2024 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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Research studentship

2024 recipients

39 members

Micromapping with peptide ligands / University of Leeds

Steven Chowney and Dr Megan Wright

Micromapping with peptide ligands

University of Leeds

Investigating the co-assembly and palmitoylation of Kv4.3 splice variants / University of Glasgow

William Perkins and Professor William Fuller

Investigating the co-assembly and palmitoylation of Kv4.3 splice variants

University of Glasgow

The Endocytic Pattern of Metal Ion Transporter ZIP14 and Its Regulation by Zinc / University College London

Muyang Duan and Dr Katherine Bowers

The Endocytic Pattern of Metal Ion Transporter ZIP14 and Its Regulation by Zinc

University College London

Investigating the roles of Naa15 and Naa10 proteins in NAT A/E complex formation and ribosome interaction / The University of Manchester

Amy Ashton and Dr Martin Pool

Investigating the roles of Naa15 and Naa10 proteins in NAT A/E complex formation and ribosome interaction

The University of Manchester

Investigating the role of small non-coding RNAs (piRNA, miRNA and siRNA) in Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance in Drosophila / University of Oxford

Christopher Paton and Dr Peter Sarkies

Investigating the role of small non-coding RNAs (piRNA, miRNA and siRNA) in Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance in Drosophila

University of Oxford

Investigating the Calcium Binding Site in S. cerevisiae Supercomplex III2IV2 / University College London

Luke Proctor and Dr Amandine Marechal

Investigating the Calcium Binding Site in S. cerevisiae Supercomplex III2IV2

University College London

Expanding the Yeast Modular Cloning (MoClo) Toolkit for Optimizing Heterologous Protein Secretion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae / University College Cork

Lia Teahan O'Connor and Dr Paul Young

Expanding the Yeast Modular Cloning (MoClo) Toolkit for Optimizing Heterologous Protein Secretion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

University College Cork

Does Pregnenolone Reduce CLN2 Disease Severity Through Changes in StarD3 and LCAT Protein Levels? / Royal Veterinary College

Shaima Kebabza and Dr Claire Russell

Does Pregnenolone Reduce CLN2 Disease Severity Through Changes in StarD3 and LCAT Protein Levels?

Royal Veterinary College

Exploring Molecules to Enhance Immune Clearance of Bacteria / University of Oxford

Cherry Marsh and Dr Thomas Lanyon-Hogg

Exploring Molecules to Enhance Immune Clearance of Bacteria

University of Oxford

Investigating the role of a deubiquitinase (USP43) in NF-kB signalling within A375 melanoma cells / The Babraham Institute

Katie Hayward and Dr Simon Cook

Investigating the role of a deubiquitinase (USP43) in NF-kB signalling within A375 melanoma cells

The Babraham Institute

Target Validation and Assay Optimisation for Anti-Viral Enzyme OAS1 / University College London

Katie Rogers and Dr Dervis Salih

Target Validation and Assay Optimisation for Anti-Viral Enzyme OAS1

University College London

Biophysical analysis of intermolecular interaction between Hsc70 and DNAJB6 mediated by the G/F-linker / Imperial College London

Qianyi Zhang and Dr Felipe Ossa

Biophysical analysis of intermolecular interaction between Hsc70 and DNAJB6 mediated by the G/F-linker

Imperial College London

Screening of a Randomised Compound Library to Uncover Novel Drugs Capable of Improving Vision in a Zebrafish Model of Inherited Blindness / University College Dublin

Jodie Kearney and Dr Tess McCann

Screening of a Randomised Compound Library to Uncover Novel Drugs Capable of Improving Vision in a Zebrafish Model of Inherited Blindness

University College Dublin

Investigating the molecular mechanism of cohesin loading in Candida albicans, and its role in antifungal drug resistance / University of Edinburgh

Alexandra Tonby-Strandborg and Dr Vasso Makrantoni

Investigating the molecular mechanism of cohesin loading in Candida albicans, and its role in antifungal drug resistance

University of Edinburgh

Development of a fluorogenic coupled assay for high-throughput quantitative measurement of terpene synthase kinetics / The University of Manchester

Arseniy Shumilin and Dr Craig Markin

Development of a fluorogenic coupled assay for high-throughput quantitative measurement of terpene synthase kinetics

The University of Manchester

Investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of meiotic crossover control / John Innes Centre

Ivan Pekar and Dr Chris Morgan

Investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of meiotic crossover control

John Innes Centre

The Role of Sideroflexin-3 in Mitochondrial Dysfunction: Implications for Parkinson's Disease / University of Glasgow

Andreia Castro and Professor Kostas Tokatlidis

The Role of Sideroflexin-3 in Mitochondrial Dysfunction: Implications for Parkinson's Disease

University of Glasgow

Discovering the Dynamics of the Divisome / University of Warwick

Claudia Parker and Professor Phillip Stansfeld

Discovering the Dynamics of the Divisome

University of Warwick

Enabling Sequence-Specific Stabilisation of Circulating Tumour DNA Using Xeno Nucleic Acids / University of Cambridge

Jason Aik and Dr Alexander Frankell

Enabling Sequence-Specific Stabilisation of Circulating Tumour DNA Using Xeno Nucleic Acids

University of Cambridge

Further characterisation of CLR interactions in primary human dermal lymphatic endothelial cells / University of Hull

Sarah Bishop and Dr Leonid Nikitenko

Further characterisation of CLR interactions in primary human dermal lymphatic endothelial cells

University of Hull

To investigate the role of IRE1β’s loop in IRE1β-AGR2 complex formation / University of Cambridge

Jakub Milczarek and Professor David Ron

To investigate the role of IRE1β’s loop in IRE1β-AGR2 complex formation

University of Cambridge

Advancing Biosensor Design: Exploring the Applicability of a Novel Engineered Protein Scaffold for Biosensing / University of York

James Ratcliffe and Dr Michael Plevin

Advancing Biosensor Design: Exploring the Applicability of a Novel Engineered Protein Scaffold for Biosensing

University of York

Cis-regulatory elements regulate alternative cell fate choice / University College London

Junyi Luo and Dr Joaquina Delas

Cis-regulatory elements regulate alternative cell fate choice

University College London

Role of NRP1 in endothelial cell dysfunction / Queen Mary University of London

Haya Alzoghaibi and Dr Claudio Raimondi

Role of NRP1 in endothelial cell dysfunction

Queen Mary University of London

The Impact of Collagen III on Breast Cancer Cell Morphology Cultured in Functionalized Hydrogels / University of Nottingham

Ned Horton and Dr Jennifer Ashworth

The Impact of Collagen III on Breast Cancer Cell Morphology Cultured in Functionalized Hydrogels

University of Nottingham

Designing novel peptides targeting membrane proteins using an ion channel (Nav1.7) and a G-protein coupled receptor / University of Cambridge

Aleena Kombanal and Dr Taufiq Rahman

Designing novel peptides targeting membrane proteins using an ion channel (Nav1.7) and a G-protein coupled receptor

University of Cambridge

Analysis and mathematical modelling of histone trimethylation in human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) / John Innes Centre

Lihan Lin and Professor Martin Howard

Analysis and mathematical modelling of histone trimethylation in human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs)

John Innes Centre

Computational Characterisation of Amyloid-β 40 and 42 in Alzheimer’s Disease / University College London

Ali Raza and Dr Gabriella Heller

Computational Characterisation of Amyloid-β 40 and 42 in Alzheimer’s Disease

University College London

Investigating translational fidelity in Schizosaccharomyces pombe mutants / University College London

Tanisha Lohia and Dr Ivana Bjedov

Investigating translational fidelity in Schizosaccharomyces pombe mutants

University College London

Investigating the optimal conditions for expression of GST-APK fusion proteins in E. coli for purification and redox poise / University of Edinburgh

Rosie Simmonds and Dr Peter Doerner

Investigating the optimal conditions for expression of GST-APK fusion proteins in E. coli for purification and redox poise

University of Edinburgh

Investigating Precatenation During DNA Replication in E. coli / University of Glasgow

Cayley Smith and Dr Sean Colloms

Investigating Precatenation During DNA Replication in E. coli

University of Glasgow

Evaluating the phytochemical effects of demethylzeylasteral on different medulloblastoma subtypes / University of Salford

Lara El Farji and Dr Matthew Jones

Evaluating the phytochemical effects of demethylzeylasteral on different medulloblastoma subtypes

University of Salford

In silico Investigations of the role of Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinases in Enhancing Cellular Production of Extracellular Vesicles / University College London

Yoki Wang and Dr Bernice Wright

In silico Investigations of the role of Non-Receptor Tyrosine Kinases in Enhancing Cellular Production of Extracellular Vesicles

University College London

Investigating the effects of Oat beta-glucan on in-vitro starch and lipid digestion / King's College London

Ashley Ponsworno and Dr Balazs Bajka

Investigating the effects of Oat beta-glucan on in-vitro starch and lipid digestion

King's College London

Informative and guided introduction to the use of empirical and quantum simulations within biochemical systems / The University of Manchester

Lola Buttery and Professor Sam Hay

Informative and guided introduction to the use of empirical and quantum simulations within biochemical systems

The University of Manchester

Investigating the effect of Calhm2 knockout on oxidative capacity and mitochondrial substrate selection / University of Oxford

(Rhonda) Long Kiu Tse and Dr Thomas Nicol

Investigating the effect of Calhm2 knockout on oxidative capacity and mitochondrial substrate selection

University of Oxford

Rab11-FIP1 interacts with Rab11-FIP5 in p53-mutant cells / Durham University

Noor Daudi and Dr Patricia Muller

Rab11-FIP1 interacts with Rab11-FIP5 in p53-mutant cells

Durham University

Characterisation of defects in erythroid differentiation as a result of GATA1short mutation / King's College London

Lola Metcalfe and Professor John Strouboulis

Characterisation of defects in erythroid differentiation as a result of GATA1short mutation

King's College London

Site-Directed Mutagenesis and Protein Expression of TmHydB Variants / University of Essex

Tif Allamki and Dr James Birrell

Site-Directed Mutagenesis and Protein Expression of TmHydB Variants

University of Essex

2024 recipients

Steven Chowney and Dr Megan Wright

William Perkins and Professor William Fuller

Muyang Duan and Dr Katherine Bowers

Amy Ashton and Dr Martin Pool

Christopher Paton and Dr Peter Sarkies

Luke Proctor and Dr Amandine Marechal

Lia Teahan O'Connor and Dr Paul Young

Shaima Kebabza and Dr Claire Russell

Cherry Marsh and Dr Thomas Lanyon-Hogg

Katie Hayward and Dr Simon Cook

Katie Rogers and Dr Dervis Salih

Qianyi Zhang and Dr Felipe Ossa

Jodie Kearney and Dr Tess McCann

Alexandra Tonby-Strandborg and Dr Vasso Makrantoni

Arseniy Shumilin and Dr Craig Markin

Ivan Pekar and Dr Chris Morgan

Andreia Castro and Professor Kostas Tokatlidis

Claudia Parker and Professor Phillip Stansfeld

Jason Aik and Dr Alexander Frankell

Sarah Bishop and Dr Leonid Nikitenko

Jakub Milczarek and Professor David Ron

James Ratcliffe and Dr Michael Plevin

Junyi Luo and Dr Joaquina Delas

Haya Alzoghaibi and Dr Claudio Raimondi

Ned Horton and Dr Jennifer Ashworth

Aleena Kombanal and Dr Taufiq Rahman

Lihan Lin and Professor Martin Howard

Ali Raza and Dr Gabriella Heller

Tanisha Lohia and Dr Ivana Bjedov

Rosie Simmonds and Dr Peter Doerner

Cayley Smith and Dr Sean Colloms

Lara El Farji and Dr Matthew Jones

Yoki Wang and Dr Bernice Wright

Ashley Ponsworno and Dr Balazs Bajka

Lola Buttery and Professor Sam Hay

(Rhonda) Long Kiu Tse and Dr Thomas Nicol

Noor Daudi and Dr Patricia Muller

Lola Metcalfe and Professor John Strouboulis

Tif Allamki and Dr James Birrell

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