Scientific Symposia - Undergraduate Flash Talks

5:00pm – 6:00pm GMT, 24 March 2026 ‐ 1 hour

Room: Kilsyth - located on level 0

Symposia Session

Lloyd Aldridge,  University of Surrey / University of Milan-Bicocca -  Innovative Lipid–Polymer Hybrid Nanoparticle Composition for Optimised siRNA Delivery

Shahrooz Ghaedsharaf,  University of the West of England -  Biodegradation of Waste Cooking Olive Oil using Immobilisation of Pseudomonas otitidis

Georgina Donovan, University of the West of England  -  Shigella and the Consequences of Confusing Nomenclature: an Urgent Appeal for Standardisation

Nene Obiajuru,  University of Cambridge/ Harvard Medical School genetics department -  Quantifying brood size and development of C. elegans with a hemagglutination tag gene insertion and level of germ cell apoptosis in adult gonads to elucidate the function of NATF-1 Gene in Prophase 1 of Meiosis.

Chloe Christie,  Glasgow Caledonian University -  Optimizing Fermentation Experiments to Compare DHA-Producing Microalgae Strains at MiAlgae

Bennet Obeng Atuah,  Glasgow Caledonian University -  Exploring Awareness of Policies and Guidance on Generative AI Use by Health and Life Sciences Students at Glasgow Caledonian University