LSI DTCs 2007: Physical sciences of imaging in the biomedical sciences (PSIBS)
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Birmingham
Department Name: School of Chemistry
Abstract
The PSIBS Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) will focus on the development of the physical sciences of imaging and the computational analysis of image data to address key problems in the biological and biomedical sciences.The importance of Imaging to Bioscience and Medicine has been highlighted both by the N111 and the UK research councils.There is art apparent and growing need for people with these skills within UK industries with diverse business focuses (proposal section 3). This is reflected by their involvement in this PSIBS DTC and their contributions to the training.Two key benefits of training cohorts of students rather than individually funded students are: (1) The PSIBS multi-disciplinary taught programme that will upgrade the skill- and knowledge-base of traditional UK bachelors-level single-discipline graduates to underpin and enable cross-disciplinary PhD research. (ii) The students will develop extensive and cross-disciplinary links and networks, both with other PSIBS students and the many PSIBS academics, which will persist throughout their future research careers.Imaging technology is evolving faster than the standard grant turnaround time and dynamic, responsive PhD research within a critical mass of experts will enable (a) rapid response and (b) cutting edge research against our overseas competitors (proposal section 4).
Organisations
- University of Birmingham (Lead Research Organisation)
- Department for Infrastructure (Project Partner)
- Central Technology Belt (Project Partner)
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Project Partner)
- General Electric (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Qinetiq (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Lambda Photometrics Ltd (Project Partner)
- Nikon (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Renishaw (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Hewlett-Packard (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- JEOL (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Thinktank (Project Partner)
- Bruker Biospin Ltd (Project Partner)
- Birmingham City Council (Project Partner)
- Diamond Light Source (Project Partner)
- Medilink West Midlands (Project Partner)
- Carl Zeiss (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Luminescence Services Ltd (Project Partner)
- Smith & Nephew plc (UK) (Project Partner)
- LOT Oriel Ltd (Project Partner)
- PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences (Project Partner)
People |
ORCID iD |
Michael Hannon (Principal Investigator) |