2023 recipients

Each year we award research studentships to outstanding undergraduates within the UK and abroad! Discover some of the exciting work undertaken during these studentships and gain inspiration for your own future placement.

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2023 recipients

41 members

Investigating the effect of a novel mitophagy activator on mitochondrial function and mutant load in cybrid cell lines / University College London

Alim Devecioglu and Professor Michael Duchen

Investigating the effect of a novel mitophagy activator on mitochondrial function and mutant load in cybrid cell lines

University College London

Investigating the Interaction between Clathrin and ESCRT Machinery at the Endosome / University College London

Iva Organdjieva and Professor Frances Brodsky

Investigating the Interaction between Clathrin and ESCRT Machinery at the Endosome

University College London

Investigating growth factor-specific PI3K signalling activation in a PIK3CA-H1047R HeLa cell disease model / University of Dundee

Oliwia Mruk and Dr Ralitsa Madsen

Investigating growth factor-specific PI3K signalling activation in a PIK3CA-H1047R HeLa cell disease model

University of Dundee

Investigating the potential inter-membrane phospholipid transport function of paraquat-inducible ABC (PqiABC) with fluorescent proteoliposomes / University of Birmingham

Henry Box and Dr Tim Knowles

Investigating the potential inter-membrane phospholipid transport function of paraquat-inducible ABC (PqiABC) with fluorescent proteoliposomes

University of Birmingham

The Purification and Substrate Specificity of a Soluble Squalene-Hopene Cyclase Enzyme / University of Exeter

Soren Bentley and Professor Jennifer Littlechild

The Purification and Substrate Specificity of a Soluble Squalene-Hopene Cyclase Enzyme

University of Exeter

The role of the SAGA Histone Acetyltransferase and Core Structural Module in DNA Damage Repair / University of Oxford

Ethan Sip and Dr Adam Wilkinson

The role of the SAGA Histone Acetyltransferase and Core Structural Module in DNA Damage Repair

University of Oxford

Evaluating celastrol on medulloblastoma subtypes / University of Salford

Alvina Imran and Dr Matthew Jones

Evaluating celastrol on medulloblastoma subtypes

University of Salford

The effect of lithium on Frontotemporal Dementia / University College London

Tanisha Lohia and Dr Teresa Niccoli

The effect of lithium on Frontotemporal Dementia

University College London

Evaluation of different copolymers for purification of Glucose transporter 4 from adipose cells / University of Bath

Emily Strickland and Dr Francoise Koumanov

Evaluation of different copolymers for purification of Glucose transporter 4 from adipose cells

University of Bath

Are biomarkers of intestinal permeability increased in the serum of adolescent JIA patients compared to age-matched HCs / University College London

Thea Jakobi and Dr Elizabeth Rosser

Are biomarkers of intestinal permeability increased in the serum of adolescent JIA patients compared to age-matched HCs

University College London

Expression and characterization of MtrCAB in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 / University of Edinburgh

Devansh Kumar and Professor Louise Horsfall

Expression and characterization of MtrCAB in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

University of Edinburgh

Investigating the Role of miR-26b in Vascular Calcification using Single-Cell RNA sequencing / University of Edinburgh

Rosa Bauza Sanso and Dr Andrea Caporali

Investigating the Role of miR-26b in Vascular Calcification using Single-Cell RNA sequencing

University of Edinburgh

Role of PDZ and LIM (PDLIM) Proteins in Liver Fibrosis / Manchester Metropolitan University

Mohammad Imran Ibrahim and Dr James Pritchett

Role of PDZ and LIM (PDLIM) Proteins in Liver Fibrosis

Manchester Metropolitan University

Understanding the specific effector-receptor dynamics of one of M. oryzae virulence proteins / John Innes Centre

Enzo Zanchet and Professor Mark Banfield

Understanding the specific effector-receptor dynamics of one of M. oryzae virulence proteins

John Innes Centre

Characterising the autophagic-lysosomal phenotype of different breast cancer subtype-specific cell lines / University of Bristol

Eloise Lines and Dr Bethan Lloyd-Lewis

Characterising the autophagic-lysosomal phenotype of different breast cancer subtype-specific cell lines

University of Bristol

Targeting a Bioactive lipid in PI3K-induced Oncogenicity / Institute of Cancer Research

Patricia Eror Barnes and Dr George Poulogiannis

Targeting a Bioactive lipid in PI3K-induced Oncogenicity

Institute of Cancer Research

Investigating interactions between the BRCT Domain of BRCA1 & Affimers / University of Leeds

Tharushi Wijesiriwardena and Dr Qian Wu

Investigating interactions between the BRCT Domain of BRCA1 & Affimers

University of Leeds

Titration of H2O2 in HaCaT cells / University Carlos III of Madrid

Marta Alonso Martínez and Dr Iria Medraño Fernandez

Titration of H2O2 in HaCaT cells

University Carlos III of Madrid

Cloning and Overexpression of Haloarcula hispanica Head-Tailed HHTV-1 Virus Proteins in Escherichia coli for cryo-EM Analysis / University of York

Aitor Mateo and Professor Alfred Antson

Cloning and Overexpression of Haloarcula hispanica Head-Tailed HHTV-1 Virus Proteins in Escherichia coli for cryo-EM Analysis

University of York

Analysis of the interaction between dematin and the adaptor protein 14-3-3 / University of Bradford

Areeba Tariq and Dr Jurgen Muller

Analysis of the interaction between dematin and the adaptor protein 14-3-3

University of Bradford

Determine which strain(s) of Aspergillus oryzae are best suited for recombinant food protein production using a Multiomics analysis approach / DTU Biosustain

Charlotte Drastisch and Dr Leonie Jahn

Determine which strain(s) of Aspergillus oryzae are best suited for recombinant food protein production using a Multiomics analysis approach

DTU Biosustain

Generation of Biased Ligand Screening Prediction Platform / University of Nottingham

Ngoc Phan and Professor Dmitry Veprintsev

Generation of Biased Ligand Screening Prediction Platform

University of Nottingham

Differential Effects of Metformin and/or Nox1/Nox4 Inhibition upon Oxidative Stress Signaling in mouse skeletal C2C12 Myoblasts Under Diabetic-Mimic Conditions / University of Westminster

Arshiya Siddique and Dr Aikaterini Anagnostopoulou

Differential Effects of Metformin and/or Nox1/Nox4 Inhibition upon Oxidative Stress Signaling in mouse skeletal C2C12 Myoblasts Under Diabetic-Mimic Conditions

University of Westminster

Enzymes Nanoconfined and Electrified for Fundamental Discovery: Antibiotic Resistance / The University of Manchester

Marc Lagrana and Dr Clare Megarity

Enzymes Nanoconfined and Electrified for Fundamental Discovery: Antibiotic Resistance

The University of Manchester

Using single-chain fragment variables to investigate the cardiac voltage channel, Nav1.5 / University of Cambridge

Sam Arundel and Dr Tony Jackson

Using single-chain fragment variables to investigate the cardiac voltage channel, Nav1.5

University of Cambridge

Investigating the interaction between Neuropilin-1 and some mutant forms of glycyl-transfer RNA synthetase that underlie Charcot–Marie–Tooth type 2 Diseases / University of Cambridge

Rateep Nasim and Dr Taufiq Rahman

Investigating the interaction between Neuropilin-1 and some mutant forms of glycyl-transfer RNA synthetase that underlie Charcot–Marie–Tooth type 2 Diseases

University of Cambridge

Understanding the interactions between ribosome-nascent chain complexes / University College London

Hannah Summers and Professor John Christodoulou

Understanding the interactions between ribosome-nascent chain complexes

University College London

Optimising the conditions for small molecule soaking in UP1 microcrystals / King's College London

Randall Liew and Dr Filippo Prischi

Optimising the conditions for small molecule soaking in UP1 microcrystals

King's College London

Investigating the effect of extracellular pH on the mechano-response of cardiac fibroblasts / Keele University

Ria Hunt and Dr Hamish Gilbert

Investigating the effect of extracellular pH on the mechano-response of cardiac fibroblasts

Keele University

Investigating the Role of Dynamic Ubiquitin Signaling in Orchestrating Plant Immunity / University of Edinburgh

Lavanya Yogesvaren and Professor Steven Spoel

Investigating the Role of Dynamic Ubiquitin Signaling in Orchestrating Plant Immunity

University of Edinburgh

Establishing the association of R. gnavus PDU CDE genes with the BMC / Quadram Institute

Aleksandra Teriosina and Professor Nathalie Juge

Establishing the association of R. gnavus PDU CDE genes with the BMC

Quadram Institute

SerpinA12 (vaspin) inhibits enzyme Kallikrein 7, which degrades growth factor Midkine in melanoma / University College London

Adomas Liugaila and Dr Chris Morris

SerpinA12 (vaspin) inhibits enzyme Kallikrein 7, which degrades growth factor Midkine in melanoma

University College London

Investigating collagen deposition in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis using Precision Cut Lung Slices / King's College London

Oluwatobi Adegboye and Professor Maddy Parsons

Investigating collagen deposition in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis using Precision Cut Lung Slices

King's College London

In vitro GTPase-Glo Assay optimisation / The Francis Crick Institute

Yue (Melanie) Teng and Professor Anne Schreiber

In vitro GTPase-Glo Assay optimisation

The Francis Crick Institute

An integrative Multi-Omics Approach to Identify Cell-Type Specific Causal Genes and Druggable Targets for Alzheimer's Disease in silico / University of Cambridge

Siqi Zhou and Dr Yizhou Yu

An integrative Multi-Omics Approach to Identify Cell-Type Specific Causal Genes and Druggable Targets for Alzheimer's Disease in silico

University of Cambridge

Mapping the interactions in soil biotic communities / University of Bristol

Elizabeth Cooke and Dr Hannah Griffiths

Mapping the interactions in soil biotic communities

University of Bristol

Investigating the level of expression of truncated variations of the Slit_0867 gene / University of East Anglia

Tom Connor and Professor Tom Clarke

Investigating the level of expression of truncated variations of the Slit_0867 gene

University of East Anglia

Investigating the effect of adapter proteins, SHC and SHP2, on biomolecular condensate formation and MAPK/ERK pathway progression in EML4-ALK V1 cell lines / University of Leeds

Jonnie Hunt and Professor Richard Bayliss

Investigating the effect of adapter proteins, SHC and SHP2, on biomolecular condensate formation and MAPK/ERK pathway progression in EML4-ALK V1 cell lines

University of Leeds

Developing a novel approach using a latent diffusion machine learning model to generate DNA sequences / Imperial College London

Tim Huygelen and Professor Guy-Bart Stan

Developing a novel approach using a latent diffusion machine learning model to generate DNA sequences

Imperial College London

Investigating whether Neuropilin-1 serves as biomarker or a potential therapeutic target for diseases linked to iron accumulation / Queen Mary University of London

Karim Abdelhamid and Dr Claudio Raimondi

Investigating whether Neuropilin-1 serves as biomarker or a potential therapeutic target for diseases linked to iron accumulation

Queen Mary University of London

Generating a Fob1-mScarletI fusion protein to image ribosomal DNA using fluorescence microscopy / University of York

Zara Meaby and Dr Aisha Syeda

Generating a Fob1-mScarletI fusion protein to image ribosomal DNA using fluorescence microscopy

University of York

2023 recipients

Alim Devecioglu and Professor Michael Duchen

Iva Organdjieva and Professor Frances Brodsky

Oliwia Mruk and Dr Ralitsa Madsen

Henry Box and Dr Tim Knowles

Soren Bentley and Professor Jennifer Littlechild

Ethan Sip and Dr Adam Wilkinson

Alvina Imran and Dr Matthew Jones

Tanisha Lohia and Dr Teresa Niccoli

Emily Strickland and Dr Francoise Koumanov

Thea Jakobi and Dr Elizabeth Rosser

Devansh Kumar and Professor Louise Horsfall

Rosa Bauza Sanso and Dr Andrea Caporali

Mohammad Imran Ibrahim and Dr James Pritchett

Enzo Zanchet and Professor Mark Banfield

Eloise Lines and Dr Bethan Lloyd-Lewis

Patricia Eror Barnes and Dr George Poulogiannis

Tharushi Wijesiriwardena and Dr Qian Wu

Marta Alonso Martínez and Dr Iria Medraño Fernandez

Aitor Mateo and Professor Alfred Antson

Areeba Tariq and Dr Jurgen Muller

Charlotte Drastisch and Dr Leonie Jahn

Ngoc Phan and Professor Dmitry Veprintsev

Arshiya Siddique and Dr Aikaterini Anagnostopoulou

Marc Lagrana and Dr Clare Megarity

Sam Arundel and Dr Tony Jackson

Rateep Nasim and Dr Taufiq Rahman

Hannah Summers and Professor John Christodoulou

Randall Liew and Dr Filippo Prischi

Ria Hunt and Dr Hamish Gilbert

Lavanya Yogesvaren and Professor Steven Spoel

Aleksandra Teriosina and Professor Nathalie Juge

Adomas Liugaila and Dr Chris Morris

Oluwatobi Adegboye and Professor Maddy Parsons

Yue (Melanie) Teng and Professor Anne Schreiber

Siqi Zhou and Dr Yizhou Yu

Elizabeth Cooke and Dr Hannah Griffiths

Tom Connor and Professor Tom Clarke

Jonnie Hunt and Professor Richard Bayliss

Tim Huygelen and Professor Guy-Bart Stan

Karim Abdelhamid and Dr Claudio Raimondi

Zara Meaby and Dr Aisha Syeda

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