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Dr Maria Ababi

PhD project: Engineering bacteriophage P2 to expand its antimicrobial activity

Supervisors: Alfonso JaramilloLink opens in a new window (Instituto de Biología Integrativa de Sistemas) and Christophe CorreLink opens in a new window (SLS and Chemistry)

Now a senior scientist at Vaccitech

Dr. Richard Allen

PhD project: Investigating Staphylococcus aureus – macrophage interactions during infection

Supervisors: Meera Unnikrishnan (WMS) and Avinash Shenoy (Imperial College London)

Dr Phillip Auckland

PhD project: Molecular analysis of chromosome movement by microtubule depolymerisation-coupled pulling

Supervisor: Andrew McAinsh (WMS) and Anne Straube (WMS)

Now is the Lead Scientist for Advanced Microscopy at the Medicines Discovery Catapult

Dr. JJ Awodipe

PhD project: Characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus interactions with bone cells

Supervisors: Meera Unnikrishnan (WMS) and Sebastien Perrier (Chemistry)

Now a Career Advisor with Career Connect in Liverpool

Jonatan Benarroch

PhD project: Probing the electrochemical dynamics of germination in Bacillus Subtilis spores

Supervisors: Munehiro Asally (SLS) and Pat Unwin (Chemistry)

Now a Data Scientist at the Competition and Markets Authority

Daniel Bending

PhD Project: Modelling Receptor uptake in Glucose Homeostasis

Supervisors: Mike Chappell (Engineering) and Robert Willis (Sosei Heptares)

awaiting PhD VIVA

Scott Brooks

PhD project: Real-time prediction of cellular states in 3D lattice light sheet microscopy

Supervisors: Till Bretschneider (Computer Science) and Ben Atkinson (3i)

Dr. Chelsea Brown

PhD Project: Molecular Basis of Sugar Transport in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Supervisors: Phill Stansfeld (SLS) and Elizabeth Fullam (SLS)

Now a Postdoctoral fellow studying Molecular Dynamics, University of Groningen, Netherlands

Adam Callan-Sidat

PhD project: RNA polymerase II CTD modifications and transcriptional dynamics: noise and cell cycle effects

Supervisors: Daniel Hebenstreit (SLS) and Louise Dyson (Mathematics and SLS)

Quantum Computing Imaging Informatician at the Medicines Discovery Catapult

Dr. Elena Carter

PhD project: The contribution of metabolic switching to an emerging human pathogen from the genus Photorhabdus

Supervisors: Nick Waterfield (WMS) and Tauqeer Alam (WMS)

Now undertaking teacher training at North Leamington School

Dr Yean Ming Chew

PhD project: Allosteric effects of taxol on single isotype microtubule lattices

Supervisors: Robert Cross (WMS) and Carolyn Moores (Birkbeck)

Now a postdoctoral research fellow in the Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology at Warwick University

Dr John Deering

PhD project: Mechanistic understanding to inhibitors of peptidoglycan glycosyltranferases

Supervisors: David Roper (SLS) and Catherine Kettleborough and Andrew Merritt (LifeArc)

Now a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Anne Schreiber’s lab (Francis Crick Institute, London).

Dr Karen Dhillon

PhD project: Contribution of Tanycytes to the control of bodyweight, food seeking and intake

Supervisors: Nicholas Dale (SLS) and Till Bretschneider (Computer Science)

Now a Senior Clinical Projects Manager at Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR)

Dr. Valentin Dospinescu

PhD project: Reconstituting a chemosensory circuit in vitro

Supervisors: Nicholas Dale (SLS) and Munehiro Asally (SLS)

Now a Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) postdoctoral fellow, Japan

Dr Filipe Fernandes Duarte

PhD project: Investigating chromatin domain structures in living cells using histone pulse-labelling approaches

Supervisors: Andrew Bowman (WMS) and Nigel Burroughs (Maths)

Now Service manager for New Product Introduction (NPI) at Quick Release

Dr Joseph Dunford

PhD project: Investigating Calcium-Dependent Depolarisation of Uterine Smooth Muscle and the Role of ANO1

Supervisors: Andrew Blanks (WMS) and Magnus Richardson (Maths)

Now a Healthcare Informatician and Predictive Analytics Lead for the Government of Jersey

Dr Randa Elsayed

PhD project: Analysing the chromatin landscape and transcriptome within sox17+ lineages during zebrafish embryonic development.

Supervisors: Andrew Nelson (SLS) and and Sascha Ott (Computer Science)

Now a Research Associate in the Department of Oncology and Metabolism at The University of Sheffield

Dr. Julia Fairbairn

PhD project: Peptidomimetic Inhibitors for the MraY-protein E interaction site as anti-Pseudomonas therapeutics

Supervisors: Tim Bugg (Chemistry) and Andrew Merritt (LifeArc)

Now a data analyst in the Police Force

Dr Jonathan Fenn

PhD project: Molecular characterisation of the UgpB substrate binding protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Supervisors: Liz Fullam (SLS) and Alex Cameron (SLS)

Now a Senior Clinical Scientist for Black Country Pathology Services

Mary Fesenko

Project Project: Formation and function of intracellular nanovesicles

Supervisors: Stephen Royle (WMS) and Darius Koester (WMS)

Dr. Daniela Figiel

PhD project: Functional characterisation of tissue-specific cis-regulatory modules during zebrafish endoderm organogenesis

Supervisors: Andy Nelson (SLS) and Till Bretschneider (Computer Science)

Postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Tamir Rashid (imperial College London)

Dr Jess Furner-Pardoe

PhD project: An interdisciplinary investigation into the antibacterial activity and chemical composition of the historical remedy Bald’s eyesalve

Supervisors: Freya Harrison (SLS), Dave Barrett (Nottingham) and Christophe Corre (SLS and Chemistry)

Now an Early Career Fellow at the University of Warwick & UKHSA

Lucia Gaetani

PhD project: Toward improved rapid diagnostics for carbohydrate biomarkers: Mapping epitope-paratope interactions that drive glycan

Supervisors: Ann Dixon (Chemistry) and James Schouten & Paul Davis (Global Access Diagnostics)

Dr Ramon Garcia Maset

PhD project: Synthetic nano-engineered antimicrobial peptide polymers (SNAPPs): from their mechanism of action to their application against biofilms

Supervisors: Sebastien Perrier (Chemistry) and Freya Harrison (SLS)

Now a Research Associate in the Rohn lab at University College London

Dr Sam Garforth

PhD project: Investigating the trafficking and signalling of the pre-T cell receptor complex

Supervisors: John James (WMS) and Alex Jones (SLS)

Now a postdoctoral research scientist at the Weatherall Institute for Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford.

Dr Lina Germanova

PhD project: Mechanical load-bearing mechanisms in the human kinetochore

Supervisors: Andrew McAinsh (WMS) and Nigel Burroughs (Maths)

Now an IT Service Manager at KPMG

Dr. Amy Godfrey

PhD project: Engineering cell-type specificity in a naturally occurring protein nanosyringe for intracellular protein delivery

Supervisors: Nick Waterfield (WMS) and Matt Gibson (Chemistry/WMS)

Now a Postdoctoral Research fellow in the Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology, University of Warwick

Dr Iago Lopez Grobas

PhD project: Biophysical defence mechanisms of swarming Bacillus subtilis under stress

Supervisors: Munehiro Asally (SLS) and Marco Polin (Physics)

Now a Margarita Salas Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Valencia, Spain

Danielle Groves

PhD project: Mechanistic single-molecule studies of coronavirus replication and host interactions

Supervisors: Nicole Robb (WMS) and Ervin Fodor (Oxford)

Dr Alex Haigh

PhD project: Multi-omic Exploration of the Human Endometrium

Supervisors: Sascha Ott (WMS/Computer Science) and Jan Brosens (WMS)

Now a Data Analytist at Citi Corp Group

Dr Mary Halebian

PhD project: Biophysical analysis of binding interactions between clathrin and its adaptor proteins

Supervisor: Corinne Smith (SLS) and Frances Brodsky (UCL)

Now a Lecturer (Adjunct Faculty) at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus

Dr. Angus Inman

PhD project: Understanding cell and tissue mechanics of the prospective forebrain during early zebrafish development

Supervisors: Michael Smutny (WMS) and Till Bretschneider (Computer Science)

Now a Business Analyst at Aetha Consulting

Dr Rebekah Jones

PhD project: Lipid remodelling in host-pathogen interaction and antimicrobial resistance

Supervisors: Yin Chen (SLS) and Andre Pires da Silva (SLS)

Now a Postdoctoral Research Scientist at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford.

Dr. Jess Szeto

PhD project: L-aspartate signalling in the brain

Supervisors: Nick Dale (SLS) and Mark Wall (SLS)

Circé La Mache

PhD project: Development of novel Purine-based analgesics 

Supervisors: Bruno Frenguelli & Mark Wall (SLS) and David Spanswick (NeuroSolutions)

awaiting PhD VIVA

Dr. Ben Lanza

PhD project: Statistical design and analysis of clinical studies using personalised healthcare under biomarker uncertainty

Supervisors: Deepak Parashar (WMS) and Chris Harbron (Roche Pharmaceuticals)

Now a Senior Data Scientist, Clinical Trial Division, Roche Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Becky Leech

PhD project: Investigating RNA regulation during embryonic and germline development in zebrafish

Supervisors: Karuna Sampath (WMS) and Daniel Hebenstreit (SLS)

Now a postdoctoral fellow in Anna Jazwinska Muller's lab. at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Dr Stephen Li

PhD project: Transcriptomic analysis predicts the identities and biological roles of small RNAs

Supervisors: Chrystala Constantinidou (WMS) and Tauqeer Alam (WMS)

Now a Computational Biologist at the University of Hong Kong

Dr. Mamas Louca

PhD project: A co-evolutionary approach to autophagy and infection

Supervisors: Ioannis Nezis (SLS) and Bridget Penman (SBIDER)

Now an Associate Consultant at Executive Insight Healthcare Consultants

Dr. Rebecca Mackley

PhD project: Determining further differences to stable and rupture prone atherosclerotic plaques through a materials science-based approach

Supervisors: Tara Schiller (WMG) and Johannes Boltze (SLS)

Now a Value Communications Scientist at Maverex

Dr. Martin McAndrew

PhD project: Antibiotic resistance and sensing by the BceAB family of Type VII ABC transporters

Supervisors: Allister Crow (SLS) and Phill Stansfeld (SLS)

Iona McIntyre

PhD Project: Modifying macrophage phenotype as a potential treatment for endometriosis

Supervisors: Erin Greaves (WMS) and Greg Ferguson (Ferring Pharmaceuticals)

Dr Liam Messin

PhD project Spatial control of microtubule shrinkage

Supervisors: Jonathan Millar (WMS) and Rob Cross (WMS)

Liam is now Deputy Editor at Nature Medicine

Abdi Jama Mohamed

PhD project: Chemogenetic approaches to treat chronic pain

Supervisors: David Spanswick (WMS and Monash) and Fei-Yue Zhao (NeuroSolutions Ltd)

Now a Data Scientist at Viridien

Dr. Daniel Moore

PhD project: Structure and cellular function of Tumor Protein D52-like proteins

Supervisors: Stephen Royle (WMS) and Joseph Cockburn (Leeds)

Dr Souvik Naskar

PhD project: Reconstitution and functional analysis of the FtsEXA-PcsB divisiome complex required for peptidoglycan remodelling and cell separation in S.pneumonia

Supervisors: David Roper (SLS) and Corinne Smith (SLS)

Now a Senior Research Associate in the Low Lab, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London.

Shambhawee Neupane

PhD Project: Identification and characterisation of conserved protein families involved in ciliary function and diseases

Supervisors: Samuel Dean (WMS) and Sascha Ott (WMS)

Dr Thomas Rawlings

PhD project: Three-dimensional modelling of the peri-implantation endometrium

Supervisors: Jan Brosens (WMS) and Anne Straube (WMS)

Awarded a Next Generation Fellowship to set up his own laboratory the Centre for Trophoblast Research (University of Cambridge)

Dr. Ben Roberts

PhD project: An in vitro sensor integrated blood brain barrier model for the investigation of circadian transport of xenobiotics into the brain

Supervisors: Jérôme Charmet (WMG) and Robert Dallmann (WMS)

Now Sustainability Lead and Innovation Advisor at Medilink Midlands

Dr Megan Sambrook

PhD project: Outside to inside: The relationship of eukaryotic homologues of serine-threonine kinase signalling in bacterial pathogens to antibiotic resistance

Supervisors: David Roper (SLS) and Catherine Kettleborough (LifeArc)

Now a GPCR Drug Discovery Scientist at Exscientia 

Dr. Will Scott

PhD project: Visualizing Filamentous Actin Using Synthetic Biology and Click Chemistry

Supervisors: Mohan Balasubramanian (WMS) and Martin Wills (Chemistry)

Dr Nicholas Sillett

PhD project Exploring the roles of the C-terminal of Pol2, the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase E, in replication and checkpoint response

Supervisors: Giacomo De Piccoli (WMS) and Philippe Pasero (Montpellier)

Now Programme Manager at the National Institute for Health and Care Research

Dr Oliver Sinfield

PhD project: Processing bodies are dynamically localised and associate with multiple organelles throughout the replicative lifespan of the yeast cell

Supervisors: John McCarthy (SLS) and Rob Cross (WMS)

Now a Product Manager at Thistle Scientific Ltd

Dr Katie Smart

PhD project Functional characterisation of the activities and interactions of Gram-negative penicillin-binding proteins PBP1b and PBP3

Supervisors: Chris Dowson (SLS) and Jozef Lewandowski (Chemistry)

Now a Senior Scientist at Exscientia

Dr Helen Smith

PhD project: Molecular Mechanisms of Gladiolin Biosynthesis

Supervisors: Greg Challis (Chemistry), Jozef Lewandowski (Chemistry) and Matthew Jenner (Chemistry)

Currrently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with Prof Chris Schofield FRS, University of Oxford.

Dr. Katy Stokes

PhD project: Artificial Intelligence for screening and management of health conditions in LMICs

Supervisors: Leandro Pecchia (Engineering) and Francesco Cappuccio (WMS)

Mahar Taher

PhD Project: Modelling neuronal trafficking and survival to predict the progression of neurodegenerative diseases

Supervisors: Adam Noel (Engineering) and Anne Straube (WMS)

Dr. Amelia Thompson

PhD project: Quantitative decision-making in clinical drug development incorporating biomarkers

Supervisors: Deepak Parashar (WMS) and Paul Frewer (AstraZeneca)

Now a Data Analyst at Nationwide Building Society

Dr Gokhan Tut

PhD project: On the microtubule based transport of Marek's disease virus

Supervisor: Anne Straube (WMS) and Venugopal Pair (Pirbright Institute)

Now a Principle Scientist at Celentyx

Dr Laura Usselmann

PhD project: Exploration of Circadian Dysregulation in Cancer

Supervisors: Robert Dallmann (WMS) and Sascha Ott (Computer Science)

Now a Scientist in the High Throughput Screening Department at AstraZeneca.

Dr Joseph van de Wiel

PhD project: Towards an understanding of the role of Connexin26 in breathing

Supervisors: Nicholas Dale (SLS) and Mark Wall (SLS)

Now a Biostatistician at University of Birmingham's Cancer Research Clinical Trials Unit.

Vadim Vasilyev

PhD Project: Towards global phenotyping of circadian clocks from single samples

Supervisors: Robert Dallmann (WMS) and David Rand (Maths)

Vito Kontrimas

PhD project: Development of multifunctional polymeric drug delivery systems for penetrating the blood-brain barrier

Supervisors: Sebastien Perrier (Chemistry) and Robert Dallmann (WMS)

Dr Matt Warren

PhD project: Cryopreservation by Design: Bringing together experiments and simulations to deliver the next generation of cryoprotectants

Supervisors: Gabriele Sosso (Chemistry) and Matt Gibson (WMS/Chemistry)

Now a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Drug Design at the University of Oxford

Dr Kate Watkins

PhD project: The Role of the Staphyloccocal Type VII system in the modulation of host responses

Supervisors: Meera Unnikrishnan, WMS and Marco Polin, WMS/Physics

Now a Clinical Project Manager at Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR)

Jonny Whiteside

PhD project: Bicyclic peptides: targeting toxins and pathogens to accelerate anti-infective discovery

Supervisors: Chris Dowson (SLS) and Mike Dawson (Bicycle TX Ltd)

Dr Ian Winfield

PhD project: Quantifying biased agonism of adenosine and calcitonin-like receptors

Supervisor: Graham Ladds (Warwick Medical School and Cambridge) and Jonathan Millar (WMS)

Now a Group Leader at Domainex

Dr Katie Wood

PhD project: The role of adaptor proteins in the dynamics of clathrin coat formation and disassembly

Supervisors: Corinne Smith (SLS) and Nikola Chmel (Chemistry)

Now an Associate Medical Writer for Ashfield MedComms, an Inizio Company

Dr Laura Wood

PhD project: Development of an inducible model of clathrin-mediated endocytosis

Supervisor: Steve Royle (WMS) and Anne Straube (WMS)

Now a Technical Account Manager (Oxford & SW) for New England Biolabs

Dr. Stella Zhan

PhD project: Innovative statistical methods for clinical trial pathways supporting regulatory drug approval

Supervisors: Nigel Stallard (WMS) and Cornelia Ursula Kunz (Boeringer Ingelheim)

Dr Alex Zwetsloot

PhD project: Bidirectional transport along microtubules: cooperation of Kif1C and dynein

Supervisors: Anne Straube, WMS and Francois Nedelec

Now Scientific Investigator (Protein Science) at GlaxoSmithKline