Clockwise from top: Bill Nolan, Alex Forse, Robert Phipps and Chiara Giorio, courtesy Chemistry Photography
We are delighted to announce that Robert Phipps, Chiara Giorio, Alex Forse and Bill Nolan have all received academic promotions, which were announced in the Cambridge University Reporter today.
Major grant will support new diagnostic platform for Parkinson’s disease
Professor Tuomas Knowles holds a microfluidic dish in the lab, courtesy Gabriella Bocchetti
Professor Tuomas Knowles has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation to develop a platform to diagnose early-stage Parkinson’s Disease.
Dr Zenon Toprakcioglu studies protein misfolding diseases in the Knowles group. His latest research studies how lipids found naturally in our cells and in the brain’s grey matter could slow down the formation of protein aggregates.
Energising the future: an interview with Sampurna Mitra
Sampurna Mitra, courtesy of Sampurna Mitra.
Sampurna Mitra is a first year PhD student in the Reisner group and a Harding Distinguished Postgraduate Scholar. She describes her journey to a PhD in the department, her research into solar power and her goals for a more sustainable world
Srijit Seal, a final-year PhD student in the Bender group, is using artificial intelligence to make drug discovery faster and safer. He has developed models that use AI to solve complex problems in medicine faster than ever.
We are changing preconceived notions of the ‘traditional Cambridge student’ by recruiting students from a much wider range of backgrounds and experience. And it’s good for science too.
