My training as a research scientist in molecular nutrition and cancer biology has given me a wide range of expertise ranging from clinical and laboratory-based to bioinformatics and metabolomics-based.

I am part of the human studies team providing support, management and facilitation of human studies and human sample processing including faecal, blood, sputum, biopsy samples. Before this, I worked as a Research Scientist with Dr Naiara Beraza understanding mechanisms regulating the gut-liver axis during health and disease. I undertook my PhD at the University of East Anglia and Quadram Institute with Dr Paul Kroon and Dr Maria Traka researching how diets rich in broccoli influence prostate cancer progression.

Education and Training

• Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (with a Year in Industry) – University of East Anglia
• Doctorate in Molecular Nutrition and Cancer Biology – University of East Anglia and Quadram Institute
• Research Scientist Role – Quadram Institute

Responsibilities

• Support the practical management of human studies within the Institute Strategic Plan including the management and completion of the dietary intervention study: HARVEST study, and observational studies: MOTION and PEARL studies
• Support Biorepository projects within the Food, Microbiome and Health Institute Strategic Plan including the management and completion of the Seedcorn funded study:BronchoPhage study, and the bowel cancer screening funded study: EDCC study
• Contribute to NRP partnership research operation committees including the NIHR QI CRF Working Group and NRP Biorepository Working Group
• Support QIB Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) activities
• Dissemination of research through publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Promote Human Studies at QIB through Public Engagement Activities