoom, on July 5th, at 6 pm Israel time (GMT+3), please use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88635231151
15th Nordic Photosynthesis Congress
Photosynthesis Congress - October 5-8 - Gothenburg
The Nordic Photosynthesis Congress will take place in Gothenburg, as originally planned, on Oct 5-8. The meeting will be in person, and the registration is open at http://www.npc15.se.
Students and postdocs are especially encouraged to apply, and more than 20 talks will be selected from the submitted abstracts.
12 confirmed invited speakers - see poster above for details!
The meeting will cover the following fields:
- Metabolic engineering of carbon fixation
- Structure and function of photosynthetic complexes
- Novel methods to study photosynthesis
- Regulation of photosynthesis
- Artificial photosynthesis and hybrid systems
Baltic Sea Day - October 7th; Abstracts due August 30th!
Save the date & call for abstracts!
2021 marks the start of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable development to support efforts to reverse the cycle of decline in ocean health. In addition the global policy agendas are packed with discussions and negotiations on climate, biodiversity and ecosystem restoration – not least in the coming COP-meetings this fall. The awareness of the oceans’ role in these issues is increasing, thanks to advances in science and outreach efforts by the research community. On this year’s Baltic Sea Day we will continue to high-light Stockholm University’s ongoing research on the Baltic Sea, in relation to these questions as well as other scientific fields.
This is a call for abstracts, with deadline 30 August. The organizing committee will group the papers into session themes and all contributions are welcome. Take the opportunity to present your research to the marine community at Stockholm University on 7 October.
More info and registration at the below link:
Baltic Sea Day
Askö Laboratory turns 60 years old - come and celebrate with us on September 17th!
Image: Stockholm University
We welcome you to celebrate a beautiful day with us in the Stockholm archipelago, with a tour, a presentation of current research, and demonstrations of new technology and a glimpse of the future.
Practical information:
Bus transport will be offered from/to Cityterminalen in Stockholm/Uttervik. Parking in Uttervik is extremely limited.
Boat transport will be offered between Uttervik and Askö.
Plan for a day between 8:00 and 17:00, including bus transport.
Lunch, including coffee/tea and snacks will be served during the day.
Dress for the weather with proper shoes and clothing!
Registration is required.
Register here: https://su.powerinit.com/Data/Event/EventTemplates/2602/?EventId=1306&Email=rachel.foster@su.se&RecipientId=192120
Contact: ostersjocentrum@su.se
08-16 37 18
Job Announcements:
Highlighted AMRI Research:
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