Biography:
I have worked in the Department of Investigative Medicine at Imperial College London for ten years. Progressing from MRC PhD student to Welcome Post Doctoral fellow and subsequently being appointed to a Fast track to lecturer post. I am now a lecturer in the department having completed a Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation (DRWF) non-clinical fellowship. My research interests lie in the obesity and diabetes fields. With particular interest in the gut- brain axis control of energy and glucose homeostasis. I have won funding from the Society for Endocrinology, DRWF, European Federation for the study of Diabetes, The Royal Society and the BBSRC.
Academic positions:
Current:
1. Career Development Fellow at National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
2. Lecturer at Imperial College London
Experience:
1. Career Development Fellow
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
September 2011 – Present (10 months) Imperial College London
Development of orally administered sodium propionate to treat and prevent diabetes.
2. Lecturer
Imperial College London
November 2006 – Present (5 years 8 months)
3. Diabetes Reasearch and Wellness Foundation Non clinical Fellow
Imperial College London
November 2006 – October 2009 (3 years)
4. Fast Track to Lecturer
Imperial College London
september 2005 – November 2006 (1 year 3 months) London, United Kingdom
5. MRC PhD student
Imperial College London
september 2000 – July 2004 (3 years 11 months) London, United Kingdom
6. Sandwich Year Research Technician
BASF Pharma
June 1998 – September 1999 (1 year 4 months) Nottingham, United Kingdom
7. Laboratory Technician
Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics Ltd.
July 1996 – April 1997 (10 months) Amersham, Uk
Certifications:
Certificate of Advanced Study in Learning and Teaching; higher education academy; January 2005
Education:
University of Nottingham
Bsc., Neuroscience
1996 – 2000
Fitrst class Hons.
Sandwhich course with a year in industry, Knoll Pharma.
Research interests:
1. Medical Research
2. Diabetes
3. Obesity
4. Molecular Biology
5. Molecular Genetics
6. Molecular Pharmacology
7. In Vivo Physiology
8. Cell Culture
9. Immunohistochemistry
10. Higher Education
11. Project managment
12. Scientific Writing
13. Grant Writing
14. Technical Presentations
15. Pitching
16. Interviewing
17. Interview Coaching
18. Budget Management
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