Jenasee Mynerich

Jenasee Mynerich

Pathway Journey Early detection of radiation-induced cardiotoxicity using radionuclide molecular imaging My project looks to develop radionuclide molecular imaging techniques to detect radiotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity earlier than current methods based on...
Jessica Starikova

Jessica Starikova

Pathway Journey PhD Project Title: The regulation of islet G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signalling by G protein-coupled receptor kinases (GRKs), ?-arrestins (BARRs), and Regulators of G protein signalling (RGS) proteins. Biography In 2017 I graduated with a 1.1...
Shail Bhatt

Shail Bhatt

Pathway Journey My PhD project is “Exploring the role of H3K4me3 in age-related cognitive decline”, in Albert Basson and Peter Giese’s labs, in partnership with MSD. I aim to understand the epigenetic marks that govern learning and memory and how...

Anna Chalidou

Biography I obtained an MSci (Hons) degree from King’s College London in 2018, a part of which was a 6-month-long industrial placement project at Aptuit, Verona. I have then spent the next 3 years working there as a Research Scientist in the Translational...
Rebecca Posner

Rebecca Posner

Pathway Journey Creating a Rationale for Personalised Spontaneous Preterm Birth Risk Management – An In Vitro Model of Bacteria-Host Innate Immune Interactions in the Reproductive Tract. The cervicovaginal environment (microbiome, innate immune system, and...
Alice Quinton

Alice Quinton

Pathway Journey Exploring post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic experiences in autistic young people Biography My PhD uses a mixed methods approach to investigate potential pathways of risk in autistic children for developing PTSD, and hope to inform how PTSD...
Andrew Goodale

Andrew Goodale

Pathway Journey The aim of my PhD project is to gain a better understanding of the function of the anti-HIV-1 protein MX2. The project heavily focuses on Cryo-EM, which I am using to reveal the structural interaction between MX2 and it’s viral target. Biography...
Svenja Kretzer

Svenja Kretzer

Pathway Journey I am a third-year PhD student at King’s and A*STAR in Singapore. My project harmonises data from two large longitudinal cohorts of children and adolescents from the UK (eBRAIN) and Singapore (GUSTO), investigating the dynamics between puberty,...
Michael Keegan

Michael Keegan

Pathway Journey HIV-1 cell entry is mediated by the viral Env protein that binds CD4 and either CCR5 (R5) or CXCR4 (X4) coreceptors on host T-lymphocytes. Initial infection is typically mediated by R5 viruses while X4 viruses emerge later in infection through HIV-1...
Laura Odemwingie

Laura Odemwingie

Biography I joined Kings after completing my MSci in Medical Biochemistry at the University of Bristol. My interest in neuroscience sparked when I completed a summer scholarship with the North Bristol NHS Trust Research Foundation on Biomarkers for Brain Tumours with...
Ze Freeman

Ze Freeman

Biography My PhD research is focused on the neural representation of trauma memory recall in people who are dual-diagnosed with PTSD and psychosis. Using fMRI and Experience Sampling Method, the aim is to provide a mechanistic understanding of trauma memory recall and...
Meghna Phanichkrivalkosil

Meghna Phanichkrivalkosil

Pathway Journey 1. The role of Collectin-11 and the Lectin Complement Pathway in COVID-19 infection 2. SNALP-mediated delivery of the cell-cycle inhibitory molecule miR-199a-3p for stimulation of cardiomyocyte proliferation 3. Establishing a pipeline for the...