Cohort 4 (2022-2026)
We are very pleased to welcome our fourth Cohort, our largest intake yet, speaking to the success of Cohorts 1-3. Supplementing their research with the additional training the MoSMed CDT provides, Cohort 4 have successfully advanced into the final year of their PhDs, where they will finish writing up their theses.
Arwa Alshanbari
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher (Aligned)
- Supervisor: Prof Jane Endicott
- Email: a.m.h.alshanbari2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Development of selective inhibitors of the cyclin K-SETD1A interaction as probes for its role in Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML).
Rhianna Baldwin
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Wyatt Yue
- Email: r.baldwin2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: A novel drug discovery workflow combining DNA-encoded library, AI machine learning and cryo-electron microscopy.
Abby Brumwell
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Sarah Rice
- Email: a.brumwell2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Linking epigenomics with cellular senescence to identify novel therapeutics for osteoarthritis
Robert Burton
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Jane Endicott
- Email: r.j.burton1@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Translating Fragment Maps to Medical Impact
Thomas Carton
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Mike Waring
- Email: t.carton2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Application of micellar catalysis to forbidden on-DNA reactions
Eleanor Clarkson
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher (Aligned)
- Supervisor: Dr Celine Cano
- Email: E.J.Clarkson2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Small molecule tools to target glucose metabolism in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Charlie Edleston
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Celine Cano
- Email: C.Edleston2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Developing novel chemical probes to interrogate the allosteric mechanism of MTHFR and explore its therapeutic potential.
Alex Greer
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof David Hodgson
- Email: alex.m.greer@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: New methods for scaled synthesis of nucleoside 5’-triphosphates and their application in gene synthesis
Max Hill
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Jon Sellars
- Email: M.Hill6@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: MycoTACs: Proteome targeting chimeras for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Charlotte Hunter
- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Ehmke Pohl
- Email: Charlotte.e.hunter@durham.ac.uk
Asma Feriel Khoualdi
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Daniel Cole
- Email: A.F.Khoualdi2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Structure-based drug design to enhance the understanding of protein dynamics and of flexible, rather than just static, binding pockets.
Victoria Liu
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Martin Cann
- Email: anyuan.liu@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: Proteome-wide identification of clinically relevant CO2 targets
Jiajia Luo
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Clare Mahon
- Email: jiajia.luo@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: Conjugation and encapsulation of photoactive metal complexes for medicinal applications
Lizzie Marriott
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Paul Denny
- Email: lizzie.marriott@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: Natural products, synthetic biology and the formulation of novel antimicrobials
Aaron Mothersole
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof Mike Waring
- Email: a.a.mothersole2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Diversification of DNA-encoded libraries by photoredox catalysed sp3-coupling.
Hannah Richards
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Patricia Muller
- Email: hannah.l.richards@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: Assessing the link between cancer cell metal levels and altered p53 function
Natalie Roper
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Dr Roly Armstrong
- Email: n.j.roper@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Leveraging conformational control to access sp2-rich 3D platforms for drug discovery
Georgi Trifonov
- CDT Doctoral Researcher (Aligned)
- Supervisor: Dr Tom McAllister
- Email: G.Trifonov3@newcastle.ac.uk
Dimitra Valsami
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher (Aligned)
- Supervisor: Dr Tom McAllister
- Email: d.valsami2@newcastle.ac.uk
- Project Title: Cyclic Peptides for use as Biopesticides
Siwenyue Zhang
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- CDT Doctoral Researcher
- Supervisor: Prof John Girkin
- Email: siwenyue.zhang@durham.ac.uk
- Project Title: Rapid Functional and Mechanical Characterisation of Neutrophil-Bacteria Interactions
