Academic clinicians with unique skill sets
In 2020, we welcomed our first cohort of MB-PhD students and Clinical Research Training Fellows
Ryan is a first year MB-PhD student in the labs of Dr Ed Roberts (GLA) and Dr Tak Kitamura (EDI). His project focuses on a phenomenon called myeloid skewing where immune cell production shifts towards the bone marrow. He is investigating how this affects the anti-tumour response of the immune system.
Tian En is a first year MB-PhD student working with Dr Simon Wilkinson (EDI) and Professor Neil Carragher (EDI). His project focuses on identifying drugs that promote the anti-tumour response of the immune system.
Lorna is a first year MB-PhD student under the supervision of Professor Charlie Gourley (EDI) and Professor Gareth Inman (GLA). Her project focuses on the most common form of epithelial ovarian cancer. She is investigating the role of the MAPK pathway – often defect in this pathway can lead to uncontrolled growth and cancer.
Mairi is a first year MB-PhD student in the labs of Professor Gareth Inman (GLA) and Professsor Charlie Gourley (EDI). Her project focuses on one of the main types of skin cancer, cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, aiming to identify drivers and therapeutic vulnerabilities for its metastasis.
Doug is a clinical research fellow in his second year of doctoral training working with Prof Sara Zanivan and Dr Rosalind Glasspool. His project focuses on the metabolic interplay between cancer-associated fibroblasts and tumour cells. Using cutting edge proteomics, he aims to identify vulnerabilities that can be exploited for therapy in ovarian carcinoma metastases.
