July 2017

Science

Congress update: real science, relevance

Sarah May, Deputy Chief Executive at the IBMS, explains the approach behind this year’s Congress.

Science

The big story: tales of the plague

Stephen Mortlock tells the tale of the plague that ravaged London and asks whether it was really stopped by the Great Fire.

Microbiology & Virology

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Synopsis: British Journal Biomedical Science, issue 3 2017

Issue 3 of our journal is now completed. By the time you read this, the hardcopy may already have landed on your doormats. However, those of you who have been to the website will already have accessed and read some of the papers. Editor Andrew Blann outlines the content in the latest issue.

Microbiology & Virology

Science

Microbiology: culture vs molecular

Microbiologist Dr Mark Wilks looks at the key themes and messages that emerged from this year’s British Society for Microbial Technology conference.

Microbiology & Virology

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How to... prepare for interviews

You've done the hard work — you have the qualifications and you've landed an interview. Next comes the step most candidates fret about – the interview. In this guide, the scientists at CY Partners provide steps, reminders and pointers you can use to execute the perfect interview and score your dream job in biomedical science.

Science

Tracking and targeting virus and disease outbreaks

How do we predict outbreaks of viruses and infectious diseases and what measures are taken at present to stop them spreading?

Immunology

Science

IBMS AGM: awards and prizes

The 75th annual general meeting of the IBMS took place in Aberdeen on 3 June. As well as the Council election results (see page 40), there were an array of awards and prizes. The awards were to recognise members’ contributions and support to the Institute and the prizes awarded included Company Members Prizes.

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Another student society joins the IBMS

The University of Wolverhampton’s biological society has joined the IBMS.

Resources

Journal-based learning exercises

Each article’s contents should be read, researched and understood, and you should then come to a decision on each question. The pass mark is 17 out of 20 questions answered correctly. JBL exercises may be completed at any time until the published deadline date. Please select your choice of correct answers and complete the exercises online at: ibms.org/go/practice-development/cpd/jbl

Clinical Chemistry

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Apprenticeships - current developments

IBMS Executive Head of Education Alan Wainwright reports on apprenticeships, after attending a number of events for the IBMS.

News

Mass spectrometry

Thermo Fisher Scientific launched new mass spectrometry technologies at the Annual American Society for Mass Spectrometry Conference.