MRC DTP BIOMED

Meet the Students

Meet some of our students from previous and current cohorts and find out more about the work that they are doing as part of the MRC DTP/iPhD. Click on the links below to see student profiles and find out about their research.

In the videos below, some of our students talk about their PhD project. The videos were recorded as part of a Media Training at the student-led Away Day in October 2023.

Laura Knight (QMUL, MRC DTP funded MRes + PhD)
Cohort 2022
Project title: Signal rewiring of the DNA damage pathway in cancer
Alex Robinson (Southampton, MRC DTP funded iPhD)
Cohort 2022
Project title: Exploring the function of exosomes in Mtb host-pathogen interaction, and the effect on infection outcome

Lucy Wilkinson (Southampton, MRC DTP & CRUK funded iPhD)
Cohort 2021
Project title: Cancer Immunotherapy by Targeting 4-1BB with Novel Immunostimulatory Bispecific Antibodies
Natasha Palmer (Southampton, MRC DTP funded iPhD)
Cohort 2021
Project title: Investigating the interaction between macrophages and natural killer cells in the tumour microenvironment
Connor Johnson (Southampton, MRC DTP funded iPhD)
Cohort 2021
Project title: Investigating the Role of Antisense RNA in the CCL3/CCR5/RALY Pathway
Dylan Tatterton (Southampton, Keanu Eyles Fellowship funded iPhD)
Cohort 2020
Project title: The significance of oligomannose-type glycans on the surface immunoglobulin of lymphomas