I am an iCASE NRPDTP post-graduate student in the Narbad group (within the Gut Microbes and Health ISP). My PhD is supported by the industry partner Aviagen, I will investigate novel biomarkers of poultry intestinal health and welfare. Having obtained my undergraduate in zoology, animal health and welfare is a specific focus of my research interest.

Prior to this joining QIB I worked at Cancer Research UK Therapeutic Discovery Laboratories within the Wellcome Sanger Institute. I worked on the design and delivery of immune-oncology assays to determine target validation and disease positioning of metastasis associated genes.

Key Publications

Reviriego, C.B., Clare, S., Arends, M.J., Cambridge, E.L., Swiatkowska, A., Caetano, S., Abu-Helil, B., Kane, L., Harcourt, K., Goulding, D.A. and Gleeson, D., 2019. FBXO7 sensitivity of phenotypic traits elucidated by a hypomorphic allele. PloS one, 14(3), p.e0212481. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212481

Abu-Helil, B. and van der Weyden, L., 2019. Metastasis in the wild: investigating metastasis in non-laboratory animals. Clinical & experimental metastasis, 36(1), pp.15-28. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10585-019-09956-3

van der Weyden, L., Starkey, M., Abu-Helil, B., Mutsaers, A.J. and Wood, G.A., 2019. Companion canines: an under-utilised model to aid in translating anti-metastatics to the clinic. Clinical & experimental metastasis, pp.1-6. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10585-019-10002-5