This travel fund helps to support young researchers working at the IMS-MRL in attending academic conferences to present their work. In 2024 we were able to support 18 of our researchers to travel to events across Europe and the USA.
Background
Professor Ken Siddle studied as an undergraduate and postgraduate at Downing College, Cambridge, was awarded his PhD (supervised by Nick Hales) in Biochemistry in 1972 and joined the Department of Clinical Biochemistry in 1978. He was appointed Professor of Molecular Endocrinology in 1990, with Emeritus status following his retirement in 2014. His main field of interest is the biochemistry of insulin and insulin-like growth factors, including their receptors and intracellular signalling pathways and the dys-regulation of their actions in diabetes. He was formerly heavily involved in the organisation and administration of postgraduate programmes in biomedical sciences and was always an inspiring mentor to a generation of young scientists.
In particular, he developed antibodies that are still generating income for the department and he is very keen that the money we get is used for benefit of young researchers.
The Ken Siddle Travel Fund
A travel fund of around £10,000 per year is available.
Applications are invited from postgraduate students, research technicians, research assistants, and research associates (up to Grade 8) working within the IMS-MRL and/or Dept of Clinical Biochemistry to apply for a travel bursary to a maximum of £1,000 (matched to funding already available). The funding aims to support researchers wishing to attend an academic conference in order to present a poster or oral presentation at the event.
Only one application per person per year which should be submitted at least 2 months before the planned travel.
How to apply
Applications can be made at any time using this form and will be assessed by a panel including:
Head of Department – Professor Sue Ozanne
Director of Postgraduate Education – Dr Clemence Blouet
Director of MRC-MDU - Professor Stephen O'Rahilly
Fund Administrator and Research Manager - Dr Clive Petry
