Robine obtained her BSc and MSc degrees at the Radboud University in the Netherlands, before completing her PhD in Marine Biology at the Memorial University in Canada. She then joined the Jutfelt Fish Ecophysiology Lab at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway as a postdoc.

Her research focuses on how the environment -- especially anything related to climate change -- affects the physiology of fishes. She currently work on questions related to thermal acclimation and adaptation, whereby she uses zebrafish as a model species and artificial selection as a powerful experimental tool.

Previously Robine also studied Atlantic cod, goldsinny wrasse, sablefish, Atlantic salmon, and rainbow trout. She is interested in topics like immunity, cardiac function, respiration, plasticity, hypoxia, and temperature tolerance. She is always keen to put physiology in its wider ecological and evolutionary context, to collaborate, and to try out new methods in her research.

Ms Ewa Sybilska is a Ph.D. student in the ‘Plant Genetics and Functional Genomics’ group at the Institute of Biology, Biotechnology, and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia in Katowice in Poland.

Fascinated by plant genetics, her research interests focus on plant adaptation to abiotic stresses. Under the supervision of Professor Agata Daszkowska-Golec, she is investigating the role of the cap-binding complex (CBC) in response to abscisic acid (ABA) during seed germination in barley (Hordeum vulgare).

Her work aims to elucidate molecular mechanisms and identify the CBC complex's signaling pathways.

Amy obtained her Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) and Honours (Pharmacology major) degrees from the University of Western Australia. She completed my PhD at Monash University in 2019 with a higher degree by research full scholarship. Currently, she works as an assistant professor at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia. She is also the chairperson of the Centre for Stem Cell Research.  

Amy’s specialty is pharmacology. She is passionate about establishing disease models using specialized cells such as induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and 3D organoids for pharmacological screening, especially for disorders that could be potentially treated with personalised medicine and cell therapy.

Her previous work involved the modification of bioactive compounds to enhance their anti-cancer properties. From there, she now focuses on using nanomaterials as an improved delivery system to enhance the properties of conventional drugs as well as bioactive compounds.

HOW TO ENTER

1. Submit an abstract online for a relevant session at the SEB Conference on or before 08   March 2024   and tick the box which states "I would like to be considered for Irene Manton poster prize".
2. A PDF version of your final poster must be submitted via our online portal, by 21 May 2024. Posters will be judged during the poster sessions at the SEB Conference.
3. In the circumstance where your oral abstract submission for the SEB Conference has been accepted for poster presentation, you will still have the opportunity to apply for the Irene Manton poster prize and will need to provide a PDF of the final poster to enter the competition.

IRENE MANTON AWARD FAQS

Irene manton deadlines 

A PDF version of your final poster must be submitted by 21st May 2024.

Where do I submit my Irene Manton Poster

Your PDF Poster needs to be submitted via our online portal.

When will the Irene Manton Posters be judged

 Posters will be judged during the poster sessions on 2nd and 3rd July at the SEB Conference.

When will the Irene Manton winners be announced 

The winners of the award will be announced at the Awards Dinner on 4th July 2024.

What Happens Next 

Posters will be judged during the poster sessions on 2nd and 3rd July at the SEB Conference.

The winners of the award will be announced during the Awards Dinner on 4th July 2024.