I support the preparation and delivery of practical laboratory classes for undergraduate and postgraduate students within Biomedical and Life Sciences. I supervise students and provide training on using equipment and various laboratory techniques. I am involved in outreach events such as school taster days and open days. Outside of term time, I also support activities in our research laboratories.
Following the completion of my MSci at Lancaster, I undertook a Masters by Research focusing on the effects of sodium dichloroacetate on protein processing in Alzheimer's Disease. For my PhD, I explored the relationship between air pollution and Alzheimer's disease with a focus on magnetite nanoparticles using in vitro models and environmental samples alongside magnetic methods to quantify the concentration of magnetic nanoparticles in human brain tissue. During this time, I developed my laboratory skills including western blotting, cell culture, transfection, microscopy, (nano)toxicity assays, ELISA, SQUID magnetometry, and the handling of human tissue. I also have some experience with various molecular biology techniques such as DNA and protein extraction, protein expression systems, and PCR.
