by Samuel White | 2nd November 2022
Pathway Journey PhD project title: Novel radiopharmaceuticals for selective and efficient tumour cell killing. This project is focused on exploring the potential of thallium radiotoxicity for targeted anticancer treatment as well as developing approaches for...
by Samuel White | 2nd November 2022
Pathway Journey Understanding the molecular determinants of IFITM resistance in viral entry glycoproteins Biography I did my undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences at King’s followed by two years working in medical communcations. I then completed my masters...
by Samuel White | 2nd November 2022
Pathway Journey My PhD project focusses on using a newly characterised model of diabetes, the KINGS mouse, to investigate sex differences underlying pancreatic islet biology and its dysfunction in the Diabetes Research group under Dr Aileen King. Biography I graduated...
by Samuel White | 2nd November 2022
Pathway Journey My research investigates a novel mechanism of cell death in neurons, called karyoptosis, which is linked to both autophagy and the structural integrity of the nucleus membrane.? In particular, I am trying to understand whether karyoptosis occurs in a...
by admin | 1st August 2022
0+3.5 Student Zsofia is a developmental psychologist and a PhD Candidate in King’s College London, investigating health inequalities, service development and empowerment of families raising children with developmental disorders in Ethiopia and in Argentina. She is a...
by admin | 1st August 2022
1+3 Student I graduated from the University of Glasgow with a BSc in Neuroscience in 2018. I chose to join the MRC DTP due to the multidisciplinary and collaborative focus of the programme. Being part of a larger cohort of PhD students also offers a supportive and fun...
by admin | 1st August 2022
1+3 Student In my PhD project, I am investigating how long noncoding RNAs can maintain pluripotency and influence neuronal differentiation through their interaction with RNA binding proteins. Understanding the mechanisms will be important for the identification of...
by Samuel White | 1st August 2022
0+3.5 Student I did the 0+3.5 pathway and my project was ‘A novel method for improving sensorimotor recovery after spinal cord injury.’ I thought the MRC DTP programme was very well-structured. It supports students well and encourages academic...
by Samuel White | 1st August 2022
0+3.5 iCASE Student After finishing my MRes in Experimental Neuroscience at Imperial College London, I did three years as a Research Assistant at King’s. This allowed me to understand the inner workings of clinical research in my field of interest and...
by admin | 1st August 2022
1+3 Student I am trying to uncover the cellular and molecular drivers of immune-related adverse events (IRAEs) in cancer patients receiving checkpoint inhibitor therapy. IRAEs are a suit of inflammatory side effects that are thought to occur due to inappropriate...
by Samuel White | 1st August 2022
0+4 iCASE Student Polyvios is a dentist and an MRC DTP iCase PhD candidate at King’s College London, investigating the performance of intraoral scanning technologies and surface metrology software in detecting and measuring tooth wear. He also serves currently as the...
by Samuel White | 1st August 2022
1+3 Student My PhD project is based on the development of multimodal imaging probes, for the evaluation of biological therapies such as CAR-T cells and Staminal cells. I chose DTP as it offered the best opportunity to develop the skill needed to become an...
