2013 Participants

Holly Johnson & Benjamin Howson

  • BA (Hons) History and Archaeology
  • The University at War 1914-1918: Remembering the Armstrong Building Memorial

Ester Pink

  • BA (Hons) History
  • Examining the role of women and the legacy of the Cornish mining community in Pachuca, Mexico

Jennifer Taylor

  • Bsc (Hons) Biomedical Genetics
  • Pathological Assessment of Clusterin in Vascular and Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Brain

Chris Halliday, Joshua Dack, Larissa Ord & Lauren Tawn

  • BSc (Hons) Surveying & Mapping Science
  • Newcastle University Expedition 2013: Monitoring and surveying coastal erosion in Anegada, British Virgin Islands

Kevin Harrison

  • BSc (Hons) Computer Science (Game Engineering)
  • Gesture Recognition and Interactive Storytelling for Rehabilitation of Children with Impaired Dexterity

Phoebe Addison

  • BSc (Hons) Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Ancient cultivars in the lime light: Genotyping Tilia species

Olasubomi Akintola

  • BSc (Hons) Biotechnology
  • Does telomerase expression in fibroblasts induce MnSOD under serum withdrawal?

Obreniokibo Ibifubara Amiesimaka

  • Bsc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Effects of exercise and beetroot supplementation on asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and biomarkers of endothelial function in overweight and obese older subjects

Jia Jun Ang

  • MBBS
  • Impact of paranoia on implicit and explicit measures of trust

Haris Atmoko

  • BSc (Hons) Biochemistry
  • Mutation of potential binding sites for lipopolysaccharide on OmpF and how they affect colicin N toxicity.

Jamie Yam Auxillos

  • Bsc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences with Medical Microbiology
  • Investigation on uropathogenic Escherichia coli membrane proteins and their effects on phenotype and behaviour

Mark Backhouse

  • MBBS
  • The future of anatomy: The impact of artistic learning techniques

Lilith Barca

  • Bsc (Hons) Physiological Sciences
  • Elucidating the relationship between Complex 1 dysfunction and autophagy in Parkinson's disease

Robert Bloxham

  • MSci Biomedical Sciences
  • The effects of SkP2 N-terminal phosphorylation on its interactions with CDK2/cylin A and CDH1

Victoria Leigh Booth

  • BSc (Hons) Psychology
  • The Relationship between Autistic Traits and the Ability to make Judgements from Faces

Naomi Brown

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Identification of genes involved in chronic kidney disease associated with Denys Drash Syndrome

James Bryson

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Genetics
  • Elucidation of the mechanism of action of mitochondrially acting novel pharmaceutical agents

Samuel Burnstone

  • BSc (Hons) Computing Science
  • Improving peer critique and assessment in team-based exercises

Charlotte Emily Clay

  • BA (Hons) Sociology
  • Student-led research in medical sociology: a case study in organ transplantation

James Coates

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Development of the primate neocortex

Christopher Cole

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences with Medical Microbiology
  • Probing the bacterial cell wall

Alexis Collins

  • MBChB Medicine
  • The impact of visual cues and digit recall on visual exploration during locomotion in Parkinson's Disease

Sinead Croarkin

  • BSc (Hons) Animal Science
  • Can brushing reduce chronic stress levels in calves?

Joseph Crutwell

  • Bsc (Hons) Biomedical Genetics
  • Functional analysis of the osteoarthritis susceptibility mapping to the gene CHST11

Simon Davies

  • MBBS
  • Are postoperative MRIs following resection of Spinal Meningioma a good predictor of long term functional gain?

Andrew Day

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences with Medical Microbiology
  • Screening of Actinomycetes for novel antibiotics

Madhurima Dey

  • BSc (Hons) Physiological Sciences
  • Quantification of white matter vasculature in post mortem brains of demented and non-demented aged individuals

Charlotte Dolphin

  • BSc (Hons) Animal Science
  • Can dummy teats reduce stress in young dairy calves?

Victoria Emerson

  • BSc (Hons) Pharmacology
  • The use of [18F]4-MPPF as a novel PET ligand for the study of 5HT receptors: Ex vivo preclinical studies

Peter Evans

  • MChem (Hons) Chemistry
  • Unnatural Beta-Amino Acids for the Synthesis of Anticancer Natural Products Dolostatin and Homodolostatin 16

Cetin Can Evirgen

  • MMath (Hons) Mathematics
  • Modelling networks of settlements in the Cucuteni-Tripolye archaeological culture

Fitzgerald Georgewill

  • BSc (Hons) Biochemistry
  • A novel cause of mitochondrial disease: investigating the mechanisms underlying mitochondrial gene expression

Bhavana Gupta

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Exploring human cell responses to inflammatory cytokines by use of novel inhibitor molecules

Katy Hayes

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Does quantitative MRI of the deep brain grey matter structures offer diagnostic value for patients with Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB)?

Emily Henderson

  • BA (Hons) Sociology
  • Student-led research in medical sociology: a case study in stillbirth

Victor Ibubeleye

  • BSc (Hons) Pharmacology
  • Determination of the relationship between CYP2C9 genotypes and daily warfarin dose requirement in patients on anticoagulation therapy

Nathar Ali Iqbal

  • BA (Hons) Geography
  • Exploring the ‘Other’ within the ‘Other’: Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) non-heterosexual engagement with the London night-time economy.

Newcastle iGEM Team

  • Bsc (Hons) Biomedical Genetics and BSc (Hons) Pharmacology
  • L-forms Bacteria without cell wall

Anna Jackson

  • MBBS
  • Pregnancy Outcome for Membrane Rupture before 24 weeks gestational age

Dhiluni Kandage

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • An examination of the relationship between white matter tract integrity and grey matter volumetric change in depression

Matthew Kelly

  • BA (Hons) Politics and History
  • Image, the Bantu and the Boer: An investigation of racial representations of Indigenous South Africans and Boers in nineteenth century British periodical images.

Luke Keane

  • BSc (Hons) Psychology
  • An exploration of areas of colour space expanded for ‘colour blind’ observers.

Songo Lolomari

  • Bsc (Hons) Biochemistry
  • Identification of factors involved in asymmetric division during Bacillus subtilis sporulation

Austin Lim Boon Khai

  • MSci Biomedical Sciences
  • Super Resolution Optical Imaging of Cellular Structures

Laura Kenny

  • MBBS
  • Neurotransmitter mechanisms in the auditory midbrain in an animal model of tinnitus

Sally Lyons

  • BSc (Hons) Animal Science
  • Does the number of neighbours alter stress levels in individually penned dairy calves

Max Zammit-Maempel

  • BSc (Hons) Biochemistry
  • Characterising virulence determinants in emerging Cystic Fibrosis pathogens (Achromobacter xylosoxidans species), studying chemical structure to biological activity relationships

Rebecca Makin

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Identifying the metabolic fuel requirements of adult neural progenitor cells.

Alex Martin

  • MBBS
  • Pre-hospital assessment of stroke patients by paramedics

Rose Martin

  • BSc (Hons) Biochemistry
  • Activities of the La protein required to maintain SRP RNA integrity

Jonathan Mayes

  • MBBS
  • Health promotion in long-term follow-up for young adult childhood cancer survivors: When, Who, Where and How?

Thomas Milton

  • MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
  • Rapid Fabrication of PLA-collagen Composite Scaffolds

Verity Mitchell

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Genetics
  • Investigating the effect of chronic inflammation on mitochondrial function in a prematurely ageing mouse model

Tabassum Moonira

  • BSc (Hons) Physiological Sciences
  • Ageing and the epigenome

Becky Natha-Amadi

  • BSc (Hons) Biochemistry
  • Does mitochondrial telomerase protect from effects of truncated tau protein?

Chioma David Nri

  • BA (Hons) Politics
  • Examining the discourses surrounding Iran’s nuclear development

Dawodu Moses Olorunfemi

  • BSc (Hons) Pharmacology
  • Derivation of human hepatocytes from pancreatic progenitor cells and their use in a novel drug toxicity screening platform

Osarumen Reeds Omunowa

  • Bsc (Hons) Biotechnology
  • Welfare assessment and end-point refinement in a mouse model of bone cancer

Nyemahame Emenike Owku

  • BSc (Hons) Biochemistry
  • The effects of Usp12 on different isoforms of Androgen Receptor in prostate cancer.

Jennie Parker

  • BSc (Hons) Physiological Sciences
  • To characterise Sulfatase 2 and FAT/CD36 in lipid rafts in normal and diseased liver tissue

Katie Percival

  • MBBS
  • Exploring the relationships between pancreas and liver fat and serum triglycerides and type 2 diabetes

Kate Pielow

  • BA (Hons) History
  • Homosexual relations and the law in Britain from the Sexual Offences Act 1967 to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013

Rosemary Pope and Sophie Orr

  • BA (Hons) Geography
  • University Expedition 2013: Examining approaches to development in Jinja, Uganda

Adam Potts

  • MBBS
  • Patient Involvement in Pituitary Multidisciplinary Team Decision Making: the Patient Experience of being Present at the Meeting

Riham Rabee

  • MBBS
  • MRI volumetric analysis of substantia innominata in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer’s disease

Eleanor Radcliffe

  • BA (Hons) History
  • Memory making in post-conflict societies: the decade of commemorations in Northern Ireland.

Paulius Rasiukas

  • MEng (Hons) Chemical Engineering
  • Metal Recovery from Wastewater using Bioelectrochemical Reactors

Alexandra Reynolds

  • Bsc (Hons) Zoology
  • Urban Fox Survey

Laura Ridgley

  • Bsc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Assessing the abuse liability of olive oil in rodents

Ben Roberts

  • MBBS
  • The role of the Chemokine-like MARVEL trans membrane-type proteins CMTM6-8 in survival of B cell precursor ALL

Jack Robertson

  • MChem (Hons) Medicinal Chemistry
  • Synthesis of intermediates in the pathway for anaerobic naphthalene oxidation

Kalvin Sahota

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Motor Learning in Ageing

Jennifer Scott

  • BSc (Hons) Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Gustatory receptors as nutrient sensors: expression in the brains of bumblebees

Natalie Kimberly Dawne Seedan

  • MSci (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Cortical gamma oscillations: mechanistic insights from in vitro studies

Oliver John Smith

  • Bsc (Hons) Physiological Sciences
  • Role of endoglin in maintaining cardiovascular physiology.

Andrew Strong

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Genetics
  • Neurodevelopment effect of endocrine disrupting Bisphenol A compounds

Eugene Sutton

  • BSc (Hons) Biology (Cellular and Molecular)
  • Comparative Analysis of Wild and Domesticated Pigeon Pea using High Throughput Functional Genomics: Towards Sustainable Food Production

Jimmy Tampin

  • BSc (Hons) Biology
  • Do water-induced finger wrinkles act as rain treads?

Alvin Teo

  • MBBS
  • Exploring the constraints on neural plasticity during BMI learning

Paul Thomas

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • Assessing the accuracy of head injury data from the Trauma Audit & Research Network (TARN)

Matthew Todd

  • BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences
  • How Important Is Gastroduodenal Reflux In Lung Transplant Rejection?

Sara Tomassini

  • MBBS
  • PARP and RAD51 protein expression as biomarkers of homologous recombination status in ovarian cancer

Jaimelee Twigge

  • BA History and Archaeology
  • Turkey in Transition: Heritage, Identity and the Role of Archaeology in Social Politics

Ann Walker

  • MBBS
  • Investigation of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in breast cancer stem cells

Rebecca Jane Watson

  • BA (Hons) History
  • Landmark in Education: Bridget Plowden’s Report on Children and their Primary Schools, 1967

Mary Wong

  • LLB Law
  • Communal influence on the Tort of Negligence in the UK and Canada