Science Events & Awards

Meet The Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024 Winner

Meet The Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024 Winner

The winner of our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024 has been chosen! Find out which inspiring scientist has scooped our top prize, and read about the 10 runners-up who’ve been named this year’s Lab Stars!

10 Award-Winning Female Scientists of 2024

10 Award-Winning Female Scientists of 2024

As we reach the end of 2024, we’d like to shine a spotlight on some of the inspiring female scientists who have won awards for their research this year. The Nobel Prizes may not have awarded any women in science this year, but we’re more than happy to champion these 10 Award-Winning Female Scientists of 2024.

Nominations Are Now Open For The Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024!

Nominations Are Now Open For The Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024!

It’s time to celebrate the shining stars in your lab by nominating them for the Lab Heroes Awards™ 2024! Nominations are now open for our annual celebration of the science world’s brightest and most inspiring superstars, and we want YOU to tell us about the colleague who makes your lab a better place!

Electrophysiology Essentials: Hands-On Learning at the Cell Physiology Workshop

Electrophysiology Essentials: Hands-On Learning at the Cell Physiology Workshop

Electrophysiology techniques are essential for budding neuroscientists, so how can early career life scientists get to grips with the fundamentals? We asked Dr Sean Brennan of the University of Liverpool to tell us more about the hands-on learning sessions on offer at the UK’s annual Cell Physiology Workshop.

Networking & Knowledge-Sharing for Early Career Neuroscientists

Networking & Knowledge-Sharing for Early Career Neuroscientists

If you’re an early career neuroscientist looking for networking opportunities in the UK, this upcoming event in Bristol could be just for you! We spoke to organising committee member Freya Shepherd of Cardiff University who told us more about the GW4 Early Career Neuroscientist Day 2024!

iGEM 2024: The Race to Reduce Methane Emissions

iGEM 2024: The Race to Reduce Methane Emissions

The annual iGEM synthetic biology competition is underway for 2024, and this year Hello Bio are delighted to be sponsoring the team at Lund University in Sweden! We spoke to the team to find out more about their project to reduce methane emissions…

Bringing Together the Future Investigators of Regenerative Medicine

Bringing Together the Future Investigators of Regenerative Medicine

An international society dedicated to supporting early career researchers in regenerative medicine is hosting an exciting symposium in Spain later this year. We spoke to Lea Wood, a committee member with the Future Investigators of Regenerative Medicine, who told us more about the upcoming FIRM Symposium 2024...

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023 Highly Commended Nominees: Sandra Mendiola

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023 Highly Commended Nominees: Sandra Mendiola

It’s time to meet another of our Lab Heroes Awards 2023 Highly Commended nominees! Sandra Mendiola is a postdoc in the Vogel lab at the University of Georgia, and was commended by our judges in the Lab Scholar category! We spoke to Sandra about her career so far, her advice for younger scientists, and her advocacy for inclusion and belonging in STEM.

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023 Winners: Caroline Manicam

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023 Winners: Caroline Manicam

We’re delighted to shine a well-deserved spotlight on our third Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023 winner! Caroline Manicam of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, was chosen as the winner of our Lab Leader category, and we found out more about her career so far, her early interest in medicine, and her passion for promoting innovation and change within science.

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023 Highly Commended Nominees: Elia Ranzato

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023 Highly Commended Nominees: Elia Ranzato

It’s time to meet another of our Lab Heroes AwardsTM 2023 Highly Commended nominees! Elia Ranzato was nominated in the ‘Lab Leader’ category for his ability to inspire others, and his drive to change the perception of a ‘typical’ scientist. We asked Elia some quick-fire questions about his career so far and his passion for working in STEM…