I have graduated with a PhD from the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in BioDesign engineering programme since October 2019, jointly supervised by Dr Thomas Ouldridge and Prof Molly Stevens. I am currently completing an MRes in Systems and Synthetic Biology at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø as part of this programme. Prior to this, I graduated with a BSc in Biological Sciences from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø in 2019.
The focus of my research in Thomas Ouldridge’s group was the rational design of DNA nanostructures for disease diagnostics and prognostics. Specifically, I implemented simulation-guided design of DNA nanostructures and modelling of DNA interactions in order to achieve desired sequence, domain, and whole-reaction dynamics. These principles are then applied in vivo for detection of disease markers including microRNA molecules.
I have started a new position as lead scientist at working on PCR-based diagnostics.