Former Fellows

Fellow 2007-2013

Area of Current Research Interests
Transcriptional control of mesodermal cell differentiation in vertebrates

Other Information
Transferred fellowship to King’s College London, 2010.
Fellowship extended to 30.09.13 due to move to KCL.
Elected a member of the Institute 2014.

Fellow 1999-2005

Area of Current Research Interests
Structural biochemistry of membrane proteins, immune response proteins and metabolic enzymes for diet and health; exploring structure-function relationships at the molecular level

Other Information
Transferred fellowship to University of Reading 1.10.01.
Reader in Structural Biology from 1.10.01.
Granted unpaid leave of absence from 1.10.01 to 31.3.02.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2001.
Fellow and Chartered Biologist of the Royal Society of Biology, 2002.
Granted maternity leave from 1.8.03 for 4 months.
Elected a Member of the Institute, 2006.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, 2018
Promoted to Professor of Structural Biochemistry from 1.08.2018.

Fellow 2015-2021

Area of Current Research Interests
The nature, mechanism and function of RNA polymerase II modifications in health and disease

Other Information
EMBO Young Investigator Award, 2014.
Wellcome Trust Investigator Award, 2015.
Moved to University of Exeter, 2017.
Extended Fellowship to September 2021.
Elected to membership of the Institute, 2020.

Fellow 1996-2001

Area of Current Research Interests
Regulation of RNA polymerase III transcription, its mode of action and control and its role in cell growth and cancer.

Other Information
Lister Institute-Jenner Fellow.
Awarded the ‘Young Scientist of the Year’ award for 1999 by the British Association for Cancer Research in association with Zeneca.
Promoted to Reader from 1.10.99.
Appointed Professor of Gene Transcription from 1.10.99.
Elected a Member of the Institute, 2002.
Selected as The Young Cancer Researcher of 2003 by the European Association for Cancer Research.
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 2004.
Awarded the Tenovus Medal for 2004.
Elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Science, 2005.
Elected a member of EMBO, 2009.
Moved to University of York, 2013.

Fellow 2001-2006

Area of Current Research Interests
Role of scaffold proteins in regulating the specificity of the JNK signalling pathway: a critical mediator of stress responses in cells.

Other Information
Lister Institute-Jenner Fellow.
Elected a Member of the Institute, 2007.
Promoted to Senior Lecturer, 2010.

Fellow 1984-1994

Area of Current Research Interests
Brain diseases and ageing with a particular focus on the molecular features of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Other Information
Granted extension of fellowship by 3 years to 30.9.92 to continue research and, exceptionally, to undertake clinical training for Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatry. Granted further extension of 1 year to 30.9.93.

Awarded MRCPsych, Spring 1993.

Granted further extension of 6 months to 31.3.94.

Appointed Clinical Lecturer/Senior Registrar in Old Age Psychiatry, Cambridge, for 4 years from 1.3.94.

Appointed Professor of Psychiatric Geratology, University of Aberdeen from 1.10.97.

Elected a Member of the Institute, 2001.