2012 Participants

Charlotte Rogers

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Examining cell structure in the hippocampus in late-life depression

Oliver Kemp

  • BSc (Hons) Geography
  • Bosnia – Hercegovina 20 Years on: Constructing National Identity

Ruth Jeavons

  • BSc (Hons) Zoology
  • Can audio recording be used as a replacement for human observers to survey nightjars?

Jessica Fisher, Sarah Wood, Donna Wintersgill & Rachel Blow

  • BSc (Hons) Zoology
  • Human Impacts on the green iguana in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands

David Astbury

  • BA (Hons) History & Archaeology
  • West Backworth: systematic survey of a North Tyneside deserted medieval village

Ebtihal Abdulbaset Ab. Abuissa

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • The biological role of PBP3 in B. subtilis

Jessica Addison

  • BSc (Hons) Genetics
  • Bicuspid aortic valve and hypoplastic aorta as a result of Pax9 gene deletion in mice.

Mandeep Atwal

  • BSc (Hons) Biochemistry
  • Assessing sensitivity of KG-1 cells to Daunorubicin

Fiyinfoluwa Ifeoluwa Babatunde

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Bacterial recycling of D-alanine during Bacillus subtilis peptidoglycan synthesis

Claire Baker

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Validation of a candidate mutation for a novel primary immunodeficiency

Verity Barter

  • BSc(Hons)Pyschology
  • Changing Body Image Perception

Ayat Bashir

  • MBBS
  • The mechanism behind the cardioprotective effect of metformin. Study on enhancing paracrine function of CD34+ cells.

Robin Bates

  • BA (Hons) History
  • Institutionalising the Infantry: American Civil War Soldiers and the Long-Term Effects of Conflict

Simon Bedford

  • MChem Chemistry
  • The Reactivity of Electron-Rich Molecular Metal Oxides.

Alex Brown

  • BSc Computer Science
  • Massively Parallel Landscape Evolution Modelling

Victoria Brown

  • MArch Architecture
  • Understanding Community Resilience: Effects of home-based enterprises on community strength

Luke Cartwright

  • BSc Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Verification of Biopesticide Targets using RNA Interference and Confocal Microscopy.

Erin Casey

  • BSc (Hons) Biology
  • Modulation of carbon assimilation and induction of Crassulacian Acid Metabolism (CAM)

Sadiya Caunhye

  • MBBS
  • Shared decision making in secondary care (outpatients) consultations: pilot testing patient experience questionnaires

Lewis Chaytor

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Nutrient acquisition by prominent members of the human gut microbiota.

Ruth Cranston

  • BSc (Hons) Human Genetics
  • Expression of autism susceptibility genes in the earliest stages of human cerebral cortex development

Hayley Crew

  • BA (Hons) History
  • American Indians and colonists: changing attitudes towards land, the British colonial period.

Suzanne Croft

  • MArch Architecture
  • Understanding community resilience: The role of shared physical and social spaces in reducing risk and vulnerability within informal settlements in Bangkok.

Emma Curry

  • BSc Biomedical Sciences
  • Does the Cdc25A C-terminal tail selectively regulate the activity of CDK/cyclin complexes?

Marcus Dawson

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Possible selection advantage of mtDNA deletion mutations.

Christopher Dieyi

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Gastroduodenal reflux: the role of trypsin in lung deterioration after lung transplant

Laura Domicevica

  • BSc (Hons) Human Genetics
  • Interaction of SpoOJ proteins and SMC protein complex.

Kristof Dos Remedios

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Investigating the adaptation of neurons to mitochondrial dysfunction

Samantha Edwards

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Investigating the expression profile of EphA5, EphA6 and EphA7 in the developing marmoset visual cortex.

Zeynep C Elcioglu

  • MBBS
  • Stereological analysis of mRNA-binding protein HuC/D in the hippocampus region of elderly demented patients post-mortem human brain tissue.

Behrokh Eskandari

  • MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Bioengineering
  • How can a blunt acetabular reamer be identified?

Michael Emmerson

  • BSc (Hons) Psychology
  • Early-life adversity and individual differences in cognition in the European Starling.

Ross Fowkes

  • MBBS
  • Investigating the use of Grey Matter Metabolite Concentrations as a Marker of the Severity of Traumatic Brain Injury and its Relationship to Cognitive Test Scores.

Kathleen Gharibian

  • BSc (Hons) Human Genetics
  • Quantitative PCR validation of genetic abnormalities in T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) detected by Multiplex Ligation-dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA)

Ami Gisby

  • BSc (Hons) Biochemistry & Immunology
  • Investigating telomeric protein-protein interactions using the Yeast Two hybrid system

Amy Glenwright

  • BSc (Hons) Biochemistry with Immunology
  • Investigating the effect of Colicin N T domain against different mutant Escherichia coli strains

Kathryn Gray

  • BSc (Hons) Genetics
  • The role of rRNA modification in ribosome function

James Hollins

  • MMath (Hons) Mathematics
  • Characterising the BioModels database

Bradley Jermy

  • BSc (Hons) Pharmacology
  • Investigation of Impulsive traits associated with cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia in rats

Yameng Ji

  • MMath (Hons) Mathematics
  • Random Evolutionary Trees

John Jolliffe

  • MChem Chemistry
  • Axially Chiral BODIPY's for Fluorescence Sensing

Natalie Maria Jones

  • BSc Biomedical Sciences
  • Identifying molecular pathways associated with initiation and progression of nephronopthisis

Charlotte Joynson

  • BSc Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Cellulolytic soil Chytrid: A fungus and its bacterial interaction

Lina Juzokaite

  • BSc Biomedical Sciences
  • Behavioural, electrophysiological and haemodynamic correlation of ocular motility: a case study

Jayne Kelleher

  • MSci Biomedical Sciences
  • Exploring the roles of XRCC1 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase in the response to anticancer agents

Sharon Koshy

  • MBBS
  • Defining the prevalence of cognitive impairment in Positional Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and its relationship with autonomic function

Roisin Leonard

  • BA (Hons) English Literature
  • The discovery of the ‘Purpose’ of Menstruation in the 1880s

Hua Lin

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Generation and validation of a biological tool to measure intracellular pH in vivo

David Mallinson

  • BSc (Hons) Pharmacology
  • Low doses of prednisolone acetate are beneficial in mouse slow twitch muscle fibre bundles

Steven Marcos

  • BSc Biomedical Sciences
  • Acetylation of HSP20 and lysine acetylases (KATs) in the human myometrium

Stephanie Matthews

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Investigating the mechanism of KDM4B mediated AR regulation

Hannah Morgan

  • BSc Physiological Sciences
  • Investigation of the role of decidual macrophages in spiral artery transformation in early human pregnancy

April Murray

  • MArch Architecture
  • Assessment of Risks and Vulnerabilities within Low-Income Waterside Settlements, Bangkok

Mgcini Ndiweni

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Investigating the expression of inflammatory markers in an in vivo islet transplant model

Nikita Patel

  • BSc (Hons) Genetics
  • Analysis of the WT1-VEGF molecular pathway in AML

Francesca Peters

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Using MEMRI and Evans Blue to compare calcium uptake between Mdx and Black 10 mice brains

Sally Procter

  • BSc (Hons) Biochemistry with Immunology
  • Nutrient acquisition by prominent members of the human gut microbiota

Connor Richardson

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Determination of homologous recombination status and Poly(ADP Ribose) Polymerase inhibitor sensitivity in lung cancer cell lines

Rebecca Rigby

  • MSci (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Epithelial- Mesenchymal Transition in Pancreatic Cancer

Ishita Sinha

  • MBBS
  • Is hepatic uric acid production a potential biomarker of compromised mitochondrial function?

Mark Stone

  • BSc (Hons) Surveying and Mapping Science
  • 3D visualisation of Digital Terrain Model data

Ka Chun Tse

  • MBBS
  • Evaluation of a tool for assessing anticipatory motor planning in children

Joanna Ward

  • BSc (Hons) Pyschology
  • Exploring the effects of aesthetic visual properties on rapid visual shape classification

Rebecca Webb-Mitchell

  • MBBS
  • Differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells into dopaminergic neurons

Conor Wilson

  • BA (Hons) Politics & History
  • Perceptions of La Malinche in Mexico

Hoi Fung Wong

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Cis-regulatory elements of nonsense-medicated decay in the human genome

Daniel Wright

  • BSc (Hons) Surveying and Mapping Science
  • Benchmarking the geometric performance of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Abhinaya Yeddala

  • BSc (Hons) Physiological Sciences
  • Calcium signalling mechanisms as drivers of neuronal differentiation