Analyst Blog

The Biosensors World Congress 2012 is now only a few weeks away; it takes place in Cancun, Mexico, 15-18 May.  The last meeting, which took place in Glasgow, UK, in 2010, attracted 1100 delegates and this is sure to be another great opportunity to see some of the best new work in biosensors.  We’re disappointed not to be attending this time, but look out for flyers from Analyst and Analytical Methods with the latest information on the journal: you can even use the QR code to access more online!

Chair of the conference is Professor Anthony Turner of Linköping University, Sweden, who was recently presented with the RSC Theophilus Redwood Award.  Take a look at Tony’s paper in Analyst in our web theme on Materials for Detection:

Development of a piezoelectric sensor for the detection of methamphetamine
Maria Romero Guerra, Iva Chianella, Elena V. Piletska, Kal Karim, Anthony P. F. Turner and Sergey A. Piletsky
Analyst, 2009, 134, 1565-1570
DOI: 10.1039/B819351G

One of the invited speakers at the meeting is Till Bachmann of the University of Edinburgh; you can Dr Bachmann’s recent papers in Analyst below:

Communication: Alkaline phosphatase enzymatic signal amplification for fast, sensitive impedimetric DNA detection
Miriam Kaatz, Holger Schulze, Ilenia Ciani, Fred Lisdat, Andrew R. Mount and Till T. Bachmann
Analyst, 2012, 137, 59-63
DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15767A
From web theme: Future Electroanalytical Developments

Electrochemical detection of interaction between Thioflavin T and acetylcholinesterase
Vladimir Dounin, Andrea Constantinof, Holger Schulze, Till T. Bachmann and Kagan Kerman
Analyst, 2011, 136, 1234-1238
DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00743A

You can know register for the Analytical Research Forum (ARF), taking place 2-4 July at Durham University.  This year’s focus will be “Living Systems and Interfaces”.

The ARF is the premier Analytical Science meeting of the RSC. The meeting is primarily for early-stage analytical science researchers (industrial scientists, Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows) to present their latest results in the context of the wider analytical science community.

Register early to benefit from the fantastic savings currently available:

• Early bird discount – £50 saving on the standard fee
• Member rate – available to RSC members
• Student rate – available to undergraduates and postgraduates on a full time course
• Bursaries – a limited number offered to students and younger members of the RSC in the early stages of their career – worth £150 so check your eligibility

Keynote speakers at ARF 2012 are:

• John Rogers – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Don Jones – University of Leicester
• Pat Unwin– University of Warwick
• Simon Herrington – University of Dundee

As Deputy Editor of Analyst and Analytical Methods, I’ll be attending on behalf of the journals, so feel free to speak to me about anything related to publishing your work with us.  I look forward to seeing you in the summer!