An important part of scientific life is attending conferences to meet with colleagues, discuss ideas, and hear about the latest research before its published. Outside of the conference sessions, there's also the opportunity to see some interesting places. Here's some of our favourites.
Marilena and Laura at the 16th International Conference on Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation and Related Diseases held in St Petersburg's Florida. October 2019.
We all went to the Platelet Society meeting at Jesus College Cambridge and Harriet (3rd from left) won the poster prize and Paul (2nd from right) the oral presentation prize. September 2019.
Led by Mel, Team Melicious escaped from an evil base on the moon in under 36 minutes, putting them in the top ten teams. Summer outing for Mari, Harriet, Paul, Mel, Tim and Laura. August 2019.
Harriet went all the way to ISTH meeting in Melbourne by herself and won first prize for her poster. Here she is taking some extra well-earned time in Sydney. June 2019.
Great time had by Paul, Mel, Harriet, Tim, Marilena, Paul, Scarlett and Laura at the EUPLAN meeting in Bruges. Here we are in the main square after a hard day's work. September 2018.
Mel receiving the flash poster prize at 'Pharmacology 2017', the British Pharmacological Society's main meeting of the year. December 2017.
Time for Mel to move on after her PhD. We said goodbye with some Urban Axe Throwing. Mel, Ivana, Paul, Mel, Paul, Tim, Gareth, Thomas, Harriet and Laura looking murderous. August 2017.
Celebratory night out for birth of Paul's baby. Harriet, Paul, Mel, Mel, Tim and Paul. November 2016.
Mel being interviewed in her 'laboratory'* by RAI television channel regarding the Bruneck study. April 2016. (*Our lab work for the Bruneck study took place in a hospital washroom).
Rebecca presenting at Eurothrombosis 2015, Como, Italy. The inset shows the splendour of the Como Teatro. October 2015.
Celebratory night out for our recent successes, and Harriet and Anna doing so well in their MRes course. Plinio, Ivana, Rebecca, Paul, Mel, Tim, Mel, Harriet and Anna. September 2015.
Mel, Rebecca, Paul, Mel and Plinio (Tim is taking the picture) having lunch at Gordon Research Conference, in the hills above Lucca, Italy. April 2015.
Jennie's prize winning best clinical student poster at the British Pharmacological Society meeting, December 2014.
Rebecca, Paul and Mel (with Tim) in Strasbourg on their way to the 2nd EUPLAN meeting, October 2014.
Tim and Rebecca visit the Sagrada Familia Basilica during Ticagrelor Science Conference, Barcelona, June 2014.
Francesca receiving her prize for best poster at the British Pharmacological Society meeting, December 2013
This year we attended the Gordon Conference on the Cell Biology of Megakaryocytes and Platelets in Galveston, Texas. Excellent conference, and Martina won for the best presentation by a young scientist. We also enjoyed some great days out. Our favourite was a visit to the NASA centre at Houston. Highly recommended by Martina, Francesca, Tim, Nick, Thomas and Paul. 
Martina, Thomas, Francesca and Ivana enjoying the hospitality at the UK Platelet Group meeting in Bath, 2012. Reception was held in the old Roman Baths. We'd spent part of the early evening floating around in the roof top pool in the new Bath spa. 
UK Platelet Group meeting in Nottingham 2010. Phil and Nick showing their Robin Hood skills.
UK Platelet Group went to Toulouse in 2009, and Paul and Tim were there. Tim's holding the camera.
We were part of a large scientific consortium, Eicosanox, for a number of years. Here's Tim and Ivana in the Piazza del Campo in Sienna during one of the group meetings in 2008
Ivana and Tim enjoying some hospitality during the Eicosanox group meeting in Austria in 2007.
Paul, Dave and Tim at vascular mediator meeting in Pescara, 2007. |
Laura and Harriet continue their travels at the European Congress on Thrombosis and Haemostasis in Glasgow. They needed some local refreshment after a hard day's work. September 2019.
Laura and Harriet at EVOluTION meeting at Seeon Abbey near Munich, Germany. September 2019.
Tim, Mel, Paul, Marilena, Harriet and Laura had a great time at the Gordon Research Conference on the Cell Biology of Megakaryocytes and Platelets in Galveston, Texas. Lots of very interesting sessions and some good days out. Here we are with our huge hire car (truck). February 2019.
Mel, Paul and Tim went to the SSC meeting in Dublin, and were very impressed to find this plaque in the Guinness Storehouse for William Sealy Gosset, Chief Brewer and inventor of the student t-test. July 2018.
Tim and Mel outside the cathedral in Murcia during a visit to new collaborator Pepe Rivera, September 2017.
Tim, Paul, Paul and Harriet having some light refreshments after hard day at ISTH in Berlin. July 2017.
Mel and Mel working hard at the Framingham Heart Study. May 2016. 
Rebecca presenting in the clinical section at British Pharmacological Society, Pharmacology 2015 meeting. December 2015. 
Paul and Melissa were tired and drained after attending the UK Platelet Group Meeting in Leicester and urgently needed refreshment. Mel, Plinio, Rebecca and Tim were also there. September 2015.
Not a laboratory outing, but an enjoyable picture. Harriet and Melissa sumo wrestling at the annual postgraduate research student party in Charterhouse Square. September 2015.
Rebecca and Tim met up with Thomas (now a post-doc in Melbourne) at ISTH 2015 in Toronto. The picture is at an awkward angle, but it meant we could include the CN Tower (and a very large woodpecker) in the picture. June 2015.
At HintHunt in London after successfully escaping from the rooms. Girls (Mel 1, Ivana, Mel 2 and Louise) vs. boys (Nick, Plinio, Paul and Tim), but not saying which team did it quicker. January 2015.
Rebecca discussing her poster at the American Heart Association meeting in Chicago, November 2014.
Mel [1], Paul, Francesca, Thomas, Nick, Mel [2], Bennet and Tim just before white water rafting on the London Olympic course, July 2014. Part of our send off for Bennet before his return to Taiwan. (Mel (1) fell in, swam to the side, climbed out, ran along the bank and rejoined us. Impressive).
Paul and Mel spot the 'Experimentarium' during a visit to University of Copenhagen, February 2014.
Paul at the poster session of the UK Platelet Group meeting in Birmingham 2013.
Martina and Tim taking the cable car to British Cardiovascular Society meeting, London, 2013.
Nick and Martina giving presentations at British Pharmacological Society meeting, London, 2012. 
Nick, Tim and Phil attended the ISTH meeting in Kyoto in 2011. We took the opportunity to visit the old Japanese capital at Nara. Here we are stood in front of the Eastern Great Temple (Todai-ji).
We don't always have to go away to have a nice conference. Here's Nick, Ivana and Phil at the British Microcirculation Society meeting we hosted on our own campus.
Paul collecting his young investigator clinical science award at the British Society for Cardiovascular Science meeting at BCS conference, Manchester, 2009.
Al, Paul, and two lobsters at Legal Sea Foods during ISTH, Boston, 2009.
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