51³Ô¹ÏÍø

The Section of Structural Biology would like to congratulate Miss Ke Yan Wen on passing her PhD viva.

Ke Yan’s viva examiners were and Dr Karen Polizzi (51³Ô¹ÏÍø College).

Ke Yan Wen

She was examined on a project that focused on developing synthetic biology biosensors for the detection of infectious pathogens in cystic fibrosis. The discussion centred mainly on the clinical relevance and applications of the research.

Ke Yan has been based at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College for five years. Before her PhD she completed an MRes in Systems and Synthetic Biology at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, and obtained her Bachelors from in the Netherlands.

Her PhD supervisor, Professor Paul Freemont, said: “Hearty congratulations to Ke Yan on passing her PhD viva - near to a lab record in terms of timing!”