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In this installment of Teach Me in 10, we're joined by Ross Ashdown, who talks us through the basics of inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry, or ICP-OES. 

ICP-OES is able to detect and quantify ~80% of the periodic table. It is a technique that is adopted by scientists from a wide variety of different research fields. But how does it work? What are its components? What are some of the common applications of this technique? 

Ross explains all in this Teach Me in 10 video. 

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Teach Me in 10 – An Introduction to ICP-OES With Ross Ashdown

Synthetic biology is a multidisciplinary research area that combines fields such as biology, engineering, chemistry, bioinformatics and systems biology. It is advancing at an impressive rate, largely due to the recent developments in genome engineering and genome editing in the post-genomic era. Synthetic biology influences various aspects of human life, such as modern medicine, drug development, agriculture, working to prevent climate change and even the chemistry of household products such as laundry detergent. In this installment of Teach Me in 10, we are delighted to welcome Dr Jake Wintermute, a systems biologist that works for INSERM France and teaches part of the Synthetic Biology Master's Program at the CRI in Paris. "My current research interests include the biology of aging, synthetic biology tools for drug discovery, and the human skin microbiome. I want to design, optimize and control microbial metabolism, usually with genetic techniques and usually with some application in mind, even it that application is far off," says Dr Wintermute. In this installment of Teach me in 10, Dr Wintermute provides a Synthetic Biology 101, teaching you everything that you need to know about this interesting area of science, in less than 10 minutes.

Teach Me in 10 – Why Synthetic Biology Will Eat Your Fields With Dr Jake Wintermute

The food on your plate – how often do you think about where it has come from, the journey that it has undergone from production to delivery, to arrive on your plate as a meal? This journey is unique to specific types of foods, and as such, the climate impact of the food on your plate will differ depending on what it is you are eating. For instance, do you know how much a traditional turkey Christmas dinner contributes to climate change? A typical Christmas dinner for six people causes the equivalent of nearly 30 kg of carbon dioxide to be released into the atmosphere. This is equivalent to driving a car for three hours. How can we eat more climate-friendly foods? That's a huge topic of interest for Sarah Bridle, professor in the Physics Department at the University of Manchester. Professor Bridle had been studying dark matter and dark energy for 20 years when she started to think about our own planet, and the next 20 years and beyond. As such, she became committed to helping reduce the climate impact of food and divides her research time between food-related climate change and astrophysics. Sarah has won multiple awards for her work, including a Royal Society University Research Fellowship. Most recently, she published the book Food and Climate Change - Without the Hot Air.

Teach Me in 10 – How Different Foods Contribute to Climate Change with Professor Sarah Bridle

Getting your first work position after completing your PhD can be a daunting process. That's why we're delighted to be joined by Dr Adeayo Sotayo – who has some extremely helpful tips and tricks to aid you through the process – for this instalment of Teach Me in 10. Dr Sotayo is a Research Fellow in Design and Engineering at Brunel University London, with interests in writing, speaking and personal development. He runs a blog – www.drsotayo.com –where he shares his academic, work and professional experiences to inspire and motivate young people, students and researchers. You can also connect with him on Twitter (@drsotayo). Dr Sotayo covers various topics, such as how to publish and present your research, how to apply for grants, make the most of any opportunity that comes your way, and how to construct a compelling CV and cover letter.

Teach Me in 10 – Getting Your First Post-PhD Position in Academia With Dr Adeayo Sotayo

How can plants be utilized in humanity's fight against COVID-19? That's the topic for this week's installment of Teach Me in 10, where we're joined by microbiologist [url][link]https://micro.cornell.edu/people/kathleen-hefferon/[/link][name]Dr Kathleen Hefferon[/name][/url] from Cornell University. When we think about plant-based medicines, often our minds jump to the past, where plants were used as therapies for thousands of years. But advances in modern technology are truly advancing plant-based therapeutics for applications in medicine today for a variety of diseases. In this installment of Teach Me in 10, Dr Hefferon talks us through the concept of plant-based therapeutics and focuses specifically on her research exploring plant-based vaccines for COVID-19.

Teach Me in 10 – How Can Plants Be Used To Fight COVID-19? With Dr Kathleen Hefferon

In this installment of Teach Me in 10, we're joined by Abe Gutierrez and Ed McCurdy, who provide an eloquent introduction to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, or ICP-MS. ICP-MS is an analytical technique that can measure most of the elements listed in the period table quickly and at trace levels. In addition, ICP-MS can also measure almost any sample type, including most solids and some gases. As such, it is a technique that is adopted by scientists from a wide variety of different research fields. Abe and Ed have been working with ICP-MS for approximately 30 years. In this Teach Me in 10, they break down the ICP-MS instrumentation so that you can easily understand it. If you'd like to learn more about ICP-MS after watching this video, be sure to download this ICP-OES vs ICP-MS [url][link]https://go.technologynetworks.com/icp-oes-vs-icp-ms[/link][name]infographic[/name][/url].

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Teach Me in 10 – An Introduction to ICP-OES With Ross Ashdown