Meet The Team

• Principal Investigator

  Prof Stephen Sturzenbaum, BSc, PhD, DSc

• Senior Scientists

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• PhD Students
  • Chubin Zhang
  • Norah Alkhayyal
  • Maxim Karpov
  • Tong Kang
• MSc/MRes/MSci Students
  • Disha Trivedi, MSc Biomedical and Molecular Sciences Research
  • Jinghan Zhang, MSc Biomedical and Molecular Sciences Research
• Visiting Scientists

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• Past Lab Members

  Senior Scientists

  • Dr Amrita Malik Baliyan, Research Fellow (2016-2017)
  • Dr Martina Hoeckner, Research Fellow (2011-2012) moved on to a Faculty position at Innsbruck University
  • Dr Ralph Menzel, Research Fellow (2003, 2006, 2008-2009, 2012), returned to Humboldt University
  • Dr Suresh Swain, PDRA (2003-2010), moved on to a Postdoc at Aberystwyth University
  • Dr Nadine Saul, PhD student and Postdoc (2008-2009, 2012, 2014), returned to Humboldt University
  • Prof Deb Neher, Research Fellow (2004-2005), returned to her faculty position at University of Vermont
  • Dr Jennifer Chasely, PostDoc (2003-2005), joined a company

  PhD Students

  • Dr Yuzhi Chen, PhD student (2019-2023)
  • Dr Norah Almutairi, PhD student (2017-2021), moved on to a Postdoctotal Fellowship at KAUST, KSA
  • Dr Mustafa Abbass, PhD student (2015-2019). moved on to a Faculty position at Al-Ayen University, Irak
  • Dr Andreas Katsiamides, PhD student (2015-2019), moved on to Deallus (Life Sciences Consulting)
  • Dr Sana Alsaleh, PhD student (2014-2018), moved on to a Faculty position at Kuwait University
  • Dr Yona Essig, PhD student (2013-2017), moved on to a Postdoc position at Lund University, Sweden
  • Dr Yu Nie, PhD student (2011-2015), moved on to a Postdoc position at Canterbury University
  • Dr Poulami Chaudhuri, PhD student (2011-2015), joined a Lifesciences innovation laboratory
  • Dr Soudabeh Imanikia, PhD student (2010-2014), moved on to a Postdoc positionat the LMB, Cambridge
  • Dr Natasa Polak, PhD student (2009-2013), moved on to a Postdoc position at the Centenary Institute, Sydney
  • Dr Sukaina Zeitoun, PhD student (2007-2011). returned to Lebanon to teach at University
  • Dr Bedoor Qabazard, PhD student (2009-2013), moved on to a Faculty position at Kuwait University
  • Dr Layla Aitlhadj, PhD student (2006-2010), moved on to a Postdoc position at King's College London
  • Dr Ling Li, PhD student from the Moore lab (KCL) (2008-2009), moved on to a Postdoc position, Singapore
  • Dr Kerstin Pietsch, PhD student (2008-2010), returned to Humboldt University
  • Dr Sam Hughes, PhD student (2005-2008), moved on to a Postdoc positionat Oxford University
  • Dr Jane Andre, PhD student (2004-2008), moved on to a Postdoc position at Cardiff University
  • Dr Sara Calafato, PhD student (2002-2005)
  • Dr Jodie Wren, PhD student (2002-2005), moved on to a Postdoc position at Bristol University

  MSc/MRes/MSci Students

  • Angelika Prudente, MSc student (2020-2022). moved to A Graduate Data Programme with Rockborne
  • Gian Hobbs, MRes student (2020-2022), moved on to a PhD at King's
  • Ryan Jones, MSci student (2021-2022), moved to become a Strategic Procurement Manager for Mace  
  • Alexandra Harrison-Smith, MSci student (2021-2022), moved  on to become a teacher
  • Abdirahman Noor, MSc student (2019-2020), moved on to brcome an Executive Officer at the UK Home Office
  • Adam Barakat, MRes student (2019-2020)
  • Leonardo Ciufo, MSci student (2019-2020), moved to work as a Molecular Biologist ath the Gibraltar Health Authority 
  • Mahnoor Hassan, MSc student (2018-2019), moved on to a PhD position at King's
  • Thomas Kaminski, MRes student (2017-2019), moved on to a PhD position at King's 
  • Ruina Liang, MSc student (2017-2018), moved on to a PhD position at Queen Mary University of London
  • Segen Negash, MSc student (2016-2017), moved on to a Research Assistant position at the biotech company Freeline Therapeutics
  • Mauricio Garcia-Atance, MSci student (2016-2017), moved on to do a MRes at Imperial College London
  • Ioannis Christodoulou, MSci student (2016-2017), moved on to a PhD position at Edinburgh University
  • Emma Garcia Moles, MRes student (2014-2016), moved on to a PhD position at the University of Leicester
  • Nevine Amer, MRes student (2014-2016), moved on to a Research Assistant position at the University of Hertfordshire
  • Moushumi Das, MRes student (2013-2015), moved on to a PhD position at Zurich University
  • Francesca Galea, MSc student (2013-2014), moved on to a PhD moved on to a PhD position at Edinburgh University at Imperial College London
  • Jovaras Krasauskas, MSc student (2012-2013), moved on to a PhD moved on to a PhD position at Edinburgh University at Royal Holloway
  • Likitha Pachigolla, MSc student (2012-2013), moved on to work with children
  • Garyfalia Vouloutsi, MSc student (2011-2012) moved on to to work as a Pharmacovigilance Officer
  • Alexandra Whicher, MSc student (2012), moved on to a PhD position at UCL
  • Rebecca Blackwood, MSc student (2010-2011), moved on to train as teacher
  • Lauren Reynolds, MSc student (2010-2011), moved on to work as a Clinical Data Manager
  • Bengt Ryberg, MSc student (2009-2010), moved on to train as a Science teacher
  • Shaheen Jamshed Iqbal, MSc student (2007-2008)
  • Veronique Schulten, MSc student (2006-2007), moved on to a PhD position in Vienna

  Visiting Scientists

  • Christos Yiacoumis, Erasmus student (2017), returned to Cyprus
  • Laura Gonzalez, Erasmus student (2016), returned to Barcelona to complete her studies
  • Suzanne Hocking, BBSRC PhD rotation student (2015), moved on to a PhD positionat the Royal Veterinary College
  • Angela Bazso, Erasmus student (2015), returned to Pecs to complete her studies and then started a PhD
  • Max Blanchard, BBSRC PhD rotation student (2014), moved on to a PhD positionat UCL
  • Zareen Khan, visiting scientist (2012), moved on to a PhD positionat QMUL
  • Mariana Antunes, Erasmus student (2012), returned home to complete her studies
  • Jennifer Mariyadas, visiting scientist (2011-2012) moved on to a PhD position at Aarhus University
  • Gladio Giannitelli, visiting scientist (2011-2012), returned home to continue his studies
  • Napachanok Mongkoldhumrongkul, visiting scientist (2008-2009) moved on to a PhD position at UCL
  • Thanh Ngu, visiting scientist from the Stillman lab (2008), returned to Canada
  • Willemijn Hobo visiting scientist (2007), moved on to a PhD at Radboud University