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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Emily Stanyer

Emily Stanyer

Pathway Journey The neural mechanisms of sleep of migraine Supervised by: Dr Philip Holland & Dr Jan Hoffmann Migraine is the 2nd most disabling disorder with over one billion sufferers globally. Attacks are characterized by repeated bouts of intense pain that are...
Laura Sichlinger

Laura Sichlinger

Biography I am a PhD student in the Srivastava Lab at the Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience. In my work, I investigate the biological and molecular underpinnings of psychosis. More specifically, I use human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived forebrain...
Hayley Denyer

Hayley Denyer

Pathway Journey The application of remote measurement technology to identify health behaviours and targets for intervention in individuals with ADHD Biography My PhD focusses on the application of?remote measurement technology to identify persisting impairments and...
Grace Flower

Grace Flower

Pathway Journey Investigating the role of oligodendrocyte TRPA1 channel in demyelinating disorders. Biography I completed the MSci Pharmacology with Professional Placement Year at King’s College London and spent my placement year at Oxford University. I chose...
Carolin Oetzmann

Carolin Oetzmann

Pathway Journey The aim of my PhD is to explore the value of remote measurement technologies (i.e., behavioral data collected via smartphones and wearables) in meaningfully subtyping major depressive disorder. Biography After graduating with my MSc from King’s...
Alix Hughes

Alix Hughes

Pathway Journey My PhD title is: ” Use it or lose it: Understanding age-related changes in skeletal muscle protein turnover in response to exercise and nutrition”. The PhD will be broken down into three main studies. One will be a method development of a...

Morahenpitaliyana Rallage Wijethilake

Pathway Journey The project title is “Data-driven composite biomarker development for the personalised management of vestibular schwannoma”. This project aims to develop and validate deep learning models to predict, from MRI and clinical data, which...