Emma Burman Wins bioProcess UK Poster Prize

2 December 2024

Well done Emma Burman for winning the poster prize at the 2024 bioProcessUK conference organised by BioIndustry Association (BIA). Emma is currently studying for an Engineering Doctorate at UCL Biochemical Engineering.

Emma presented her winning poster titled "EV-olution of Extracellular Vesicle Isolation" at the BIA conference in Liverpool in November. Emma also won Roosterbio Development Award 2024, which you can read about below.

Emma graduated with a degree in Biological Sciences degree with a year in industry from the University of Leeds (BSc IND). After graduation she and worked as a research scientist at Astrea Bioseparations before starting her Engineering Doctorate (EngD) at UCL Biochemical Engineering. Her EngD is titled "Nanofiber-based Adsorbent to Address Extracellular Vesicle Subpopulation Isolation" and is sponsored by Astrea Bioseparations. Her supervisors are Prof. Dan Bracewell and Dr Bernice Wright.

"BioProcessUK was an incredible experience and a fantastic opportunity to showcase my EngD project and share my enthusiasm for bioprocessing. Winning the student poster award was a great surprise! I was really happy that my flash presentation sparked curiosity around extracellular vesicles and led to some interesting discussions about my project. The conference had a really friendly atmosphere and taught me a lot about sustainability, funding, and policy." Emma Burman, November 2024

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