Last weekend's Festival of Plants was a busy one at the Sainsbury Laboratory, with several events happening inside and outside the lab.
The Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge
The Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) is a new research institute funded by the Gatsby Foundation. The aim of the Laboratory is to elucidate the regulatory systems underlying plant growth and development.
Address :
Bateman Street Cambridge
Post Code: CB2 1LR
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.slcu.cam.ac.uk
Membership Type: Cambridge University Department
Plants are the foundation for virtually every ecosystem and agricultural system on Earth. A fundamental understanding of how plants grow and develop is therefore paramount for the long term security of a sustainable supply of food and other plant products, such as fuel, fibres and building materials.
The study of plant development is being transformed by the new scientific and technical resources becoming available to biologists, including high-throughput DNA sequencing, new imaging methods, increasingly sophisticated genetic tools, and refined chemical interventions. The data derived from these approaches have opened the way for predictive computational models, which are essential for understanding the dynamic, self-organising properties of plants.
We now have an unprecedented opportunity to obtain an integrated understanding of plant development, setting the stage for a new synthesis that will draw on molecular, cellular, whole plant, and population biology to elucidate how plants are constructed. SLCU is establishing a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research environment that will capitalise on these exciting opportunities.
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The Sainsbury Laboratory at Cambridge University (SLCU) offers a range of activities as part of the Festival of Plants on Saturday 16 May.
22-04-2015
The Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge (SLC)U will host a panel discussion on evidence-based approaches to sustainability in agriculture.
13-04-2015
March was a busy month for SLCU researchers participating in a range of public engagement activities.
02-04-2015
Dozens of people enjoyed tours of the Sainsbury Laboratory as part of Open Cambridge. The tours were given by architects from Stanton Williams and included an exploration of the conceptual ideas behind the design of the building as well as explanations of how materials were chosen and the building constructed.
26-09-2014
A-level students from across the UK were challenged to understand new scientific concepts and techniques, assess raw data from real experiments and formulate hypotheses during a visit to the Sainsbury Laboratory at Cambridge University (SLCU).
18-08-2014
The winner of the Society of Biology’s ‘School Biology Teacher of the Year’ visited the Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU) and University Herbarium as part of her prize.
30-07-2014
Researchers at the Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge (SLCU) have had a busy spring, participating in several public engagement events aimed at future plant scientists and the general public.
02-06-2014
A leading expert in the field of sustainable food security, Professor M.S. Swaminathan, will give a talk at the Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge (SLCU) later this month on the critical role plant science plays in tackling the challenge of world hunger.
07-05-2014
A debate on the potential of GM crops in agriculture in developing countries takes place in Cambridge on Friday 16 May (4pm), hosted by the University's Sainsbury Laboratory (SLCU).
06-05-2014
The Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge (SLCU) aims to inspire the next generation of plant scientists.
04-03-2014
Registration is now open for the EMBO Interdisciplinary Plant Science Conference taking place on 21-24 September, 2014
12-02-2014
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